| U.S. 13 Southbound
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Within one mile of the U.S. 13 crossing into Claymont, Delaware from Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania is the partial-cloverleaf interchange between Philadelphia Pike and Interstate 495. A loop ramp allows trucks serving the industrial areas of Delaware County, Pennsylvania easy access onto the southbound freeway for the Port of Wilmington, New Castle, and Baltimore, Maryland. Photo taken 12/16/05. |
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U.S. 13 departs Philadelphia Pike at the split with U.S. 13 Business for Governor Printz Boulevard. Governor Printz Boulevard acts as a bypass of the built-up areas along Philadelphia Pike between Claymont and Wilmington. Philadelphia Pike continues south into northeast Wilmington. Photo taken 12/22/05. |
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Nearing the Edgemoor interchange of Interstate 495 with Delaware 3 (Edgemoor Road) on U.S. 13 (Governor Printz Boulevard) southbound. Delaware 3 ends on the east side of the partial-cloverleaf interchange at Hay Road. Photo taken 08/18/05. |
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Interests to Interstate 495 south should use Delaware 3 (Edgemoor Road) south from U.S. 13 (Governor Printz Boulevard) south. Delaware 3 ends at Hay Road, an industrial road parallel to the freeway between Fox Point Park and 12th Street. Photo taken 08/18/05. |
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The northbound ramp onto Interstate 495 north to Claymont, Marcus Hook, and Philadelphia departs U.S. 13 at the Stuvesant Drive intersection of Governor Printz Boulevard. Photo taken 08/18/05. |
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U.S. 13 south at Delaware 3; Delaware 3 travels overall between Edgemoor and the Brandywine Hundred community at Delaware 92 (Naamans Road). Edgemoor Road also provides a direct connection to U.S. 13 Business (Philadelphia Pike) and north Wilmington. Photo taken 08/18/05. |
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Descending from the Edgemoor Road (Delaware 3) and Interchange (Interstate 495) along Governor Printz Boulevard southbound. U.S. 13 passes by the nearly vacated Merchants Square Mall shopping center. The retail center thrived in the 1960s and early 1970s and an effort to revitalize the plaza in the late 1990s failed. In the background is the skyline of Wilmington, the Corporate Capital of the World. Photo taken 08/07/04. |
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U.S. 13 (Governor Printz Boulevard) becomes Northeast Boulevard at the Wilmington city line and intersection with Lea Boulevard. Lea Boulevard represents a through route between U.S. 13, Market Street (U.S. 13 Business), Washington Street, and Miller Road. Photo taken 08/07/04. |
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U.S. 13 (Northeast Boulevard) at 30th Street in northeast Wilmington. To the west of Northeast Boulevard is the East Lawn neighborhood of the city. East of U.S. 13 is the Eastside section of town. Neither is all that inviting. Photo taken 08/07/04. |
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Seldom used all black traffic lights are posted at the U.S. 13 (Northeast Boulevard) intersection at East 26th Street. 26th Street, 30th Street, and Vandever Avenue are three east-west streets that provide for two way traffic. The rest of the northeast Wilmington city street grid is orientated with one-way streets. Photo taken 08/07/04. |
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Northeast Boulevard underwent a transformation from a five-lane arterial into a four-lane divided highway during the early 2000s. A concrete and brick median takes the place of the previously used center-turn lane. DelDOT has used this concrete/brick median in many other parts of the state. The Interstate 495 trailblazer here refers to the 12th Street interchange of Exit 3. Photo taken 08/07/04. |
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With the redesign of Northeast Boulevard came the installation of mast arm traffic light assemblies at the intersection with Vandever Avenue. Vandever Avenue provides a thoroughfare between U.S. 13 and U.S. 13 Business (Market Street) & Delaware 202 (Concord Avenue). The two-lane street is lined with traffic lights instead of stop signs and is a preferred truck route through the East Lawn section of the city. Photo taken 08/07/04. |
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Interstate 495 trailblazer posted along U.S. 13 (Northeast Boulevard) at the five-point intersection with Thatcher Street and East 14th Street. There are two ways to access the 12th Street diamond interchange with Interstate 495 from Northeast Boulevard. The first is to take Heald Street southbound (one block north of Thatcher Street) or to take 12th Street itself from the upcoming intersection. Photo taken 08/07/04. |
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U.S. 13 (Northeast Boulevard) reaches 12th Street and the Brandywine Creek. The four-lane arterial crosses the creek ahead and partitions into Spruce Street and Church Street. 12th Street was once proposed as a full freeway between Interstate 495 and downtown Wilmington. The surface street travels through a residential area and by Gander Hill Prison en route to Hay Road and Exit 3. Photo taken 08/07/04. |
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U.S. 13 southbound departs Northeast Boulevard for Spruce Street south of the Brandywine Creek bridge. One block from there Spruce Street turns southward at Eleventh Street in the East Side neighborhood of the city. Street scaping was completed in 2003 to create a gateway feel to Wilmington via U.S. 13 southbound here. Photo taken 08/31/04. |
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U.S. 13 southbound on Spruce Street in the East Side neighborhood of the city of Wilmington. Pictured here is a Delaware 52 trailblazer for 8th Street westbound into downtown. Delaware 52 begins at the 12th Street intersection with Walnut Street (U.S. 13 Business northbound) eight blocks to the northwest. Photo taken 04/10/04. |
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Row homes line many of the streets in the city of Wilmington. The scene along Spruce Street southbound between 7th and 8th Streets is representative of how much of the city looks. Attached to a power pole here is a rare U.S. 13 reassurance shield within the municipality. Photo taken 04/10/04. |
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Another set of older mast arms resides at the intersection of Spruce and 6th Streets on U.S. 13 southbound in Wilmington. The East Side neighborhood of the city has a reputation for gangs and violent crimes unfortunately. U.S. 13 is not a recommended route for through travelers because of this. Photo taken 04/10/04. |
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Approaching Fourth Street (Delaware 9) on Spruce Street southbound where U.S. 13 turns eastward onto Delaware 9 southbound over the Christina River. The shield assembly for the federal route posted in advance of the intersection is skewed to the left and is not easy to read. Photo taken 04/10/04. |
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Spruce Street ends at Fourth Street ahead of the Amtrak Railroad line in the background. U.S. 13 & Delaware 9 southbound cross the Christina River to the left into the South Bridge neighborhood of Wilmington. To the right Delaware 9 northbound travels four blocks to Walnut Street (U.S. 13 Business northbound) and five blocks to King Street (U.S. 13 Business southbound). Fourth Street provides one of two main arterial streets between downtown Wilmington and the Hill Top and West Side neighborhoods west of Interstate 95. Photo taken 04/10/04. |
| The next suite of photos covers the U.S. 13 & Delaware 9 southbound overlap along Fourth and Heald Streets in south Wilmington. Between the time the Spring 2004 photos were shot and the end of Summer 2004, many changes to both the signs and traffic signal assemblies took place. All updated photos taken 08/31/04. |
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After turning onto Delaware 9 (Fourth Street) southbound, U.S. 13 merges with its northbound component at Church Street. The U.S. 13 one-way couplet of Church and Spruce Streets exist between Fourth and Eleventh Street. Note that the recycled U.S. 13 shield posted in April is replaced by August. Photo taken 04/10/04. |
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A closer look at the U.S. 13 & Delaware 9 intersection with Church Street on Fourth Street eastbound. The Amtrak Railroad crosses the four-lane arterial above the Church Street northbound intersection with Fourth Street. Note the U.S. 13 reassurance shield to the right. The no right turn sign is posted where a Delaware 9 shield once was. Photo taken 04/10/04. |
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The Christina River Bridge of U.S. 13 & Delaware 9 carries four lanes and features a draw span. The crossing turns the paired routes southward from Fourth Street onto Heald Street into South Bridge. The Interstate 495 Christina River crossing dominates the horizon to the east. Photo taken 04/10/04. |
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U.S. 13 & Delaware 9 intersect the northern terminus of Delaware 9A (Christina Avenue) just south of the Christina River Bridge. A junction sign resides on the curve into South Bridge on Heald Street (replaced by August 2004). Delaware 9A forms a short loop between Heald Street and New Castle Avenue (Delaware 9) south of the city line. Photo taken 04/10/04. |
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Delaware 9A southbound departs to the left onto Christina Avenue for the Port of Wilmington. Note the Delaware 9 reassurance shield without U.S. 13 and the photo cop posted to the right. Christina Avenue once was a part of Delaware 48. The two-lane roadway used to connect the city of Wilmington with Penns Grove, New Jersey (and New Jersey 48) by way of a ferry crossing to the southeast. When the Delaware Memorial Bridge opened to traffic in 1951 the ferry was no longer needed and thus the service disbanded. Delaware 48 later was truncated and Christina Avenue became part of a new Delaware 9A. Photo taken 04/10/04. |
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U.S. 13 is again missing from the second Heald Street reassurance assembly on southbound. U.S. 13 & Delaware 9 split ahead between the one-way couplet of New Castle Avenue (northbound) and Heald Street (southbound). Each direction carries at least two lanes of traffic. Photo taken 04/10/04. |
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The split of U.S. 13 & Delaware 9 southbound from the northbound direction at Lobdell Street. Featured here was the first in a series of old style mast arm traffic light assemblies with 36" Eagle signals. The traffic control devices likely dated from the 1960s. As of August 2004 all mast arms and Eagle signals were replaced with new McCain signals and span wire assemblies. Photo taken 04/10/04. |
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Heald Street southbound at A Street in South Bridge. The alphabet series of streets in Wilmington exists entirely south of the Christina River. Streets A through D exit and E through G were planned but never built. A Street is the only of the four to connect with Market Street (U.S. 13 Business) to the west. Photo taken 04/10/04. |
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B, C, and D Streets represent short residential streets serving either row homes or public housing projects. Unfortunately the South Bridge neighborhood is known also for its crime and bad reputation similar to the environs U.S. 13 encounters on Church and Spruce Streets. Pictured here is the Heald Street intersection with B Street. Photo taken 04/10/04. |
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The second to last intersection of the U.S. 13 & Delaware 9 overlap through South Bridge exists at C Street. C Street travels a total of four blocks between Buttonwood Street and Claymont Street. The two-way road intersects U.S. 13 & Delaware 9 northbound one block to the east. Note that only one signal was posted for each direction of C Street. That configuration was amended to include two signals per direction with the new span wire assembly. Photo taken 04/10/04. |
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U.S. 13 & Delaware 9 southbound merge with U.S. 13 northbound at D Street. U.S. 13 northbound crosses the Norfolk Southern Railroad bridge ahead before turning onto D Street for one block to New Castle Avenue (Delaware 9) northbound. Delaware 9 southbound remains on Heald Street over the railroad line before departing U.S. 13. Photo taken 04/10/04. |
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Delaware 9 departs U.S. 13 (Heald Street) onto a loop ramp at the base of the Norfolk Southern Railroad bridge. The state highway follows the one-way ramp underneath the span eastward to New Castle Avenue. There New Castle Avenue carries two-way traffic southward en route to New Castle with Delaware 9. The overheads in place here are original. In the background is a set of nonfunctional flashers. The lights were posted for Garasches Lane, the last intersection of U.S. 13 within the city limits of Wilmington. Photo taken 04/10/04. |
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One half mile south of the Wilmington city line is the merge of U.S. 13 Business (Market Street) and U.S. 13 (Heald Street). The junction represents the north end of the statewide long Dupont Highway. The Dupont Highway quickly encounters the Exit 1 interchange of Interstate 495 just south of the Heald and Market Street intersection. Pictured here is a 2000 installed overhead for Interstate 495 northbound on the Interstate 495 southbound off-ramp to U.S. 13. Photo taken 03/22/04. |
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Before 2000 the partial cloverleaf interchange of Interstate 495 and U.S. 13 featured very limited movements. However in an effort to improve access to the city during the 2000 reconstruction project of Interstate 95, DelDOT constructed a new ramp from U.S. 13 southbound to Interstate 495 north and Interstate 495 southbound to U.S. 13 northbound. The signalized intersection depicted here represents the junction of those ramps with the Dupont Highway. Photo taken 03/22/04. |
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Between Interstate 495 and the Farnhurst interchange with Interstate 295 & U.S. 40 is the community of Minquadale. An older suburb of Wilmington, Minquadale features a six-lane stretch of the Dupont Highway between the two freeways, a new DMV facility, and the Minquadale Firehouse and Hall. Photo taken 08/07/04. |
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Entering the reconstruction section of U.S. 13 at the interchange with Interstate 295 & U.S. 40 east. A 2001-2003 project involved the restructuring of the junction and the creation of a new u-turn ramp at Lovelace Avenue. Pictured here is the new turnaround and the traffic signal at Lovelace Avenue. Photo taken 03/22/04. |
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The first of two sets of new sign bridges installed during the 2001-2003 interchange project resides ahead of the Lovelace Avenue traffic signal. One aspect of the project involved the removal of the direct ramp from U.S. 13 southbound to Interstate 295 north & U.S. 40 east. The former ramp merged onto the left-hand side of Interstate 295 and departed from just south of the upcoming traffic signal. Motorists now must continue another half mile to access Interstate 295 north & U.S. 40 east. Photo taken 03/22/04. |
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In the five months that transpired between the time of the above photograph and August 2004, adjustments were made to the overheads on U.S. 13 (Dupont Highway) southbound near Lovelace Avenue. A yellow/black "Exit-Only" placard now overlays the right-hand panel for Interstate 295 southbound. The northbound panel was shifted and new brackets are now in place overall between the signs. Photo taken 08/07/04. |
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U.S. 13 southbound at Lovelace Avenue and the turnaround. A northbound turnaround also exists for Interstate 295 northbound motorists wishing to access the Dupont Highway southbound. To the right is the Delaware State Hospital campus. Photo taken 03/22/04. |
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The Delaware River and Bay Authority installed signs on both directions of U.S. 13 (Dupont Highway) for the interchange improvement project completed in 2003 in 2004. The signs feature their logo and website url www.drba.net. Photo taken 09/19/04. |
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Depicted here is the former Interstate 295 north & U.S. 40 eastbound on-ramp from U.S. 13 southbound and the corresponding set of overheads. Two changes between the old and new signs are the inclusion of the Delaware Turnpike distinction for Interstate 295 southbound and the control city of Norfolk for U.S. 13 south & U.S. 40 west. Neither control element is represented in the current area guide signs. Photo taken 03/95. |
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Traffic to Interstate 295 southbound for Interstate 95 (Delaware Turnpike) and Interstate 495 northbound departs U.S. 13 south. Interstate 295 draws to close in one-half mile at a sprawling interchange with Interstates 95-495 and U.S. 202 & Delaware 141. Photo taken 03/22/04. |
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Motorists destined for Interstate 295, the Delaware Memorial Bridge, U.S. 40 east to Atlantic City, and the New Jersey Turnpike depart U.S. 13 southbound at a new left-hand turn lane ahead. The lane features a small access ramp onto the Dupont Highway northbound ramp system to Interstate 295 & U.S. 40 east. Photo taken 03/22/04. |
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Interstate 95 & 495 gore point sign at the Interstate 295 southbound on-ramp from U.S. 13 southbound. The blue and white bridge in the background is a refurbished off-ramp for U.S. 13 north from Interstate 295 north completed during the 2001-2003 project. Photo taken 03/22/04. |
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U.S. 13 southbound merges with U.S. 40 westbound underneath the Interstate 295 mainline at Farnhurst. The two highways share pavement for the next five miles through Hares Corner and State Road. Departing to the left ahead the Interstate 295 north & U.S. 40 eastbound access ramp for U.S. 13 southbound. The sign pictured here was installed during the Summer of 2004. Photo taken 09/19/04. |
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Traffic to Interstate 295 north & U.S. 40 eastbound turn left to merge onto the U.S. 13 north & U.S. 40 eastbound on-ramp to Interstate 295. The left-hand turn lane replaces a directional ramp that used to bring drivers onto the Interstate 295 northbound from the left. Photo taken 09/19/04. |
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Pictured here is the former direct ramp from the Dupont Highway southbound to Interstate 295 north & U.S. 40 east. A 1970s style U.S. 40 trailblazer remained on the ramp until the roadway was demolished and removed. Traveling above was the U.S. 13 northbound ramp to Interstate 295 north. Photo taken 06/00. |
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In an area known as Wilmington Manor, U.S. 13 & 40 encounter the southern terminus of U.S. 202 and Delaware 141 (Basin Road). The six-lane stretch of the Dupont Highway between Farnhurst and here is flanked by older residential neighborhoods, strip malls, apartment complexes, and the campus of Wilmington College. Photo taken 03/27/04. |
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The first of three sign bridges for the impending U.S. 40 westbound split from U.S. 13 south (Dupont Highway). The previous set of signs pictured in this suite of photos were installed in 1993 and reflected the former overlap of U.S. 301 on the Dupont Highway and U.S. 301 Truck on the Pulaski Highway (U.S. 40). By Fall of 2004 however the overheads were replaced and now indicate "TO U.S. 301 and Delaware 1". Photos taken 05/01/04 & 01/01/05. |
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Drawing to within one half mile of the U.S. 13 & 40 split at State Road. Previous sign bridges posted here featured Norfolk as the second control city for U.S. 13 and Annapolis as the second entry for U.S. 40. DelDOT replaced those with the local distinctions of Shore Points for Delaware 1 south of Dover and Glasgow for the U.S. 40 junction with U.S. 301 & Delaware 896. Photos taken 05/01/04 & 01/01/05. |
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U.S. 40 departs U.S. 13 for the Delaware to Baltimore Pulaski Highway. The four lane corridor travels through suburban sprawl between State Road and the Maryland state line at Elkton. The congested stretch is home to numerous traffic lights, shopping plazas, subdivisions, and the communities of Bear and Glasgow. Of historical note, U.S. 122 once continued south of Wilmington to the State Road junction of U.S. 13 & 40. Photos taken 05/01/04 & 01/01/05. |
| Scenes related to U.S. 13 Southbound
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Cauffiel Parkway provides a direct connection from U.S. 13 Business (Philadelphia Pike) at Bellevue Parkway east to U.S. 13 (Governor Printz Boulevard) south of Sunset Drive and north of Bellevue Road. The uninterrupted two-lane road opened in 2000 through an added section of Bellevue State Park and is the preferred route between the two four-lane highways. Pictured here is the Cauffiel Parkway intersection with U.S. 13. Interstate 495 lies in the background. Photos taken 08/18/05. |
Page Updated October 31, 2007.
