Views of Interstate 95 along the Wilmington Viaduct and Adams Jackson Freeway through the city of Wilmington. Most photos taken on four separate walks: March 19, March 21, March 30, April 3, and April 9, 2004.
I-95 @ 11th Street
Construction of the Adams-Jackson Freeway (I-95) through Wilmington cut Eleventh Street into two segments. Built in its place was the off-ramp (Exit 7B) from southbound to SR 52 and Downtown. 04/03/04.
I-95 @ 11th Street
The Jackson Street on-ramp lowers onto I-95 south beside the ramp (Exit 7B) from I-95 south to Downtown. 03/19/04.
I-95 @ 11th Street
The Jackson Street on-ramp lowers onto I-95 south beside the ramp (Exit 7B) from I-95 south to Downtown. 04/09/04.
I-95 @ 11th Street
The former Chase Manhattan Building rises to the east as the northbound on-ramp from Adams and 10th Street drops onto Interstate 95. 04/09/04.
I-95 @ 11th Street
Exit 7B curves eastward over I-95 to form the continuation of 11th Street south at Adams Street. 03/19/04.
I-95 @ 11th Street
Advance sign for SR 4 (MLK Boulevard) and SR 9 (4th Street) beside the southbound off-ramp to 11th Street. 03/19/04.
I-95 @ 11th Street
The off-ramp to 11th Street and on-ramp from 10th Street were both rebuilt during the 2001-2004 reconstruction of Interstate 95 in Wilmington. 03/19/04.
I-95 @ 9th Street
Looking at the Ninth Street overpass across the Adams-Jackson Freeway from Jackson and Tenth Street. 04/09/04.
I-95 @ 9th Street
Interchange sequence sign and overhead for Exit 6 posted on the Ninth Street overpass above I-95 south. 03/19/04.
I-95 @ 9th Street
An auxiliary lane opens along I-95 south from the Jackson Street on-ramp at 11th Street through to the 4th Street off-ramp (Exit 6). 04/03/04.
I-95 @ 9th Street
Interchange sequence sign and overhead for Exit 6 posted on the Ninth Street overpass above I-95 south. 03/19/04.
I-95 @ 9th Street
Interchange sequence sign and overhead for Exit 6 posted on the Ninth Street overpass above I-95 south. 03/19/04.
I-95 @ 8th Street
I-95 north passes under the 8th Street overpass as Exit 7 departs for 9th Street and SR 52 (Delaware Avenue). 04/03/04.
I-95 @ 8th Street
I-95 north passes under the 8th Street overpass as Exit 7 departs for 9th Street and SR 52 (Delaware Avenue). 04/09/04.
I-95 @ 8th Street
I-95 north passes under the 8th Street overpass as Exit 7 departs for 9th Street and SR 52 (Delaware Avenue). 04/09/04.
I-95 @ 8th Street
The Ninth Street off-ramp (Exit 7) leads traffic from I-95 directly to the Wilmington Central Business District. 04/09/04.
I-95 @ 8th Street
The Ninth Street off-ramp (Exit 7) leads traffic from I-95 directly to the Wilmington Central Business District. 04/09/04.
I-95 @ 8th Street
Looking west at I-95 below 8th Street from the 9th Street overpass. 03/19/04.
I-95 @ 8th Street
Looking west at I-95 below 8th Street from the 9th Street overpass. 04/03/04.
I-95 @ 8th Street
Looking west at I-95 below 8th Street from the 9th Street overpass. 04/03/04.
I-95 @ 7th Street
Viewing Interstate 95 at the Seventh Street overpass from Jackson Street. 2001-04 reconstruction of the Adams-Jackson Freeway included new landscaping along the below grade highway. 05/00.
I-95 @ 7th Street
Viewing Interstate 95 at the Seventh Street overpass from Jackson Street. 2001-04 reconstruction of the Adams-Jackson Freeway included new landscaping along the below grade highway. 04/09/04.
I-95 @ 7th Street
A lane drop occurs along I-95 north for Exit 7 and Delaware 52. Rebuilding of the Wilmington Viaduct between 1979-82 included work to relocate Exit 7 two blocks north from 7th to 9th Streets. 04/03/04.
I-95 @ 7th Street
A lane drop occurs along I-95 north for Exit 7 and Delaware 52. Rebuilding of the Wilmington Viaduct between 1979-82 included work to relocate Exit 7 two blocks north from 7th to 9th Streets. 04/03/04.
I-95 @ 7th Street
Exit 6 leaves I-95 south to merge onto adjacent Jackson Street at Delaware 9 (4th Street). 04/03/04.
I-95 @ 7th Street
Exit 6 leaves I-95 south to merge onto adjacent Jackson Street at Delaware 9 (4th Street). 04/09/04.
I-95 @ 7th Street
Exit 6 leaves I-95 south to merge onto adjacent Jackson Street at Delaware 9 (4th Street). 04/09/04.
I-95 @ 6th Street
Interstate 95 transitions from a below-grade freeway to the Wilmington Viaduct between 6th and 4th Streets. 04/09/04.
I-95 @ 6th Street
Interstate 95 transitions from a below-grade freeway to the Wilmington Viaduct between 6th and 4th Streets. 04/03/04.
I-95 @ 6th Street
Interstate 95 transitions from a below-grade freeway to the Wilmington Viaduct between 6th and 4th Streets. 04/03/04.
I-95 @ 6th Street
Beyond the ramp departure for SR 4, SR 9 and SR 48 (Exit 6), I-95 winds west toward the Christina River valley and Interstates 295 and 495. 04/09/04.
I-95 @ 6th Street
Beyond the ramp departure for SR 4, SR 9 and SR 48 (Exit 6), I-95 winds west toward the Christina River valley and Interstates 295 and 495. 04/09/04.
I-95 @ 4th Street
Interstate 95 ascends over the Wilmington street grid west from the geologic fall line at 5th Street through to Beech Street and the Christina River. 04/03/04.
I-95 @ 4th Street
Interstate 95 ascends over the Wilmington street grid west from the geologic fall line at 5th Street through to Beech Street and the Christina River. 04/09/04.
I-95 @ 4th Street
Interstate 95 ascends over the Wilmington street grid west from the geologic fall line at 5th Street through to Beech Street and the Christina River. 04/09/04.
I-95 @ 4th Street
Opened in 1961, the Wilmington Viaduct was rebuilt between 1979 and 1982, and rehabilitated between 2001 and 2004. 04/09/04.
I-95 @ 4th Street
The Wilmington Viaduct spans SR 9 (4th Street), SR 48 (2nd Street / Lancaster Avenue) and SR 4 (Maryland Avenue). 04/09/04.
I-95 @ 4th Street
Opened in 1961, the Wilmington Viaduct was rebuilt between 1979 and 1982, and rehabilitated between 2001 and 2004. 04/09/04.
I-95 @ 4th Street
Exit 6 merges with Jackson Street at the signalized intersection with SR 9 (4th Street). SR 9 heads west to Hilltop and east to LOMA in Wilmington. 04/09/04.
I-95 @ 2nd Street
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. 03/21/04.
I-95 @ 2nd Street
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. 03/21/04.
I-95 @ Lancaster Avenue
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. 03/21/04.
I-95 @ Lancaster Avenue
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. 03/21/04.
I-95 @ Delaware Avenue
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. 03/19/04.
I-95 @ 10th Street
Westerly view of the Tenth Street overpass across Interstate 95 from Ninth Street by Cool Springs Park. 03/19/04.
I-95 @ 2nd Street
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. 03/21/04.
Adams Street
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. 03/21/04.
Adams Street
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. 03/21/04.
Adams Street
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. 03/21/04.