U.S. Route 13 in Maryland
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Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 13 at Virginia state line near Pocomoke City | |||
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North end | US 13 at Delaware state line in Delmar | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Maryland | |||
Counties | Worcester, Somerset, Wicomico | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 13 (US 13) is a
US 13 was designated through Maryland when the U.S. Numbered Highway System was established in 1926, running along existing roads. It formed a part of the Ocean Highway, a road that connected the New York City area to Florida, and still carries that name for much of its route in Maryland. Many realignments of the route occurred over the years. The route was realigned between Princess Anne and Fruitland in 1933 and between Westover and Princess Anne in 1935. Between 1938 and 1942, Salisbury Boulevard was built to carry US 13 through Salisbury; the route previously followed Camden Avenue and Division Street. In the 1950s, portions of the route were widened to a divided highway and a bypass of Delmar was built. US 13 was rerouted to bypass Princess Anne in 1959 and Pocomoke City in 1963. The remainder of US 13 in Maryland was widened into a divided highway in the 1960s. In 1973, construction began to build the limited-access Salisbury Bypass to the east of the city. US 13 was moved onto the completed Salisbury Bypass in 1981.
Route description
Worcester and Somerset counties
Entering the state from
Upon crossing the Pocomoke River, US 13 heads into
Now running north-northeast, the highway heads through heavy woodland, with trees in the median. US 13 intersects the eastern terminus of
Skirting the western edge of the town, the route intersects
Wicomico County
Bypassing the Salisbury area to the east, the route heads through farmland and meets MD 513 (St. Lukes Road) at a diamond interchange. MD 513 provides access from the US 13 bypass into Fruitland. Continuing northeast through a mix of farmland and woodland, with some housing developments nearby, US 13 meets MD 12 (Snow Hill Road) at a partial cloverleaf interchange.[1][2] MD 12 serves as a direct link between Salisbury and Snow Hill, connecting with US 113 in Snow Hill.[2] Turning north upon crossing Beaverdam Creek near Parker Pond, the highway crosses over MD 350 (Mt. Hermon Road) with no interchange between the routes, and continues north to another partial interchange with US 50 and the eastern terminus of US 50 Bus. to the east of Salisbury.[2]
The interchange between US 13, US 50, and US 50 Bus., 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 Bus., US 50's original route through Salisbury.[2] US 50 joins US 13 at this interchange, and the two routes run concurrent along three miles (4.8 km) of the Salisbury Bypass.[1][2] Just beyond the interchange, the road passes over MD 346 (Old Ocean City Road) with no interchange and the Delmarva Central Railroad's Willards Industrial Track line. The Salisbury Bypass turns to the west and meets the northern terminus of US 13 Bus. (North Salisbury Boulevard) 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 on the Salisbury Bypass to rejoin its original route northwest of Salisbury.[2]
US 13, now known as North Salisbury Boulevard, continues north into a commercial area on a six-lane divided highway, immediately passing west of The Centre at Salisbury shopping mall. The road runs past numerous businesses before crossing Leonard Pond, as the road narrows to five lanes (with two lanes southbound and three lanes northbound), and becomes Ocean Highway again. It heads to east of the Wicomico County Tourist Information Center and passes by a set of weigh stations located on both sides of the road before it intersects the southern terminus of a separate MD 675, which follows US 13's original route through Delmar on Bi-State Boulevard.[1][2] US 13 continues north as a four-lane highway (with two lanes in each direction), through a mix of farms and woods with some businesses, skirting Delmar to the east.[1][2] The route intersects MD 54/DE 54 (Maryland Delaware Line Road), which runs along the Delaware–Maryland state line, and US 13 continues north into Delaware.[2]
History
The original north–south highway through Fruitland and Salisbury followed Allen Road north from Allen on Wicomico County's border with Somerset County to near the present intersection of Division Street and Camden Avenue on the west side of Fruitland. Division Street continued east to pass through the center of Fruitland before heading north to Salisbury, while Camden Avenue bypassed Fruitland to the west and headed directly toward Salisbury. The two roads reunited in downtown Salisbury just south of Main Street. Division Street continued north out of Salisbury toward Delmar.
With the creation of the U.S. Numbered Highway System on November 11, 1926, US 13 was designated through Maryland from the Virginia border south of Pocomoke City north to the Delaware border in Delmar. The route headed north to Pocomoke City, northwest to Westover, north to Princess Anne, northeast to Fruitland and Salisbury, and north to Delmar.[8][9] The entire route of US 13 in Maryland became part of the Ocean Highway, an Atlantic coastal highway stretching from Jacksonville, Florida, to New Brunswick, New Jersey, that served as the quickest route between the New York City area and Florida before the introduction of the Interstate Highway System. US 13 is one of only four U.S. Highways that form the highway and Maryland was one of the states that participated in the highway's formation.[10]
In 1930, US 13 along Division Street north of downtown Salisbury was placed on an overpass over the
In 1951, a second bridge over the railroad was completed in north Salisbury and US 13 north of Zion Road was relocated and expanded to a divided highway.
The next major upgrade to US 13 was the construction of the limited-access Salisbury Bypass beginning from the northern end around 1973.[39] The Salisbury Bypass was completed south to MD 12, including the interchange with US 50, in 1975.[40] The US 13 portion of the bypass was completed in 1981; US 13 Bus. was assigned to the bypassed highway through Fruitland and Salisbury by 1983.[27][41] The interchange at the northern end of US 13's part of the Salisbury Bypass had several ramps added during the extension of the bypass west to US 50 between 2000 and 2002, which was completed on October 19, 2002, six months before it was originally planned to open. The extension of the bypass resulted in US 50 running concurrent with US 13 to the northeast of the city.[42][43] This concurrent section features separate milemarkers for both US 13 and US 50, with shields on the milemarkers to differentiate between the two routes.[44]
Junction list
County | Location | mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Worcester | | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 13 south (Lankford Highway) – Norfolk | Virginia state line |
US 13 Bus. north (Market Street) – Pocomoke City | Southern terminus of US 13 Bus.; former US 13; access from northbound US 13 to US 13 Bus. and from US 13 Bus. to southbound US 13 | ||||
4.23 | 6.81 | MD 366 (Stockton Road) – Stockton | |||
4.55 | 7.32 | Southern terminus of US 113; MD 250A is unsigned | |||
5.44 | 8.75 | MD 756 north (Old Snow Hill Road) | Southern terminus of MD 756; former US 113 | ||
Pocomoke River State Park | Northern terminus of US 13 Bus.; southern terminus of MD 364; former US 13 | ||||
Marion, Crisfield | Eastern terminus of MD 667 | ||||
Eastern terminus of MD 673; northbound access to MD 413 | |||||
14.77 | 23.77 | MD 413 south (Crisfield Highway) – Crisfield | Northern terminus of MD 413; no access from northbound US 13 to MD 413 | ||
16.04 | 25.81 | MD 640 west (Revells Neck Road) – Eastern Correctional Institution | Eastern terminus of MD 640 | ||
MD 920 north (Market Lane) | Southern terminus of MD 920; frontage road | ||||
18.08 | 29.10 | MD 920 south (Market Lane) | Northern terminus of MD 920; frontage road | ||
Princess Anne | 18.18 | 29.26 | MD 675 north (Somerset Avenue) – Princess Anne Town Center | Southern terminus of MD 675; former US 13; no access from southbound US 13 to MD 675 | |
19.73 | 31.75 | MD 363 (Deal Island Road/Manokin Avenue) – Princess Anne, Deal Island | |||
20.45 | 32.91 | MD 362 (Mount Vernon Road) – Princess Anne, Mount Vernon, Whitehaven Ferry | |||
20.88 | 33.60 | MD 822 east (UMES Boulevard) – University of Maryland Eastern Shore | Western terminus of MD 822 | ||
21.73 | 34.97 | MD 675 south (Somerset Avenue) | Northern terminus of MD 675; former US 13; access to and from the northbound direction of US 13 only | ||
23.23 | 37.39 | MD 529 south (Loretto Road) | Northern terminus of MD 529; former US 13 | ||
Wicomico | Fruitland | 27.42 | 44.13 | South end of freeway | |
27.42 | 44.13 | US 13 Bus. north (Fruitland Boulevard) – Fruitland, Salisbury | Northbound exit, southbound entrance; southern terminus of US 13 Bus.; former US 13 | ||
29.32 | 47.19 | MD 513 (Cedar Lane) / St. Lukes Road – Fruitland | |||
Salisbury | 31.94 | 51.40 | MD 12 (Snow Hill Road) – Salisbury, Snow Hill | ||
35.33 | 56.86 | US 50 east (Ocean Gateway) / US 50 Bus. west (Salisbury Parkway) – Ocean City, Salisbury | South end of US 50 overlap; eastern terminus of US 50 Bus.; US 13 northbound has access to Hobbs Road | ||
38.42 | 61.83 | North end of US 50 overlap; northern terminus of US 13 Bus.; former US 13 | |||
38.42 | 61.83 | North end of freeway | |||
40.60 | 65.34 | MD 675 north (Bi-State Boulevard) – Delmar | Southern terminus of MD 675; former US 13 | ||
Delaware state line | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Special routes
Pocomoke City business route
Location | Pocomoke City |
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Length | 2.48 mi[1] (3.99 km) |
Existed | 1994–present |
U.S. Route 13 Business (US 13 Bus.) is a
Salisbury business route
Location | Fruitland–Salisbury |
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Length | 8.14 mi[1] (13.10 km) |
Existed | 1982–present |
U.S. Route 13 Business (US 13 Bus.) is a business route of US 13 in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs 8.14 miles (13.10 km) between US 13 south of Fruitland and US 13 and US 50 on the north side of Salisbury. US 13 Bus. is a four-lane highway with divided and undivided sections that provides access to downtown Salisbury, where the highway intersects US 50 Bus., Salisbury University, and Fruitland, where the highway meets MD 513.[1][46] US 13 Bus. was constructed as a new alignment of US 13 in several steps in the 1930s and early 1940s.[19] 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.[24][28] US 13 Bus. was designated when US 13 was moved to the Salisbury Bypass upon its completion in 1982.[27]
See also
- Maryland Roads portal
References
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