U.S. 301 South - First Responders Memorial Highway

The first confirming marker for U.S. 301 stands just beyond the separation from SR 1 (Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway) southbound.

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The Maryland capital city lies 72 miles southwest along U.S. 301 and U.S. 50 across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

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U.S. 301 initially heads west across Hyetts Corner Road (Rd 413) and Scott Run to Exit 9 for Jamison Corner Road.

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Jamison Corner Road (Rd 413) joins U.S. 301 north with the Town of Whitehall master planned community at Lorewood Grove Road (Rd 412).

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Signed by the Governor on September 13, 2019, House Bill 56 in the Delaware Legislature designated U.S. 301 as the First Responders Memorial Highway.¹

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Jamison Corner Road heads south from the dumbbell interchange (Exit 9) with U.S. 301 to SR 896 (Boyds Corner Road) at Bayberry Town Center.

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U.S. 301 makes a gradual southward turn ahead of the planned Town of Whitehall West development and SR 896 (Boyds Corner Road).

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Passing under U.S. 301 without access, the 3.52 mile long south leg of SR 896 joins U.S. 13 (Dupont Parkway) at Boyds Corner with SR 71 (Summit Bridge Road) at Mount Pleasant. SR 896 extends north to Glasgow and Newark.

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U.S. 301 crosses Drawyer Creek one mile northeast of the dogbone interchange (Exit 5) connecting with SR 71 (Summit Bridge Road).

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SR 71 joins Summit Bridge and Mount Pleasant with the town of Middletown along the former route of U.S. 301.

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22.1 miles long, SR 71 travels north across the Summit Bridge with SR 896 to U.S. 13 at Tybouts Corner and south from Middletown to Townsend and U.S. 13 at H & H Corner.

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The proposed U.S. 301 Spur, a two lane expressway linking SR 15/71/896 at the Summit Bridge with U.S. 301 southbound, will converge with the First Responders Memorial Highway at a wye interchange south of Armstrong Corner Road (Rd 429).

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SR 15 (Bunker Hill Road) spans U.S. 301 south of the Middletown Village development. SR 15 combines with SR 299 along Middletown Warwick Road (old U.S. 301) southwest to Levels Road adjacent to forthcoming Exit 2.

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SR 299 (Warwick Road) branches west from SR 15 and Middletown Warwick Road to a diamond interchange (Exit 2) with U.S. 301.

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Trucks are restricted from using SR 299 (Warwick Road) west to MD 282 through the community of Warwick, Maryland. MD 282 extends west from SR 299 to Sassafras Road south back to U.S. 301 and the town of Cecilton.

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SR 299 east leads directly to SR 15 south on Levels Road toward Townsend and Clayton. SR 299 comprises the main arterial route across Middletown, joining Downtown with Odessa to the east.

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SR 299 (Warwick Road) runs along the west side of U.S. 301 on the ensuing stretch.

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Leaving Middletown, U.S. 301 passes through the main line toll collection point.

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All tolls along the First Responders Memorial Highway are collected electronically at gantries.

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Middletown Warwick Road (old U.S. 301) parallels the east side of U.S. 301 south to Strawberry Lane (Rd 445).

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Strawberry Lane spans U.S. 301 west to Wilson Street in Warwick, Maryland east to SR 15 (Levels Road).

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U.S. 301 transitions from a limited access highway in Delaware to a controlled access expressway in Maryland. The speed limit reduces accordingly from 65 to 55 miles per hour.

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The First Responders Memorial Highway was built directly over the two lane alignment of U.S. 301 leading into Cecil County, Maryland.

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