U.S. 13 North - Bear to New Castle

U.S. 13/SR 1 advance north past Red Lion along a six lane freeway to Left Exit 156.

12/19/20

Two sections of old Dupont Highway parallel U.S. 13/SR 1 to the west. The two routes cross Red Lion Creek ahead of the split at Left Exit 156.

12/19/20

SR 1 extends 5.88 miles north from U.S. 13 (Dupont Highway) at Tybouts Corner to Bear, Christiana and SR 7/58 at Churchmans Crossing.

12/19/20

U.S. 13 (Dupont Parkway) transitions back into an at-grade roadway within the wide trumpet interchange at SR 1. A traffic light operates within the exchange at the north end of unmarked SR 71 (Red Lion Road).

09/27/14

SR 71 concludes a 22 mile route that originated at U.S. 13 south of Townsend at Tybouts Corner. The state route leads southwest by Bear to Red Lion and Kirkwood as the historic route of U.S. 301 South.

09/27/14

Bear Road east and Hamburg Road (Road 381) west come together at a traffic light just north of the SR 1 overpasses. Hamburg Road links U.S. 13 with SR 9 (River Road) in 0.65 miles as the route leads northeast to New Castle.

12/23/22

Bear Road (Road 381) west links U.S. 13 (Dupont Parkway) with a northbound entrance ramp for SR 1 while providing a local route with Bear Tybouts Road west to SR 7 at Bear.

12/23/22

U.S. 13 (DuPont Parkway) advances 6.21 miles northeast from Tybouts Corner to Interstate 295 west of the Delaware Memorial Bridge.

12/23/22

Federal School Lane (Road 380) stems 0.79 miles east from U.S. 13 to SR 9 (River Road).

12/23/22

U.S. 13 continues north from Federal School Lane between the Buena Vista Estate and the Chaddwyck subdivision.

12/23/22

Mallard Road and Saienni Boulevard joins U.S. 13 (Dupont Parkway) with adjacent subdivisions, apartment complexes and Beaver Brook Plaza shopping center.

12/23/22

Llangollen Boulevard travels west from SR 9 (River Road) to adjacent Old State Road across U.S. 13 (Dupont Parkway). This set of signals was replaced by 2012 and a new shopping center added at the northwest corner.

12/23/22

U.S. 13 (DuPont Highway) converges with U.S. 40 (Pulaski Highway) east at State Road just beyond a Norfolk Southern Railroad bridge.

12/23/22

U.S. 13/40 overlap 3.56 miles northeast to the Farnhurst Interchange with Interstate 295.

12/23/22

A pair of J turns line the stretch of U.S. 13/40 between State Road and SR 273 at Hares Corner. The signalized turns allow motorists to access businesses on either side in place of a common crossover.

12/23/22

Continuing north on Dupont Parkway to the J turn for U.S. 13 south / U.S. 40 west.

12/23/22

Dupont Parkway northbound at the second J turn near Hares Corner.

12/23/22

U.S. 13/40 undulate through a valley between State Road and SR 273 (Christiana Road west / Frenchtown Road east) at Hares Corner.

06/26/10

Trucks bound for New Castle by way of SR 9 are routed away from the coastal route along Hamburg Road west, U.S. 13 north and SR 273 (Frenchtown Road) east.

05/15/05

Runway lights from the adjacent New Castle County Airport (ILG) span the intersection joining U.S. 13/40 (DuPont Highway) with SR 273 at Hares Corner. SR 273 is a well traveled arterial leading west toward Downtown Newark. Frenchtown Road leads SR 273, 1.34 miles east to SR 9 (Washington Street) and SR 141 (Basin Road) at New Castle.

12/23/22

U.S. 13/40 confirming markers posted after SR 273 at Hares Corner. The eight lane arterial passes between New Castle County Airport (ILG) and New County Farmers Market on this stretch.

06/23/12

A lane drop occurs along Dupont Highway north at the forthcoming three quarter cloverleaf interchange with SR 141 (Basin Road) and U.S. 202 north. U.S. 202 commences a seven state route to Bangor, Maine here.

12/23/16

The succeeding northbound signal is with School Lane west and an entrance to New Castle County Airport (ILG). Several big box stores line the east side of U.S. 13/40 preceding the intersection.

12/20/16

U.S. 202 and SR 141 overlap 1.5 miles north along Basin Road to I-95, I-295 and I-495 and the Newport Freeway. SR 141 south ends at SR 9/273 in 1.2 miles.
This shield assembly was taken down by 2016.

06/02/12

A collector distributor lane partitiions from the U.S. 13/40 mainline for SR 141 south to New Castle and north to Newport.

12/23/16

The exchange at U.S. 13/40 and U.S. 202/SR 141 includes businesses within the three loop ramps. Departing here is the southbound ramp for SR 141 to Wilmington Manor Gardens and the city of New Castle.

12/23/16

A loop ramp follows for U.S. 202/SR 141 (Basin Road) north. Prior to 1970, U.S. 202 ended at State Road where U.S. 13/40 combine. The route was truncated north to Wilmington until December 1984, when AASHTO approved a southwest extension along both I-95 and SR 141 to Dupont Highway here.

01/01/19

SR 141 measures 11.34 miles in length along an arc from New Castle north and east to Greenville and Blue Ball. The state route between I-95 near Newport and SR 2 at Prices Corner constitutes a full freeway.

01/01/19

A pedestrian overpass spans U.S. 13/40 (Dupont Parkway) as the arterial expands back to eight lanes from SR 141 to I-295. Lincoln Avenue intersects the highway by Wilmington University.

12/24/25

J turns connect U.S. 13/40 with side streets between Wilmington Manor and Penn Acres along the congested stretch of Dupont Highway leading toward the Farnhurst Interchange. Pictured here is the signalized turn of southbound to Stahl Avenue east.

12/24/25

Roosevelt Avenue heads west through Wilmington Manor and east through Penn Acres from U.S. 13/40 but is discontinuous at this J turn intersection.

12/24/25

The U.S. 13/40 intersection with Boulden Boulevard east and Bacon Avenue west is often congested. Boulden Boulevard connects Dupont Parkway with adjacent Southgate Industrial Park and Moores Lane south leading back to New Castle.

12/24/25

Construction between February 2016 and April 2019 extended the third northbound lane along U.S. 13 (Dupont Parkway) to a loop ramp for I-295 south at the Farnhurst Interchange. The new ramp opened in Fall 2016.

12/24/25

U.S. 40 east combines with I-295 north to the Delaware Memorial Bridge and New Jersey Turnpike at Deepwater. The Turnpike leads northeast to the New York metropolitan area.

12/24/25

Interstate 295 travels northward from I-95 near Newport to Camden and Trenton, New Jersey and west back to I-95 at the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

12/24/25

Interstate 295 south provides full access to I-95 north to Wilmington, I-495 north to Philadelphia, I-95 south to Baltimore, and SR 141 north to Newport.

12/24/25

Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) construction at the Farnhurst Interchange in 2001-03 removed a left exit ramp from U.S. 13 south to I-295 north. Adjacent U-turn ramps along U.S. 13 were built in its place.

12/24/25

A U-turn ramp connects with U.S. 13 south for the northbound off-ramp from I-295 south. A second U-turn provides return access to U.S. 13 north from U.S. 13 south.

12/24/25

The J-turn intersection along U.S. 13 (Dupont Highway) between Lovelace Avenue and Fernwood Avenue at Minquadale was signalized by 2023.

12/24/25

U.S. 13 (Dupont Parkway) advances north from Farnhurst through unincorporated Minquadale, a post World War II-built housing development, to a directional cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 495.

12/24/25

U.S. 13 drops from a hill at Wilden Avenue into a wide valley spreading to the south of Wilmington.

12/24/25

Hazeldell Avenue intersects U.S. 13 at an acute angle just ahead of Memorial Drive. Signals used here are for Minquadale Fire Company, Station 22, located just to the south.

12/24/25

Memorial Drive stems southeast from Dupont Parkway as an urban boulevard linking U.S. 13 with SR 9 at Garfield Park.

12/24/25

Interstate 495 north bypasses Wilmington to Edgemoor and Claymont. U.S. 13 meets the freeway at three of the six interchanges.

12/24/25

Another lane drop occurs along U.S. 13 beyond the intersection with Hessler Boulevard west for Interstate 495 north.

01/01/19

Entering the exchange with I-495, the northbound entrance ramp departs for Philadelphia. There is no access to I-495 south. A connection from U.S. 13 south to I-495 north was built in 2000 to improve access to Wilimington during the six-month closure of I-95 beyond the city.

12/24/25

Dupont Highway ends as U.S. 13 separates with U.S. 13 Business. U.S. 13 Business extends the highway north onto Market Street toward Downtown Wilmington.

12/24/25

U.S. 13 shifts eastward along Heald Street toward Southbridge in Wilmington. Generally serving local traffic to SR 3 at Edgemoor, U.S. 13 is poorly signed through Wilmington.
Prior to 1970, U.S. 13 ran through Downtown Wilmington along the business route while the easterly course along Governor Printz Boulevard was designated as U.S. 13 Alternate.

12/24/25