896 Bus.) is a long business route of DE 896 that passes through Glasgow. The route begins at an intersection with DE 896 south of Glasgow, heading north on two-lane undivided Glasgow Avenue into residential areas. The road runs immediately to the west of DE 896 before that road curves to the northeast. The business route passes to the west of Hodgson Vo-Tech High School before it heads into commercial areas, passing east of the Peoples Plaza shopping center and intersecting US 40. Past this, DE 896 Bus. heads into rural areas of homes and comes to a dead end at which point there is a ramp from southbound DE 896 to DE 896 Bus. that crosses Muddy Run. It uses the old alignment of DE 896, and was created by 1996 following the completion of the current DE 896 bypass to the east of town. Major intersections Former DE 896 Alternate Delaware Route 896 Alternate (DE 896 Alt.) was an alternate route of DE 896 from near its southern terminus in Boyds Corner north to Glasgow. The route headed north from Boyds Corner concurrent with US 13 on the four-lane divided Dupont Parkway, passing through rural areas with some development. In Biddles Corner, the alternate route split from US 13 and headed north along DE 1, a four-lane freeway that crosses the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on the Senator William V. Roth Jr. Bridge. DE 896 Alt. followed DE 1 to the interchange with DE 72, where it continued west along with DE 72 on two-lane undivided Wrangle Hill Road. The road headed through suburban areas and intersected DE 71, curving northwest and north before reaching an intersection with US 40. At this point, the alternate route headed west concurrent with US 40 on the four-lane divided Pulaski Highway, passing through developed areas to the south of Glasgow Park. DE 896 Alt. ended at an intersection with US 301/DE 896 on the eastern edge of Glasgow. Major intersections See also References External links DE 896 at AARoads.com Delaware Roads - DE 896 896 Transportation in New Castle County, Delaware U.S. Route 301