OKRoads.com -- Delaware Highway Guides -- DE 1 Turnpike

All northbound pictures taken March 19, 2003.
All southbound pictures taken March 19, 2003, or August 4, 2003.

	DE 1 North assurance shield just north of Exit 95.
	DE 1 North approaching the Dover toll plaza - 1 mile.
	DE 1 North approaching the Dover toll plaza - 1/2 mile.
	DE 1 North approaching the Dover toll plaza - 1000 feet.
	Dover toll plaza from DE 1 North. A $1 toll is paid at one of these gates, unless you have EZ-Pass. In that case, you would go through one of the three left lanes.
	DE 1 North approaching Exit 104 - U.S. 13/TO DE 8 - Dover/W. Dover Industrial Area - 1 mile.
	DE 1 North approaching Exit 104 - 1/2 mile.
	DE 1 North at Exit 104 - U.S. 13/TO DE 8 - Dover/W. Dover Industrial Area.
	DE 1 North approaching Exit 114 - U.S. 13/DE 6/300 - S. Smyrna - 1 mile.
	DE 1 North approaching Exit 114 - 1/2 mile. Notice that this sign has "TO" on top of the DE 6 and DE 300 shields, unlike the one mile approach signage.
	DE 1 North at Exit 114 - U.S. 13/TO DE 6/300 - S. Smyrna.
	DE 1 North approaching Exit 119 - U.S. 13 South - N. Smyrna - 1 mile.
	DE 1 North approaching the end of the expressway - 1 mile. The section between Smyrna and Odessa was open to traffic about two months after I was in the area.
	DE 1 North approaching Exit 119 - 1/2 mile.
	DE 1 North approaching the end of the expressway - 1/2 mile. There was no BGS for the exit.
	U.S. 13/DE 1 North approaching Exit 133 - U.S. 13 North - 1 mile. This gantry is no longer necessary with the completion of the turnpike, which eliminated the duplex with U.S. 13.
	U.S. 13/DE 1 North approaching their split.
	U.S. 13 and DE 1 North split here just south of Odessa.
	DE 1 North approaching Exit 136 - DE 299/TO U.S. 13 - Odessa/Middletown - 1 mile.
	DE 1 North approaching Exit 136 - 1/2 mile.
	DE 1 North at Exit 136 - DE 299/TO U.S. 13 - Odessa/Middletown.
	DE 1 North approaching Exit 142 - U.S. 13/DE 896/ TO U.S. 301 - Mt. Pleasant/St. Georges - 2 miles.
	DE 1 North approaching Exit 142 - 1/2 mile.
	The Biddles Corner toll plaza is just north of this exit. This sign gives motorists a choice on how they want to spend a little bit of their money on toll.
	DE 1 North at Exit 142 - U.S. 13/DE 896/TO U.S. 301 - Mt. Pleasant/St. Georges.
	DE 1 North approaching the Biddles Corner toll plaza - 1 mile.
	DE 1 North approaching the Biddles Corner toll plaza - 1/2 mile.
	DE 1 North at the Biddles Corner toll plaza. Another $1 toll is charged here.
	A closer view of the Biddles Corner toll plaza. The EZ-Pass lanes are to the left of the toll gates, unlike the Dover toll plaza.
	DE 1 North as it prepares to cross the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. The old U.S. 13 bridge is more visible from this angle; I was just trying to get the sign!
	The yellow really stands out on this bridge, which can hold up to six lanes of traffic.
	The toll road ends with no fanfare at the canal bridge. The freeway continues, however, and this is DE 1 North approaching Exit 152 - DE 72/TO DE 7 - Delaware City/Newark - 1 mile.
	DE 1 North approaching Exit 152 - 1/2 mile.
	DE 1 North at Exit 152 - DE 72/TO DE 7 - Delaware City/Newark.
	DE 1 North approaching Interstate 95. This sign is located about two miles south of Exit 156 for U.S. 13. U.S. 13 is recommended, however, for those wanting to get to Interstate 295 and the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
	DE 1 North approaching Exit 156 - U.S. 13 North/TO Interstate 295 - 1 mile.
	DE 1 North approaching Exit 156 - 1/2 mile.
	DE 1 North at Exit 156 - U.S. 13 North/TO Interstate 295 - New Castle/NJ-NY.
	DE 1 North approaching Exit 160 - U.S. 40 - Elkton Md./State Road - 1 mile.
	DE 1 North approaching Exit 160 - 1/2 mile.
	DE 1 North at Exit 160 - U.S. 40 - Elkton Md./State Road.
	DE 1 North approaching Exit 162 - DE 273 - Newark/ New Castle - 1/2 mile.
	DE 1 North at Exit 162 - DE 273 - Newark/New Castle.
	DE 1 North approaching Exit 164 - DE 7 South - Christiana/Mall Road - 1/2 mile.
	DE 1 North approaching Exit 164 - 1/4 mile.
	DE 1 North at Exit 164 - DE 7 South - Christiana/Mall Road.
	DE 1 North approaching Exits 165A-B - Interstate 95/ TO Interstate 295/495 - Wilmington/Baltimore - 1/2 mile.
	DE 1/7 North approaching Exit 165B - Interstate 95 North - Wilmington - Next Right.
	DE 1/7 North at Exit 165B - Interstate 95 North/TO Interstate 295/495 - Wilmington/Philadelphia.
	DE 1/7 North at Exit 165A - Interstate 95 South - Newark/Baltimore. There is a $2 toll for driving the seven miles between here and the Maryland State Line.
	DE 1/7 North at Exit 166 - DE 58 - Churchmans Rd./ Churchmans Crossing. The little green sign in the median just ahead is the "DE 1 END" sign. The freeway ends here, and DE 7 becomes a surface street.

	DE 1/7 South at Exit 165B - Interstate 95 North - Wilmington/Philadelphia.
	DE 1/7 South approaching Exits 164A-B - DE 7 South/ Mall Road. This is one of the biggest signs I have ever seen. The sign, however, has been replaced, as I noticed in August 2003.
	DE 1/7 South at Exit 164A - Mall Road.
	DE 1/7 South at Exit 164B - DE 7 South - Christiana.
	DE 1 South at Exit 162 - DE 273 - Newark/New Castle.
	DE 1 South at Exit 160 - U.S. 40 - Elkton Md./State Road.
	DE 1 South approaching Exit 156 - U.S. 13 North/DE 71 South - Wilmington/Red Lion - 1/2 mile.
	DE 1 South approaching Exit 156 - 1/4 mile.
	DE 1 South at Exit 156 - U.S. 13 North/DE 71 South - Wilmington/Red Lion.
	U.S. 13/DE 1 South at Exit 152 - U.S. 13 South/DE 72 - Delaware City/St. Georges.
	DE 1 South approaching Exit 148 - TO U.S. 13 - S. St. Georges - 1 mile. The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal bridge is just ahead.
	DE 1 South approaching toll plaza - 2 miles.
	DE 1 South as it prepares to cross the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal bridge.
	DE 1 South at Exit 148 - TO U.S. 13 - S. St. Georges. This is the final exit before the toll road begins.
	DE 1 South approaching toll plaza - 3/4 mile.
	DE 1 South approaching toll plaza - 1/4 mile.
	DE 1 South at the Biddles Corner toll plaza.
	DE 1 South at Exit 142 - U.S. 13/DE 896/TO U.S. 301 - Mt. Pleasant/Boyds Corner.
	DE 1 South at Exit 136 - DE 299/TO U.S. 13 - Odessa/Middletown.
	DE 1 South approaching the end of the northern section of the turnpike - 1/2 mile. With the completion of the turnpike between Smyrna and Odessa since I was in the area, this sign is no longer standing.
	A look at what was the future DE 1, from about Exit 133.
	U.S. 13/Former DE 1 South approaching Exit 119B - U.S. 13 South/TO DE 6/300 - 2 miles.
	U.S. 13/Former DE 1 South approaching Exit 119B - 1 1/2 miles.
	DE 1 South approaching Exit 119A - U.S. 13 South/ TO DE 6/TO DE 300 - Smyrna/Rest Area - 1 mile. This sign is on the newest section of the turnpike.
	DE 1 South approaching Exit 119A - 1/2 mile.
	U.S. 13/DE 1 South approaching Exit 119B - 1/4 mile.
	DE 1 South at Exit 119A - U.S. 13 South/TO DE 6/ TO DE 300 - Smyrna.
	DE 1 South at Exit 119B - U.S. 13.
	DE 1 South at Exit 114 - U.S. 13 - S. Smyrna.
	DE 1 South approaching Exit 104 - U.S. 13/TO DE 8/ Dover Downs - N. Dover/W. Dover Industrial Area - 1 mile.
	DE 1 South approaching Exit 104 - 1/2 mile.
	"TO U.S. 13 - Salisbury/Norfolk - Use Exit 97" sign, located about 1/4 mile north of Exit 104 on DE 1 South. Because if you exit here and want to do that, you would have to go through Dover. Exit 97 is for the Puncheon Run Connector, which connects DE 1 to U.S. 13 south of Dover.
	DE 1 South at Exit 104 - U.S. 13/TO DE 8/Dover Downs - N. Dover/W. Dover Industrial Area.
	DE 1 South at the Dover Toll Plaza.
	DE 1 South approaching Exit 98 - DE 8 - Downtown Dover/Little Creek - 1 mile.
	DE 1 South approaching Exit 98 - 1/2 mile.
	DE 1 South at Exit 98 - DE 8 - Downtown Dover/Little Creek.
	DE 1 South approaching Exit 97 - TO U.S. 13 - Salisbury/Norfolk - 1 mile.
	DE 1 South approaching Exit 97 - 1/2 mile.
	DE 1 South at Exit 97 - TO U.S. 13 - Salisbury/ Norfolk.

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	West Puncheon Run Connector approaching U.S. 13 - 1 mile.
	"Expressway Ends Signal Ahead 3/4 mile" sign on westbound.
	Approaching U.S. 13 - 1/2 mile on westbound.
	West Puncheon Run Connector at U.S. 13 North - Dover.
	A view from the end of the connector at U.S. 13.