U.S. ROUTE 13 BUSINESS (POCOMOKE CITY, MARYLAND)

'U.S. Route 13 Business' in Maryland is a short business route through Pocomoke City.

Contents

Counties traversed

Route description

Junction list

History

Trivia

External Links

Counties traversed

★ Worcester County

★ Somerset County

Route description

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 has now been decommissioned. 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.

Junction list

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Southern terminus of BUS US 13
Worcester	Pocomoke City	0.0	US 13 / Ocean Highway - Onley VA, Snow Hill
		0.4	MD 366 / Stockton Rd. - Stockton
			US 113 / Old Virginia Rd.	former alignment of both and
		1.5	MD 756 / 6th St.
		1.9	MD 371 / 2nd St.
		Pocomoke River
Somerset		2.5	US 13 / Ocean Highway / MD 364 / Dividing Creek Rd. - Salisbury, Pocomoke State Forest
Northern terminus of BUS US 13

History

US 13 Business was first created in 1959, when the four-lane divided Ocean Highway opened around the eastern and northern edges of the town, allowing through traffic to avoid congested inner-city streets.

Trivia

US 13 Business is known locally for having a Shamrock gas station, a rarity in Maryland.

External Links

★ US 13 @ MDRoads.com

★ Delmarva Highways: Business US 13 (Pocomoke City, MD)