State Route 896 North - Glasgow to Newark

SR 896 passes just west of Glasgow Regional Park beyond U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway).

12/29/24

Advancing north from Glasgow, SR 896 shifts onto South College Avenue at Glasgow Avenue and next intersects Corporate Boulevard west and GBC Drive east at Pencader Corporate Center. Mast arm signal arrays here replaced span wire assemblies in 2017.

12/29/24

SR 896 comprises a controlled access arterial north from Glasgow to Interstate 95 at south Newark. The four lane arterial passes just west of Sunset Lake after Corporate Boulevard.

12/29/24

Four Seasons Parkway winds west from SR 896 (S College Avenue) to the Four Seasons and Thornwood neighborhoods and Old Baltimore Pike. Old Coochs Bridge Road branches northeast from the state route around the back side of Glasgow High School.

12/29/24

Reassurance marker for SR 896 north posted across from Four Seasons Plaza shopping center. Two portions of old S College Avenue were retained along this stretch as frontage roads during the 1994-96 widening of SR 896 to south Newark.

12/29/24

The signalized entrance to Glasgow H.S. doubles as the connection from SR 896 to Cobble Creek Curve east to adjacent town homes and subdivisions.

12/29/24

Old Baltimore Pike crosses paths with SR 896 (S College Avenue) at the subsequent northbound traffic light. The boulevard provides a through route to MD 281 west into Elkton and SR 273 at Christiana.

12/29/17

SR 896 and Old Baltimore Pike intersect to the southeast of Iron Hill. Old Baltimore Pike generally consists of a three lane suburban boulevard as it leads east to a bevy of subdivisions to Christiana.

12/29/24

An undeveloped stretch precedes Interstate 95 along SR 896 north between Iron Hill and the Christina River.

12/20/16

A half turbine interchange joins SR 896 (S College Avenue) with Interstate 95 just outside the Newark city limits.

12/20/25

Construction from Spring 2023 to September 2025 upgraded the I-95/SR 896 exchange with flyovers connecting I-95 south with SR 896 south and SR 896 south with I-95 south.

12/20/25

Commuters bound for Wilmington depart SR 896 north for Interstate 95 (Delaware Turnpike) north. I-95 travels east from Newark to the Delaware Welcome Center Travel Plaza, Christiana Mall, and Newport where it splits with I-295 and I-495.

12/20/25

The entrance ramp for Interstate 95 south to the Newark Toll Plaza and Baltimore, Maryland was relocated southward as part of the I-95 & SR 896 Interchange Project underway from Spring 2023 to Summer 2026.

12/20/25

Historically a single loop ramp connected SR 896 with I-95 north while another loop ramp linked I-95 north with SR 896 north.

12/20/25

SR 896 (S College Avenue) enters the city of Newark north just beyond Interstate 95 and the Christina River.

12/29/24

As U-turns are prohibited at the forthcoming intersection with Welsh Tract Road (Rd 367), motorists from adjacent businesses headed south on SR 896 are directed to turnaround on Welsh Tract Road east.

12/20/25

Welsh Tract Road stems 1.99 miles west from parallel Old Coochs Road to pass over I-95 by Iron Hill en route to Otts Chapel Road (Rd 397).

12/20/25

An overhead directs traffic headed north along S College Avenue to the University of Delaware (UD) football stadium ahead of Chestnut Hill Road. Chestnut Hill Road provides a cutoff east to SR 4, south of the UD sports complex.

12/25/12

A jug handle intersection joins SR 896 (S College Avenue) north with Chestnut Hill Road. Chestnut Hill Road (former SR 4) ventures west across Chestnut Hill to a bevy of subdivisions and Otts Chapel Road.

12/25/12

SR 896 next combines with SR 4 (Christina Parkway) west as part of its bypass of S College Avenue and the UD campus. S College Avenue continues north by the UD sports complex to the main UD campus and Downtown Newark as the former route.

12/25/12

SR 4 overtakes Chestnut Hill Road east en route to Brookside and Ogletown. The suburban route serves commuters east to Christina Hospital and SR 7 at Churchmans Crossing.
Prior to Fall 2013, SR 2 overlapped with SR 4 along Christina Parkway west to Elkton Road south as part of its route to the state line. SR 2/4 overlapped east to SR 72 (S Chapel Street) as well.

12/25/12

A lone SR 896 shield remains west of Science Boulevard. It was accompanied by shields for SR 2/4 west prior to 2012.

09/26/14

Christina Parkway reduces to two lanes as SR 4/896 rise to cross the AMTRAK Northeast Corridor.

09/26/14

Christina Parkway arcs northward to intersect SR 279 (Elkton Road) at Suburban Plaza shopping center. Elkton Road was formerly part of SR 2 west of SR 4/896 and SR 2 Business east of SR 4 until Fall 2013.

09/26/14

SR 896 continues northeast along Elkton Road as part of its multi state route north to Strickersville, Pennsylvania. MSR 279 leads southwest five miles to Elkton.

12/24/22

A begin shield for SR 896 was posted beyond SR 4 and Suburban Drive during the 2020-22 reconstruction of Elkton Road east from the state line. Elkton Road heads northeast between Suburban Plaza and Mayer Park.

12/24/22

Casho Mill Road (Road 361) is a major collector connecting SR 896 (Elkton Road) with Barksdale Road and SR 273 (Nottingham Road). A mast arm traffic light assembly was at SR 896 and Casho Mill Road by 2001. Later adjustments here expanded the intersection to allow left turns from Casho Mill Road south onto Elkton Road north while adding a second turn lane for Casho Mill Road north from SR 896 north.

12/24/22

A reassurance marker for SR 896 stands between Chrysler Avenue and Short Lane by the Binns Newark Homes community. A frontage street lines the east side of Elkton Road on this stretch.

12/24/22

Thorn Lane arcs east from Casho Mill Road to Edna C. Dickey Park and an apartment complex to intersect Elkton Road at Short Lane.

12/24/22

Park Place provides a through route eastward by southern reaches of the University of Delaware (UD) campus and through residential neighborhoods between Elkton Road and S Chapel Street.

12/24/22

Elkton Road becomes S Main Street at the intersection with W Park Place. The name change was made official on January 1, 2013, coinciding with the 2012 redesign of the arterial into a landscaped boulevard with bike lanes.

12/24/22

SR 896 north shield assembly posted after W Park Place.

12/24/22

Veterans Drive spurs west to Newark City Hall and Police Department from the first of back to back signals beside the Park & Shop retail plaza.

12/24/22

Apple Road (Road 360) heads north from Phillips Park to W Park Place before crossing SR 896 (S Main Street). The road ascends across the CSX Railroad northwest to link S Main Street with Barksdale Road west and Hillside Road east.

12/24/22

S Main Street reduces to two through lanes between Apple Road and Beverly Road.

12/24/22

The subsequent northbound signal on S Main Street is located at Amstel Avenue, a short connector southeast to S College Avenue and the UD campus.

12/24/22

SR 896 turns east from S Main Street onto W Delaware Avenue as traffic from SR 273 east merges from W Main Street.

12/24/22

SR 273/SR 896 (W Delaware Avenue) north intersect Orchard Road south and the University of Delaware (UD) parking garage service road just beyond S Main Street.

12/24/22

SR 896 continues its circuitous alignment north through Newark to rejoin S College Avenue from SR 273 (W Delaware Avenue) east. Delaware Avenue continues east through the UD campus to Academy Street. SR 273 east joins Downtown Newark with SR 2 (Old Capitol Trail) and SR 72 (Library Avenue).

12/24/22

S College Avenue, the former alignment of SR 896, represents a heavily traveled street and arterial south from Delaware Avenue to the UD sports complex, SR 4 and Chestnut Hill Road.

12/24/22

S College Avenue takes SR 896 one block north to SR 273 (W Main Street).

12/25/12

Dual turn lanes connect the end of S College Avenue with SR 273 (W Main Street) west ahead of N College Avenue and the split with New London Road (SR 896 north) and S Main Street (SR 273 east / SR 896 south).

12/25/12

N College Avenue extends north from W Main Street through the north side of the UD Campus to Cleveland Avenue and Creek Road into White Clay Creek State Park.

01/04/19

SR 896 branches north from SR 273 at the three way split of W Main Street, New London Road and S Main Street. A span wire overhead direct motorists to Interstate 95 along SR 896 south to SR 279 (Elkton Road) south.

01/04/19

A left turn joins S Main Street and SR 896 south to Elkton Road. SR 273 west remains along W Main Street to Nottingham Road and Cecil County, Maryland. The multi state route joins Newark with Rising Sun and U.S. 1 ahead of Conowingo Dam.

12/30/18

SR 896 travels north to White Clay Creek State Park and Mechanicsville. Both New London Road and W Main Street cross the CSX Railroad at-grade after their split.

09/28/14

New London Road flows north with a single lane of traffic from W Main Street to Cleveland Avenue. A SR 896 confirming marker precedes the intersection with Church Street.

09/28/14

New London Road carries two-way traffic north from Hillside Road west and Cleveland Avenue east. Hillside Road takes the southbound component of SR 896 to SR 273 (W Main Street) as part of its alignment to S Main Street and Elkton Road. Cleveland Avenue east is a busy commuter street east to SR 2/72 (Old Capitol Trail).

09/28/14

Corbit Street rises southwest to link SR 896 (New London Road) with SR 273 (W Main Street).

12/21/20

Fremont Road south and Country Club Drive east come together at the final traffic light along SR 896 north. Fremont Road loops east through the Fairfield Crest subdivision while Country Club Drive arcs west through the Fairfield community.

12/21/20

SR 896 (New London Road) north leaves the Newark city limits beyond Scotch Pine Road,

12/21/20

SR 896 becomes more rural through McClellandville and Mechanicsville as it runs along the west side of White Clay Creek State Park. W.S. Carpenter, Jr. Recreation Area lies just east of SR 896 between Wedgewood and Hopkins Bridge Roads.

12/21/20

Hopkins Road stems east from SR 896 (New London Road) across White Clay Creek State Park to Thompson Station Road. Hopkins Road also nips the corner of Pennsylvania.

12/21/20

Crossing into the northeastern corner of Cecil County, Maryland, SR 896 becomes unsigned MD 896. The end of the outside shoulders along New London Road represents the otherwise unmarked state line.

09/28/14