Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south

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on the

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, running from US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, to the

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between Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The highway largely parallels the Atlantic coast and US 1, except for the portion between Savannah, Georgia, and Washington DC and the portion between

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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, Jacksonville,

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, Florence, Fayetteville, and

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in the Southeast; Washington,

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, Wilmington and Philadelphia,

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, and New York City in the Mid-Atlantic; and New Haven,

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, Boston, Portsmouth, and

in New England. The

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, 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

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, I-40, and I-64, respectively. I-95 is one of the oldest routes of the Interstate Highway System. Many sections of I-95 incorporated preexisting sections of toll roads where they served the same right-of-way. Until 2018, there was a gap in I-95's original routing in Central New Jersey caused by the cancelation of the

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. An interchange between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and I-95 was completed in September 2018; this allowed I-95 to be rerouted along New Jersey's

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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 while crossing the Potomac River), more than any other Interstate. According to the US Census Bureau, 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.

Route description

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South

Florida

I-95 begins at US 1 just south of downtown Miami and travels along the state's east coast, passing through Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, the Gold Coast, the Treasure Coast, the Space Coast,

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, and Jacksonville before entering the US state of Georgia near the city of

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. 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,

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express lanes pass over the highway. Prior to 1987, a notable gap in the highway existed between West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce; I-95 traffic between those cities was diverted to

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. 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

, routing traffic through the western sides of both cities' metro areas; it connects to the latter city by an intersection with

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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, 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, the tenth largest in the state. The rest of South Carolina can be accessed via other Interstates that intersect I-95. It intersects

near Harleyville, which provides access to

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, and Upstate South Carolina. It also intersects

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at Florence, which also connects to Columbia and then on to Atlanta, Georgia. At the North Carolina border, I-95 passes the South of the Border roadside attraction.

North Carolina

In North Carolina, I-95 informally serves as the separation between the state's western Piedmont and eastern

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regions, avoiding major cities like Raleigh and Durham. The route intersects I-74 near Lumberton, I-40 near

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, 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,

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, and Rocky Mount. At

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, 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 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

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, and follows the

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into downtown

(where it is concurrent briefly with I-64), and, from there, it turns northeast as it enters Northern Virginia. In the Washington metropolitan area, it is concurrent with the Capital Beltway from the Springfield Interchange along with

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, before passing through the southernmost corner of the District of Columbia for about along the Woodrow Wilson Bridge before entering Maryland 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.

Delaware

Entering Delaware at

, I-95 follows the

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east across Delaware until the large and complex

/ I-295/ US 202/ Delaware Route 141 interchange in

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and turns northeast through Wilmington, skirting the west side of the downtown area before leaving Delaware in

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at the state's extreme northeastern corner.

Pennsylvania

Entering southeastern Pennsylvania near Marcus Hook, I-95 crosses Delaware County and the city of

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, closely following the

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. Entering Philadelphia near

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, the freeway has an interchange with

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before it follows a large viaduct along the extreme eastern edge of Philadelphia's Center City. Northeast of Philadelphia, I-95 joins the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Bristol before entering New Jersey on the

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New Jersey

In New Jersey, I-95 follows the

of the

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, crossing the

on the

, joining the mainline turnpike at exit 6. I-95 has interchanges with

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and I-80 in southern Teaneck. At the end of the turnpike in 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, Cross Bronx, and Bruckner expressways, as it crosses east-northeast across the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. Within this stretch, I-95 intersects I-87 in the

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, which connects to Albany and Upstate New York, as well as several auxiliary Interstates that provide access to other New York City boroughs and to

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. Entering Westchester County in Pelham, I-95 then follows the New England Thruway northeast to the Connecticut border at Port Chester, where it continues as the Connecticut Turnpike.

New England

Connecticut

I-95 enters New England 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,

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(the state's most populous city), and New Haven. In New Haven, it intersects with I-91 as it passes into the more rural areas of the Lower Connecticut River Valley. I-95 leaves the Connecticut Turnpike at

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at the

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– Waterford town line. I-95 next passes New London and Groton, before the route curves northeast and leaving its close connection to the coast. It leaves Connecticut in the town of

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Rhode Island

I-95 enters Rhode Island in the town of Hopkinton and connects the rural areas of the southwestern corner of the state with the more metropolitan region around the state capital,

, in the state's northeastern corner. It leaves Rhode Island in the city of Pawtucket.

Massachusetts

Entering Massachusetts in

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, I-95 heads northeast toward Boston. In

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, roughly south of Boston's city limits, it turns to the west and begins a

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with Route 128, a beltway that traverses Boston's inner suburbs. At this point, 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–

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line and I-93 a second time at the tripoint of Woburn, Reading, and Stoneham. North of Boston, I-95 leaves the beltway and heads northward in Peabody, while Route 128 continues east to Cape Ann. I-95 leaves Massachusetts in Salisbury.

New Hampshire

I-95 enters New Hampshire in the town of Seabrook, following the pre-Interstate

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and traversing the Seacoast Region and the historic city of Portsmouth where it leaves the state.

Maine

In Maine, it follows the Maine Turnpike, closely following the coast in a northeasterly direction until reaching

, the state's largest city. From there, it turns northward to Augusta, where the Maine Turnpike ends while I-95 continues north to Palmyra, where it turns east to Bangor. From Bangor, it turns north again to Smyrna and makes a final turn to the east, reaching the

in Houlton. The road continues into the Canadian province of New Brunswick as 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

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electronic payment system; in Florida, while I-95 can be driven toll-free, use of the "95 Express Managed Toll Lanes" requires a

transponder (E-ZPass is compatible with SunPass). The toll roads utilized as part of I-95 formerly included

, the

(tolled until 1992), and the Connecticut Turnpike (tolled until 1985). Additionally, the Fuller Warren Bridge, spanning the

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in Jacksonville, Florida, was tolled until the 1980s. Today, tolls remain on Maryland's Fort McHenry Tunnel and John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, the

, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the

, New York's George Washington Bridge and New England Thruway, the

, 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 gap existed on I-95 within New Jersey. From Pennsylvania, I-95 entered the state on the

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and continued east to US 1 in Lawrence Township. Here, I-95 abruptly ended and transitioned into 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

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. This discontinuity was caused by the 1983 cancelation of the

, 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

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. 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

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, and New Jersey have aimed to decrease congestion along the corridor. The reconstruction of the Springfield Interchange in Northern Virginia, just outside Washington DC helped to ease traffic at the intersection of I-95,

, and

, and surrounding interchanges. The Springfield Interchange is one of the busiest highway junctions on the

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, 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 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

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

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, and

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, 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 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

were widened and brought up to

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. Work has shifted to reconstructing and widening of I-95 through New Haven, which includes replacing the 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 I-4 junction in

was expanded to six lanes in 2005. Projects begun in 2009, widening the roadbed in Brevard County from the State Route 528 junction in

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to Palm Bay, as well as in northern 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

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proposed using federal economic stimulus funds to extend I-95 north to Maine's northernmost border community of Fort Kent via

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and 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

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: in Daytona Beach : in Jacksonville : in Jacksonville : in Jacksonville : in Jacksonville ;Georgia : in Brunswick : near Midway : in

: in Pooler ;South Carolina : near

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: near Orangeburg : in Yemassee : in

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: near Bowman : near Harleyville : near Holly Hill : in

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: near Manning : near

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: in Florence : in Florence : near Florence ;North Carolina : near Rowland : near Lumberton : in Eastover : in Dunn : in

: in Selma : in

: in Rocky Mount : in

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;Virginia : in Emporia : near

: in Petersburg : in

: in Richmond : in Richmond : in Richmond : in Fredericksburg : in

Springfield Springfield may refer to: * Springfield (toponym), the place name in general Places and locations Australia * Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast) * Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council) * Springfield, Queenslan ...

;District of Columbia :''none'' ;Maryland : near Forest Heights : near Glenarden : near Adelphi : near

: near Baltimore : near Baltimore : in Baltimore : in Baltimore ;Delaware : in

;Pennsylvania : in

: in

Ridley Township Ridley Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The population was 30,768 at the 2010 census. Ridley Township contains the census designated places of Folsom and Woodlyn along with the unincorporated communities of Crum Lynne a ...

: in Philadelphia : in Philadelphia : near Bristol : near Bristol ;New Jersey : in Florence Township : in Mansfield Township : in Bordentown Township : in Robbinsville Township : in Edison Township : in Woodbridge Township : in Elizabeth : in

: in Kearny : in

Ridgefield Park Ridgefield Park is a village in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the village's population was 12,729,Teaneck Township : in Fort Lee : in Fort Lee ;New York : in Manhattan : in The Bronx : in Throggs Neck : in

Rye Rye (''Secale cereale'') is a grass grown extensively as a grain, a cover crop and a forage crop. It is a member of the wheat tribe (Triticeae) and is closely related to both wheat (''Triticum'') and barley (genus ''Hordeum''). Rye grain is u ...

;Connecticut : in Norwalk : in New Haven : in

;Rhode Island : in Warwick : in

: in Providence : in Providence ;Massachusetts : in

: in

Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market tow ...

: in

Mass Pike The Massachusetts Turnpike (colloquially "Mass Pike" or "the Pike") is a toll highway in the US state of Massachusetts that is maintained by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). The turnpike begins at the New York state li ...

in Weston : in Waltham : in

Burlington Burlington may refer to: Places Canada Geography * Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador * Burlington, Nova Scotia * Burlington, Ontario, the most populous city with the name "Burlington" * Burlington, Prince Edward Island * Burlington Bay, no ...

: in Reading : in

Amesbury Amesbury () is a town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is known for the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge which is within the parish. The town is claimed to be the oldest occupied settlement in Great Britain, having been first settle ...

;New Hampshire : in Portsmouth ;Maine : in Saco : near

: in Portland : in Augusta : in Fairfield : in 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 A business route (or business loop, business spur, or city route) in the United States is a short special route connected to a ''parent'' numbered highway at its beginning, then routed through the central business district of a nearby city or ...

also exist in both Georgia and North Carolina. ;Florida * Interstate 195 is a spur into Miami, the northern of the two spurs into Miami (the other being I-395). * Interstate 295 is a beltway around Jacksonville. * Interstate 395 is a spur into Miami, the southern of the two spurs into Miami (the other being I-195). * Interstate 595 is a spur west of I-95 to I-75 and east of I-95 to Fort Lauderdale. * Interstate 795 is a future designation along State Route 9B. ;North Carolina * Interstate 95 Business is a business loop in Fayetteville. * Interstate 295 is a partially completed beltway around Fayetteville. * Interstate 795 is a spur running to Goldsboro. ;Virginia * Interstate 195 is a short spur from north of downtown

south into downtown. * Interstate 295 is a bypass to the east of Richmond, from I-95 south of

, across I-64 east of Richmond and I-95 north of Richmond to I-64 west of Richmond. * Interstate 395 is a branch from

north into downtown Washington DC. It was part of I-95 until 1977. * 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 is a branch from I-95 near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge through Anacostia and north to an interchange with

I-695 Interstate 695 may refer to: *Interstate 695 (District of Columbia), a partially built connector in Washington, D.C. * Interstate 695 (Maryland), a beltway around Baltimore, Maryland *Interstate 695 (New York), a short connector in Bronx County, New ...

and

District of Columbia Route 295 District of Columbia Route 295 (DC 295), also known as the Anacostia Freeway as well as the Kenilworth Avenue Freeway north of East Capitol Street, is a freeway in the District of Columbia, and currently the only signed numbered route in the ...

(DC 295). * Interstate 395 is a branch from

north into downtown Washington DC, terminating at New York Avenue. It was part of I-95 until 1977. * Interstate 695 is the Southeast Freeway, connecting I-395 and DC 295. ;Maryland * Interstate 195 is a spur into

Baltimore/Washington International Airport Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport , commonly referred to as BWI or BWI Marshall, is an international airport in the Eastern United States serving mainly Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C. With Dulles Internatio ...

. * Interstate 295 is a southern route into Washington DC. * Interstate 395 is a spur into downtown Baltimore. * Interstate 495 is the Capital Beltway. * Interstate 595 is an unsigned segment of US 50 between the Capital Beltway and

Annapolis Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...

. * Interstate 695 is the Baltimore Beltway. * Interstate 795 is a bypass of MD 140 in

Reisterstown Reisterstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 25,968. Founded by German immigrant John Reister in 1758, Reisterstown is located ...

and

Owings Mills Owings Mills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Baltimore. Per the 2020 census, the population was 35,674. Owings Mills is home to the northern terminus of ...

. *

Interstate 895 Interstate 895 (I-895) is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as the Harbor Tunnel Thruway, the highway runs between one junction with I-95 in Elkridge and another interchange with I-95 on the east side of Baltimore. I- ...

is the Harbor Tunnel Thruway. ;Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey * Interstate 195 is a freeway through

Central Jersey Central Jersey is the central region of the U.S. state of New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, ...

. * Interstate 295 is an eastern bypass of Philadelphia. * Interstate 495 is a bypass of Wilmington, Delaware. ;New York * Interstate 295 runs southeast from the Bruckner Interchange along the

Cross Bronx Expressway The Cross Bronx Expressway is a major freeway in the New York City borough of the Bronx. It is mainly designated as part of Interstate 95 (I-95), but also includes portions of I-295 and U.S. Route 1 (US 1). The Cross Bronx begins ...

, then south over the Throgs Neck Bridge and Clearview Expressway to its terminus at Hillside Avenue, just south of the Grand Central Parkway. It was once signed as part of

and was planned to terminate at John F. Kennedy International Airport. * Interstate 495 runs from the Queens–Midtown Tunnel east along the Long Island Expressway to 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 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 A bypass is a road or highway that avoids or "bypasses" a built-up area, town, or village, to let through traffic flow without interference from local traffic, to reduce congestion in the built-up area, and to improve road safety. A bypass spec ...

for I-95. * 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 is a spur route east of

. * Interstate 295 is a partial outer beltway around Providence. * Interstate 395 runs from the junction with I-95 in Waterford north to the Massachusetts state line where it meets

I-90 Interstate 90 (I-90) is an east–west transcontinental freeway and the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It begins in Seattle, Washington, and travels through the Pacific Northwest, Mountain West, Great Plains, Midwest, and ...

/ Massachusetts Turnpike and I-290 south of Worcester. * Interstate 495 is an outer beltway around Boston. ;Maine * Interstate 195 is the Saco industrial spur. * Interstate 295 is connects with I-95 in

and

Gardiner Gardiner may refer to: Places Settlements ;Canada * Gardiner, Ontario ;United States * Gardiner, Maine * Gardiner, Montana * Gardiner (town), New York ** Gardiner (CDP), New York * Gardiner, Oregon * Gardiner, Washington * West Gardiner, Maine ...

. * Interstate 395 is a spur to the east of Bangor. * Interstate 495 is the Falmouth spur.

References

External links

* *
I-95: The Road Most Traveled
' (special series). National Public Radio. 2010.

Interstate 95 Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1, US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between M ...

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Delaware

Pennsylvania

New Jersey

New York

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History

21st century

Major intersections

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See also

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