Interstate 95 South - Christiana to Newark

Interstate 95 is the Delaware Turnpike / John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway west from I-295 to the Maryland state line. The lone sign acknowledging the formal name of the toll road appears by the sand box between the north and southbound roadways.

12/20/22

The Biden Welcome Center and service plaza is located four miles beyond SR 141.

12/19/22

$111.8 million in construction upgraded the cloverleaf interchange with SR 1/7 between July 2011 and Fall 2013.¹ A series of APL signs precede the two lane flyover (Exit 4 A) for SR 1 south to Dover, SR 7 and Christiana Mall.

07/26/24

SR 58 constitutes a 3.86 mile long route between SR 273 near Hares Corner and SR 4 at Delaware Park. SR 58 west connects I-95 with SR 7 north to the Pike Creek Valley and Christiana Hospital. Stanton, an unincorporated community at the cross roads of SR 4/7, lies just north of Exit 4 B.

07/26/24

The flyover for SR 1 south opened to traffic on August 27, 2013. The flyover linking SR 1 with I-95 north opened the morning of October 17, 2013.

12/24/25

Exit 4 B parts ways with I-95 (Delaware Turnpike) south for SR 58 (Churchmans Road).

12/24/25

SR 7 heads north from SR 58 and Churchmans Crossing and overlaps with SR 4 to Stanton. SR 7 turns northwest from there along Limestone Road, ultimately connecting with PA 41 near Avondale.

12/24/25

Exit 4 A separates from I-95 south beyond the Churchmans Road (SR 58) overpass. SR 1 constitutes a 44 mile long limited access highway from Churchmans Crossing to Smyrna and Dover. The toll road provides part of the high speed route to Milford and the Sussex County beaches including Rehoboth, Dewey and Bethany Beaches.

07/26/24

The flyover for Exit 4 A separates with a ramp for SR 7 south to Christiana and Mall Road east to Christiana Mall. SR 7 parallels SR 1 as a commuter route south to Bear, Red Lion and U.S. 13 at Wrangle Hill.

12/22/20

Two lanes continue onto SR 1 south ahead of Bear. Combining with U.S. 13 at Tybouts Corner, the freeway advances south to the William V. Roth, Jr. Bridge across the C & D Canal at St. Georges.

12/22/20

Flyovers tying into the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 separate traffic from SR 1 north for Wilmington and New Jersey respectively.

12/19/22

Interstate 95 shifts southward to a directional cloverleaf interchange (Exit 3) with SR 273 in one mile. The Biden Welcome Center follows. SR 273 constitutes a multi state route with MD 273 east to New Castle, Delaware and west to Harrisville, Maryland.

07/26/24

Within the First State, SR 273 serves commuter traffic east to Christiana and Hares Corner and west to Ogletown and Downtown Newark. Through Newark SR 273 partitions into a one way couplet along Main Street west and Delaware Avenue east.

12/26/24

Two lanes depart I-95 south for SR 273. Formerly a diamond interchange, the exchange at Exit 3 was expanded in 1976 with four additional ramps.

12/26/24

SR 273 east along the Christiana Bypass opened to traffic in 1987 between Chapman Road and SR 7. SR 273 meets SR 1, which opened south to U.S. 13 at Tybouts Corner in 1991, just east of Christiana.

12/26/24

Improving safety, road work from Spring 2021 to Fall 2022 realigned the westbound ramp for SR 273 to a new signalized intersection. This offset weaving traffic between I-95 and Harmony Road.

12/26/24

Previous plans for SR 273 proposed converting the exchange with Interstate 95 into a DDI.

12/26/24

I-95 advances 0.75 miles west from SR 273 to the left exit for the Biden Welcome Center and service area.

09/28/14

Interstate 95 (Delaware Turnpike) passes under SR 273 and a flyover ramp from SR 273 east to I-95 north. The forthcoming service area houses a variety of food options, a gas station and welcome center.

09/28/14

Formerly the Delaware Welcome Center Travel Plaza, the Biden Welcome Center lies between the north and southbound roadways of Interstate 95.

12/20/25

A confirming marker for Interstate 95 south precedes the Chapman Road overpass. A second assembly was previously posted along the outside lanes here.

12/26/22

Departing beyond the Chapman Road overpass, the entrance ramp for the Biden Welcome Center separates onto a driveway to a gas station and an access road to the main service area.

12/24/25

The Delaware Turnpike Service Area operated between 1964 and September 2009. The original building was demolished and a new modern facility was built in its place. The Biden Welcome Center opened in June 2010 as the Delaware Welcome Center Travel Plaza.

12/24/25

The Interstate 95 mainline continues another three miles to SR 896 at Exit 1 and six miles to MD 279 at Exit 109 outside Elkton.

12/20/25

Areas of timberland remain along both sides of I-95 west of the Salem Church Road overpass. This stretch was the proposed site for an interchange (Exit 2) with the unconstructed Pike Creek Valley Freeway north and the U.S. 301 freeway south to Middletown.

12/20/25

I-95 converges with SR 896 (S College Avenue) on the south side of Newark in two miles. Construction underway from May 2023 to Spring 2026 rebuilt Exit 1 into a cloverstack interchange with flyovers linking I-95 south with SR 896 south and SR 896 south with I-95 north.

12/20/25

SR 896 south to Glasgow was expanded to a four lane divided highway between 1994 and 1996. The corridor was once considered for a possible freeway for U.S. 301 between I-95 and Middletown. SR 896 instead was expanded as a controlled access arterial due to opposition from Iron Hill area residents.

12/20/25

SR 4 (Christina Parkway) encircles southwest Newark between South College Avenue (SR 896) and Elkton Road (SR 279). A weight restriction along Christina Parkway precludes truck traffic from using the route to avoid the Newark toll plaza.

12/20/25

College Avenue runs northward to the heart of the University of Delaware campus and Downtown Newark. Bob Carpenter Center (home of UD Men's basketball) and the football stadium are located along College Avenue north of SR 4/896 (Christina Parkway).

12/20/25

Traffic continuing to the Newark Toll Plaza separates with high speed E-ZPass to the left and the outside lanes leading to the toll booths for cash toll collection. SR 896 (College Avenue) forms a multi state route with MD 896 and PA 896 between Smoketown, Pennsylvania and Boyds Corner, Delaware. SR 896 is 21.05 miles long between U.S. 13 (Dupont Highway) and the state tri-corner area north of Mechanicsville.

12/20/25

I-95 south crosses over SR 72 just ahead of SR 896 (College Avenue). SR 896 was realigned in 1988 to bypass the UD campus along a combination of Christina Parkway (SR 4) west and Elkton Road / S Main Street (former SR 2) north to New London Road.

12/20/25

Leading south from Newark, SR 896 travels three miles to U.S. 40 at Glasgow. Prior to January 2019, U.S. 301 commenced a nearly 1,100 mile route to Sarasota, Florida along SR 896 south from Glasgow to Summit Bridge and Middletown. U.S. 301 was realigned onto a toll road southwest from SR 1 at Biddles Corner.

12/20/25

Iron Hill (elevation 330 feet) rises to the southwest of the exchange joining I-95/SR 896. The flyover linking I-95 south with SR 896 south opened to traffic on June 4, 2025 (DelDOT, 2025a).

12/20/25

The flyover connecting SR 896 (S College Avenue) southbound to I-95 north opened to traffic on September 27, 2025 (DelDOT, 2025b). Originally a six-ramp parclo interchange joined I-95 with SR 896 (S College Avenue) along the Newark city line.

12/20/25

Interstate 95 south splits with ORT lanes and cash lanes one mile ahead of the toll collection point.

06/06/12

Delaware Turnpike cash tolls increased to $4.00 per passenger vehicle on October 1, 2007. Cash and E-ZPass toll rates increased again to $5.00 per passenger vehicle on August 15, 2025.

06/06/12

Welsh Tract Road spans Interstate 95 ahead of the Newark Toll plaza.

06/06/12

A $32 million project upgraded the Newark toll plaza between April 2010 and June 27, 2011. Work was funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).^2,3

06/06/12

The toll collection gantry comes into view as ORT motorists maintain speed.

06/06/12

Passing by the conventional toll booths along the ORT lanes at the Newark Toll plaza. The split roadway converges ahead of the Otts Chapel Road overpass.

06/06/12