Delaware State Route 896 Archive

SR 896 south at SR 4, SR 279 and Suburban Drive prior to reconstruction of Elkton Road in Newark. 10/12/14

A sign change made by 2012 for SR 896 south at I-95 south switched the toll banner from blue to yellow. 12/18/07

A stand alone shield for SR 896 Business preceded the off-ramp for Glasgow Avenue south from SR 896 on the Glasgow bypass. Trucks are restricted from using the business route south to U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) west. 04/24/04

The Glasgow bypass opened to traffic in 1993 as the new alignment of SR 896. Guide signs installed for the intersection with U.S. 40 still referenced U.S. 301 to the east. This panel was carbon copied by 2007. 04/24/04

Overheads on SR 896 south at U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) and U.S. 301 in Glasgow. U.S. 301 was truncated from Farnhurst and realigned to end at Glasgow in 1993. Signs however remained incorrect. 04/24/04

The sign for U.S. 40 east to Wilmington was later amended to display U.S. 13 instead of U.S. 301, but not until after a carbon copy of the 1993 sign was made. 12/19/07

Reassurance marker for SR 896 south posted after Porter Road east and the return of SR 896 Business from Glasgow. 04/04/04

This guide sign remained in place on U.S. 301 southbound for the intersection with Bethel Church Road until 2007. Bethel Church Road doubles as SR 15 and SR 286 between Summit Bridge and the Maryland state line. 04/04/04

Entering the community of Mount Pleasant along U.S. 301 and SR 71-896 (Summit Bridge Road) south. SR 896 splits for Boyds Corner Road to the east. This guide sign for the partition was removed in 2008 when a new signalized intersection with service roads was constructed. 01/02/08

The previous end shield for SR 896 at Boyds Corner. The state route was expanded to four lanes at the intersection with U.S. 13 (Dupont Parkway) and Pole Bridge Road by 2012. 12/28/01

This span-wire signal array on U.S. 40 west at SR 896 Business (Glasgow Avenue) was replaced during a 2016 safety improvement project. 08/06/05