Portal:Maryland roads/Selected article/June 2012

Southbound U.S. Route 113 approaching the entrance to the Shad Landing section of Pocomoke River State Park in Worcester County, Maryland

U.S. Route 113 (US 113) is a spur of US 13 in the U.S. states of Maryland and Delaware. The U.S. Highway runs 74.75 miles (120.30 km) from US 13 in Pocomoke City, Maryland north to Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) in Milford, Delaware. In conjunction with DE 1, US 113 is one of two major north–south highways on the Delmarva Peninsula (with US 13) that connect Dover with Pocomoke City and the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The U.S. Highway is the primary north–south highway in Worcester County, Maryland, where it connects Pocomoke City with Snow Hill and Berlin. While US 113 does not pass through Ocean City or the Delaware beaches, it intersects several highways that serve the Atlantic Ocean resorts. US 113 is a four-lane divided highway for its whole length except for between Snow Hill and Berlin. In Maryland, it was originally post road was designated one of the original state roads established by the Maryland State Roads Commission (MDSRC) in 1909. In Delaware, the highway was the Selbyville–Dover portion of the DuPont Highway. Economic growth resulted in heavy traffic; US 113 was subsequently widened and bypassed in many places. By 2000, most of US 113 was a divided highway. The Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA) is upgrading the last remaining two-lane portions of US 113 between Snow Hill and Berlin to a four-lane divided highway. US 113's northern terminus was moved to Milford in 2004 after the U.S. Highway was superseded by DE 1 from Milford to Dover. (more...)

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