1. Existing
    Bethel, NC business loop  Windsor, NC business loop  Suffolk, VA business loop  Cheriton, VA business loop  Eastville, VA business loop  Exmore, VA business loop  Onley–Accomac, VA business loop  Pocomoke City, MD business loop  Salisbury, MD business loop  Bridgeville, DE business loop  Camden, DE alternate route  Dover, DE alternate route  Wilmington, DE business loop  Prospect Park, PA truck route  Bensalem, PA alternate truck route 

2. Former
    Windsor, NC alternate route  Delmar, DE alternate route  Bridgeville, DE alternate route  Wilmington, DE alternate route  Marcus Hook, PA bypass  Chester, PA bypass  Philadelphia, PA bypass 

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U.S. Route 13 (US 13) runs along the Atlantic coastline for over {{convert|500|mi|km}}, passing through five states. Along its route, it possessed numerous special routes, which are all loops off the mainline US 13. At present, there are at least fourteen special routes in existence: two in North Carolina, five in Virginia, two in Maryland, four in Delaware, and one in Pennsylvania. Seven others have existed in the past, but have been deleted.

Existing

Bethel, NC business loop

U.S. Route 13 Business is a business route of U.S. Route 13, passing through Bethel in the state of North Carolina. It is entirely overlapped with North Carolina Highway 11 Business. The route branches from US 13 just south of the town and follows South Main Street through the town, intersecting US 64 Alternate within. It rejoins US 13 just south of its interchange with US 64.

Windsor, NC business loop

U.S. Route 13 Business is a business route of U.S. Route 13 serving Windsor, North Carolina. It begins by following US 17 off the concurrency with US 13 south of the town, but leaves US 17 at the very next intersection, following South Granville Street. It then turns onto West Granville Street, where it follows NC 308, and then north on North King Street, leaving behind NC 308. US 13 Business continues north along King Street until it rejoins US 13 north of the town.

Suffolk, VA business loop

U.S. Route 13 Business is a business route of U.S. Route 13 serving the City of Suffolk in the state of Virginia. It consists of the original routing of the highway before mainline US 13 was rerouted onto a freeway bypass to the west and north of the city. It begins near Suffolk Municipal Airport, where US 13 leaves the roadway at a trumpet interchange, travelling west, while US 13 Business continues north on Carolina Road concurrent with Virginia State Route 32. As it travels deeper into the city, it intersects Washington Street, which carries Virginia State Route 337, and becomes concurrent with Virginia State Route 10. The three routes follow Main Street north until it meets the business routes of U.S. Route 58 and U.S. Route 460. Here, US 13 Business joins the two business routes and heads east on Constance Road. The name changes to Portsmouth Boulevard and US 13 Bus./US 58 Bus./US 460 Bus. cross VA 337. The three-route overlap of business routes rejoin their mainline route, US 13/58/460, at a directional interchange (with no access to the southbound/westbound carriageway from the northbound business route) and resumes toward Norfolk.

Cheriton, VA business loop

U.S. Route 13 Business is a business route of U.S. Route 13 serving Cheriton in the state of Virginia. The route begins at an intersection with mainline US 13 and Virginia State Route 184, where SR 184 goes westward and US 13 Business leaves to the east of US 13. The route follows Bayside Road for its entire length, providing access to Oyster via Sunnyside Road.

Eastville, VA business loop

U.S. Route 13 Business is a business route of U.S. Route 13 serving Eastville in the state of Virginia. It is a two-lane road which follows Courthouse Road for its entire length. It begins in Stumptown, where it leaves US 13 at an intersection to the west, passes through Eastville, and recombines with US 13 north of town in Kendall Grove. The route provides access to Old Town Neck Drive, which leads to the Chesapeake Bay.

Exmore, VA business loop

U.S. Route 13 Business is a business route of U.S. Route 13 serving Exmore in the state of Virginia. It begins with an intersection south of town with US 13, parallel to a railroad alignment, and carries Exmore's Main Street. In town, it intersects SR 183 before leaving Main Street for Lincoln Avenue; Main Street continues as SR 178. Lincoln Avenue sends US 13 Business back to its parent just south of the Accomack County line.

Onley–Accomac, VA business loop

U.S. Route 13 Business is a business route of U.S. Route 13 serving Onley, Tasley, and Accomac in the state of Virginia, weaving across the parent US 13 several times. It begins in Onley in the south with an intersection with US 13, leaving the mainline route to the east and following Coastal Avenue. It closely parallels a railroad alignment as both of them pass under the mainline US 13 with no interchange, now following the route to its west. SR 650 intersects that route just before it curves to the northeast, meeting SR 316 (Greenbush Avenue) and SR 126 (Fairgrounds Road) at a roundabout. US 13 Business heads east here and takes on the name Tasley Road as it passes through Tasley. Tasley Road carries US 13 Business back towards its parent, intersecting it, and continuing across as it enters Accomac on Front Street. Front Street eventually expands into a four-lane boulevard just before it rejoins mainline US 13, the southbound lanes intersecting with the north bound merging into it as a ramp.

Pocomoke City, MD business loop

U.S. Route 13 Business is a 2.48-mile (3.99-km)^[5] business route of U.S. Route 13 that passes through Pocomoke City in Worcester and Somerset Counties in Maryland.

The route begins south of Pocomoke City; US 13's four-lane divided mainline curves away to the right around the town, while US 13 Business continues straight ahead as a two-lane town street.

After intersecting MD 366 the route connects with the original southern terminus of US 113, the latter having been rolled back to terminate at mainline US 13. For a time, the marooned segment was part of MD 250, but is now designated MD 250A. Continuing north the route heads towards the city waterfront and business district, passing through a pair of intersections with traffic lights permanently set to "flash" mode due to lack of traffic.

The route soon reaches the Pocomoke River, crossing it on a drawbridge that was first constructed in the 1920s, reconstructed in the 1990s, and continues in active service today. After crossing the river the route heads out of town into rural surroundings before terminating on US 13 at the southern terminus of MD 364.

The route was originally created as a segment of Maryland Route 675 by 1975, when the four-lane divided Ocean Highway opened around the eastern and northern edges of the town for US 13, allowing through traffic to avoid congested inner-city streets.^[6] The road was eventually designated US 13 Business.

Salisbury, MD business loop

U.S. Route 13 Business (US 13 Business) is a business route of U.S. Route 13 in the state of Maryland. The highway runs {{convert|8.14|mi|km|abbr=on}} between US 13 south of Fruitland and US 13 and US 50 on the north side of Salisbury. US 13 Business is a four-lane highway with divided and undivided sections that provides access to downtown Salisbury, where the highway intersects US 50 Business, Salisbury University, and Fruitland, where the highway meets MD 513. US 13 Business was constructed as a new alignment of US 13 in several steps in the 1930s and early 1940s. The section of the highway through Salisbury was originally constructed with four lanes, while the portion of the highway through Fruitland and at the northern end was expanded to a divided highway in the first half of the 1950s. US 13 Business was designated when US 13 was moved to the Salisbury Bypass upon its completion in 1982.

Bridgeville, DE business loop

The route was originally built as a state highway south of Bridgeville by 1920 and north of Bridgeville by 1924,^[11][12] and received the US 13 designation in 1926.^[13][14] In 1952, US 13 was rerouted to bypass Bridgeville to the east on a new divided highway.^[15][16] The former alignment through Bridgeville became US 13 Alt. by 1957.^[17] US 13 Bus. was established in 1970, replacing the previous US 13 Alt. designation.^[18] In June 2007, a $15 million project began that realigned the intersection at the southern terminus with US 13 and DE 404 from a skewed intersection to a perpendicular intersection and built service roads on both sides of US 13. The project was intended to improve safety at the intersection, which saw a high accident rate due to its design. Work on the project was completed on May 21, 2009, with DelDOT secretary Carolann Wicks and President of Commissioners for the Town of Bridgeville William Jefferson in attendance at a ceremony.^[19][20]

Camden, DE alternate route

By 1920, the portion of road south of Woodside was under contract as a state highway while the portion north of there was proposed as one.^[11] The state highway was completed by 1924 and was designated as US 13 in 1926.^[12][13] In 1954, US 13 was rerouted to a new divided highway alignment to the east of Woodside and Camden, and US 13 Alt. was designated onto the former alignment that was bypassed.^[41]

Dover, DE alternate route

Governors Avenue and North State Street through Dover were originally designated as part of US 13 in 1926.^[13][14] In 1937, the narrow crossing of Silver Lake was replaced with a new, wider bridge.^[63] In April 1952, US 13 was shifted to a divided highway bypass to the east of downtown Dover.^[15][16] US 13 Alt. was designated onto the former alignment of US 13 through downtown Dover by 1959.^[23]

Wilmington, DE business loop

Prospect Park, PA truck route

US 13 Truck is a truck route for traffic on US 13. The route follows Pennsylvania Route 420, Interstate 95, and Pennsylvania Route 320. It was formed and established in September 2013.

Bensalem, PA alternate truck route

Former

Windsor, NC alternate route

Delmar, DE alternate route

US 13 Alt. was designated in 1954 following the completion of a new divided highway alignment of US 13 between south of Delmar, Maryland and north of Seaford, Delaware.^[30][31] The route was decommissioned in 1957.^[17] By 1983, the portion of the former route in Maryland was designated as a section of MD 675.^[32] The former route in Delaware is state-maintained and is designated as Road 13.^[33] Despite the fact that the road has been decommissioned, locals in Wicomico and Sussex counties still refer to the route as "Alternate 13" or "U.S. Route 13A".^[34]

Bridgeville, DE alternate route

Wilmington, DE alternate route

Plans were made in 1918 for a bypass to the east of downtown Wilmington for through traffic, avoiding Market Street. The bypass would utilize Heald Street, Church and Spruce streets, and would construct Northeast Boulevard heading northeast from the Eleventh Street Bridge.^[37] The bypass was needed as Philadelphia Pike had steep grades that were difficult for trucks at the time.^[38] In 1934, the state highway department began work on this bypass. Among them was the improvement of Church and Spruce streets by widening and paving them. In addition, the Northeast Boulevard was built, running from the Eleventh Street Bridge over the Brandywine Creek northeast to Edgemoor Road in Edgemoor. Construction began this year on an extension of the road northeast to Holly Oak.^[39] The following year, the Northeast Boulevard was completed between Edgemoor and Holly Oak. The construction of the Northeast Boulevard led to increased residential and industrial development along the route.^[40] In the later part of 1936, construction began on the portion of the Wilmington bypass along Heald Street along with Northeast Boulevard (renamed Governor Printz Boulevard) between Holly Oak and Claymont. Both of these projects were finished in fall 1937 and completed a bypass of the portion of US 13 through Wilmington.^[41] This bypass route was designated as US 13 Alt. in 1939.^[42] In 1939, construction was authorized to widen Governor Printz Boulevard into a divided highway.^[43] The widening of the road to a divided highway was completed in 1940.^[44] In 1942, a bridge was completed on Heald Street that eliminated the grade crossing with a Pennsylvania Railroad line.^[45] US 13 Alt. was widened to four lanes between 11th Street and 30th Street in Wilmington in 1956.^[46] In 1970, US 13 was rerouted to bypass downtown Wilmington on the US 13 Alt. alignment while US 13 Bus. was designated onto the former US 13 alignment from the southern border of Wilmington to Claymont.^[47]

Marcus Hook, PA bypass

Major intersections

Chester, PA bypass

Major intersections

Philadelphia, PA bypass

Major intersections

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