Puncheon Run Connector
The Puncheon Run Connector is a limited access highway linking SR 1 (Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway) with U.S. 13 (S Dupont Highway) in south Dover. The expressway allows travelers bound for southern Delaware, Salisbury, Maryland, and Norfolk, Virginia direct access from the SR 1 toll road to U.S. 13 south. 2.39 miles long, the expressway is named after the parallel Puncheon Run, a tributary of the St. Jones River.
Interchanges along the Puncheon Run Connector are numbered independent of the SR 1 mainline.
Construction on the Puncheon Run Connector got underway in December 1998. Completed on December 19, 2000, the $26.7 million project was last section built for SR 1 in Kent County.1 The expressway is Delaware Reference Road 150A.
Puncheon Run Connector (Rd 150A) branches east from U.S. 13 (S Dupont Highway) northbound across S State Street (old U.S. 113 ALT).
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A parclo interchange (Exits 2A/B) joins the Puncheon Run Connector with Bay Road in one mile.
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Exit 2A departs in a half mile for Bay Road (old U.S. 113) south to Dover Air Force Base.
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The Puncheon Run Connector shifts southward ahead of the St. Jones River.
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An adjacent entrance ramp from Bay Road (Rd 7) south of Exit 2A leads motorists onto SR 1 south to Milford and Sussex County.
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Exit 2A departs the Puncheon Run Connector eastbound for Bay Road south to both the DAFB North Gate and SR 10 (Lebanon Road) west to Camden.
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A loop ramp (Exit 2B) follows onto Bay Road north to Blue Hen Corporate Center, MLK, Jr. Boulevard west to the Capitol Complex and U.S. 13 (Dupont Highway) north toward Dover Downs.
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The Puncheon Run Connector converges with SR 1 (Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway) north at a wye interchange ahead of the Dover main line toll plaza.
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The Puncheon Connector (Rd 150A) spans the St. Jones River west of the exchange with Bay Road (old U.S. 113).
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The Puncheon Connector advances one mile west of the St. Jones River to U.S. 13 (S Dupont Highway).
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There are no westbound exit ramps from the Puncheon Run Connector. The expressway concludes at a signalized intersection with U.S. 13.
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A right turn lane follows for U.S. 13 (S Dupont Highway) north toward central Dover.
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The Puncheon Run Connector is the last freeway segment for long distance travelers bound for Salisbury, Maryland. U.S. 13 varies through rural areas with a 55 mph speed limit, while towns and cities along the way slow traffic to 35 mph.
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The Puncheon Run Connector spans S State Street (old U.S. 113 Alternate) just prior to the expressway end.
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Two lanes join U.S. 13 (Dupont Highway) south ahead of Camden.
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Norfolk, Virginia is 190 miles to the south via U.S. 13 across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. A trailblazer for the toll bridge was posted here until 2009.
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References:
- "Puncheon Run Connector Complete." Delaware Department of Transportation, press release. December 19, 2000.
Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 08/05/07, 12/29/20, 12/21/22
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Page Updated Friday December 30, 2022.