 In April 1992 , groundbreaking took place for the section of DE 1 across the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal . It was decided that the highway would cross the canal on a cable @-@ stayed bridge . The section of DE 1 between DE 273 and I @-@ 95 in Christiana opened in April 1993 . The section of the tollway between US 113 at Dover Air Force Base and US 13 north of Smyrna opened on December 21 , 1993 , with Governor Tom Carper in attendance at the opening ceremony . This section opened with a mainline toll barrier and ramp tolls . Following the completion of this section , DE 1 was rerouted off US 113 and US 13 between Dover and Smyrna . 
