U.S. Route 13 in Maryland

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U.S. Route 13
Ocean Highway, Salisbury Bypass
Length: 42.48 mi (68.36 km)
Formed: 1926
South end: US 13 at VA state line near Pocomoke City
Major
junctions:		 US 113 in Pocomoke City
MD 413 near Crisfield
US 13 Business near Fruitland
MD 12 near Salisbury
US 50 in Salisbury
US 13 Business in Salisbury
DE/MD 54 in Delmar
North end: US 13 at DE state line in Delmar
Highways in Maryland
< MD 12 MD 14 >
State highways - Minor - Former - Turnpikes

U.S. Route 13 in Maryland traverses the eastern part of the Eastern Shore, and much like when it was first built, it serves as a major route.

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[edit] Counties traversed

[edit] Cities and towns

[edit] Route description

[edit] Ocean Highway

The entire highway, known for most of its length as the Ocean Highway, is a minimum of four lanes wide between the Virginia and Delaware borders. Entering the state from Virginia it parallels a railroad formation as it heads north towards Pocomoke City. Curving around the eastern and northern edge of the town, the route intersects the southern termini of both US 13 Business and US 113; it also intersects MD 366, which itself has its southern terminus at US 13 Business.

Continuing around the northern edge of the town, the route intersects MD 756, Old Snow Hill Rd., before crossing the Pocomoke River upstream of US 13 Business. After intersecting the northern terminus of US 13 Business and the southern terminus of MD 364, US 13 curves to the north and runs in a straight shot through rural countryside. After a straight run northwest the route curves further to the north as it intersects MD 673 and MD 413. Now running due north, the highway is paralleled by unsigned MD 920, a frontage road; the road terminates at the southern terminus of MD 675 south of Princess Anne. US 13 curves northwest again as it bypasses the town, while MD 675 continues into the downtown area along US 13's original alignment.

Historical Marker on U.S. Route 13
Historical Marker on U.S. Route 13

Skirting the western edge of the town, the route intersects the eastern terminus of MD 363 next to Manokin River Park. Continuing parallel to MD 675 the route soon intersects MD 362, then curves northeast and exits the town, intersecting the northern terminus of MD 675 in the town's outskirts. Continuing northeast through rural countryside again, US 13 intersects the northern terminus of MD 529, a rural route that heads south back to Princess Anne. Running parallel to another railroad alignment, the highway runs in a straight shot through Eden before reaching the southern terminus of the Salisbury Bypass south of Fruitland.

[edit] Salisbury Bypass

US 13 separates from US 13 Business south of Fruitland at a semi-directional wye junction. US 13 Business continues north into downtown Salisbury, while US 13 turns northeast and upgrades into a four-lane limited-access grade-separated freeway.

Following a circular alignment around Salisbury, the route meets MD 513 at a diamond interchange. Continuing northeast, US 13 meets MD 12 at a partial cloverleaf interchange; MD 12 serves as a direct link between Salisbury and Snow Hill, connecting with US 113 in the latter town. Turning north near Parker Pond the highway crosses MD 350 with no interchange between the routes, then meets US 50 and US 50 Business at another partial cloverleaf interchange east of Salisbury.

The interchange, modified from a full cloverleaf with the completion of the Salisbury Bypass west of US 13 to US 50, is the site of the eastern terminus of US 50 Business, US 50's original route through Salisbury. Mainline US 50 joins US 13 at this interchange, and the two routes overlap one another for three miles of the Salisbury Bypass. Just beyond the interchange, the two routes cross MD 346 with no interchange between the three routes available. After three miles, US 13 meets the northern terminus of US 13 Business at the original northern terminus of the bypass. US 13 separates from US 50 at this interchange and rejoins its original northward route, while US 50 continues west, alone, on the Salisbury Bypass to rejoin its original route northwest of Salisbury.

[edit] Salisbury Boulevard

US 13, now known as Salisbury Boulevard, continues north through a heavily developed commercial area. Crossing Leonard Pond the route meets the southern terminus of a second incarnation of MD 675, which follows US 13's original route through Delmar. US 13 continues north, skirting the town to the east, and eventually enters the state of Delaware after intersecting MD 54, which lies right on top of the state line.

[edit] Junction list

County Location Mile Destinations Notes
Virginia state line
Worcester Pocomoke City 3.9 US 13 Bus. north (Market Street) Former US 13
4.2 MD 366 (Stockton Road) – Pocomoke City, Stockton
4.6 US 113 north (Worcester Highway) – Costen, Snow Hill, Selbyville DE Old Virginia Rd. is former MD 250
5.4 MD 756 (Old Snow Hill Road)
Somerset 6.6 US 13 Bus. south (Market Street) / MD 364 north (Dividing Creek Road) – Pocomoke City, Pocomoke State Forest Former US 13
8.4 MD 667 south Former MD 413
14.2 Costen Road north Former US 13/MD 413
14.8 MD 413 south (Crisfield Highway) – Crisfield
16.0 MD 640 west (Revells Neck Road)
17.1 MD 920 north (Edge Hill Terrace)
18.1 MD 920 south (Edge Hill Terrace)
Princess Anne
18.2 MD 675 north (Old US 13) Former US 13
19.7 MD 363 west (Deal Island Road) – Deal Isalnd
20.5 MD 362 west (Mount Vernon Road) – Princess Anne
21.7 MD 675 south (Old US 13) Former US 13
23.2 MD 529 south (Loretto Road) to MD 675
Wicomico Fruitland 27.4 US 13 Bus. north (Frutiland Boulevard) – Fruitland, Salisbury northbound entrance, southbound exit;
Former US 13
South end of expressway section
29.3 MD 513 (St. Lukes Road) – Fruitland
31.9 MD 12 (Snow Hill Road) – Salisbury, Stockton
Salisbury
35.3 US 50 east / US 50 Bus. west (Ocean Gateway) – Salisbury, Ocean City South end of US 50 overlap
38.5 US 50 west (Salisbury Bypass) / US 13 Bus. south (Salisbury Boulevard) – Salisbury North end of US 50 overlap
Former US 13
North end of expressway section
40.5 MD 675 north (Old US 13) Former US 13
Delmar 42.5 DE/MD 54 road forms boundary between states
Delaware state line

[edit] History

[edit] Ocean Highway

The entire route of US 13 in Maryland is part of the Ocean Highway, an Atlantic coastal highway stretching from Jacksonville, Florida to New York City. US 13 is one of only five U.S. Routes that form the highway; Maryland was one of the states that participated in the highway's formation.

[edit] Salisbury Bypass

US 13 around Salisbury had to bypass the city twice. The first bypass was built in the 1930s, however, as the city grew it engulfed the original bypass. In 1974, the first segment of the new Salisbury Bypass was opened, from a partial interchange with US 13's original route north of Salisbury to Maryland Route 12 southeast of the city. By 1980, the bypass was completed to US 13 south of Fruitland. When the second bypass was built, the 1930s bypass was resigned as U.S. Route 13 Business.

After the extension of the bypass west to US 50 in late 2002, the two routes are now cosigned for three miles along the Salisbury Bypass. Curiously, the mileposting of both routes is maintained through the concurrency, with separate mile markers posted along the freeway. The mileposts are differentiated with small shields for each route.

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