I-95 Wilmington, Delaware

Looking east at the Wilmington Viaduct carrying I-95 traffic over SR 48 (2nd Street). Steel members of the elevated roadway were painted green until the early 2000s. 04/14/14

The elevated lanes of I-95 pass over Lancaster Avenue (SR 48) east. Ramps tie into the freeway from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to the east. 04/14/14

The elevated lanes of I-95 pass over Lancaster Avenue (SR 48) east. Ramps tie into the freeway from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to the east. 04/14/14

Interstate 95 makes a northerly turn to cross high above the Brandywine Creek along a six-lane bridge. An on-ramp joins the freeway from Adams Street, connecting Delaware Avenue and Downtown with the freeway north toward Brandywine Hundred. 04/14/14

Westerly view of the Tenth Street overpass across Interstate 95 from Ninth Street by Cool Springs Park. 04/14/14

Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard westbound transitions into flyovers linking LOMA with Interstate 95 north and south. The ramps elevate over Madison, Monroe, and Adams Streets before joining the freeway. 04/14/14

Adams Street accompanies the east side of I-95 north from the Maryland Avenue off-ramp (Exit 6) north through to Brandywine Park. A trailblazer for I-95 stands just beyond SR 4, directing motorists from the state route west via Elm Street toward the 10th Street on-ramp. 04/14/14

SR 2, SR 48 and Delaware Memorial Bridge trailblazers posted at the intersection of Adams and Elm Street. SR 2 never meets I-95 directly, instead paralleling the Adams-Jackson Freeway many blocks to the northwest through Little Italy. 04/14/14

Adams Street north intersects SR 48 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) beyond this trailblazer for I-95. SR 48 partitions along a one-way couplet through the Hilltop and LOMA sections of the city. 04/14/14

A high flyover shuttles motorists from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and LOMA west to I-95 north above Adams and 2nd Streets. 04/14/14

Unmarked as SR 48, 2nd Street leads the state route west to SR 2 (Lincoln / Union Streets). An on-ramp joins Interstate 95 south nearby. 04/14/14

A northbound trailblazer for I-95 stands beyond 2nd Street as Adams Street continues northeast. 04/14/14

Adams Street north intersects SR 9 (4th Street) at an unmarked intersection. A second trailblazer references the forthcoming ramp at 10th Street. 04/14/14

Adams Street climbs onto the Appalachian Piedmont fall line beyond 4th Street. The next signal is located 7th Street, where the original off-ramp from I-95 north to Downtown was located. 04/14/14

Motorists departing Downtown Wilmington along Eighth Street turn onto Adams Street for Interstate 95 north. 04/14/14

With the advent of traffic from the Downtown off-ramp (Exit 7) from I-95 north, Adams Street expands to there lanes between 9th and 10th Streets. 04/14/14

The 10th Street on-ramp for I-95 north is the second of four linking Wilmington with the freeway heading north toward Philadelphia. 04/14/14

Former Econolite signals and a 1994-installed overhead for I-95 north at the 10th and Adams Street on-ramp. This overhead was replaced in 2007. 04/14/14

Motorist destined for I-95 south from Downtown Wilmington are directed onto Adams Street north to SR 52 (Delaware Avenue) north as part of a series of turns to reach the Jackson Street on-ramp by Cool Springs Park. 04/14/14

Adams Street advances from 10th Street to link the off-ramp from I-95 north to SR 52 (Delaware Avenue). 04/14/14

A second on-ramp for I-95 north joins the freeway from Adams Street after Delaware Avenue (SR 52). Adams Street lowers to end at Brandywine Park ahead. 04/14/14

The southbound off-ramp (Exit 7B) for SR 52 (Delaware Avenue) north forms the beginning of Jackson Street. Construction of the Adams-Jackson Freeway displaced the portion of Jackson Street between Lovering and Gilpin Avenues. 04/14/14

Replaced Eagle signals at Jackson Street and Delaware Avenue. Left-hand turns are restricted here; motorists headed to SR 52 south are instead directed to use Exit 7B and 11th Street to Downtown. SR 52 north follows Pennsylvania Avenue toward Greenville. 04/14/14

The first of two on-ramps from Jackson Street to I-95 south departs south of Delaware Avenue by Cool Springs Park. Pictured here was a 1963-overhead still in use. 04/14/14

A sign replacement made in 2007 continued to omit U.S. 202 for I-95 leading south from Jackson Street and Delaware Avenue. 04/14/14

A pair of Interstate 95 trailblazers accompany the overhead guide sign for the Jackson Street on-ramp by Cool Springs Park. 04/14/14

Motorists headed to I-95 north along Jackson Street are directed to 9th Street to access the on-ramp from Adams and 10th Streets. An original guide sign remained in use here until 2007. 04/14/14

A state-named shield appeared on the I-95 north guide sign at Jackson and 10th Streets until 2000. Photo by Jeff Royston. 04/14/14

A state-named shield appeared on the I-95 north guide sign at Jackson and 10th Streets until 2000. Photo by Jeff Royston. 04/14/14

An Interstate 95 south trailblazer directs motorists to remain on Jackson Street for the eventual on-ramp at Lancaster Avenue (SR 48 east). 04/14/14

Jackson Street south at Tenth Street. These pedestal signals were replaced with span wire supported Eagle Mark IV signals between 2001 and 2004. Additionally most of the trees to the left were cut down during the Interstate 95 reconstruction in 2003-04. 04/14/14

A second 1963-placed guide sign appeared along Jackson Street between 10th and 9th Streets until 2007. 04/14/14

A second 1963-placed guide sign appeared along Jackson Street between 10th and 9th Streets until 2007. 04/14/14

Ninth Street flows south from Cool Springs Park to Downtown, connecting with Adams Street and the Tenth Street on-ramp to I-95 north. 04/14/14

A new sign assembly for I-95 north ahead of Ninth Street was erected by 2007. 04/14/14

Row homes overlook Interstate 95 along both Adams and Jackson Streets between Tenth and Fifth Streets. Pictured here is the block between Eighth and Seventh Streets and another I-95 trailblazer. 04/14/14

Approaching Sixth Street on Jackson Street south. Overpasses link Delaware Avenue, Tenth, Ninth, Eighth, Seventh, and Sixth Streets between the Cool Springs and Trinity Vicinity neighborhoods and the West Side neighborhood. 04/14/14

The city of Wilmington replaced all of the traffic signals along Jackson Street between Delaware Avenue (SR 52) and Lancaster Avenue (SR 48) in the early 2000s. A typical span wire assembly with Eagle Mark IV signals operate here at Sixth Street. 04/14/14

An overhead assembly at Jackson and 4th Streets previously included a sign referencing Delaware 9. Delaware 9 lines 4th Street west to the Little Italy neighborhood and east to LOMA and the Christina River bridge to Southbridge. 04/14/14

Jackson Street descends along the geologic fall line to intersect SR 9 (4th Street) adjacent to the off-ramp (Exit 6) from I-95 south. 04/14/14