wilmington delaware bus mile business route runs heart wilmington delaware bypasses downtown wilmington east running near interstate begins southern border wilmington heads north downtown area splits way pair past downtown business route heads northeastern city continuing suburban reaches northern terminus bus lane road length built 1820s improved state highway designated run downtown wilmington 1930s shifted market street way pair market french streets directions moved french street downtown wilmington 1950s route shifted french streets downtown area extension south downtown included new bridge opened bus designated routed bypass wilmington alternate business route moved current way pairing street 1970s route description bus branches southern edge wilmington north business route heads north lane divided immediately beginning route southbound ramp southbound intersects rogers road bus heads commercial areas undivided comes bridge branch railroad line route splits way pair northbound direction following southbound direction following northbound lanes southbound lanes road passes businesses homes high rise apartment complex business route crosses street bridge northbound southbound bus heads downtown wilmington crosses amtrak northeast corridor railroad line wilmington station serves amtrak immediately business route intersects eastern terminus follows street eastbound 2nd street westbound point bus continues north follow northbound southbound northbound lanes southbound lanes road passes downtown businesses intersects 4th street near continuing downtown business route carries lanes direction continues near high rise buildings southbound direction passing east north 6th street north route comes junction southern terminus follows 11th street eastbound 12th street westbound near north end downtown northbound bus turns west 16th street rejoin southbound direction bus heads north lane undivided crosses creek bridge road curves northeast lane road northbound lane southbound lanes passing urban residential commercial development comes intersection southern terminus concord avenue route lane road passes urban areas couple bus widens lanes heads wilmington heads suburban road changing business route intersects near forms concurrency route routes pass suburban homes businesses crossing marsh road splits heading northwest bus passes southeast continues northeast residential neighborhoods scattered businesses heading holly oak reaches harvey road road narrows travel lanes center turn lane business route intersects reaches northern terminus continuing northeast portion route street 4th street wilmington delaware bus annual average daily traffic count ranging high vehicles street wilmington low vehicles intersection near bus national_highway_system southern terminus wilmington history wilmington chartered build running bridge wilmington northeast pennsylvania border roadway continue philadelphia mile long portion road near wilmington finished remainder completed improved state upgraded state highway recommendations improve wilmington included new bridge river construction began new lane opened wilmington replacing previous lanes wide creation routed head wilmington market street northeast wilmington suggested philadelphia pike widened widened quarry widening completed split way pair french street northbound market street southbound downtown area directions route shifted use french street july grade crossing abandoned wilmington eliminated opening bridge railroad tracks new bridge proposed link downtown area parkway section south city plan northbound traffic southbound traffic time routed way pair downtown area northbound southbound year later project contract construction project began construction included approach roads new bridge amtrak northeast corridor completed result split way pair south street northbound southbound south end city downtown plans widen lane road road widening project completed bus established replacing alignment wilmington shifted bypass city southbound bus shifted use king street instead french street downtown wilmington major intersections entire route
U.S. Route 13 Business (Wilmington, Delaware)