Special routes of U.S. Route 13
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U.S. Route 13 (US 13) runs along the Atlantic coastline for over 500 miles (800 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 15 special routes in existence: two in North Carolina, five in Virginia, two in Maryland, four in Delaware, and two in Pennsylvania. 13 others have existed in the past but have been deleted.
North Carolina
Bethel business loop
U.S. Highway 13 Business (US 13 Bus.) is a business route of US 13, passing through Bethel in the state of North Carolina. It is entirely overlapped with North Carolina Highway 11 Bus. (NC 11 Bus.). The route branches from US 13 just south of the town and follows South Main Street through the town, intersecting US 64 Alternate (US 64 Alt.) within. It rejoins US 13 just south of its interchange with US 64.
Major intersections
Windsor alternate route
U.S. Highway 13A (US 13A) was an alternate route of US 13 serving Windsor, North Carolina.
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