U.S. Route 113 Alternate (Delaware)


U.S. Route 113 Alternate
Route information
Alternate route of US 113
Maintained by DelDOT
Length: 9.10 mi[1] (14.65 km)
Existed: 1936 – 2004
Major junctions
South end: US 113 / DE 1 in Little Heaven
 

DE 10 Alt. in Rising Sun-Lebanon
DE 10 in Rising Sun-Lebanon

US 13 in Dover
North end: US 13 / US 113 in Dover
Highway system

United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced

Routes in Delaware

U.S. Route 113 Alternate (US 113A) was an alternate route of U.S. Route 113 in the U.S. state of Delaware. The highway ran 9.10 mi (14.65 km) from US 113 and DE 1 in Little Heaven north to the intersection of US 13 and US 113 in Dover. US 113A was created in 1936 when US 113 moved to a new alignment bypassing downtown Dover. The alternate route followed US 113's original alignment through downtown Dover. US 113A was moved out of downtown Dover in the mid 1970s in favor of following US 13 to US 113's new northern terminus east of the Delaware State Capitol. The alternate route was removed in 2004 when US 113's northern terminus was moved south to Milford.

Contents

Route description

US 113A began at an intersection with US 113 and DE 1 (Bay Road) in Little Heaven. Connections between US 113A south and US 113/DE 1 north were provided by Mulberrie Point Road.[2] The highway headed northwest as two-lane Clapham Road. US 113A passed through Magnolia, where the highway was known as Main Street and intersected Irish Hill Road. The highway continued north from Magnolia as State Street through a mix of farmland and residential subdivisions. After Rising Sun Road split to the northwest, US 113A turned north and intersected DE 10A (Sorghum Mill Road) in Rising Sun-Lebanon. DE 10A joined US 113A in a concurrency north across Tidbury Creek to DE 10A's eastern terminus at the intersection with DE 10 (Lebanon Road). US 113A continued north across Isaac Branch and entered the city of Dover. After passing under the Puncheon Run Connector with no access and crossing Puncheon Run, the highway intersected US 13 (DuPont Highway). While State Street continued north toward the Delaware State Capitol, US 113A joined US 13 in a concurrency.[1][2] US 13 and US 113A crossed the St. Jones River before meeting Court Street, which was used to access the Delaware State Capitol to the west and Bay Road, the old alignment of US 113, to the east.[2] US 113A reached its northern terminus at an intersection with Bay Road; that intersection was also the northern terminus of US 113.[1][2]

History

US 113A followed the original path of the DuPont Highway between Little Heaven and US 13 in Dover. The alternate route was established when US 113's new alignment along Bay Road was completed in 1936.[3] The highway followed the same alignment south of Dover for its entire existence. Within Dover, US 113A originally followed State Street past the Delaware State Capitol to its northern terminus at US 13 (Governors Avenue), which is now US 13A, just south of Silver Lake on the north side of downtown Dover.[3][4] US 113A was moved away from downtown Dover in 1976 when the alternate route was made concurrent with US 13 north to its intersection with US 113's northern terminus east of the Delaware State Capitol.[5] US 113A was removed as an alternate in 2004 concurrent with US 113's northern terminus being rolled back to Milford.[6]

Junction list

The entire route was in Kent County, Delaware.

Location Mile
[1]		 Destinations Notes
Little Heaven 0.00 DE 1 (Bay Road) – Milford, Rehoboth Beach Former southern terminus of US 113A; former alignment of US 113; southbound entrance and northbound entrance from DE 1
Rising Sun-Lebanon 4.82
DE 10 Alt. west (Sorghum Mill Road) / Sorghum Mill Road east – Woodside		 South end of concurrency with DE 10A
5.95 DE 10 (Lebanon Road) – Camden, Dover Air Force Base Eastern terminus of DE 10A
Dover 7.51 US 13 south (DuPont Highway) / State Street north – Delaware State Capitol, Camden State Street was original alignment of US 113A; south end of concurrency with US 13
8.91 Court Street to Bay Road – Delaware State Capitol, Little Creek, Dover Air Force Base Bay Road is old alignment of US 113
9.10 US 13 north (DuPont Highway) – Wilmington Former northern terminus of US 113A and US 113; southbound exit and northbound entrance from US 13 to Bay Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Traffic Count and Mileage Report: Interstate, Delaware, and US Routes" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. 2003. http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/manuals/traffic_counts/2003/pdf/pgs1-21.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-15. 
  2. ^ a b c d Google, Inc. Google Maps – U.S. Route 113A (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=de-1+and+clapham+road+little+heaven,+de&daddr=US-13+N&hl=en&geocode=FTrVUwIdV5iA-ymXecnPlJ24iTGI23zxh7JYUA%3BFY6FVQIdQMd_-w&mra=ls&sll=39.051085,-75.460453&sspn=0.015431,0.038581&ie=UTF8&ll=39.104489,-75.490494&spn=0.122285,0.308647&t=h&z=12. Retrieved 2010-04-15. 
  3. ^ a b Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1936/37 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_008.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-15. 
  4. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1952/53 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_026.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-15. 
  5. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (PDF). Delaware Official Highway Map (Map) (1976 ed.). http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/historic_pres/historic_highway_maps/pdf/cd_054.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-15. 
  6. ^ "Report on the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering to the Standing Committee on Highways" (PDF). American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. 2004-01-30. http://cms.transportation.org/sites/route/docs/Pages%20from%202003-USRN_Cmte.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-15.