North Carolina US 13 runs southwest to northeast through the eastern part of North Carolina. It begins at
I-95 near
Fayetteville as a continuation of
I-295 (Fayetteville Outer Loop) and heads northeast, intersecting
US 421 in
Spivey's Corner and
US 701 in
Newton Grove. It passes over
I-40 without an interchange; access is provided via US 701 or
North Carolina Highway 50 (NC 50). It then passes through the city of
Goldsboro, where it intersects
US 70 and
US 117. US 13 continues northeast and shares a brief concurrency with
US 264 before passing through the city of
Greenville. US 13 then heads north from Greenville, following the limited-access
US 64 east between
Bethel and
Williamston and
US 17 north between Williamston and
Windsor. US 13 then heads north from Windsor toward
Ahoskie and intersects with
NC 11. It then crosses
US 158 in
Gates County before crossing the state line with Virginia.
Virginia US 13 continues north, expanding to four lanes near
Suffolk and diverges onto the Suffolk Bypass where it joins
US 58 and
US 460. Here,
one of the many business routes of US 13 passes straight through the city as the bypass passes the city to the west. It continues through the
Hampton Roads area on the
Military Highway and continues north to the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel, which the route uses to continue across the
Chesapeake Bay to the
Eastern Shore of Virginia. Here, US 13 is the main north–south route of the region and connects to most cities and towns with four more business routes forming loops off the highway. North of
New Church, US 13 crosses the state border into
Maryland.
Maryland US 13 passes through the lower
Eastern Shore region of Maryland. It runs through
Pocomoke City in
Worcester County, where it meets the southern terminus of
US 113. It continues north into
Somerset County, where it passes through the town of
Princess Anne. It then enters
Wicomico County, where it bypasses the cities of
Salisbury and
Fruitland to the east on the limited-access Salisbury Bypass, with the former alignment signed as
US 13 Business (US 13 Bus.). On the northeastern part of the bypass, US 13 is concurrent with
US 50, which bypasses Salisbury to the north. North of Salisbury, US 13 continues to the state line town of
Delmar.
Delaware US 13 runs through the entire north–south length of Delaware. It enters the state in
Delmar and runs through western
Sussex County, intersecting the western terminus of
US 9 in
Laurel and passing through the city of
Seaford. It continues into
Kent County and heads north toward the state capital of
Dover. US 13 forms the commercial district of the city of Dover. Between Dover and
Wilmington in
New Castle County, US 13 is paralleled by the
Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) freeway, portions of which are a
toll road. It crosses the
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on the
St. Georges Bridge. US 13 continues toward Wilmington, sharing a concurrency with
US 40 in the
New Castle area. It bypasses the heart of Wilmington to the east, with
US 13 Bus. passing through the downtown area. US 13 parallels
I-495 between Wilmington and the Pennsylvania border.
Pennsylvania Upon entering the commonwealth of Pennsylvania from Delaware, US 13 runs along the banks of the
Delaware River parallel to
I-95 through
Delaware County. It then runs a southwest to northeast path through the city of
Philadelphia. It traverses
West Philadelphia on many
one-way pairs and then passes by the
Philadelphia Zoo. US 13 then runs through
North Philadelphia and
Northeast Philadelphia by following Hunting Park Avenue, the
Roosevelt Boulevard (which is also
US 1), and Frankford Avenue, where it crosses
Pennypack Creek on the
oldest bridge in the U.S. US 13 then enters
Bucks County, again closely following I-95, the Delaware River and US 1. US 13 ends after an interchange with US 1 near
Morrisville in
Falls Township. The road continues north toward
Yardley as Pine Grove Road. ==History==