HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south
Interstate Highway The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, is a network of controlled-access highways that forms part of the National Highway System in the United States. T ...
on the
East Coast of the United States The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the coastline along which the Eastern United States meets the North Atlantic Ocean. The eastern seaboard contains the coa ...
, running from US Route 1 (US 1) in
Miami, Florida Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...
, to the
Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing The Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing is a border crossing and port of entry on the Canada–United States border, east of Houlton, Maine, and west of Woodstock, New Brunswick. The US border station is often called Houlton Station. Around 2004 ...
between
Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and nor ...
and the
Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
province of
New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
. The highway largely parallels the
Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
coast and US 1, except for the portion between
Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Br ...
, and
Washington DC ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
and the portion between Portland and Houlton in Maine, both of which follow a more direct inland route. I-95 serves as the principal road link between the major cities of the Eastern Seaboard. Major metropolitan areas along its route include
Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...
,
Jacksonville Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the List of United States cities by area, largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the co ...
,
Savannah A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to ...
,
Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico ...
, Fayetteville, and
Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, Californi ...
in the Southeast;
Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
,
Baltimore Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was ...
, Wilmington and Philadelphia, Newark, and
New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
in the Mid-Atlantic; and
New Haven New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,023 ...
,
Providence Providence often refers to: * Providentia, the divine personification of foresight in ancient Roman religion * Divine providence, divinely ordained events and outcomes in Christianity * Providence, Rhode Island, the capital of Rhode Island in the ...
,
Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
,
Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most d ...
, and Portland in
New England New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces ...
. The Charleston, Wilmington, and Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan areas, the three major coastal metros bypassed by the highway's inland portion, are connected to I-95 by
I-26 I26 may refer to: * Interstate 26, a road in the United States of America * {{Letter-NumberCombDisambig ...
,
I-40 Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
, and
I-64 Interstate 64 (I-64) is an east–west Interstate Highway in the Eastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. Route 40 (US 40), and US 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchang ...
, respectively. I-95 is one of the oldest routes of the Interstate Highway System. Many sections of I-95 incorporated preexisting sections of
toll road A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road (almost always a controlled-access highway in the present day) for which a fee (or '' toll'') is assessed for passage. It is a form of road pricing typically implement ...
s where they served the same
right-of-way Right of way is the legal right, established by grant from a landowner or long usage (i.e. by prescription), to pass along a specific route through property belonging to another. A similar ''right of access'' also exists on land held by a gov ...
. Until 2018, there was a gap in I-95's original routing in Central New Jersey caused by the cancelation of the
Somerset Freeway Interstate 95 (I-95) is a major Interstate Highway that traverses nearly the full extent of the East Coast of the United States, from Florida to Maine. In the state of New Jersey, it runs along much of the mainline of the New Jersey Turnpike ( ...
. An interchange between the
Pennsylvania Turnpike The Pennsylvania Turnpike (Penna Turnpike or PA Turnpike) is a toll highway operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. A controlled-access highway, it runs for across the state. The turnpike's we ...
and I-95 was completed in September 2018; this allowed I-95 to be rerouted along New Jersey's
Pearl Harbor Memorial Turnpike Extension The New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) is a system of controlled-access highways in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The turnpike is maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA).The Garden State Parkway, although maintained by NJTA, is not consi ...
into Pennsylvania, creating a continuous Interstate route from Maine to Florida for the first time. With a length of , I-95 is the longest north–south Interstate and the sixth-longest Interstate Highway overall. I-95 passes through 15 states (as well as a brief stretch in the
District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle (Washington, D.C.), Logan Circle, Jefferson Memoria ...
while crossing the
Potomac River The Potomac River () drains the Mid-Atlantic United States, flowing from the Potomac Highlands into Chesapeake Bay. It is long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map. Retrieved Augu ...
), more than any other Interstate. According to the
US Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of th ...
, only five of the 96 counties or county equivalents along its route are completely rural, while statistics provided by the I-95 Corridor Coalition suggest that the region served is "over three times more densely populated than the U.S. average and as densely settled as much of Western Europe". According to the Corridor Coalition, I-95 serves 110 million people and facilitates 40 percent of the country’s
gross domestic product Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is of ...
.


Route description

, - , FL , , - , GA , , - , SC , , - , NC , , - , VA , , - , DC , , - , MD , , - , DE , , - , PA , , - , NJ , , - , NY , , - , CT , , - , RI , , - , MA , , - , NH , , - , ME , , - , Total ,


South


Florida

I-95 begins at US 1 just south of downtown
Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...
and travels along the state's east coast, passing through
Fort Lauderdale A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facer ...
,
West Palm Beach West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some R ...
, the Gold Coast, the
Treasure Coast The Treasure Coast is a region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is located on Florida's East Coast, bordering the Atlantic Ocean and comprising Indian River, Martin, and St. Lucie counties. The region, whose name refers to the Spanish Treasure ...
, the
Space Coast The Space Coast is a region in the U.S. state of Florida around the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It is one of several "themed" coasts around Florida. All orbital launches from American soil carrying NASA ast ...
,
Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, or simply Daytona, is a coastal resort-city in east-central Florida. Located on the eastern edge of Volusia County near the Atlantic coastline, its population was 72,647 at the 2020 census. Daytona Beach is approximately nort ...
,
Port Orange Port Orange is a city in Volusia County, Florida. The city's population was estimated at 64,842 in 2019 by the U.S. Census Bureau. The city is part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area; the metropolitan area's popula ...
,
St. Augustine Augustine of Hippo ( , ; la, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Afr ...
, and
Jacksonville Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the List of United States cities by area, largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the co ...
before entering the US state of Georgia near the city of
Brunswick, Georgia Brunswick () is a city in and the county seat of Glynn County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As the primary urban and economic center of the lower southeast portion of Georgia, it is the second-largest urban area on the Georgia coastline after S ...
. This portion of the highway was notably featured in the film '' Flight of the Navigator'' when the spaceship flew along the highway toward Miami. In Miami and Fort Lauderdale,
SunPass SunPass is an electronic toll collection system within the state of Florida, United States. It was created in 1999 by the Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT's) Office of Toll Operations, operating now as a division of Florida's Turnp ...
express lanes pass over the highway. Prior to 1987, a notable gap in the highway existed between West Palm Beach and
Fort Pierce Fort Pierce is a city in and the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Treasure Coast region of Atlantic Coast Florida. It is also known as the Sunrise City, sister to San Francisco, California, the Su ...
; I-95 traffic between those cities was diverted to
Florida's Turnpike Florida's Turnpike, designated as unsigned State Road 91 (SR 91), is a toll road in the U.S. state of Florida, maintained by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE). Spanning approximately along a northwest–southeast axis, the turnpike is in tw ...
. Today, I-95 runs along a routing parallel to the turnpike. In 2010, more fatalities occurred along the Florida section of I-95 than on any other Interstate Highway in the country.


Georgia

In Georgia, I-95 closely parallels the coastline, traveling primarily through marshlands a few miles from the shore. The route bypasses the cores of major coastal cities Brunswick and
Savannah A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to ...
, routing traffic through the western sides of both cities' metro areas; it connects to the latter city by an intersection with
I-16 I16 may refer to: * Interstate 16, an interstate highway in the U.S. state of Georgia * Polikarpov I-16, a Soviet fighter aircraft introduced in the 1930s * Halland Regiment * , a Japanese Type C submarine * i16, a name for the 16-bit signed integ ...
before crossing into South Carolina. The exit numbers were converted from a sequential system to a mileage-based system around 2000. I-95 in Georgia has the unsigned designation of State Route 405 (SR 405).


South Carolina

Entering
South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...
, I-95 diverts from its coastal route to a more inland route to the west. I-95 does not go near any major cities in South Carolina, with the largest city along its route being
Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico ...
, the tenth largest in the state. The rest of South Carolina can be accessed via other Interstates that intersect I-95. It intersects
I-26 I26 may refer to: * Interstate 26, a road in the United States of America * {{Letter-NumberCombDisambig ...
near Harleyville, which provides access to Charleston,
Columbia Columbia may refer to: * Columbia (personification), the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for America Places North America Natural features * Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region i ...
, and
Upstate South Carolina The Upstate is the region in the westernmost part of South Carolina, United States, also known as the Upcountry, which is the historical term. Although loosely defined among locals, the general definition includes the 10 counties of the commerc ...
. It also intersects
I-20 Interstate 20 (I‑20) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. I-20 runs beginning at an interchange with I-10 in Scroggins Draw, Texas, and ending at an interchange with I-95 in Florence, South Carolina. Betwe ...
at Florence, which also connects to Columbia and then on to
Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital city, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton County, the mos ...
. At the North Carolina border, I-95 passes the South of the Border
roadside attraction A roadside attraction is a feature along the side of a road meant to attract tourists. In general, these are places one might stop on the way to somewhere, rather than actually being a destination. They are frequently advertised with billboards. ...
.


North Carolina

In North Carolina, I-95 informally serves as the separation between the state's western
Piedmont it, Piemontese , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demographics1_title2 ...
and eastern
Atlantic Plain The Atlantic Plain is one of eight distinct United States physiographic regions. The Atlantic Coast of the United States comprises the coastal states of Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Sou ...
regions, avoiding major cities like
Raleigh Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeas ...
and
Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham *County Durham, an English county * Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States *Durham, North Carolina, a city in N ...
. The route intersects
I-74 } Interstate 74 (I-74) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western end is at an interchange with I-80 in Davenport, Iowa ( Quad Cities); the eastern end of its Midwest segment is at an interch ...
near Lumberton,
I-40 Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
near Benson, and Future I-87/ US 64 near Rocky Mount. Several medium sized cities lie along I-95 in North Carolina, including (from south to north) Fayetteville,
Wilson Wilson may refer to: People *Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilson ** List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender * Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson R ...
, and Rocky Mount. At
Gaston Gaston is a masculine given name of French origin and a surname. The name "Gaston" may refer to: People First name *Gaston I, Count of Foix (1287–1315) *Gaston II, Count of Foix (1308–1343) *Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331–1391) * Gaston ...
, I-95 crosses into Virginia.


Mid-Atlantic region

Much of I-95 in the Mid-Atlantic region is tolled, following the course of several turnpikes that predate the Interstate Highway System, as well as several other toll roads and toll bridges.


Virginia

I-95 enters the Mid-Atlantic region in
Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...
and travels through the center of the densest and most populous urban region in the US. I-95 travels north–south through Virginia, passing through Petersburg, and follows the
Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike The Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike was a toll road located in the Richmond-Petersburg region of central Virginia, United States. After World War II, major traffic congestion occurred in the area around Richmond and Petersburg along U.S. Rou ...
into downtown
Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, Californi ...
(where it is concurrent briefly with
I-64 Interstate 64 (I-64) is an east–west Interstate Highway in the Eastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. Route 40 (US 40), and US 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchang ...
), and, from there, it turns northeast as it enters
Northern Virginia Northern Virginia, locally referred to as NOVA or NoVA, comprises several counties and independent cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. It is a widespread region radiating westward and southward from Washington, D.C. Wit ...
. In the
Washington metropolitan area The Washington metropolitan area, also commonly referred to as the National Capital Region, is the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. The metropolitan area includes all of Washington, D.C. and parts of the states of Maryland, Virgi ...
, it is concurrent with the Capital Beltway from the Springfield Interchange along with I-495, before passing through the southernmost corner of the District of Columbia for about along the Woodrow Wilson Bridge before entering
Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean t ...
near National Harbor, Maryland.


Maryland

In Maryland, I-95 goes northeast toward Baltimore, paralleling the older Baltimore–Washington Parkway. I-95 uses the Fort McHenry Tunnel to travel under Baltimore's Inner Harbor and travels through northeast Maryland along the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, crossing into Delaware at Elkton, Maryland, Elkton.


Delaware

Entering Delaware at Newark, Delaware, Newark, I-95 follows the Delaware Turnpike east across Delaware until the large and complex Interstate 495 (Delaware), I-495/Interstate 295 (Delaware–Pennsylvania), I-295/U.S. Route 202, US 202/Delaware Route 141 interchange in Newport, Delaware, Newport and turns northeast through Wilmington, Delaware, Wilmington, skirting the west side of the downtown area before leaving Delaware in Claymont, Delaware, Claymont at the state's extreme northeastern corner.


Pennsylvania

Entering southeastern Pennsylvania near Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, Marcus Hook, I-95 crosses Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Delaware County and the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, Chester, closely following the Delaware River. Entering Philadelphia near Philadelphia International Airport, the freeway has an interchange with Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey), I-76 before it follows a large viaduct along the extreme eastern edge of Philadelphia's Center City, Philadelphia, Center City. Northeast of Philadelphia, I-95 joins the
Pennsylvania Turnpike The Pennsylvania Turnpike (Penna Turnpike or PA Turnpike) is a toll highway operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. A controlled-access highway, it runs for across the state. The turnpike's we ...
near Bristol, Pennsylvania, Bristol before entering New Jersey on the Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge.


New Jersey

In New Jersey, I-95 follows the
Pearl Harbor Memorial Turnpike Extension The New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) is a system of controlled-access highways in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The turnpike is maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA).The Garden State Parkway, although maintained by NJTA, is not consi ...
of the New Jersey Turnpike, crossing the Delaware River on the Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge, joining the mainline turnpike at exit 6. I-95 has interchanges with Interstate 78, I-78 in Newark, New Jersey, Newark and Interstate 80, I-80 in southern Teaneck, New Jersey, Teaneck. At the end of the turnpike in Fort Lee, New Jersey, Fort Lee, I-95 turns east along its own freeway alignment and connects to New York City (and crosses into New York state) over the Hudson River via the George Washington Bridge.


New York

I-95 in New York City comprises all or part several named expressways, including the Trans-Manhattan Expressway, Trans-Manhattan, Cross Bronx Expressway, Cross Bronx, and Bruckner Expressway, Bruckner expressways, as it crosses east-northeast across the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. Within this stretch, I-95 intersects Interstate 87 (New York), I-87 in the South Bronx, which connects to Albany, New York, Albany and Upstate New York, as well as several auxiliary Interstates that provide access to other New York City boroughs and to Long Island. Entering Westchester County, New York, Westchester County in Pelham, New York, Pelham, I-95 then follows the New England Thruway northeast to the Connecticut border at Port Chester, New York, Port Chester, where it continues as the Connecticut Turnpike.


New England


Connecticut

I-95 enters
New England New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces ...
in the state of Connecticut, where it closely follows state's southern coast. The highway's direction through Connecticut is primarily east–west, and it passes through the most densely populated part of the state, including the cities of Stamford, Connecticut, Stamford, Bridgeport, Connecticut, Bridgeport (the state's most populous city), and New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven. In New Haven, it intersects with Interstate 91, I-91 as it passes into the more rural areas of the Lower Connecticut River Valley. I-95 leaves the Connecticut Turnpike at Interstate 395 (Connecticut–Massachusetts), I-395 at the East Lyme, Connecticut, East Lyme–Waterford, Connecticut, Waterford town line. I-95 next passes New London, Connecticut, New London and Groton, Connecticut, Groton, before the route curves northeast and leaving its close connection to the coast. It leaves Connecticut in the town of North Stonington, Connecticut, North Stonington.


Rhode Island

I-95 enters Rhode Island in the town of Hopkinton, Rhode Island, Hopkinton and connects the rural areas of the southwestern corner of the state with the more metropolitan region around the state capital, Providence, Rhode Island, Providence, in the state's northeastern corner. It leaves Rhode Island in the city of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Pawtucket.


Massachusetts

Entering Massachusetts in Attleboro, Massachusetts, Attleboro, I-95 heads northeast toward Boston. In Canton, Massachusetts, Canton, roughly south of Boston's city limits, it turns to the west and begins a Concurrency (road), concurrency with Massachusetts Route 128, Route 128, a beltway that traverses Boston's inner suburbs. At this point, Interstate 93, I-93 has its southern terminus and provides access to the city of Boston itself. I-95 intersects the Massachusetts Turnpike/I-90 at the Weston, Massachusetts, Weston–Newton, Massachusetts, Newton line and I-93 a second time at the tripoint of Woburn, Massachusetts, Woburn, Reading, Massachusetts, Reading, and Stoneham, Massachusetts, Stoneham. North of Boston, I-95 leaves the beltway and heads northward in Peabody, Massachusetts, Peabody, while Route 128 continues east to Cape Ann. I-95 leaves Massachusetts in Salisbury, Massachusetts, Salisbury.


New Hampshire

I-95 enters New Hampshire in the town of Seabrook, New Hampshire, Seabrook, following the pre-Interstate New Hampshire Turnpike and traversing the Seacoast Region (New Hampshire), Seacoast Region and the historic city of
Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most d ...
where it leaves the state.


Maine

In
Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and nor ...
, it follows the Maine Turnpike, closely following the coast in a northeasterly direction until reaching Portland, the state's largest city. From there, it turns northward to Augusta, Maine, Augusta, where the Maine Turnpike ends while I-95 continues north to Palmyra, Maine, Palmyra, where it turns east to Bangor, Maine, Bangor. From Bangor, it turns north again to Smyrna, Maine, Smyrna and makes a final turn to the east, reaching the
Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing The Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing is a border crossing and port of entry on the Canada–United States border, east of Houlton, Maine, and west of Woodstock, New Brunswick. The US border station is often called Houlton Station. Around 2004 ...
in Houlton. The road continues into the Canadian province of
New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
as New Brunswick Route 95, Route 95.


History

Many parts of I-95 were made up of toll roads that had already been constructed or planned, particularly in the northeast. Many of these routes still exist today, but some have removed their tolls. Outside of Florida, all current I-95 toll facilities are compatible with the E-ZPass electronic payment system; in Florida, while I-95 can be driven toll-free, use of the "95 Express Managed Toll Lanes" requires a
SunPass SunPass is an electronic toll collection system within the state of Florida, United States. It was created in 1999 by the Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT's) Office of Toll Operations, operating now as a division of Florida's Turnp ...
transponder (E-ZPass is compatible with SunPass). The toll roads utilized as part of I-95 formerly included
Florida's Turnpike Florida's Turnpike, designated as unsigned State Road 91 (SR 91), is a toll road in the U.S. state of Florida, maintained by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE). Spanning approximately along a northwest–southeast axis, the turnpike is in tw ...
, the
Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike The Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike was a toll road located in the Richmond-Petersburg region of central Virginia, United States. After World War II, major traffic congestion occurred in the area around Richmond and Petersburg along U.S. Rou ...
(tolled until 1992), and the Connecticut Turnpike (tolled until 1985). Additionally, the Fuller Warren Bridge, spanning the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida, was tolled until the 1980s. Today, tolls remain on Maryland's Fort McHenry Tunnel and John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway (Maryland), John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, the Delaware Turnpike, the
Pennsylvania Turnpike The Pennsylvania Turnpike (Penna Turnpike or PA Turnpike) is a toll highway operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. A controlled-access highway, it runs for across the state. The turnpike's we ...
, the New Jersey Turnpike, New York's George Washington Bridge and New England Thruway, the New Hampshire Turnpike, and the Maine Turnpike. Tolls are also collected at several points along I-95 in Rhode Island, but only from trucks. By 1968, three states had completed their sections of I-95: Connecticut, using its existing turnpikes; New York; and Delaware.


21st century

Until 2018, a List of gaps in Interstate Highways, gap existed on I-95 within New Jersey. From Pennsylvania, I-95 entered the state on the Scudder Falls Bridge and continued east to US 1 in Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, Lawrence Township. Here, I-95 abruptly ended and transitioned into Interstate 295 (Delaware–Pennsylvania), I-295. From New York, I-95 entered the state on the George Washington Bridge and followed the New Jersey Turnpike south to exit 6, ran along an extension of the turnpike, and ended on the Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge at the Pennsylvania state line, where the route transitioned into Interstate 276, I-276. This discontinuity was caused by the 1983 cancelation of the
Somerset Freeway Interstate 95 (I-95) is a major Interstate Highway that traverses nearly the full extent of the East Coast of the United States, from Florida to Maine. In the state of New Jersey, it runs along much of the mainline of the New Jersey Turnpike ( ...
, a planned alignment of I-95 further inland from the turnpike. In order to close the gap, an interchange was constructed where I-95 crosses the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Bristol Township, Pennsylvania. After the first components of the interchange opened on September 22, 2018, I-95 was rerouted onto the Pennsylvania Turnpike, meeting up with where I-95 previously ended at the state line. This project closed the last remaining gap in the route. The former section of I-95 between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and US 1 in Lawrence became an extension of I-295. The interchange with the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be expanded in the future, connecting northbound I-95 with the westbound turnpike and the eastbound turnpike with southbound I-95. In the 21st century, several large projects between Richmond, Virginia, and New Jersey have aimed to decrease congestion along the corridor. The reconstruction of the Springfield Interchange in
Northern Virginia Northern Virginia, locally referred to as NOVA or NoVA, comprises several counties and independent cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. It is a widespread region radiating westward and southward from Washington, D.C. Wit ...
, just outside Washington DC helped to ease traffic at the intersection of I-95, I-495, and Interstate 395 (Virginia–District of Columbia), I-395, and surrounding interchanges. The Springfield Interchange is one of the busiest highway junctions on the East Coast of the United States, East Coast, serving between 400,000 and 500,000 vehicles per day. With the exception of high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes on the Capital Beltway (I-495/I-95), this project was completed in July 2007. A few miles to the east was another major project: the Woodrow Wilson Bridge replacement. The bridge carries I-95/I-495 over the
Potomac River The Potomac River () drains the Mid-Atlantic United States, flowing from the Potomac Highlands into Chesapeake Bay. It is long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map. Retrieved Augu ...
. The former Woodrow Wilson Bridge, which has since been demolished, was a six-lane bridge that was severely overcapacity. The new bridge is actually two bridges with a total of 12 lanes; five in each direction, with an additional lane in each direction for future use (rapid-bus or train). This project was completed with the 10 lanes opened on December 13, 2008, greatly reducing the traffic delays on the beltway. The lanes are divided into two through lanes and three local lanes in each direction. About north of the Wilson Bridge, and about south of Baltimore near Laurel, Maryland, construction on a large new interchange began in 2008, was scheduled for completion in late 2011, and opened to traffic on November 9, 2014, which connects I-95 to Maryland Route 200 (MD 200). In 2006, the Virginia General Assembly passed SJ184, a resolution calling for an interstate compact to build a toll highway between Dover, Delaware, and Charleston, South Carolina, as an alternative to I-95 that would allow long-distance traffic to avoid the Washington metropolitan area. Federal legislation has identified I-95 through Connecticut as Corridor 65 (NHS), High Priority Corridor 65. A long-term multibillion-dollar program to upgrade the entire length of I-95 through Connecticut has been underway since the mid-1990s and is expected to continue through at least 2020. Several miles of the Connecticut Turnpike through Bridgeport, Connecticut, Bridgeport were widened and brought up to Interstate standards. Work has shifted to reconstructing and widening of I-95 through New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven, which includes replacing the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge (Connecticut), Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge. Environmental studies for reconstructing and widening of I-95 from New Haven to the Rhode Island state line are also progressing. There are plans to expand the I-95 corridor from Petersburg, Virginia, to Florida through a US multistate agreement to study how to improve the corridor through widening and reconstruction, with the goal of reducing congestion and improving overall safety for years to come. I-95 from the South Carolina–Georgia line to the freeway's southern terminus in South Florida has been widened to a minimum of six lanes. The section from Jacksonville to the Interstate 4, I-4 junction in
Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, or simply Daytona, is a coastal resort-city in east-central Florida. Located on the eastern edge of Volusia County near the Atlantic coastline, its population was 72,647 at the 2020 census. Daytona Beach is approximately nort ...
was expanded to six lanes in 2005. Projects begun in 2009, widening the roadbed in Brevard County, Florida, Brevard County from the Florida State Road 528, State Route 528 junction in Cocoa, Florida, Cocoa to Palm Bay, Florida, Palm Bay, as well as in northern Palm Beach County, Florida, Palm Beach County. The last segments of I-95 in Florida to remain at only four lanes have now been upgraded, providing motorists with about of continuous six-lane roadbed. In 2009, state legislators representing Maine's Aroostook County, Maine, Aroostook County proposed using federal economic stimulus funds to extend I-95 north to Maine's northernmost border community of Fort Kent, Maine, Fort Kent via Caribou, Maine, Caribou and Presque Isle, Maine, Presque Isle. The proposed route would parallel New Brunswick's four-lane, limited-access Trans-Canada Highway on the US side of the Canada–US border. Legislators argued that extension of the Interstate would promote economic growth in the region.


Major intersections

;Florida : in
Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...
: in Miami : in Golden Glades, Florida, Golden Glades : in Golden Glades : in
Fort Lauderdale A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facer ...
: in
West Palm Beach West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some R ...
: in Melbourne, Florida, Melbourne : in
Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, or simply Daytona, is a coastal resort-city in east-central Florida. Located on the eastern edge of Volusia County near the Atlantic coastline, its population was 72,647 at the 2020 census. Daytona Beach is approximately nort ...
: in Daytona Beach : in
Jacksonville Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the List of United States cities by area, largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the co ...
: in Jacksonville : in Jacksonville : in Jacksonville ;Georgia : in Brunswick : near Midway, Georgia, Midway : in
Savannah A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to ...
: in Pooler, Georgia, Pooler ;South Carolina : near Port Royal, South Carolina, Port Royal : near Orangeburg, South Carolina, Orangeburg : in Yemassee, South Carolina, Yemassee : in St. George, South Carolina, St. George : near Bowman, South Carolina, Bowman : near Harleyville : near Holly Hill, South Carolina, Holly Hill : in Santee, South Carolina, Santee : near Manning, South Carolina, Manning : near Turbeville, South Carolina, Turbeville : in
Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico ...
: in Florence : near Florence ;North Carolina : near Rowland, North Carolina, Rowland : near Lumberton : in Eastover, North Carolina, Eastover : in Dunn, North Carolina, Dunn : in Benson : in Selma, North Carolina, Selma : in
Wilson Wilson may refer to: People *Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilson ** List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender * Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson R ...
: in Rocky Mount : in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, Roanoke Rapids ;Virginia : in Emporia, Virginia, Emporia : near Petersburg : in Petersburg : in
Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, Californi ...
: in Richmond : in Richmond : in Richmond : in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Fredericksburg : in Springfield, Virginia, Springfield ;District of Columbia :''none'' ;Maryland : near Forest Heights, Maryland, Forest Heights : near Glenarden, Maryland, Glenarden : near Adelphi, Maryland, Adelphi : near Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore : near Baltimore : near Baltimore : in Baltimore : in Baltimore ;Delaware : in Newport, Delaware, Newport ;Pennsylvania : in Chester, Pennsylvania, Chester : in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, Ridley Township : in Philadelphia : in Philadelphia : near Bristol Township, Pennsylvania, Bristol : near Bristol ;New Jersey : in Florence Township, New Jersey, Florence Township : in Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, Mansfield Township : in Bordentown Township, New Jersey, Bordentown Township : in Robbinsville Township, New Jersey, Robbinsville Township : in Edison Township, New Jersey, Edison Township : in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, Woodbridge Township : in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth : in Newark, New Jersey, Newark : in Kearny, New Jersey, Kearny : in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, Ridgefield Park : in Teaneck, New Jersey, Teaneck Township : in Fort Lee, New Jersey, Fort Lee : in Fort Lee ;New York : in Manhattan : in The Bronx : in Throggs Neck, New York, Throggs Neck : in Rye, New York, Rye ;Connecticut : in Norwalk, Connecticut, Norwalk : in New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven : in East Lyme, Connecticut, East Lyme ;Rhode Island : in Warwick, Rhode Island, Warwick : in Providence, Rhode Island, Providence : in Providence : in Providence ;Massachusetts : in Attleboro, Massachusetts, Attleboro : in Mansfield, Massachusetts, Mansfield : in Canton, Massachusetts, Canton :/Massachusetts Turnpike, Mass Pike in Weston, Massachusetts, Weston : in Waltham, Massachusetts, Waltham : in Burlington, Massachusetts, Burlington : in Reading, Massachusetts, Reading : in Amesbury, Massachusetts, Amesbury ;New Hampshire : in
Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most d ...
;Maine : in Saco, Maine, Saco : near Portland : in Portland : in Augusta, Maine, Augusta : in Fairfield, Maine, Fairfield : in Bangor, Maine, Bangor : in Bangor : in Houlton : in Houlton : in Houlton


Auxiliary routes

I-95 has many auxiliary routes. They can be found in most states the route runs through, with exceptions being Georgia, South Carolina, and New Hampshire. Business routes of Interstate 95, Business routes also exist in both Georgia and North Carolina. ;Florida *Interstate 195 (Florida), Interstate 195 is a spur into Miami, the northern of the two spurs into Miami (the other being I-395). *Interstate 295 (Florida), Interstate 295 is a beltway around Jacksonville. *Interstate 395 (Florida), Interstate 395 is a spur into Miami, the southern of the two spurs into Miami (the other being I-195). *Interstate 595 (Florida), Interstate 595 is a spur west of I-95 to I-75 and east of I-95 to Fort Lauderdale. *Interstate 795 (Florida), Interstate 795 is a future designation along Florida State Road 9B, State Route 9B. ;North Carolina *Interstate 95 Business (North Carolina), Interstate 95 Business is a business loop in Fayetteville. *Interstate 295 (North Carolina), Interstate 295 is a partially completed beltway around Fayetteville. *Interstate 795 (North Carolina), Interstate 795 is a spur running to Goldsboro, North Carolina, Goldsboro. ;Virginia * Interstate 195 (Virginia), Interstate 195 is a short spur from north of downtown
Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, Californi ...
south into downtown. * Interstate 295 (Virginia), Interstate 295 is a bypass to the east of Richmond, from I-95 south of Petersburg, across
I-64 Interstate 64 (I-64) is an east–west Interstate Highway in the Eastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. Route 40 (US 40), and US 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchang ...
east of Richmond and I-95 north of Richmond to I-64 west of Richmond. * Interstate 395 (District of Columbia–Virginia), Interstate 395 is a branch from Springfield, Virginia, Springfield north into downtown
Washington DC ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
. It was part of I-95 until 1977. * Interstate 495 (Maryland–Virginia), Interstate 495 is the Capital Beltway, a full loop around Washington DC. Since 1977, I-95 has run along its east half. ;District of Columbia * Interstate 295 (District of Columbia), Interstate 295 is a branch from I-95 near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge through Anacostia and north to an interchange with Interstate 695 (District of Columbia), I-695 and District of Columbia Route 295 (DC 295). * Interstate 395 (District of Columbia–Virginia), Interstate 395 is a branch from Springfield, Virginia, Springfield north into downtown Washington DC, terminating at New York Avenue. It was part of I-95 until 1977. * Interstate 695 (District of Columbia), Interstate 695 is the Southeast Freeway, connecting I-395 and DC 295. ;Maryland *Interstate 195 (Maryland), Interstate 195 is a spur into Baltimore/Washington International Airport. *Interstate 295 (Maryland), Interstate 295 is a southern route into Washington DC. *Interstate 395 (Maryland), Interstate 395 is a spur into downtown Baltimore. *Interstate 495 (Maryland), Interstate 495 is the Capital Beltway. *Interstate 595 (Maryland), Interstate 595 is an unsigned segment of U.S. Route 50, US 50 between the Capital Beltway and Annapolis. *Interstate 695 (Maryland), Interstate 695 is the Baltimore Beltway. *Interstate 795 (Maryland), Interstate 795 is a bypass of Maryland Route 140, MD 140 in Reisterstown, Maryland, Reisterstown and Owings Mills, Maryland, Owings Mills. *Interstate 895 (Maryland), Interstate 895 is the Harbor Tunnel Thruway. ;Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey *Interstate 195 (New Jersey), Interstate 195 is a freeway through Central Jersey. *Interstate 295 (Delaware–Pennsylvania), Interstate 295 is an eastern bypass of Philadelphia. *Interstate 495 (Delaware), Interstate 495 is a bypass of Wilmington, Delaware. ;New York * Interstate 295 (New York), Interstate 295 runs southeast from the Bruckner Interchange along the Cross Bronx Expressway, then south over the Throgs Neck Bridge and Clearview Expressway to its terminus at Hillside Avenue (Queens), Hillside Avenue, just south of the Grand Central Parkway. It was once signed as part of Interstate 78, I-78 and was planned to terminate at John F. Kennedy International Airport. * Interstate 495 (New York), Interstate 495 runs from the Queens–Midtown Tunnel east along the Long Island Expressway to Riverhead, New York, Riverhead, crossing I-295 in Queens. It was once planned to continue west to I-95 in New Jersey; that part is now Lincoln Tunnel and New Jersey Route 495, Route 495. It was also to go east and meet I-95 again in either Connecticut or in Rhode Island. This would have made I-495 a bypass (road), bypass road for I-95. * Interstate 695 (New York), Interstate 695 is a short route along the Throgs Neck Expressway, connecting I-295 to I-95 in the Bronx. It was once signed as part of I-78. The number had been used for other plans, including a route parallel to Woodhaven Boulevard and an upgrade of the West Side Highway and Henry Hudson Parkway. ;Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts *Interstate 195 (Rhode Island–Massachusetts), Interstate 195 is a spur route east of Providence, Rhode Island, Providence. *Interstate 295 (Rhode Island–Massachusetts), Interstate 295 is a partial outer beltway around Providence. *Interstate 395 (Connecticut–Massachusetts), Interstate 395 runs from the junction with I-95 in Waterford, Connecticut, Waterford north to the Massachusetts state line where it meets Interstate 90, I-90/Massachusetts Turnpike and Interstate 290 (Massachusetts), I-290 south of Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester. *Interstate 495 (Massachusetts), Interstate 495 is an outer beltway around Boston. ;Maine *Interstate 195 (Maine), Interstate 195 is the Saco, Maine, Saco industrial spur. *Interstate 295 (Maine), Interstate 295 is connects with I-95 in Portland and Gardiner, Maine, Gardiner. *Interstate 395 (Maine), Interstate 395 is a spur to the east of Bangor, Maine, Bangor. *Falmouth Spur, Interstate 495 is the Falmouth spur.


See also

*


References


Further reading

*


External links

* *
I-95: The Road Most Traveled
' (special series). National Public Radio. 2010. Interstate 95, Interstate 95 Interstate Highway System, 95 Interstate Highways in Washington, D.C., 95