State Route 9 South - Wilmington

4th Street originates in the Westmoreland area of northwest Wilmington. Heading eastward, 4th Street intersects Greenhill Avenue, where it expands to three lanes into the Flats neighborhood.

12/20/17

4th Street ascends across the CSX Railroad line by Woodlawn Park ahead of the traffic lights at Bayard Avenue.

12/20/17

4th Street proceeds one block east from Bancroft Parkway to the couplet of SR 2 along Union and Lincoln Streets.

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Forthcoming Lincoln Street leads SR 2 northeast nine blocks to SR 52 (Pennsylvania Avenue).

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Union Street enters the Little Italy neighborhood of Wilmington at 4th Street (SR 9).

12/20/17

What was the first confirming marker for SR 9 south was also the last remaining cutout for the route posted statewide. Posted between SR 2 (Lincoln Street) and Scott Street, the assembly was replaced by 2008.

05/12/00

The replacement shield for SR 9 south ahead of Scott Street was gone by 2017.

12/20/17

Scott Street intersects SR 9 (4th Street) north from the Bayard Square neighborhood and south from Little Italy.

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SR 9 (4th Street) proceeds southeast from the Flats community into the Hilltop neighborhood through signalized intersections with Dupont, Clayton and Rodney Streets.

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4th Street begins a 100 foot descent from Broom Street to Interstate 95 at West Center City.

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The second reassurance marker for SR 9 appears between Broom and Franklin Streets along Fourth Street eastbound.

12/20/17

The shield posted after Broom Street was previously a cutout. This assembly was removed by March 2004.

12/15/99

Franklin Street flows north from the Hedgeville community through Hilltop to Cool Spring.

12/20/17

4th Street advances one block from Franklin Street to Harrison Street.

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Bottoming out from the Hilltop community, SR 9 (4th Street) intersects Van Buren Street north to Cool Spring Park.

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The southbound on-ramp for Interstate 95 departs from Jackson Street, three blocks from SR 9 (4th Street) at SR 48 (Lancaster Avenue). This ramp will be removed during 2021-24 reconstruction of the Wilmington Viaduct carrying I-95 south between Hedgeville and the Riverfront.

12/20/17

An 18 inch trailblazer for I-95 directed motorists from SR 9 (4th Street) south onto Jackson Street. This assembly was replaced by August 2004.

03/21/04

Passing under the Wilmington Viaduct on SR 9 south between Jackson and Adams Streets.

12/20/17

Adams Street comprises the east side frontage street for I-95 northward from SR 4 (Maryland Avenue) to SR 52 (Delaware Avenue) at Happy Valley. A freeway on-ramp departs from Adams at 10th Street.

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SR 9 (Fourth Street) southbound at Monroe Street and the Adams Four Shopping Center. Monroe Street ends one block to the south and resumes south from 2nd Street (SR 48 west) as the westbound beginning of SR 4.

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Madison Street extends north from the SR 4 and SR 48 (2nd Street) into West Center City at SR 9 (4th Street).

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Fourth Street climbs from West Center City to the Quaker Hill community. A reassurance marker precedes the SR 9 intersection with Jefferson Street north.

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4th Street rises 40 feet in elevation from Monroe Street to Washington Street (old SR 4) at Quaker Hill.

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The Leonard L. Williams Justice Center (New Castle County Courthouse) comes into view along SR 9 (4th Street) southbound at West Street.

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4th Street drops 20 feet in elevation to Tatnall Street and the Orlando J. George, Jr. (Wilmington) Campus of Delaware Technical Community College (DTCC).

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Orange Street originates at the Christina Riverfront and heads north across 4th Street toward Downtown Wilmington.

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The succeeding traffic light along SR 9 (4th Street) south is with Shipley Street.

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Entering the LOMA (Lower Market) district, SR 9 intersects Market Street.

12/20/17

Approaching U.S. 13 Business (King Street) south and the 2002-completed New Castle County Courthouse complex on SR 9 (4th Street) southbound.

12/20/17

This shield assembly omits the Business banner for U.S. 13. King Street takes the southbound business route to 2nd Street (SR 48 west), MLK Boulevard and South Market Street by Wilmington Train Station.

12/20/17

U.S. 13 Business travels south from Downtown Wilmington across the Christina River to combine with U.S. 13 (Dupont Parkway) at Interstate 495 near Minquadale.

12/20/17

Vintage cutout for U.S. 13 Business formerly posted at the corner of 4th and King Streets.

03/15/00

Walnut Street carries the northbound direction of U.S. 13 Business from areas south of the Christina River to Downtown and the Upper East Side. The route is unmarked from SR 9 (4th Street) south.

12/20/17

Several apartment buildings line the north side of Fourth Street from Walnut Street (U.S. 13 Business north) to the SR 9 merge with U.S. 13 south at Spruce Street. Pictured here is the intersection with a segment of Poplar Street.

12/20/17

4th Street east at Lombard Street. Lombard Street leads south from Herman Holloway, Sr. Park and Bancroft Elementary to Front Street and Wilmington Industrial Park.

12/20/17

U.S. 13 follows Spruce Street south through East Side, Wilmington to combine with SR 9 on 4th Street east across the Christina River.

12/20/17

U.S. 13/SR 9 (4th Street) south intersect Church Street (U.S. 13 north) just ahead of the AMTRAK Northeast Corridor overpass. U.S. 13/SR 9 overlap south 1.07 miles.

12/20/17

SR 9A lines Christina Avenue southeast to Terminal Avenue and the Port of Wilmington.
Christina Avenue once was a part of MSR 48. The state route used to connect the city of Wilmington with Penns Grove, New Jersey by way of a ferry crossing over the Delaware River. When the Delaware Memorial Bridge opened to traffic in 1951, ferry service was discontinued. SR 48 later was truncated and Christina Avenue redesignated SR 9A.

12/30/18

U.S. 13/SR 9 partition into a couplet of Heald Street southbound and New Castle Avenue northbound between Lobdell and D Streets. Heald Street shifts to two-way traffic beyond D Street, where U.S. 13 northbound turns off to connect with SR 9 north on New Castle Avenue.

12/30/18

SR 9 joins New Castle Avenue south to New Castle. U.S. 13 leaves the Wilmington city limits beyond adjacent Garasches Lane.

12/30/18

SR 9 southbound navigates a ramp system below the Paul Livingston Bridge to connect with New Castle Avenue south. Constructed between 1941-42, the Heald Street span was refurbished in 1994.

04/10/04

SR 9 south joins New Castle Avenue. New Castle Avenue north returns to Southbridge over an at-grade crossing with the Norfolk Southern Railroad line.

04/10/04

SR 9A returns to SR 9 (Terminal Avenue) at the Eden Park Gardens community outside Wilmington. Terminal Avenue connects New Castle Avenue with Pigeon Point Road south to Castlewood and New Castle Industrial Park, and the Port of Wilmington Entrance.

08/31/04

A parclo interchange joins SR 9A (Terminal Avenue) with Interstate 495 just east of SR 9 (New Castle Avenue). There is no direct access between the Wilmington Bypass and SR 9 otherwise.
This I-495 shield was removed by 2012.

08/31/04

New Castle Avenue maintains four overall lanes from Wilmington Avenue south to the city of New Castle, although long range plans call for a road diet. SR 9 passes under Interstate 495 near the Hamilton Park community in this scene.

12/18/17

Rogers Road angles southeast from a bridge over I-495 to SR 9 (New Castle Avenue) at Sutton Lane and the Rose Hill neighborhood. The arterial links New Castle with U.S. 13 (Heald Street) and U.S. 13 Business (Market Street) north to Downtown Wilmington.

04/10/04

Southbound reassurance shield posted after the Rogers Road intersection.

04/10/04

Lambson Lane spurs east from SR 9 to Simonds Gardens and Holloway Terrace, subdivisions dating back to the 1950s and 1930s respectively. Trucks are restricted from using the arterial east to Delaware River Industrial Park.

04/10/04