Emergency I-495 Bridge Closure in Deleware
FYI Clicky
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This is almost visible from where I live (a tall ladder might do it... ) 495 goes along the Port of Wilmington, and then hugs the Delaware River for about a dozen miles before it joins back up with I-95 just south of the DE/PA line near Claymont.
If you're headed NORTH on I-95, you either have to stay on I-95 through Wilmington, which may get congested depending on time of day, but it's only about four miles, or come over the Del Memorial Bridge(no charge) and take I-295 north. Depending on your ultimate destination, you might be taking the Commodore Barry Bridge ($5) to get back in to PA.
Coming SOUTH on I-95, you just have to stay on I-95 rather than get onto I-495. There are only a few I-95 exits between Wilmington and Chester, PA so pretty much the whole of 495 is closed off. The I-295 alternate means taking the Commodore Barry bridge into NJ (no charge) and then 295 south, and then paying to cross the Del Mem to get back into Delaware.
In short, you will be charged to get OUT of New Jersey if you come this way... :)
If you're headed NORTH on I-95, you either have to stay on I-95 through Wilmington, which may get congested depending on time of day, but it's only about four miles, or come over the Del Memorial Bridge(no charge) and take I-295 north. Depending on your ultimate destination, you might be taking the Commodore Barry Bridge ($5) to get back in to PA.
Coming SOUTH on I-95, you just have to stay on I-95 rather than get onto I-495. There are only a few I-95 exits between Wilmington and Chester, PA so pretty much the whole of 495 is closed off. The I-295 alternate means taking the Commodore Barry bridge into NJ (no charge) and then 295 south, and then paying to cross the Del Mem to get back into Delaware.
In short, you will be charged to get OUT of New Jersey if you come this way... :)
