Gribblenation

Interstate 495 within Delaware is a 11.47-mile auxiliary of Interstate 95 and bypass of downtown Wilmington.  Interstate 495 opened during 1977 and between 1978-1980 briefly served as mainline Interstate 95 while the South Wilmington Viaduct was being reconstructed.  Interstate 495 in addition to bypassing downtown Wilmington serves as access to the Port of Wilmington.   Part 1; the history of Interstate 495 During 1948 the Wilmington Transportation Study proposed two limited access corridors to connect from Wilmington to the Pennsylvania State Line.  The first corridor would have followed what is now Interstate 95 (Plan A) whereas the second followed what is now modern Interstate 495 (Plan B) as a bypass of Wilmington.  By 1950 Plan A was selected as a limited access corridor from downtown Wilmington to the Pennsylvania State Line.   On June 29th, 1956, the Federal Highway Aid Act of 1956 was signed into law on the Federal Level.  The Federa...

The State of Delaware carries 23.42 miles of Interstate 95 via the Delaware Expressway and Delaware Turnpike.  Delaware was the third state to complete Interstate 95 as the entire corridor open to traffic by 1968.  From the Pennsylvania State Line south to the US Route 202/Delaware Route 141 interchange Interstate 95 is free to access.  From US Route 202 south to the Maryland State Line Interstate 95 is carried by the tolled Delaware Turnpike.  Pictured as the blog cover is an aerial photo taken by Dan Murphy of Roadwaywiz of Interstate 95/US Route 202 facing northward towards downtown Wilmington. Part 1; the history of Interstate 95 in Delaware Prior to the emergence of the US Route System traffic between the Maryland State Line-Pennsylvania State Line was carried by the Auto Trails.  The 1926 Rand McNally Map of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia displays the Maryland-Pennsylvania State Line corridor as being carried by the Victory Highway (17) an...