Bannered routes of U.S. Route 13

U.S. Route 13
Highway system

United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced

U.S. Route 13 (US 13) runs along the Atlantic coastline for over 500 miles (800 km), passing through five states. Along its route, it possessed numerous bannered routes, which are all loops off the mainline US 13. At present, there are at least fourteen bannered routes in existence: three in North Carolina, five in Virginia, two in Maryland, and four in Delaware. Five others have existed in the past, but have been deleted.

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Existing

Bethel, NC Business Route


U.S. Route 13 Business
Location: Bethel, North Carolina

U.S. Route 13 Business is a business route of U.S. Route 13, passing through Bethel in the state of North Carolina. It is entirely overlapped with North Carolina Highway 11 Business. The route branches from US 13 just south of the town and follows South Main Street through the town, intersecting US 64 Alternate within. It rejoins US 13 just south of its interchange with US 64.

Bethel–Williamston, NC Alternate Route


U.S. Route 13 Alternate
Location: BethelWilliamston, North Carolina

U.S. Route 13 Alternate is an alternate route of U.S. Route 13 which passes between Bethel and Williamston in North Carolina. The entire route runs overlapped with U.S. Route 64 Alternate, and runs south of the US 13/US 64 freeway which replaced it. The route begins in Bethel at an intersection with US 13, carrying East Washington Street. It travels east through Parmele where its name changes to Timberlake Boulevard, and through Robersonville on Academy Street. It then interchanges the US 13/US 64 freeway, crossing it and becoming West Main Street as it enters Williamston. The road then spreads into the four-lane divided East Boulevard before merging back into US 13. US 64 Alternate leaves the concurrency just before its end at Sycamore Street, where it merges into its parent US 64.

Windsor, NC Business Route


U.S. Route 13 Business
Location: Windsor, North Carolina

U.S. Route 13 Business is a business route of U.S. Route 13 serving Windsor, North Carolina. It begins by following US 17 off the concurrency with US 13 south of the town, but leaves US 17 at the very next intersection, following South Granville Street. It then turns onto West Granville Street, where it follows NC 308, and then north on North King Street, leaving behind NC 308. US 13 Business continues north along King Street until it rejoins US 13 north of the town.

Suffolk, VA Business Route


U.S. Route 13 Business
Location: Suffolk, Virginia

U.S. Route 13 Business is a business route of U.S. Route 13 serving the City of Suffolk in the U.S. state of Virginia. It consists of the original routing of the highway before mainline US 13 was rerouted onto a freeway bypass to the west and north of the city. It begins near Suffolk Municipal Airport, where US 13 leaves the roadway at a trumpet interchange, travelling west, while US 13 Business continues north on Carolina Road. As it travels deeper into the city, it intersects Washington Street, which carries Virginia State Route 337, and US 13 Business turns eastward onto this street. It circles the city on this street until it meets the business routes of U.S. Route 58 and U.S. Route 460. Here, US 13 Business joins this roadway, known as Portsmouth Boulevard, leaving VA 337 to continue on its own northward. After a short stretch, the three-route overlap of business routes rejoin their mainline route, US 13/58/460, at a directional interchange (with no access to the southbound/westbound carriageway from the northbound business route) and resumes toward Norfolk.

Cheriton, VA Business Route


U.S. Route 13 Business
Location: Cheriton, Virginia

U.S. Route 13 Business is a business route of U.S. Route 13 serving Cheriton in the U.S. state of Virginia. The route begins at an intersection with mainline US 13 and Virginia State Route 184, where SR 184 goes westward and US 13 Business leaves to the east of US 13. The route follows Bayside Road for its entire length, providing access to Oyster via Sunnyside Road.

Eastville, VA Business Route


U.S. Route 13 Business
Location: Eastville, Virginia

U.S. Route 13 Business is a business route of U.S. Route 13 serving Eastville in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is a two-lane road which follows Courthouse Road for its entire length. It begins in Stumptown, where it leaves US 13 at an intersection to the west, passes through Eastville, and recombines with US 13 north of town in Kendall Grove. The route provides access to Old Town Neck Drive, which leads to the Chesapeake Bay.

Exmore, VA Business Route


U.S. Route 13 Business
Location: Exmore, Virginia

U.S. Route 13 Business is a business route of U.S. Route 13 serving Exmore in the U.S. state of Virginia. It begins with an intersection south of town with US 13, parallel to a railroad alignment, and carries Exmore's Main Street. In town, it intersects SR 183 before leaving Main Street for Lincoln Avenue; Main Street continues as SR 178. Lincoln Avenue sends US 13 Business back to its parent just south of the Accomack County line.

Onley–Accomac, VA Business Route


U.S. Route 13 Business
Location: Onley, Tasley, and Accomac, Virginia

U.S. Route 13 Business is a business route of U.S. Route 13 serving Onley, Tasley, and Accomac in the U.S. state of Virginia, weaving across the parent US 13 several times. It begins in Onley in the south with an intersection with US 13, leaving the mainline route to the east and following Coastal Avenue. It closely parallels a railroad alignment as both of them pass under the mainline US 13 with no interchange, now following the route to its west. SR 650 intersects that route just before it curves to the northeast, meeting multiple intersections with SR 316 (Greenbush Avenue) to the north and SR 126 (Fairgrounds Road). Fairgrounds Road continues eastward, merging into US 13 Business and taking on the name Tasley Road as it passes through Tasley. Tasley Road carries US 13 Business back towards its parent, intersecting it, and continuing across as it enters Accomac on Front Street. Front Street eventually expands into a four-lane boulevard just before it rejoins mainline US 13, the southbound lanes intersecting with the north bound merging into it as a ramp.

Pocomoke City, MD Business Route

U.S. Route 13 Business
Location: Pocomoke City, Maryland
Length: 2.48 mi[1] (3.99 km)

U.S. Route 13 Business is a 2.48-mile (3.99-km)[1] business route of U.S. Route 13 that passes through Pocomoke City in Worcester and Somerset Counties in Maryland.

The route begins south of Pocomoke City; US 13's four-lane divided mainline curves away to the right around the town, while US 13 Business continues straight ahead as a two-lane town street.

After intersecting MD 366 the route connects with the original southern terminus of US 113, the latter having been rolled back to terminate at mainline US 13. For a time, the marooned segment was part of MD 250, but is now designated MD 250A. Continuing north the route heads towards the city waterfront and business district, passing through a pair of intersections with traffic lights permanently set to "flash" mode due to lack of traffic.

The route soon reaches the Pocomoke River, crossing it on a drawbridge that was first constructed in the 1920s, reconstructed in the 1990s, and continues in active service today. After crossing the river the route heads out of town into rural surroundings before terminating on US 13 at the southern terminus of MD 364.

The route was originally created as a segment of Maryland Route 675 by 1975, when the four-lane divided Ocean Highway opened around the eastern and northern edges of the town for US 13, allowing through traffic to avoid congested inner-city streets.[2] The road was eventually designated US 13 Business.

Junction list

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Southern terminus of BUS US 13
Worcester Pocomoke City 0.00 US 13 (Ocean Highway) – Snow Hill, Onley VA
0.41 MD 366 east (Stockton Road) – Stockton
0.50 To US 113 (Old Virginia Road) (MD 250A) Former US 113/MD 250
1.54 To MD 756 (6th Street)
1.86 To MD 371 (2nd Street)
Pocomoke River
Somerset 2.48 US 13 (Ocean Highway) / MD 364 north (Dividing Creek Road) – Salisbury, Pocomoke State Forest


Salisbury, MD Business Route

U.S. Route 13 Business
Location: FruitlandSalisbury, Maryland
Length: 8.14 mi[1] (13.10 km)
Existed: 1982–present

U.S. Route 13 Business (US 13 Business) is a business route of U.S. Route 13 in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs 8.14 mi (13.10 km) between US 13 south of Fruitland and US 13 and US 50 on the north side of Salisbury. US 13 Business is a four-lane highway with divided and undivided sections that provides access to downtown Salisbury, where the highway intersects US 50 Business, Salisbury University, and Fruitland, where the highway meets MD 513. US 13 Business was constructed as a new alignment of US 13 in several steps in the 1930s and early 1940s. The section of the highway through Salisbury was originally constructed with four lanes, while the portion of the highway through Fruitland and at the northern end was expanded to a divided highway in the first half of the 1950s. US 13 Business was designated when US 13 was moved to the Salisbury Bypass upon its completion in 1982.

Bridgeville, DE Business Route


U.S. Route 13 Business
Location: Bridgeville, Delaware
Length: 2.46 mi[3] (3.96 km)

U.S. Route 13 Business is a 2.46-mile (3.96-km)[3] business route of U.S. Route 13 that passes through the town of Bridgeville in Sussex County, Delaware. The route connects to both U.S. Route 13 and Delaware Route 404 at both ends of Bridgeville. The southern half of U.S. Route 13 Business overlaps Delaware Route 404 Business.

Camden, DE Alternate Route


U.S. Route 13 Alternate
Location: Camden, Delaware
Length: 5.69 mi[3] (9.16 km)

U.S. Route 13 Alternate is a 5.69-mile (9.16-km)[3] alternate alignment of U.S. Route 13 that passes through the towns of Camden and Woodside in Kent County, Delaware. The route's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 13 and Delaware Route 15 near Canterbury. US 13 Alternate overlaps Delaware Route 15 up to Woodside, where Delaware Route 15 turns west on Delaware Route 10 Alternate. US 13 Alternate then continues north through Camden before ending at U.S. Route 13 north of Camden, a short distance south of the southern terminus of another U.S. Route 13 Alternate that runs through downtown Dover.

Dover, DE Alternate Route


U.S. Route 13 Alternate
Location: Dover, Delaware
Length: 3.86 mi[3] (6.21 km)

U.S. Route 13 Alternate is a 3.86-mile (6.21-km)[3] alternate alignment of U.S. Route 13 that passes through the downtown area of the state capital of Delaware, Dover. The route's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 13 in Rodney Village, a short distance north of the northern terminus of another U.S. Route 13 Alternate that passes through the towns of Camden and Woodside. U.S. Route 13 Alternate runs through downtown Dover along Governors Avenue up until Walker Road. At Walker Road, U.S. Route 13 Alternate merges onto North State Street and continues north to its northern terminus at U.S. Route 13 near Dover Downs.

Wilmington, DE Business Route


U.S. Route 13 Business
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Length: 8.19 mi[3] (13.18 km)

U.S. Route 13 Business is an 8.19-mile (13.18-km)[3] business route of U.S. Route 13 that runs through the heart of Wilmington, Delaware, where U.S. Route 13 bypasses downtown Wilmington to the east, running near Interstate 495 and the Delaware River. Business U.S. 13 branches off of U.S. Route 13 at the southern edge of Wilmington, just north of I-495. It then splits into a pair of one-way streets, Walnut Street northbound and Market Street southbound, and crosses the Christina River into downtown Wilmington on the Walnut Street Bridge northbound and the South Market Street Bridge southbound. At the intersection with Delaware Route 48, the one-way pairing changes to Walnut Street northbound and King Street southbound, which continue through the length of downtown Wilmington to just south of the Brandywine Creek. U.S. Route 13 Business then follows two-way Market Street through the northeastern part of Wilmington. The name changes to Philadelphia Pike at the city limits, and U.S. Route 13 Business then continues through the suburban areas of Brandywine Hundred before returning to U.S. Route 13 in Claymont.

Former

Delmar, DE Alternate Route


U.S. Route 13 Alternate
Location: Delmar, Delaware-Seaford, Delaware
Length: 16.67 mi[4] (26.83 km)

U.S. Route 13 Alternate was a 16.67 mi (26.83 km) route extending from Delaware Route 54 in Delmar, Delaware to Hearne's Mill near Seaford, Delaware. This route only existed in the 1950s. Despite the fact that the road has been outside of the United States system for almost 50 years, locals in Wicomico County, Maryland and Sussex County, Delaware still refer to the route as "Alternate 13" or "U.S. Route 13A".[5] This route is today known as Sussex County Road 13.[4]

Wilmington, DE Alternate Route


U.S. Route 13 Alternate
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Length: 8.70 mi[3] (14.00 km)

U.S. Route 13 Alternate was an 8.70-mile (14-km) [3] alternate alignment of U.S. Route 13 located in the city of Wilmington in the U.S. state of Delaware. It was commissioned in 1940[6] in order to provide an easterly bypass of U.S. Route 13 from the southern city limit of Wilmington north to Claymont. In the 1970s,[6] U.S. Route 13 Alternate was replaced by U.S. Route 13, and the alignment of US 13 through Wilmington became U.S. Route 13 Business (essentially a route swap).

Wilmington, DE old alignment of (southbound) US 13 before it became business US 13

Southbound US 13, after it crossed the Brandywine Creek on the Market Street bridge, continued ahead on Market Street (which now is reached from right turn from King Street instead of going straight ahead). Then it turned left on 13th Street and right on French Street, and continued on French Street all the way down to Front Street. Then it turned left on Front Street and right on the then 2-way Walnut Street bridge, and soon after joined South Market Street, returning to the alignment that Business US 13 now uses. Part of this alignment is no longer driveable; part of French Street was permanently blocked for the Customs House Square project, and S. Walnut Street (including the Walnut Street bridge) is northbound only.

Marcus Hook, PA Bypass Route


U.S. Route 13 Bypass
Location: Claymont, Delaware-Chester, Pennsylvania

U.S. Route 13 Bypass was a bypass of a portion of U.S. Route 13 between Claymont, Delaware and Chester, Pennsylvania, bypassing Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, that existed from 1946 to 1967. It followed Naamans Road (Delaware Route 92), Ridge Road (crossing the Del.-Pa. border), and Ninth Street.[7]

Chester, PA Bypass Route


U.S. Route 13 Bypass
Location: Chester-Collingdale, Pennsylvania

U.S. Route 13 Bypass was a bypass of U.S. Route 13 between Chester and Collingdale in Delaware County, Pennsylvania that existed between 1942 and 1967. It followed Kerlin Street, Upland Avenue, 22nd Street, and MacDade Boulevard.[8]

Philadelphia, PA Bypass Route


U.S. Route 13 Bypass
Location: Darby-Hunting Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

U.S. Route 13 Bypass was a bypass of U.S. Route 13 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that was created in 1938. It originally split from US 13 in Darby, Delaware County. The route followed Main Street, Lansdowne Avenue, U.S. Route 1 along Township Line Road and City Avenue, East River Drive, and Roosevelt Boulevard, returning to US 13 in the Hunting Park section of the city. In 1960, the route was truncated to Pencoyd and it was deleted in 1967.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Maryland State Highway Administration, Highway Location Reference, 2007
  2. ^ Exxon (1975). Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/manuals/traffic_counts/2006/pdf/rpt_pgs1_38_rev.pdf DelDOT 2006 Traffic Count and Mileage Report
  4. ^ a b http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/manuals/traffic_counts/2007/pdf/rpts_pgs_115_169.pdf DelDOT 2007 Traffic Count and Mileage Report
  5. ^ Kerin Magill (2003). "Hurricane Isabel Wrapup". Sussex County Online. http://www.sussexcountyonline.com/artman/publish/weather/isabel0917.shtml. Retrieved 2006-12-24. 
  6. ^ a b Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 16 August 2007.
  7. ^ Pennsylvania Highways : US 13 Auxiliary Routes. URL accessed 3 July 2008.
  8. ^ a b Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 3 July 2008.