Delaware Route 1 South

SR 7 southbound approaching the transition into SR 1 at AAA Boulevard in Churchmans Crossing. 05/20/07

SR 7 is a six lane controlled access arterial between Stanton and the parclo interchange (Exit 166) with SR 58 (Churchmans Road). All guide signs for Exit 166 along SR 7 were replaced by 2010. 05/20/07

A pair of lanes depart SR 1/7 southbound for Exit 166 both to SR58 (Churchmans Road) and I-95. 05/20/07

Replaced overheads at Exit 166. When SR 7/58 intersected at-grade, the ramp for I-95 south departed from SR 7 directly. That movement was moved to a c/d roadway upon completion of the interchange with SR 58 in 1998. 05/20/07

Removed by 2004, a begin sign for SR 1 was added in the median of SR 1/7 above SR 58 in June 2000. It replaced a previous begin assembly located between I-95 and the Mall Road overpass. 07/01/00

The entrance ramps for I-95 from SR 7 are located beyond the traffic light with SR 58 at Exit 166. 05/20/07

A direct ramp from SR 1/7 south to I-95 southbound was planned for this location, but never built. 05/20/07

The c/d roadway extends south with one lane to SR 1/7 beyond the loop ramp for I-95 north. 05/20/07

The concrete barrier was added in 1998 to eliminate some of the weaving traffic at the original cloverleaf interchange joining SR 7 and I-95. 06/26/10

Flyover construction for the ramps linking Interstate 95 and SR 1. 06/02/12

The two main flyovers linking I-95 and SR 1 opened in August and October 2013 respectively. 12/27/12

A 1960s guide sign for I-95 north on SR 7 south remained in service until 2002. A toll banner was originally displayed above I-95. 12/17/01

A carbon copy of the street level guide sign for I-95 north on SR 7 south was retained despite the addition of an overhead assembly nearby. This assembly was removed during construction to upgrade the interchange. 05/20/07

Traffic entering SR 1/7 south from I-95 north formed an auxiliary lane to Exits 164A/B. Installed in 2002, this overhead replaced an extremely oversized diagrammatic sign outlining the ramps for both Mall Road and SR 7 south to Christiana. 03/24/04

The original Mall Road overpass spanning SR 1/7 at Exit 164 was demolished in 2011 and replaced with a new structure just to the south. 06/18/12

A sharp loop ramp (Exit 164A) expanded to two lanes ahead of the Mall Road overpass to adjacent Christiana Mall. 08/05/07

Guide signs posted at the previous gore point for Exit 164A were replaced by 2010 and then removed by 2012 as the off-ramp to Mall Road shifted locations. 06/26/10

The new Mall Road off-ramp (Exit 164A) and overpass just 24 days before the flyover from I-95 south to SR 1 opened to traffic. 08/03/13

SR 7 southbound departed SR 1 at Exit 164B for a connector road west to Stanton Christiana Road. The mainline of SR 1 reduces to a single lane here with merging traffic from the 2013-opened flyover from I-95 south. 08/05/07

The Exit 164B overhead at the split with SR 7 was replaced by 2010 and still in place in 2014. 06/26/10

Spanning the Christina River, the SR 7 entrance formed a third southbound lane to Exit 162 with SR 273. This overhead was replaced after 2007. 08/05/07

Southbound SR 1 at Exit 162. This overhead was replaced by 2007. 03/27/04

Opened to traffic in 1991, a large portion of the homes and businesses alongside SR 1 had yet to be built. All original signs for Exit 160 were replaced with carbon copies in the mid 2000s. 03/22/04

Suburban development fronts SR 1 southward from Exit 162 (SR 273) U.S. 13 at Tybouts Corner. The parclo interchange with U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) represents the commercial hub of Bear. 06/17/12

An auxiliary lane was constructed south from SR 273 to U.S. 40, resulting in new overheads for Exit 160. 12/30/18

The half mile sign for Exit 160 was replaced in 2007. 03/27/04

Until 2013, the control points for U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) at Exit 160 were State Road and Elkton, Maryland. 06/17/12

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U.S. 40 west from State Road was once touted as the "Delaware Dragstrip" for its straight stretches alongside open farm land to Glasgow. 03/24/04

Exit 160 departs SR 1 south for U.S. 40 in Bear. 06/17/12

With the addition of a southbound lane in 2020, a lane drop occurs at Exit 160 now. 09/27/14

Guide signs accompanied the ramp to U.S. 40 in either direction. Elkton, west of Glasgow, is the seat of Cecil County, Maryland. 03/27/04

A lone guide sign along the ramp at Exit 160 references U.S. 40 west to Glasgow now. The sign for U.S. 40 east to State Road was removed with control point changes in 2013. 06/17/12

This set of signs along U.S. 40 east at the entrance ramp for SR 1 south was carbon copied after 2008. 03/27/04

Replaced overhead on U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) west for SR 1 south at Bear. 03/27/04

A new sign installed in 1998 above U.S. 40 advised traffic of the then-new ramp for SR 71. A previous sign dating from 1991 indicated "SR 1 south - Seashore Points straight ahead". 03/24/04

All guide signs for Exit 156 were replaced in 2021 with the installation of new monotubes. 12/25/20

Concrete roadways along SR 1 south from SR 273 to U.S. 13 were paved over with asphalt by 2007. 12/25/20

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