U.S. 13 North - Sussex County

U.S. 13 enters Sussex County, Delaware at MSR 54 (Line Road) in the town of Delmar. Speed limits are set at 55 miles per hour as the four lane divided highway advances north.

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U.S. 13 follows Sussex Highway northward from the state border to the Kent County line. The initial stretch passes by commercial areas in Delmar and U.S. 13 Dragway and Speedway.

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A welcome sign stands just beyond the Maryland state line on U.S. 13 north.

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North from Delmar, U.S. 13 reaches the town of Laurel in seven miles, the city of Seaford in 14 miles and the state capital in 50 miles.

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U.S. 13 (Sussex Highway) north leaves and reenter the town limits of Delmar between SR 54 (Line Road) and Allens Mill Road.

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Leaving the Delmar area, U.S. 13 advances north to meet old SR 30. Dorothy Road leads 0.54 miles west to the Little Acres subdivision and Bi-State Boulevard at Bacons. Dropped as SR 30 in Summer 2022, Whitesville Road continued the state route east by the adjacent Scottsdale subdivision through rural areas east to Gumboro.

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Construction in 2016 converted the at-grade intersection with Dorothy and Whitesville Roads to use J-turns. The three month project eliminated cross traffic from U.S. 13 by directing what was the SR 30 mainline to use U-turns in both directions of Sussex Highway. Truncated south of Millsboro, SR 30 originally traveled 45 miles east to Gumboro and north to Milford.

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Northbound through the town of Laurel, U.S. 13 (Sussex Highway) approaches the western terminus of U.S. 9. A 523 mile long route to Champlain, New York, U.S. 9 crosses Sussex County east to the Cape May-Lewes Ferry. The ferry takes the route across Delaware Bay to South Jersey, where U.S. 9 parallels the Garden State Parkway northward to Newark.

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U.S. 9 (County Seat Highway) heads 11.96 miles east to U.S. 113 at Georgetown and 25.18 miles to SR 1 (Coastal Highway) at Five Point. Georgetown Road extends west from U.S. 13 and U.S. 9 as the former route of SR 28 to Central Avenue north of Downtown Laurel.

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U.S. 13 (Sussex Highway) north transitions back into agricultural areas after the adjacent retail near U.S. 9.

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SR 20 merges with U.S. 13 north from Concord Road at the town of Blades. The two pair together for 0.84 miles to Norman A. Eskridge Highway in Seaford.

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A pair of 1951 bridges rebuilt in 1996 carry U.S. 13 & SR 20 across the Nanticoke River.

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U.S. 13 & SR 20 (Sussex Highway) intersect Middleford Road on The Island between the Nanticoke River and Willows Pond. Middleford Road leads southwest to High Street in Downtown Seaford.

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Truckers are directed to use U.S. 13 or SR 20 through Seaford. Signs for SR 20 occasionally reference the state route mainline with truck banners as well.

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Middleford Road continues northeast from the traffic light with Sussex Highway to Old Furnace Road at the community of Middleford.

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Crossing Willows Pond, U.S. 13 (Sussex Highway) fully enters the Seaford city limits.

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Beyond the forthcoming split with SR 20 west, U.S. 13 continues north seven miles to the town of Bridgeville and 36 miles to the capital city of Dover.

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SR 20 turns west from U.S. 13 at milepost 14 to follow Norman Eskridge Highway and Stein Highway across the north side of Seaford.

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Through trucks headed west to Federalsburg, Maryland (via MD 577) are restricted to the state route across the city.

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A dual left-turn lane serves the SR 20 mainline movement from U.S. 13 north to Norman Eskridge Highway west. Prior to 1970, the state route navigated along city streets through Blades and Seaford to Stein Highway west to Reliance.

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SR 20 extends 6.34 miles west from U.S. 13 (Sussex Highway) to MD 392 at Reliance. MD 392 joins the Seaford area with the Dorchester County town of Hurlock.

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North from SR 20, U.S. 13 (Sussex Highway) bisects a retail area populated by big box stores and out parcels.

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Tharp Road angles west from Middleford Road at the Kenmore Park subdivision to intersect U.S. 13 across from Herring Run Road. Sussex Plaza Shopping Center occupies the northeast quadrant of the intersection while Seaford Village shopping center lies to the southwest.

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U.S. 13 (Sussex Highway) runs north along the Seaford city line by Hearns Mill to Old Furnace Road. Elks Road provides a cut off from here to SR 18 west and the Cannon community.

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Commercial frontage lines U.S. 13 north to the outskirts of Bridgeville as U.S. 13 passes just east of the Clearbrooke Estates subdivision.

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Similar to signs for SR 20, signs for SR 18 also reference the highway as a truck route. Together with MD 318 and Federalsburg Road, the state route joins the Bridgeville area with Federalsburg, Maryland.

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SR 18 bypasses Bridgeville to the south along Cannon Road between Federalsburg Road and SR 404 (Seashore Highway).

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Totaling 19.38 miles, SR 18 (Cannon Road) serves growing suburban areas of south Bridgeville on an otherwise rural route west to MD 318 and east to Georgetown.

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SR 18 combines with SR 404 to meet U.S. 113, 10.77 miles east in the Sussex County seat of Georgetown. Prior to 1974, SR 18 continued beyond Georgetown to Lewes over what is now U.S. 9 and U.S. 9 Business.

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Advancing north, U.S. 13 (Sussex Highway) approaches the Heritage Shores golf course community and new retail at SR 404 in south Bridgeville.

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SR 404 (Seashore Highway) branches northwest from SR 18 (Cannon Road) to intersect U.S. 13 (Sussex Highway) across from U.S. 13 Business & SR 404 Business (Main Street). Truck traffic bound for Denton, Maryland and other points west on MSR 404 are restricted from Main Street through Downtown Bridgeville.

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SR 404 Business was created by 1999 when SR 404 was realigned to bypass Bridgeville along a combination of U.S. 13 (Sussex Highway) and Newton Road (SR 404 Alternate). The business route follows Main Street north to Market Street west through the Bridgeville historic district.

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MSR 404 stretches east to Georgetown, Harbeson and Five Points, overlapping with SR 18 and U.S. 9 as part of a long distance route east from U.S. 50 near Wye Mills, Maryland to the Delaware beaches.

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Not acknowledged along U.S. 13 north at SR 404 and SR 404 Business (Main Street) is U.S. 13 Business. The first of four bannered routes for U.S. 13 in the state lines all of Main Street west through Bridgeville.

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The intersection between U.S. 13 (Sussex Highway), SR 404 (Seashore Highway) east and U.S. 13 Business (Main Street) north was reconstructed in 2008 to eliminate an acute angle between the two roadways. Retail development followed and an arterial loop now encircles the area from Heritage Shores to the west to the Bridgeville Commons retail area to the east.

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SR 404 west overlaps with U.S. 13 (Sussex Highway) north for 2.5 miles.

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The town limits of Bridgeville spread east across U.S. 13 & SR 404 ahead of Bridgeville Branch.

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Reassurance markers for both U.S. 13 north & SR 404 west precede the signalized intersection with Redden Road.

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Redden Road links Sussex Highway with U.S. 13 Business (Main Street) to the west. East from Bridgeville, the rural road ventures across agricultural areas to Redden State Forest.

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This set of signs advises motorists to move left for the continuation of SR 404 west along Newton Road. The multi state route rejoins its original alignment on Seashore Highway in 2.14 miles.

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The intersection where SR 404 west splits with U.S. 13 north is otherwise unmarked. MSR 404 ends 32.8 miles to the west at MD 662 in Wye Mills.

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A rural stretch leads U.S. 13 north alongside the Nanticoke River to a roadway split at Greenwood.

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Speed limits lower to 35 miles per hour through the rural town of Greenwood. U.S. 13 passes through the east side of the community along a one way couplet.

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SR 16/36 overlap across Greenwood along Market Street. The two split just east of the town limit at St. Johnstown for respective courses east to Ellendale and north to Milford.

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SR 16 constitutes a multi state route with MD 16 east to Milton and Broadkill Beach and west to an overlap with MD 404 through Andersontown.

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SR 36 arcs southwest from SR 16 to SR 404 at Scotts Corner. The state route ventures northeast to end at Cedar Beach by Delaware Bay.

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The separate roadways of Sussex County converge at the north Greenwood limit after The Cove subdivision.

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Home of the Delaware State Fair, Harrington is the next city along U.S. 13 north in eight miles. Dover follows in 23 miles.

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U.S. 13 crosses the Kent County line 26.69 miles north of the Maryland border.

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