U.S. 13 Alternate - Woodside to Camden
U.S. 13 Alternate between Woodside and Camden was established by 1955, after Dupont Highway was built to the east. The route runs north alongside SR 15 (Upper King Road) from U.S. 13 (Dupont Highway) near the community of Canterbury along a rural two lane alignment north and west to Woodside. There SR 15 branches west alongside SR 10 Alternate (Main Street) to Dundee Road as U.S. 13 Alternate remains north to Derby Pond and the town of Camden.
Suburban development appears as U.S. 13 Alternate advances north to Voshells Mill Road. Transitioning to Main Street, the bannered route intersects SR 10 (Camden Wyoming Avenue), which runs west to Wyoming and east to Dover Air Force Base. The final half mile of U.S. 13 ALT lines Old Camden Road to Dupont Highway at Brecknock Park.
The Delaware State Highway Department petitioned the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) for the approval of U.S. 13 Alternate through Camden on November 10, 1952. The request for the 5.85 mile long route between Canterbury and U.S. 13 south of Dover was approved on December 8, 1952.
U.S. 13 Alternate Mileage: 5.69
U.S. 13 Alternate Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
- 4,685 - north Woodside limits to south Camden limits
- 6,185 - south Camden limits to Voshells Mill Road
- 9,561 - South Street to SR 10 / Camden Wyoming Avenue
- 3,931 - Caboose Road to U.S. 13
Source: Delaware Vehicle Volume Summary 2014 (Traffic Summary)
North
U.S. 13 ALT and SR 15 overlap 1.76 miles north to SR 10 ALT in Woodside.
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U.S. 13 ALT/SR 15 (Upper King Road) enter the town of Woodside just ahead of SR 10 ALT (Main Street).
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SR 10 ALT arcs 3.78 miles northeast from U.S. 13 ALT in Woodside to the community of Rising Sun. Heading west, SR 10 ALT travels 4.17 miles to SR 10 (Willow Grove Road) near Petersburg.
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North
U.S. 13 ALT (Upper King Road) crosses Tidbury Creek adjacent to Derby Pond.
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A reassurance marker stands beyond the intersection with Bison Road (Rd 234), which leads west 1.16 miles to SR 15 (Dundee Road).
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Remaining farmland spreads along the west side of U.S. 13 ALT (Upper King Road) across from the Newell's Creek subdivision.
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South
U.S. 13 Alternate splits with U.S. 13 (Dupont Highway) along Old Camden Road south by Brecknock County Park through north Camden.
08/17/21
Caboose Lane provides return access to U.S. 13 (Dupont Highway) north from U.S. 13 Alternate south. The connector ties into Old Camden Road at Chapel Drive and the Chapelcroft subdivision.
01/15/17
Old North Road winds west from Dupont Highway and U.S. 13 Alt to Caesar Rodney High School and Front Street in the neighboring town of Wyoming.
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Southbound U.S. 13 Alt (Main Street) meets SR 10 (Camden Wyoming Avenue) in the heart of Camden.
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Beyond Wyoming, SR 10 travels a rural route southwest to Willow Grove, Petersburg and Sandtown.
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Measuring 16.12 miles in length, SR 10 runs west to MD 287 and east to Bay Road at Dover Air Force Base.
12/21/22
Confirming marker for U.S. 13 Alt posted south of SR 10 on Main Street.
01/15/17
Voshells Mill Road and Voshells Mill Star Hill Road lead motorists southeast from U.S. 13 Alt (Upper King Road) to SR 10 Alt at Rising Sun.
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Still within the town of Camden, U.S. 13 Alternate spans Tidbury Creek alongside Derby Pond.
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Agricultural areas spread south along Upper King Road to the small town of Woodside, where U.S. 13 Alt meets both SR 10 Alt (Main Street) and SR 15.
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SR 10 Alt ventures west from Woodside along Henry Cowgill Road to SR 10 near Petersburg. The route circles northeast along Walnut Shade Road to Rising Sun.
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SR 15 overlaps with SR 10 Alt (Main Street) west for 0.51 miles to Dundee Road. The state route zig zags north to Wyoming and west Dover.
01/15/17
South
U.S. 13 Alternate/SR 15 combine for 1.76 miles south from Woodside.
12/19/20
Canterbury lies two miles ahead along the continuation of SR 15 south from U.S. 13 (Dupont Highway). Felton lies five miles beyond the end of U.S. 13 ALT along U.S. 13, following by the city of Harrington in 11 miles.
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U.S. 13 ALT concludes at S Dupont Highway while SR 15 continues along Canterbury Road from the succeeding intersection along U.S. 13 south.
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Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 01/15/17, 12/19/20, 08/17/21, 12/21/22
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Page Updated Friday December 30, 2022.