US Highway 13

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US Highway 13 road sign

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Map of US Highway 13
Basic data
Overall length:  518 mi / 833 km
Opening:  1926
States: North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Starting point:  I-95 street sign I-95 I-295 at FayettevilleI-295 street sign
End point:  US 1.svg US 1 at Morrisville

The US Highway 13 (short US 13 ) is a United States highway in the United States . It begins on Interstates 95 and 295 northwest of Fayetteville , North Carolina, and ends 833 kilometers from Morrisville , Pennsylvania on US Highway 1 .

course

North Carolina

From Fayetteville US Highway 45 runs north-east un meets at Spivey's Corner on US Highway 421 . In the southeast of Newton Grove , the highway crosses Interstate 40 and US Highway 701 in the city . Between Genoa and the western suburbs of Goldsboro , the US 45 uses the route of the US Highway 117 . It then forms a northern bypass around Goldsboro together with US Highway 70 . He leaves the ring in a northeasterly direction and meets at Snow Hill on US Highway 258 and west of Greensville on US Highway 264A . After the highway has passed downtown to the west and Pitt-Greenville Airport to the east, it meets US Highway 264 in the north of the city , which forms part of the ring road around the city.

From Bethel the US Highway 13 uses the route of the US Highway 64 and runs in an easterly direction and from Williamston with the US Highway 17 towards the north. At Tarheel he meets US Highway 158 before reaching Virginia.

Virginia

With Whaleyville , the highway passes through the first town in Virginia and continues to head north. From Suffolk it runs together with US Highways 58 and 460 in an easterly direction and passes the Hampton Roads Executive Airport . In the greater Portsmouth and Norfolk area , it meets Interstates 64 , 264 and 664, as well as US Highways 17 and 60 . The US 13 leaves Norfolk in a northerly direction and crosses the Hampton Roads with the help of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel . After a few kilometers on the Delmarva Peninsula , it reaches Maryland.

Maryland

US Highway 13 near Salisbury

In Maryland, the US Highway 13 extends further to the north and meets in Pocomoke City on US Highway 113 . Around the city of Salisbury , the highway and US Highway 50 form an eastern bypass route. After passing through Delmar , the US 13 reaches the neighboring state of Delaware.

Delaware

US Highway 13 continues north in Delaware. US Highway 9 branches off at Laurel . The US 13 runs from Dover , the capital of Delaware, parallel to Delaware State Route 1 , which is developed as a freeway. In the north of Dover he passes the Dover International Speedway . In the greater Wilmington area , the highway meets Interstates 295 and 495 and US Highway 40 . In northeast Wilmington he crosses the border with Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania

US 13 runs parallel to Interstate 95 from the Delaware border to Croydon . In the city of Chester , the highway crosses onto US Highway 322 . In the greater Philadelphia area , US Highway 13 meets Interstates 76 and 276 and US Highways 1 and 30 . On Frankford Avenue the street uses the Frankford Avenue Bridge , the oldest bridge in the United States from 1697. In Morrisville, after a total of 833 kilometers, it ends at US 1.

Feeders and bypasses

Web links

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