U.S. Route 13
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U.S. Route 13 is a north-south U.S. Route established in 1926 that runs for 526 miles from the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia to just north of Fayetteville, North Carolina. One notable segment of the highway is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia.
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Termini
As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is Morrisville, Pennsylvania. Its southern terminus is I-95 just north of Fayetteville, North Carolina, where I-295 is under construction to continue the road; I-295 has been planned as US 13 among other numbers.States traversed
The highway passes through the following states:Features
US 13 crosses the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, a 20-mile long combination facility that connects Tidewater Virginia and the cities of Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Chesapeake, Virginia, with Virginia's Eastern Shore, also known as the Delmarva Peninsula. The facility opened in 1964 and was originally two lanes. Recent construction has added separated carriageways for the overwater spans to create two lanes in each direction, with the spans merging and diverging at the tunnels.Notable cities on the route
- Bristol, Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Chester, Pennsylvania
- Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
- Wilmington, Delaware
- Dover, Delaware
- Seaford, Delaware
- Salisbury, Maryland
- Pocomoke City, Maryland
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Suffolk, Virginia
- Greenville, North Carolina
Related U.S. routes
U.S. Highway 113U.S. Highway 213
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