Interstate 95 North - Newark to Newport

Interstate 95 crosses the Delaware state line by this welcome sign adjacent to Dixie Line Road.

09/27/09

Otts Chapel Road spans the Delaware Turnpike just ahead of the Newark Toll Plaza. High speed E-ZPass lanes separate from the I-95 main line to the left.

09/27/09

The Newark Toll Plaza was reconstructed as part of an American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) project between April 2010 and June 2011. New toll booths were constructed in addition to open road tolling.

09/27/09

Leaving the Newark Toll Plaza, I-95 advances pass the Welsh Tract Road overpass to a parclo interchange (Exit 1) with SR 896 (College Avenue). The arterial serves the University of Delaware (UD) campus, stadium and Bob Carpenter Center. These overheads were replaced by 2011.

09/27/09

SR 896 comprises a divided, four lane arterial north to SR 4 (Christina Parkway) in Newark and south to Summit Bridge across the C & D Canal and Mt. Pleasant. SR 896 was expanded from two to four lanes between I-95 and Glasgow between 1994 and 1996.

09/27/09

Traffic to SR 896 (College Avenue) departs Interstate 95 northbound. Redesign of this exchange including ramp realignments and geometric improvements started in Spring 2018. Construction runs from 2022 to 2025 2026.

09/27/09

I-95 runs along the southern Newark city limits east from the SR 896 entrance ramp to the SR 72 (Chapel Street) underpass.

12/20/16

Located two miles ahead, the Biden Welcome Center provides motorists with food, fuel, and area tourist and lodging information.

12/20/16

Advancing east from SR 896 (South College Avenue), I-95 splits with I-295 to the Delaware Memorial Bridge in seven miles. New York City is referenced on all northbound distance signs on I-95 in Maryland but only once in the Diamond State, along I-295 just beyond the separation with I-95.

12/20/16

Like the Maryland and Chesapeake Houses along the JFK Memorial Highway in Maryland, the Biden Welcome Center lies between the north and southbound roadways of I-95. Gas stations provide on site fuel in each direction.

12/20/16

A directional cloverleaf interchange (Exits 3A/B) joins I-95 with SR 273 just east of the Delaware House service area.
There is no Exit 2 along the Delaware Turnpike as that was reserved for the unconstructed U.S. 301 freeway leading north from Summit Bridge. Had it been built, it would have tied into I-95 west of Salem Church Road.

12/20/16

One half mile ahead of the Biden Welcome Center along Interstate 95 north.

12/20/16

The original Delaware Turnpike Service Area was built in 1964. It closed in September 2009 and was subsequently demolished to make way for a new modern facility. Reopening in June 2010, the 42,000 square foot facility houses eight eateries and four shops.¹

12/20/16

A left exit departs Interstate 95 north at the Salem Church Road overpass for the Biden Welcome Center. The succeeding exits are for SR 273 in one mile and SR 1/7 in two miles.

12/20/16

Forming a multi state route with MD 273 across northern Cecil County, SR 273 extends 12.67 miles through Downtown Newark southeast to SR 9/141 at New Castle.

12/20/16

Chapman Road spans I-95 a half mile ahead of Exit 3A for SR 273 east. SR 273 constitutes a four lane arterial between SR 72 (Library Avenue) in Newark and U.S. 13/40 at Hares Corner. Expansion of the state route, including a bypass of Christiana finished in 1987, took place from 1985 to 1997.

12/20/16

Exit 3 A departs I-95 north for SR 273 east to Christiana and New Castle. SR 1 was completed between SR 273 and I-95 in 1992 but signs for SR 273 were never updated to remove Dover for Exit 3A.
The overhead for Exit 3 B was damaged on December 23, 2020 by a dump truck with its bed in the air.²

12/22/20

Completed in Fall 2022, interim improvements at I-95 and SR 273 made ramp modifications with SR 273 westbound.

12/26/22

SR 273 angles northwest from Exit 3 B and immediately intersects Harmony Road north to the Pike Creek Valley. A grade separation lies further north with SR 4 at Ogletown.
The original diamond interchange between the Delaware Turnpike and SR 273 was expanded in 1976 at the same time ramp tolls were discontinued at Exit 3.

12/22/20

Continuing 0.75 miles east, I-95 meets SR 1 south and SR 7 at a systems interchange. Representing the busiest crossroads in the state of Delaware. SR 1 carries between 70,000 and 100,000 vehicles a day of commuter and long distance traffic between I-95 and U.S. 13 at Tybouts Corner. The adjacent Christiana Mall retail area also adds a significant amount of traffic to both freeways.

12/19/22

Guide signs erected by late 2013 reflected the consolidation of Exits 4A/B into a single departure point from I-95 northbound. SR 1 commences a 103.02 mile route south to Ocean City, Maryland at adjacent SR 58 (Churchmans Road). SR 1/7 combine 0.75 miles through the exchange with I-95 to Christiana. SR 7 extends north from SR 1 to Churchmans Crossing, Delaware Park, Christiana Hospital and Stanton.

12/22/20

All traffic for SR 1, SR 7 and adjacent SR 58 (Churchmans Road) leaves I-95 north in unison at Exit 4. SR 7 joins I-95 with the Pike Creek Valley and PA 41 just across the state line. SR 7 south parallels the SR 1 freeway to Bear, Red Lion and U.S. 13 at Wrangle Hill.

12/22/20

Exit 4 partitions into single lane ramps for SR 7 north to SR 58 at Churchmans Crossing and SR 1/7 south from Christiana Mall to Dover. SR 58 is a local route connecting SR 7 with Christiana Mall and Delaware Park to the west and areas of New Castle Airport (ILG) to the east.

09/26/14

Alleviating congestion, especially during the summer travel season and holiday shopping season for Christiana Mall, the multi-year upgrade of the exchange with SR 1 included the addition of two flyovers. Initial work to expand I-95 along this stretch commenced in March of 2004.

12/24/18

The northbound SR 1 ramp connects with both sides of I-95, dispersing traffic well ahead of the split with I-295. It opened to traffic on October 17, 2013.

08/18/21

The first in a series of sign bridges for the partition of I-95/495 for Wilmington and Philadelphia and I-295 to the New Jersey Turnpike for New York City precedes the SR 58 (Churchmans Road) overpass.

12/19/22

Confirming marker posted after the Churchmans Road overpass. Construction to replace the aging SR 58 span ran from March 2004 to December 2005. The $13.1 million project accommodated the 2007-08 widening of Interstate 95 to ten overall lanes between SR 1 and I-295.³

12/24/18

The separation of I-95 and I-295 falls within a wide cloverleaf interchange (Exits 5 A/B) with SR 141. Although unmarked, Basin Road represents southernmost three miles of U.S. 202 to U.S. 13/40 (Dupont Highway) outside New Castle.

12/19/22

Two lanes separate ahead for I-295 north to the Garden State while the left four lanes continue to Wilmington. I-295 travels 5.71 miles in Delaware.

12/19/22

Exit 5 A departs from I-95 north just beyond the crossing of the Christina River. Adjacent Airport Road links I-95 north with SR 141 (Basin Road) south. Basin Road comprises an urban boulevard southward to U.S. 13/40 (Dupont Highway) by New Castle Airport (ILG). Northward SR 141 travels through city of Newport along a viaduct to SR 2 (Kirkwood Highway) at Prices Corner.

12/19/22

Exit 5 A leaves I-95 north for Airport Road. Exit 5B follows in 0.75 miles from a c/d roadway alongside I-295 northbound. Work through Fall 2018 rebuilt a portion of the interchange with SR 141. This included rebuilding the loop ramp to Newport.

12/19/22

Northbound I-295 passes between older suburbs including Minquadale, Wilmington Manor, Garfield Park and other areas outside New Castle to the Delaware Memorial Bridge across the Delaware River. I-295 splits with the New Jersey Turnpike in 6.8 miles at Pennsville Township.

12/19/22

Widening of Interstate 95 north expanded the mainline to four lanes through the split with I-295 north. The c/d roadway (Exit 5 B) for SR 141 (Newport Freeway) north to Greenville departs from I-295 next.

12/19/22

Signs installed after 2010 alert truckers of the substandard 10th Street overpass along Interstate 95 in Wilmington. Trucks exceeding 14 feet in height are directed onto I-495 north to avoid the span located after Exit 7.

12/19/22

SR 141 encircles the north side of Wilmington to U.S. 202 (Concord Pike) at Blue Ball. The 11.34 mile long route varies with both freeway and arterial sections.

08/18/21

Interstate 295 turns east one mile and merges with U.S. 40 at a directional interchange with U.S. 13 (Dupont Highway). The two overlap across the Delaware Memorial Bridge to Carneys Point Township.

08/18/21