Interstate 95 Delaware - South Archive

I-95 passed under SR 202 (Concord Pike) ahead of Exit 8 A for Concord Avenue south into Wilmington. 04/25/04

Exit 8 A was removed and replaced with a new wider southbound on-ramp from U.S. 202. Interchange construction also lowered I-95 below the Concord Pike overpass to Interstate standards while redecking the bridge. 07/08/10

A replacement overhead for Exit 8 B was installed in the early 2000s coinciding with light fixture removal. 10/13/04

The overhead for Exit 8B replaced by 2007 with a panel including an erroneous U.S. 202 shield. This ramp permanently closed by 2014. 06/15/12

Interstate 95 sinks into the Brandywine Valley south of Exit 8. The freeway expands to six overall lanes between U.S. 202 and the 11th Street off-ramp (Exit 7 A) in Wilmington. 04/25/04

Original grooved concrete was paved over between Concord Pike and the Brandywine Creek Bridge by 2006. This sign bridge was removed during work to rebuild the exchange with U.S. 202 at Exit 8. 06/15/12

I-95/U.S. 202 south at the 18th Street overpass, 0.75 miles from Exit 7. All bridges crossing I-95 in the city of Wilmington were repainted and repaired during a 2001-2004 construction project. 04/09/04

08/25/21

The interchange sequence sign posted at the Brandywine Creek Bridge referenced both the south end of I-295 and the U.S. 202 southbound split from I-95. The auxiliary lane from U.S. 202 south drops at Exit 7 A. 03/23/04

This sign bridge was removed by September 2014 and subsequently replaced with a new assembly. 06/15/12

12/22/20

08/25/21

The I-95 construction project of 2001-04 rebuilt the Brandywine Creek Bridge. The six lane span travels high above the rocky creek and associated park below. Crews repainted the bridge, added decorative lamps, and decorated the sides with new black painted guard rails and a stucco finish. 04/23/05

Exit 7 B departs I-95/U.S. 202 just south of Brandywine Creek. The off-ramp leads to Jackson Street paralleling I-95 to SR 4 (Maryland Avenue). SR 52 intersects Jackson Street in two blocks. 03/19/04

SR 52 overall links the city of Wilmington with the northern suburbs of Greenville and Centreville before crossing the state line en route to U.S. 1 near Longwood Gardens. 04/25/04

01/14/17

08/25/21

An overhead carbon copied from a 1960s-sign reminded motorists of the impending lane drop at Exit 7 A. 06/23/12

Exit 7 A departs and curves above I-95 to become Eleventh Street south at Adams Street while SR 52 (Delaware Avenue) passes over the gore point. Eleventh Street becomes SR 52 four blocks to the south at Delaware Avenue 10/13/04

01/14/17