U.S. 13 Delaware - North Archive

Prior to 1971, SR 41 traveled along side SR 141 north from New Castle to Newport. The state route was shortened to the SR 2/141 interchange at Prices Corner then, and again west to the intersection of SR 2 and Newport Gap Pike in 2015. SR 41 forms a multi state route with PA 41 leading northwest to U.S. 30 at Gap. 06/02/12

One of the last two original shields posted in Delaware for Interstate 295 stood along side U.S. 13/40 at Lincoln Drive. The trailblazer was replaced in 2001. 12/09/99

The 2001-erected trailblazer for I-295 at Lincoln Avenue and Wilmington Manor was removed by 2008. 08/31/04

New sign bridges were installed along Dupont Highway north during the first phase of work to reconstruct the Farnhurst Interchange with I-295. 06/02/12

Approaching the Farnhurst Interchange, where U.S. 40 east splits with U.S. 13 north for I-295 north, on U.S. 13 north after Boulden Boulevard. The pull through panel for U.S. 13 north to I-495 and Wilmington was removed by 2012. 06/26/12 06/26/12

Until February 2016, all traffic for I-295 departed in unison. Closing at that time permanently was the horse shoe shaped ramp taking motorists onto the left side of I-295 south. 06/02/12

DRBA Interchange Improvements sign posted ahead of the former railroad underpasses on the south side of the Farnhurst Interchange. Work here between 2001-03 revamped the exchange between U.S. 13-40 and I-295. This sign was still posted in 2013. 05/15/05

A separate ramp was constructed for I-295 south. It opened in Fall 2016. 06/02/12

Departing from U.S. 13 north, motorists taking the ramp for I-295 quickly split with a horse shoe shaped ramp to southbound on the right. 06/02/12

An older set of signs remained in use through to the closing of the southbound ramp for I-295 from U.S. 13/40. Signs simply referenced I-295 as I-95, which was also the case for the southbound U.S. 13 ramp to I-495 south. 06/02/12

A look at the original sign assembly posted at the split of U.S. 40 east from U.S. 13 north at Farnhurst. This location marked the southern terminus of U.S. 202 until 1970. The panel on the right was used until 1992. 1973

U.S. 13 (Dupont Parkway) enters the Minquadale community on the 0.75-mile approach to I- 495 north. This overhead was replaced by 2007. Lighting fixtures were also removed. 05/15/05

The initial overhead for I-495 was replaced with a ground level sign by 2018. 07/31/13

U.S. 13 north reaches the northbound on-ramp to I-495 beyond the intersection with Hessler Boulevard. Sign replacements made here by 2007 carbon copied both panels. 05/15/05

Traffic to Interstate 495 north departed U.S. 13 northbound. I-495 provides a six-lane bypass for the city of Wilmington. 05/15/05

Former guide signs posted ahead of the U.S. 13 (Dupont Highway) northbound split with U.S. 13 Business (Market Street). U.S. 13 and U.S. 13 Business take separate routes through Wilmington and reconvene in ten miles at Claymont. 03/19/04

These guide signs at the U.S. 13 and U.S. 13 Business separation predated the 1989 opening of the I-495 interchange (Exit 4) with SR 3 at Edgemoor. 03/19/04

Immediately after split with U.S. 13 Business, U.S. 13 (Heald Street) intersects Rogers Road. This set of Eagle flatback signals were replaced by 2012. 05/15/05

D Street carries U.S. 13 north from Heald Street one block east onto SR 9 north (New Castle Avenue) in the Southbridge neighborhood of Wilmington. The two routes overlap for five blocks on the one-way street couplet of New Castle Avenue (northbound) and Heald Street (southbound). Pictured here are replaced signals at C Street. 05/15/05

Many older mast arm signal assemblies remained in use along U.S. 13/SR 9 north through Southbridge, Wilmington through to 2014. Older Eagle flatback signals were replaced after 2005. 05/15/05