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U.S. Route 113 (US 113) is a spur of U.S. Route 13 in the U.S. states of Maryland and Delaware. The highway runs 74.75 mi (120.30 km) from US 13 in Pocomoke City, Maryland north to Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) in Milford, Delaware. US 113 is the primary highway within Worcester County, Maryland, connecting the county's three population centers of Pocomoke City, Snow Hill, and Berlin. The highway also provides access to Ocean City via its connections with US 50 and Maryland Route 90. US 113 is one of three major north–south highways in Sussex County, Delaware, connecting Selbyville, Georgetown, and Milford. The highway links those towns with Dover and Wilmington in conjunction with DE 1. US 113 is a four-lane divided highway for its whole length except for between Snow Hill and Berlin; that two-lane section is currently being rebuilt as a dual highway. US 113 is part of the National Highway System along its entire length.
US 113 follows the corridor of a post road established in the 18th century connecting the aforementioned towns on the Delmarva Peninsula. The highway was improved as an all-weather road in the 1910s; in Maryland, the highway was one of the original state roads established in 1909, while in Delaware the highway was the Selbyville–Dover portion of the DuPont Highway. The highway was designated US 113 as part of the original U.S. Highway System in 1926. The highway was widened in both states in the 1930s and 1940s. Expansion to a divided highway began in both states in the late 1950s, with dualization completed in Delaware in the mid 1990s. US 113 has bypassed the centers of Pocomoke City, Snow Hill, and Berlin, while in Delaware the only major realignment was within and to the south of Dover. The bypassed portions of highway in Snow Hill and Dover became bannered routes of US 113. US 113's northern terminus was moved south from Dover to Milford in 2004.
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