Bannered routes of U.S. Route 13

A total of at least six bannered routes of U.S. Route 13 exist and at least four have been deleted.

Existing

Pocomoke City, MD Business Route

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route=13
location=Pocomoke City, Maryland

U.S. Route 13 Business is a 2.48 mile (3.99 km)Maryland State Highway Administration, [http://www.sha.state.md.us/KeepingCurrent/performTrafficStudies/dataAndStats/hwyLocationRef/oppe/hlr.asp Highway Location Reference] , 2007] business route of U.S. Route 13 that passes through Pocomoke City in Worcester and Somerset Counties in Maryland.

alisbury, MD Business Route

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route=13
location=Salisbury, Maryland

U.S. Route 13 Business is a 8.14 mile (13.10 km)Maryland State Highway Administration, [http://www.sha.state.md.us/KeepingCurrent/performTrafficStudies/dataAndStats/hwyLocationRef/oppe/hlr.asp Highway Location Reference] , 2007] business route of U.S. Route 13 that passes through Salisbury and Fruitland in Wicomico County, Maryland. The route preserves the old alignment of US 13 after the Salisbury Bypass was completed.

It begins at the southern end of the Salisbury Bypass south of Fruitland. It then continues north through the town of Fruitland where it is known as Fruitland Boulevard. In Fruitland, the route intersects Maryland Route 513, which provides a connection to the Salisbury Bypass. Business U.S. 13 then enters the city of Salisbury where it takes on the name Salisbury Boulevard. The route passes by the campus of Salisbury University and continues north towards downtown Salisbury. In the downtown area, the route intersects Main Street a short distance west of the northern terminus of Maryland Route 12. It then continues north and features an interchange with U.S. Route 50 Business, the Salisbury Parkway, which was U.S. Route 50 until 2003, when an extension of the Salisbury Bypass was completed that allowed US 50 to bypass Salisbury. Business U.S. 13 then continues through the northern part of Salisbury, and it ends at an interchange with the US 13/US 50 Salisbury Bypass near The Centre at Salisbury. Salisbury Boulevard continues north through the commercial district of Salisbury as US 13.

Junction list

The entire route is in Wicomico County

Bridgeville, DE Business Route

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route=13
banner=BUS
location=Bridgeville, Delaware

U.S. Route 13 Business is a 2.46 mile (3.96 km)http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/manuals/traffic_counts/2006/pdf/rpt_pgs1_38_rev.pdf DelDOT 2006 Traffic Count and Mileage Report] 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

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route=13
banner=ALT
location=Camden, Delaware

U.S. Route 13 Alternate is a 5.69 mile (9.16 km)http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/manuals/traffic_counts/2006/pdf/rpt_pgs1_38_rev.pdf DelDOT 2006 Traffic Count and Mileage Report] 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

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route=13
banner=ALT
location=Dover, Delaware

U.S. Route 13 Alternate is a 3.86 mile (6.21 km)http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/manuals/traffic_counts/2006/pdf/rpt_pgs1_38_rev.pdf DelDOT 2006 Traffic Count and Mileage Report] 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

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route=13
banner=BUS
location=Wilmington, Delaware

U.S. Route 13 Business is a 8.19 mile (13.18 km)http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/manuals/traffic_counts/2006/pdf/rpt_pgs1_38_rev.pdf DelDOT 2006 Traffic Count and Mileage Report] 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. This one-way pair continues 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

Wilmington, DE Alternate Route

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route=13
banner=ALT
location=Wilmington, Delaware

U.S. Route 13 Alternate was an 8.70 mile (14 km) http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/manuals/traffic_counts/2006/pdf/rpt_pgs1_38_rev.pdf DelDOT 2006 Traffic Count and Mileage Report] alternate alignment of U.S. Route 13 located in the city of Wilmington in the U.S. state of Delaware. It was commissioned in 1940Droz, Robert V. [http://www.us-highways.com/usbt.htm U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830)] . URL accessed 16 August 2007.] in order to provide an easterly bypass of U.S. Route 13 from the southern city limit of Wilmington north to Claymont. In the 1970sDroz, Robert V. [http://www.us-highways.com/usbt.htm U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830)] . URL accessed 16 August 2007.] , 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.

Marcus Hook, PA Bypass Route

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route=13
banner=BYP
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, and Ninth Street. [http://www.pahighways.com/us/US13aux.html Pennsylvania Highways : US 13 Auxiliary Routes] . URL accessed 3 July 2008.]

Chester, PA Bypass Route

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route=13
banner=BYP
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.Droz, Robert V. [http://www.us-highways.com/usbt.htm U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830)] . URL accessed 3 July 2008.]

Philadelphia, PA Bypass Route

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route=13
banner=BYP
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.Droz, Robert V. [http://www.us-highways.com/usbt.htm U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830)] . URL accessed 3 July 2008.]

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