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{{Infobox Interstate | {{Short description|U.S. East Coast Interstate Highway}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2014}}
route_type = reg |
{{Use American English|date=December 2022}}
article_route = 95 |
{{Infobox road
map = Interstate 95 map.png|
| country = USA
type = Main |
| type = I
year_established = 1957 |
| route = 95
length_mi = 1,927 |
| map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=360|type=line|from=Interstate 95.map}}
length_km = 3,101 |
| map_custom = yes
direction_a = South |
| map_notes = I-95 highlighted in red
direction_b = North |
| map_alt = I-95 runs along the East Coast of the United States
terminus_a = ] ] in ]|
| established = 1956
terminus_b = ] ] near ]||
| history = Completed on September 22, 2018<ref name="sofield"/>
junction =] ] in ]<br>] ] near ]<br>] ] near ]<br>] ] in ]<br>] ] in ] (near ])<br>]] ] near ]
| length_mi = 1923.80
| length_ref = <ref name="fhwa">{{cite web |last=Starks |first=Edward |date=January 27, 2022 |title=Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table01.cfm |access-date=December 24, 2022 |work=FHWA Route Log and Finder List |publisher=] |archive-date=April 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422220808/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table1.cfm |url-status=live }}</ref>
| direction_a = South
| terminus_a = {{Jct|country=USA|US|1}} in ]
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*{{jct|country=USA|I|16}} in ]
*{{jct|country=USA|I|20}} in ]
*{{jct|country=USA|I|40}} in ]
*{{jct|country=USA|I|85}} in ]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|64}} through ]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|76|dab1=Ohio–New Jersey}} in ]
*{{jct|country=USA|I|80}} in ]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|87|dab1=New York}} in ]
*{{jct|country=USA|I|90}} in ]
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| direction_b = North
| terminus_b = {{Jct|province=NB|Route|95}} at the ]
| states = ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ]
}} }}
'''Interstate 95''' (abbreviated '''I-95''') is an ] that runs 1,927 miles (3,101 kilometers) north-south along the ] of the ]. The southern terminus is in the city of ] '''()''', at a junction with ]; the northern terminus is at the Canadian border at ] '''()''', where it becomes ]. The approximated center is located in ], where it intersects with ].


'''Interstate&nbsp;95''' ('''I-95''') is the main north–south ] on the ],<ref>{{cite news |first1= David |last1= Montgomery |first2= Josh |last2= White |newspaper= ] |title= 128 Cars, Trucks Crash in Snow on I-95 |date= February 23, 2001 |page= A1 |name-list-style= amp}}</ref> running from ] (US&nbsp;1) in ], north to the ] between ] and the ] province of ]. The highway largely parallels the ] coast and US&nbsp;1, except for the portion between ], and ], and the portion between ] and ] in Maine, both of which follow a more direct inland route.
Interstate 95 is one of the best-known, most important, and most heavily travelled highways in the Interstate Highway System. It serves and connects the major cities along the Northeast corridor, and it is the major north-south highway along the east coast. It is the longest north-south Interstate highway (five east-west routes are longer), and it passes through more states (15) than any other Interstate.


I-95 serves as the principal road link between the major cities of the ]. Major metropolitan areas along its route include ], ], ], and ] in the ]; ], ], ], ], and ] in the ]; and ], ], ], and ] in ]. The ], ], and ] metropolitan areas, the three major coastal metros bypassed by the highway's inland portion, are connected to I-95 by ], ], and ], respectively.
I-95 is the only long-distance Interstate in the original plans that is not yet completed. Due to the cancellation of the ] in New Jersey, the section in ] and Mercer County, NJ is not contiguous with the main section in ]. Once the ] in ] is completed around 2010 (junction with ]), I-95 will finally be completed and the stray section of I-95 in Bucks County, PA and Mercer County, NJ connecting to northernmost end of I-295 in ] (where the direction changes from north to south) will be re-numbered as an extension of ]. I-95 north in Bucks County, PA and Mercer County, NJ will combine with ] south in Mercer County, NJ (up to the current ] / ] interchange) to become part of ] east (and vice versa). (There has been talk about extending 195 south of ] to 295's Exit 60 (]/]). However, it is not definite that this will happen yet.) Changing the direction to east/west will eliminate the confusion of the road currently changing directions from north/south in Lawrence Township, NJ.


I-95 is one of the oldest routes of the Interstate Highway System.<ref name="sofield">{{cite news|last=Sofield|first=Tom|date=September 22, 2018|title=Decades in the Making, I-95, Turnpike Connector Opens to Motorists|work=Levittown Now|url=http://levittownnow.com/2018/09/22/decades-in-the-making-i-95-turnpike-connector-opens-to-motorists/|access-date=September 22, 2018|archive-date=April 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406195324/http://levittownnow.com/2018/09/22/decades-in-the-making-i-95-turnpike-connector-opens-to-motorists/|url-status=live}}</ref> Many sections of I-95 incorporated preexisting sections of ]s where they served the same ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Samuel|first=Peter|date=December 10, 2010|title=Penn Pike Moving—Very Slowly—To End Gap in I-95|work=TollRoadsNews|url=http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/5019|url-status=dead|access-date=December 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213103631/http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/5019|archive-date=December 13, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Until 2018, there was a gap in I-95's original routing in Central ] caused by the cancelation of the ]. An ] between the ] and I-95 was completed September 22, 2018; this allowed I-95 to be rerouted along the ] of the ] into ], creating a continuous Interstate route from Maine to Florida for the first time.<ref name="sofield"/>


With a length of {{convert|1924|mi|km}}, I-95 is the longest north–south Interstate and the sixth-longest Interstate Highway ].<ref name="fhwa" /> I-95 passes through 15&nbsp;states (as well as a brief stretch in the ] while ] the ]), more than any other Interstate. According to the ], only five of the 96&nbsp;counties or county equivalents along its route are completely rural,<ref>{{cite news |url= http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/economy/2004-06-27-rural_x.htm |first= Haya |last= El Nasser |work= ] |title= Small-Town USA Goes 'Micropolitan' |date= June 27, 2004 |access-date= December 3, 2014 |archive-date= January 21, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150121041721/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/economy/2004-06-27-rural_x.htm |url-status= live }}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web |title= I-95 Corridor Facts |publisher= I-95 Corridor Coalition |date= March 30, 2008 |url= http://www.i95coalition.org/i95/Home/I95CorridorFacts/tabid/173/Default.aspx |access-date= August 20, 2010 |archive-date= March 8, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100308074636/http://www.i95coalition.org/i95/Home/I95CorridorFacts/tabid/173/Default.aspx |url-status= dead }}</ref> According to the Corridor Coalition, I-95 serves 110&nbsp;million people and facilitates 40&nbsp;percent of the country's ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-20/after-60-years-i-95-is-complete|title=No Thanks to New Jersey, I-95 Is Finally Done 60 Years Later|last=Griffin|first=Riley|date=20 August 2018|work=Bloomberg|access-date=20 August 2018|archive-date=October 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011133843/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-20/after-60-years-i-95-is-complete|url-status=live}}</ref>
]


==Route description==
==Length and major cities==
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|615.04
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|{{convert|112.00|mi|km|disp=table}}
|112.03<ref>{{cite paper | author=Georgia Department of Transportation, Office of Transportation Data | title=Interstate Mileage Report (438 Report) | date=2003 | url=http://www.dot.state.ga.us/DOT/plan-prog/transportation_data/400reports/2003/dpp438_2003.pdf }} (])</ref>
|180.29
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|] |]
|{{convert|198.76|mi|km|disp=table}}
|198.76<ref name="FHWA log">] Route Log and Finder List, </ref>
|319.87
|- |-
|] |]
|{{convert|181.36|mi|km|disp=table}}
|181.71<ref name="FHWA log"/>
|292.43
|- |-
|] |]
|{{convert|178.73|mi|km|disp=table}}
|178.73<ref name="FHWA log"/>
|287.64
|- |-
|] |]
|{{convert|0.11|mi|km|disp=table}}
|0.11<ref name="FHWA log"/>
|0.18
|- |-
|] |]
|{{convert|110.01|mi|km|disp=table}}
|109.05<ref>], </ref>
|175.50
|- |-
|] |]
|{{convert|23.43|mi|km|disp=table}}
|23.43<ref name="FHWA log"/>
|37.71
|- |-
|] |]
|{{convert|51.00|mi|km|disp=table}}
|51.08<ref name="FHWA log"/>
|82.21
|- |-
|] |]
|{{convert|97.76|mi|km|disp=table}}
|77.96 (main route)<br>8.77 (Trenton area)<br>11.03 (west spur)<br>97.76 (total)<ref>], </ref>
|125.46<br>14.11<br>17.75<br>157.33
|- |-
|] |]
|{{convert|23.50|mi|km|disp=table}}
|23.50<ref name="FHWA log"/>
|37.82
|- |-
|] |]
|{{convert|111.57|mi|km|disp=table}}
|111.57<ref> (])</ref>
|179.55
|- |-
|] |]
|{{convert|42.36|mi|km|disp=table}}
|43.3<ref name=RIGIS></ref><!--FHWA says 42.36, but RIGIS and Mapquest agree that it's more than 43; maybe it's a typo for 43.26? RIGIS gives 43.27, but that's admittedly probably not precise enough-->
|69.7
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|] |]
|{{convert|91.95|mi|km|disp=table}}
|91.95<ref name="FHWA log"/>
|147.98
|- |-
|] |]
|{{convert|16.11|mi|km|disp=table}}
|16.20<!--3--><ref name="GRANIT"> ] - NH Public Roads</ref>
|26.08
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|] |]
|{{convert|303.00|mi|km|disp=table}}
|305
|491
|- |-
|Total
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|{{convert|1923.80|mi|km|disp=table}}
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| image1 = I-95 Ends (33999702361).jpg
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| caption1 = End of I-95 southbound at ] in ]
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| image2 = I-95 near Miami 2.JPG
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| caption2 = I-95 express lane near Miami, Florida
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| image3 = 95-junction-16.JPG
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| caption3 = Northbound I-95 at the interchange with ] near ]
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| image4 = I95 bridge 1304.JPG
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| caption4 = I-95 bridge over Lake Marion, ]; the old bridge (on the left) was abandoned and converted to a fishing pier, but is now closed even to pedestrian traffic.
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| image5 = I-95 Northbound to I-40.JPG
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| caption5 = Northbound I-95 at its interchange with ] near ], {{circa|2009}}. This interchange has since been renovated.
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| image6 = 2016-10-16 17 23 30 View southwest across the Potomac River towards Interstate 95 and Interstate 495 (Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge) from Jones Point Park in Alexandria, Virginia.jpg
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| caption6 = The Woodrow Wilson Bridge carrying I-95/I-495 across the Potomac River, ]
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| image7 = I-095 nb exit 051 03.jpg
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| caption7 = I-95 northbound at Washington Boulevard, ]
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| image8 = 2014-05-12 18 48 25 View south along the Delaware Turnpike (Interstate 95) just south of Exit 5.JPG
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| caption8 = I-95 southbound on the Delaware Turnpike south of ]
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| image9 = 2020-07-12 09 45 32 View south along Interstate 95 (Pennsylvania Turnpike Delaware River Extension) at Exit 40 (Interstate 276 WEST-Pennsylvania Turnpike, Harrisburg) in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.jpg
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| caption9 = I-95 southbound at the interchange with the ] in ]
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| image10 = 2020-07-07 16 48 17 View north along Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) the split between the New Jersey Turnpike Eastern Spur and New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.jpg
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| caption10 = I-95 splits into the Eastern and Western spurs of the New Jersey Turnpike
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| image11 = Bruckner Exp 8B jeh.JPG
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| caption11 = A view of I-95 (Bruckner Expressway) from the overpass at Westchester Avenue, ], New York City, New York
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| image12 = I-95 on the Baldwin Bridge, Old Saybrook, CT.jpg
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| caption12 = ] the ] in ]–], Connecticut
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| image13 = End of I-95 in Maine - panoramio.jpg
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| caption13 = End of I-95 northbound at the US–Canadian border
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| image14 = Interstate Highway plan September 1955.jpg
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| caption14 = 1955 plans for the Interstate Highway System
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===South===
==Intersections with other interstates==
====Florida====
From south to north:
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*] in ] '''()'''
{{Main|Interstate 95 in Florida}}
*] in ] '''()'''
I-95 begins at ] just south of downtown ] and travels along the state's east coast, passing through ], ], the ], the ], the ], ], ], ], and ] before entering the US state of Georgia near the city of ]. In Miami and Fort Lauderdale, ] express lanes pass over the highway.
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*] for 4 miles (6.4 km) in ] '''()'''
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Before 1987, a notable gap in the highway existed between West Palm Beach and ]; I-95 traffic between those cities was diverted to ]. Today, I-95 runs along a routing parallel to the turnpike.<ref>{{cite news |title= I-95 'Missing Link' Okayed |work= Lakeland Ledger |date= April 19, 1973 |page= 4A}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Truesdell |first=Jeff |date=December 13, 1987 |title=Closing I-95 gap opens door to growth |page=1A |work=] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-closing-i-95-gap-opens/138701124/ |via=] |accessdate=January 13, 2024 |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114055541/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-closing-i-95-gap-opens/138701124/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Spur routes==
*] - ], ]
*] - ]
*] - ], future ]
*] - future ]
*] - ], ], defunct ], ]
*] area - defunct ], ], ], ], unsigned ] in Maryland, defunct ] in Virginia, ]
*] - ], ], defunct ], ], ], ]
*] - ], defunct ]
*] to ] - ]
*] - defunct ], defunct ]
*Spur to New Jersey ] - ] ''(I-195 might be extended westward along ] and the current Pennsylvania section of I-95 once the ] is completed.)
*Northern New Jersey - defunct ]
*Western spur of ] - ] ''(While the eastern spur is technically mainline I-95, the western spur is signed as such for through traffic. The eastern spur is only signed as I-95 from the intersecting roads.)''
*] - ], ], ], ]
*]/Spur to ] - ]
*] - ], ], defunct ]
*] - ], defunct ]
*] - ]
*] to ] - ]
*] spur - former I-95/I-295 connector - unsigned ]
*] - ]


In 2010, more fatalities occurred along the Florida section of I-95 than on any other Interstate Highway in the country.<ref>{{cite web |author=Tom Barlow |url=http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/07/13/most-dangerous-times-places-to-drive/ |title=Most deadly times, places to drive |publisher=Walletpop.com |date=July 13, 2010 |access-date=October 23, 2014 |archive-date=July 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709105446/http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/07/13/most-dangerous-times-places-to-drive/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{3di|95}}


==Tolls== ====Georgia====
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Portions of the highway have or used to have tolls:
{{Main|Interstate 95 in Georgia}}
*] (defunct)
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 ] and ], routing traffic through the western sides of both cities' metro areas; it connects to the latter city by an intersection with ] before crossing into South Carolina. The exit numbers were converted from a ] to a ] around 2000. I-95 in Georgia has the ] of ] (SR&nbsp;405).<ref>{{cite web |date=June 12, 2003 |url=http://www.dot.state.ga.us/specialsubjects/newexitno/index.shtml |title=Georgia's Interstate Exit Numbers |publisher=Georgia Department of Transportation |access-date=April 30, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040215025749/http://www.dot.state.ga.us/specialsubjects/newexitno/index.shtml |archive-date=February 15, 2004 }}</ref>
*] (defunct)
*] (defunct)
*] (Baltimore)
*] (defunct)
*] (] crossing in Maryland, uses old J.F.K. Memorial Highway mainline toll plaza for northbound toll collections only)
*]
*] (after interchange completed in ]<ref></ref>, although the section will no longer be tolled after the project is complete)
*] (after interchange completed in ]<ref></ref>)
*]
*]
*]
*] (defunct)
*]
*]


==== South Carolina ====
==Notes==
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*The highway's spurs have set three records. I-95 has the most "child" highways of any interstate. There are soon to be eight separate ]s, making this designation used for the most highways. Also, six I-695s were planned, but were subsequently postponed or never built, setting another record.
{{main|Interstate 95 in South Carolina}}
Entering ], 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 ], the ]. The rest of South Carolina can be accessed via other Interstates that intersect I-95. It intersects ] near ], which provides access to ], ], and ]. It also intersects ] at Florence, which also connects to Columbia and then on to ]. At the North Carolina border, I-95 passes the ] ].


==== North Carolina ====
*I-95 generally parallels ] for its entire route, although in some places they are over 100 miles apart. For example, US 1 passes through ], ] and ], three cities that are ''not'' served by I-95. Also, the southern portion of I-95 (] to ]) terminates at US 1 at each end; however, the planned re-routing of I-95 onto the ] to interchange 6 on the ] will eliminate the US 1 terminus in the Trenton area. Brief discussions were made to make I-95 complete by building the linking portion on the current site of, above, or next US 1 for this 20 mile stretch as to connect with the remainder of I-95 to make the road continuous.
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{{main|Interstate 95 in North Carolina}}
In North Carolina, I-95 informally serves as the separation between the state's central ] and eastern ] regions. Much like its route in South Carolina, I-95 runs through mostly rural areas, avoiding major cities like ] and ]. The route intersects ] near ], ] near ], and ]/] near ]. Several medium-sized cities lie along I-95 in North Carolina, including (from south to north) ], ], and Rocky Mount. At ], I-95 crosses into Virginia.


===Mid-Atlantic region===
*The ] ] ] ] is named after this highway.
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{{For|the short portion of the Interstate in Washington, D.C.|Woodrow Wilson Bridge}}


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.
*The highway was known as a drug route and was nicknamed Cocaine Alley.


==== Virginia ====
*East-West spur on FL 528 travels between Orlando and Cape Canaveral, Florida; location of Kennedy Space Center.
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{{main|Interstate 95 in Virginia}}
I-95 enters the ] region in ] and travels through the center of the ]. I-95 travels north–south through Virginia, passing through ], and follows the ] into downtown ] (where it is concurrent briefly with ]), and, from there, it turns northeast as it enters ]. In the ], it is concurrent with the ] from the ] along with ], before passing through the southernmost corner of the District of Columbia for about {{convert|0.11|mi|km}} along the ]<ref name="fhwa-facts-2">{{cite web |url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/?redirect |title=Miscellaneous Interstate System Facts |publisher=Federal Highway Administration |date=April 6, 2011 |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=July 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721170635/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/#s11 |url-status=live }}</ref> before entering ] near ].


==== Maryland ====
*There are two unsigned spur routes from the Washington area. I-695 is an unsigned route that connects I-395 and I-295; and I-595 to ] is better known as US 50/301. (There is another I-695 not too far to the north, a full beltway around Baltimore.)
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{{main|Interstate 95 in Maryland }}
{{see also|Capital Beltway}}
In Maryland, I-95 goes northeast toward Baltimore, paralleling the older ]. I-95 uses the ] to travel under Baltimore's ] and travels through northeast Maryland along the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, crossing into Delaware near ].


==== Delaware ====
*Originally, I-95 was supposed to go through ] instead of around it. The section through the city was re-designated as I-395; it does not connect with I-95 at its northern end, but does at its southern end. The ] is not an interstate, but if it were, it would have been I-295; the section not controlled by the ] is designated MD 295, while the portion of the ] in Washington not designated I-295 is DC 295 &ndash; the District's only "state highway". The ] article has more about this stretch of highway.
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{{main|Interstate 95 in Delaware}}
Entering Delaware at ], I-95 follows the ] east across Delaware until the large and complex ]/]/]/] interchange near ] and turns northeast through ], skirting the west side of the downtown area before leaving Delaware in ] at the state's extreme northeastern corner. I-95 is the only two-digit interstate highway in Delaware, and it only passes through the ], the northernmost part of the state.


==== Pennsylvania ====
*A substantial portion of the Capital Beltway in Virginia and Maryland is also Interstate 95; additionally, there is a very small portion at the ] where the road actually crosses through an edge of the District of Columbia in the ]. (This small area is within the boundaries surveyed in straight lines when the District was carved out of Virginia and Maryland upon its formation in ]).
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{{main|Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania}}
Entering southeastern Pennsylvania near ], I-95 crosses ] and the city of ], closely following the ]. Entering ] near ], the freeway has an interchange with ] before it follows a large viaduct along the extreme eastern edge of ]. Northeast of Philadelphia in ], I-95 joins the ] near ] before entering New Jersey on the ].


==== New Jersey ====
*The light towers along I-95 between the I-495 Capital Beltway and the Baltimore city line contain either ] or ] ]s, both of which cast a soft white light. Once I-95 enters Baltimore, the light towers contain ] lights, which are bright orange. North of Baltimore, there are mercury vapor/metal halide towers at four more interchanges. Light towers are very common on Interstate highways, especially in urban areas, and most of them contain sodium lighting. They usually carry three or four lights, but some light towers can carry as many as 16.
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{{main|Interstate 95 in New Jersey}}
{{see also|New Jersey Turnpike}}
In New Jersey, I-95 follows the ] of the ], crossing the ] on the ], joining the mainline turnpike at exit&nbsp;6. I-95 has interchanges with ] in ] and ] in southern ]. At the end of the turnpike in ], I-95 turns east along its own freeway alignment and connects to ] (and crosses into New York state) over the ] via the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/roads/I95-295/|title=I-95/I-295 Signing Redesignation Project Overview|publisher=New Jersey Department of Transportation|date=February 21, 2018|access-date=April 12, 2018|archive-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423163815/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/roads/I95-295/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==== New York ====
*Near the Baltimore suburb of ], there is an interchange at I-695 where both highways cross over themselves so that drivers are on the "wrong" side of the road. The interchange has four left-turn ramps directly connecting the two highways. The travel lanes on I-95 and I-695 return to their proper positions after passing through the interchange.
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{{main|Interstate 95 in New York}}
I-95 in New York City comprises all or part of several named expressways, including the ], ], and ] expressways, as it crosses east-northeast across the boroughs of ] and ]. Within this {{convert|15|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch, I-95 intersects ] in the ], which connects to ] and ], as well as several auxiliary Interstates that provide access to other New York City boroughs and to ]. Entering ] in ], I-95 then follows the ] northeast to the Connecticut border at ], where it continues as the ].<ref>{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/40.8514451,-73.9520919/40.9942066,-73.6595921/@40.8866681,-73.8872303,11.77z/data=!4m3!4m2!3e0!5i1?shorturl=1|title=Interstate 95 in New York|access-date=September 22, 2018}}</ref>


===New England===
*At eight lanes wide, the ] is among the widest underwater ]s in the world. There are four tubes, each of them carrying two lanes.
====Connecticut====
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I-95 enters ] in the state of Connecticut, where it closely follows the 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 ], ] (the state's most populous city), and ]. In New Haven, it intersects with ] as it passes into the more rural areas of the ]. I-95 leaves the Connecticut Turnpike at ] at the ]–] town line. I-95 next passes ] and ], before the route curves northeast and leaving its close connection to the coast. It leaves Connecticut in the town of ].


==== Rhode Island ====
*In ], two interstate highways (] and ]) were planned to intersect with I-95, but they were both cancelled, along with ] (which is now part of ]). I-70 ends unceremoniously at a Park & Ride lot just before the Baltimore city line, and I-83 ends in the downtown district. Ramp stubs remain from both interchanges. ''Aerial photos of ghost ramps'': To I-70: , To I-83: ,
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I-95 enters ] in the town of ] 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 ].


==== Massachusetts ====
*Originally, a bridge, possibly a ], was planned to carry I-95 over ], and a tunnel was planned for I-695. Opposition prevented the I-95 bridge from being built (because it would've blocked the view of the Baltimore skyline and ]), and it switched positions with the I-695 tunnel, which had also been rejected. The two crossings became the ] for I-695, and the Fort McHenry Tunnel for I-95.
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Entering ] in ], I-95 heads northeast toward ]. In ], roughly {{One2a|{{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}}}} south of Boston's city limits, it turns to the west and begins a {{Convert|37|mi|km|-long|adj=mid}} ] with ], a beltway that traverses Boston's inner suburbs. At this point, ] has its southern terminus and provides access to the city of Boston itself. I-95 intersects the ]/I-90 at the ]–] line and I-93 a second time at the tripoint of ], ], and ]. North of Boston, I-95 leaves the beltway and heads northward in ], while Route&nbsp;128 continues east to ]. I-95 leaves Massachusetts in ].


==== New Hampshire ====
*The I-895 ] in Baltimore intersects with I-95 at three different points. At one of those crossings (where the two Baltimore tunnels are located), there are no ramps between the Thruway and the I-95 freeway.
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{{main|Interstate 95 in New Hampshire}}
I-95 enters ] in the town of ], following the pre-Interstate ] and traversing the {{convert|18|mi|km|-long|adj=mid}} ] and the historic city of ] where it leaves the state. I-95 in New Hampshire is the shortest section of the highway (excluding D.C.).


==== Maine ====
*], a skyway into downtown Baltimore, was once considered the shortest three-digit Interstate route in the country.
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In ], I-95 follows the ], closely following the coast in a northeasterly direction until reaching ], the state's largest city. From there, it turns northward to ], where the Maine Turnpike ends while I-95 continues north to ], where it turns east to ]. From Bangor, it turns north again to ] and makes a final turn to the east, reaching the ] in ]. The road continues into the Canadian province of ] as ].<ref>{{google maps |url= https://www.google.com/maps/dir/40.9941221,-73.6595546/46.1348342,-67.7812495/@43.0392515,-73.3964135,6.81z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-71.6136334!2d41.6488337!3s0x89e5cafe65ec6703:0xd9f6229fc2196bb5!1m0!3e0?shorturl=1|title= I-95 In New England |access-date= September 22, 2018 |link= no}}</ref>


==History==
*Also, an I-895 was planned to connect I-95 and I-295 south of Trenton, with the bridge over the Delaware River being a replacement of the ], making a complete loop of Trenton. This was never built, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Extension would be the interstate in the area if a connection between it and I-295 were ever built.
Many parts of I-95 were made up of toll roads that had already been constructed or planned, particularly in the northeast.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schleck |first=Dave |date=July 17, 2002 |title=Exceptions to the law allow I-95 tolls in some states |url=http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-20020717-2002-07-17-0207170011-story.html |work=] |location=Newport News, Virginia |access-date=September 22, 2018 |archive-date=September 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923052447/http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-20020717-2002-07-17-0207170011-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Many of these routes still exist today, but some have removed their tolls. All current I-95 toll facilities are compatible with the ] 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 now compatible with SunPass).


The toll roads utilized as part of I-95 formerly included ], the ] (tolled until 1992), and the ] (tolled until 1985). Additionally, the ], spanning the ] in Jacksonville, was tolled until the 1980s. Today, tolls remain on Maryland's ] and ], the ], the ], the ], New York's ] and ], the ], and the ].
*A section of I-95 in ] and ] has been called "the most dangerous two miles in America" by New Jersey Homeland Security officials<ref></ref> . In addition to twelve lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike, the highway is bordered to the west by ] and to the east by ] freight railroad tracks and the ].


By 1968, three states had completed their sections of I-95: Connecticut, using its existing turnpikes; New York; and Delaware.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Carl G. |date=November 1, 1968 |title=I-95 Opens Here; When Will All of It? |page=31 |work=] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93482345/i-95-opens-here-when-will-all-of-it/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=January 25, 2022 |archive-date=January 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126051222/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93482345/i-95-opens-here-when-will-all-of-it/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*] was supposed to link ] and ], but the portion across ] was never built, and the New Jersey section of the freeway was downgraded to NJ 495.


===21st century===
*In the Bronx, I-895, the ], was supposed to be extended north of the Cross Bronx Expressway and northeast toward the ].


Until 2018, a ] existed on I-95 within New Jersey. From Pennsylvania, I-95 entered the state on the ] and continued east to ] in ]. Here, I-95 abruptly ended and transitioned into ]. From New York, I-95 entered the state on the George Washington Bridge and followed the New Jersey Turnpike south to exit&nbsp;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 ]. 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 ] was constructed where I-95 crosses the Pennsylvania Turnpike in ]. 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.<ref name="sofield" /> The former section of I-95 between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and US&nbsp;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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I-95 Interchange Project |url=https://www.paturnpike.com/traveling/construction/site/i-95-interchange-project |access-date=December 24, 2022 |website=] |language=en |archive-date=December 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225023857/https://www.paturnpike.com/traveling/construction/site/i-95-interchange-project |url-status=live }}</ref>
*] around Providence was also planned, but it was never built.


In the 21st century, several large projects between ], and ] have aimed to decrease congestion along the corridor. The reconstruction of the ] in ], just outside Washington, D.C. helped to ease traffic at the intersection of I-95, ], and ], and surrounding interchanges. The ] is one of the busiest highway junctions on the ], serving between 400,000 and 500,000&nbsp;vehicles per day. With the exception of ] (HOT) lanes on the Capital Beltway (I-495/I-95), this project was completed in July 2007.<ref name="IG">{{cite web|publisher=Interstate Guide|url=http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-095.html|title=Interstate 95 @ Interstate-Guide.com|access-date=February 15, 2008|archive-date=March 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314123400/http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-095.html|url-status=live}}{{self-published source|date= May 2014}}</ref> A few miles to the east was another major project: the ] replacement. The bridge carries I-95/I-495 over the ]. 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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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 {{convert|30|mi|km}} north of the Wilson Bridge, and about {{convert|20|mi|km}} south of ] near ], 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 ] (MD&nbsp;200).
*The ] in Virginia was supposed to be designated I-895. However, due to circumstances surrounding its construction (namely, it opened as a toll road while having received federal funds), it was disqualified as an Interstate.


In 2006, the ] passed SJ184, a resolution calling for an interstate compact to build a toll highway between ], and ], as an alternative to I-95 that would allow long-distance traffic to avoid the Washington metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=061&typ=bil&val=sj184 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524063010/http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=061&typ=bil&val=sj184 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 24, 2011 |title=SJ 184 Interstate Route 95; Construction and Operation of Controlled-Access Highway as Alternative Thereto |publisher=] }}</ref>
*I-95 in ] loops around ] along ]. I-95 was supposed to go through Boston instead of around it but, due to pressure from local residents, all proposed interstate highways within 128 were cancelled in ] by Governor ], the exception being the completion of ] to Boston. The only section of I-95 completed within the 128 beltway by the ] was part of the highway north of ] to ], called the Northeast Expressway which is now part of ]. Between 1972 and ], plans were to extend I-95 along a northly extension of the Northeast Expressway to Route 128 in ]. During this time, I-95 was officially routed along Route 128 from ] to ] and along ] from Braintree to intersection with the Northeast Expressway in Boston. When the extension was cancelled in 1974, I-95's route shifted to where it is today (along Route 128), and I-93 was extended to meet I-95 in Canton. Plans for the abandoned roadways can still be seen going from the end of the Northeast Expressway to the Saugus River in ]. Furthermore, on the south end in Canton, there is an abandoned stretch north of the trumpet interchange at I-95 and ]. From aerial photographs, the planned configuration of the junctions is apparent.


Federal legislation has identified I-95 through Connecticut as ]. 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 ]. Work has shifted to reconstructing and widening {{convert|12|mi|km}} of I-95 through ], which includes replacing the ]. Environmental studies for reconstructing and widening {{convert|60|mi|km}} of I-95 from New Haven to the Rhode Island state line are also progressing.
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*Across the Canadian border near Houlton, Maine, I-95 continues in Canada as ]. This is the one of two places where an Interstate and its Canadian extension have the same route number; the other is at the north end of ]. (However, each of these Canadian extensions runs for less than ten miles before connecting to another highway.)


There are plans to expand the {{convert|1054|mi|km|adj=on}} I-95 corridor from ], 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.<ref>{{cite press release |url= http://virginiadot.org/news/statewide/2009/five_states_and_usdot38435.asp |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090211041724/http://virginiadot.org/news/statewide/2009/five_states_and_usdot38435.asp |archive-date=February 11, 2009 |title= Five States and USDOT Partner to Improve Interstate 95 Through Corridor of the Future Program: Development Agreement Aims to Reduce Congestion, Increase Safety and Reliability |first= Britt |last= Drewes |date= February 3, 2009 |publisher= ] |id= CO-0903}}</ref>
*I-95 was recently rerouted in ]. Before ], the ] between the Falmouth Spur (near ]) and ] was signed as I-495, and I-95 followed a free expressway parallel to the east. Now, the entire Maine Turnpike is signed as I-95, the old I-95 free highway between the Falmouth Spur and Gardiner has been resigned as an extension of I-295 from Portland, and I-495 now only exists as the secret designation for the short Falmouth Spur. The official reason for this change was "to avoid confusion." However, some point out that the new signage might be a ploy to encourage through traffic to use the toll Maine Turnpike instead of the slightly shorter parallel free expressway, and that busy traffic heading for much of the Maine coast must now change from I-95 to I-295 before exiting on ].


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 ] junction in ] was expanded to six lanes in 2005. Projects begun in 2009, widening the roadbed in ] from the ] junction in ] to ], as well as in northern ]. The last segments of I-95 in Florida to remain at only four lanes have now been upgraded, providing motorists with about {{Convert|500|mi|km}} of continuous six-lane roadbed.
*A small, disused ] lies on the ] near ]. Although it is less than five feet from the roadside, crews have taken care to preserve it, even erecting a fence around the tombstones so that ]s do not cause any damage.


In 2009, state legislators representing Maine's ] proposed using federal economic stimulus funds to extend I-95 north to Maine's northernmost border community of ] via ] and ].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://bangordailynews.com/2009/04/10/politics/aroostook-delegation-pushes-for-i95-extension/ |title= Aroostook Delegation Pushes for I-95 Extension |work= Bangor Daily News |date= April 10, 2009 |access-date= January 29, 2013 |archive-date= December 24, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131224095252/http://bangordailynews.com/2009/04/10/politics/aroostook-delegation-pushes-for-i95-extension/ |url-status= live }}</ref> The proposed route would parallel New Brunswick's four-lane, limited-access ] on the US side of the ]. Legislators argued that extension of the Interstate would promote economic growth in the region.
==Disasters==
On ], ], in ], eleven people died when a commuter bus lost control near ] and fell into Chopawamsic Creek.


On June 11, 2023, a portion of the northbound section of I-95 ]. This was due to a gasoline tanker catching fire after a crash.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Billy Penn Staff |date=June 11, 2023 |title=I-95 collapse in Philadelphia: Map, timeline, everything we know |url=http://billypenn.com/2023/06/11/highway-collapse-philadelphia-i95-truck-fire/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |website=Billy Penn |location=Wilmington, Delaware |publisher=] |language=en-US |archive-date=June 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611182743/https://billypenn.com/2023/06/11/highway-collapse-philadelphia-i95-truck-fire/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A temporary roadway opened at the site of the collapsed bridge ten days later, on June 23, 2023.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Staff|last2=Kent|first2=Maggie|last3=Smith|first3=Briana|title=I-95 reopens to traffic with temporary lanes 12 days after collapse, tanker fire|publisher=WPVI-TV|location=Philadelphia, PA|date=June 23, 2023|url=https://6abc.com/i-95-bridge-collapse-live-stream-philadelphia-repair/13417623/|access-date=June 23, 2023|archive-date=June 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623092554/https://6abc.com/i-95-bridge-collapse-live-stream-philadelphia-repair/13417623/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In January ], a truck with a brake failure slammed into a line of cars waiting to pay a toll on I-95 in ]. Seven people were killed. This accident is what partially led to the removal of toll barriers throughout ], which was completed six years after.


==Major intersections==
On the morning of ], ], a 100 ft (30 meter) section of the ] in the Cos Cob section of ] collapsed, plunging northbound I-95 traffic into the river below, killing three. The collapse was blamed on the failure of the steel pins to hold the horizontal beams together and inadequate inspection prior to the collapse. Northbound traffic was diverted on this section of I-95 for 25 days. Southbound traffic was unaffected.
;Florida
:{{jct|country=USA|US|1}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|41}} in Miami
:{{jct|state=FL|FLTP}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|441}} in Golden Glades
:{{jct|state=FL|I|595}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|98}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|192}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|I|4}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|92}} in Daytona Beach
:{{jct|state=FL|I|295}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|90}} in Jacksonville
:{{jct|country=USA|I|10|US|17}} in Jacksonville. I-95/US 17 travel concurrently through the city.
:{{jct|country=USA|US|23}} in Jacksonville
;Georgia
:{{jct|country=USA|US|17|US|82}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|84}} near ]
:{{jct|country=USA|I|16}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|80}} in Pooler
;South Carolina
:{{jct|country=USA|US|278}} in ]
:{{Jct|US|17|country=USA}} in ]. The highways travel concurrently to ].
:{{jct|country=USA|US|21}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|78}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|178}} near ]
:{{jct|country=USA|I|26}} near ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|176}} near ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|15|US|301}} near ]. The highways travel concurrently to Santee.
:{{jct|country=USA|US|521}} near ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|378}} near ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|76}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|I|20}} in Florence
:{{jct|country=USA|US|52}} near Florence
;North Carolina
:{{jct|country=USA|US|301|US|501}} near ]
:{{Jct|US|301|country=USA}} near Rowland. The highways travel concurrently to ].
:{{jct|state=NC|I|74|US|74}} near Lumberton
:{{jct|state=NC|I|295|US|13}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|421}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|I|40}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|70}} in ]
:{{jct|state=NC|I|587|I|795|US|264}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|64}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|158}} in ]
;Virginia
:{{jct|country=USA|US|58}} in ]
:{{jct|state=VA|I|295}} near ]
:{{jct|country=USA|I|85|US|460}} in Petersburg. I-95/US 460 travel concurrently through the city.
:{{jct|country=USA|I|64}} in ]. The highways travel concurrently through Richmond.
:{{jct|country=USA|US|250}} in Richmond
:{{jct|state=VA|I|195}} in Richmond
:{{jct|country=USA|US|1|US|301}} in Richmond
:{{jct|country=USA|US|17}} in ]. The highways travel concurrently through Fredericksburg.
:{{jct|state=VA|I|395|I|495}} in ]. I-95/I-495 travel concurrently to ].
;District of Columbia
:''none''
;Maryland
:{{jct|state=MD|I|295}} near ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|50}} near ]
:{{jct|state=MD|I|495}} near ]
:{{jct|state=MD|I|895}} near ]
:{{jct|state=MD|I|195}} near Baltimore
:{{jct|state=MD|I|695}} near Baltimore
:{{jct|state=MD|I|395}} in Baltimore
:{{jct|country=USA|US|40}} in Baltimore
;Delaware
:{{jct|state=DE|I|295|I|495|US|202}} in ]. I-95/US 202 travel concurrently through ].
;Pennsylvania
:{{jct|country=USA|US|322}} in ]. The highways travel concurrently through Chester.
:{{jct|state=PA|I|476}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|I|76|dab1=Ohio–New Jersey}} in ]
:{{jct|state=PA|I|676|US|30}} in Philadelphia
:{{jct|state=PA|I|295|I|276|PATP}} near ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|13}} near Bristol
;New Jersey
:{{jct|country=USA|US|130}} in ]
:{{jct|state=NJ|NJTP}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|206}} in ]
:{{jct|state=NJ|I|195}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|I|287}} in ]
:{{jct|state=NJ|GSP||US|9}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|I|278}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|I|78|US|1|US|9}} in ]
:{{jct|state=NJ|I|280}} in ]
:{{jct|state=NJ|NJ|495}} in ] / ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|46}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|I|80}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|1|US|9|US|46|US|9W}} in ]. I-95/US 1/US 9/US 46 travel concurrently to ].
;New York
:{{jct|state=NY|US|9}} in ]
:{{jct|state=NY|I|87}} in ]
:{{jct|state=NY|I|278|I|295|I|678}} in ]
:{{jct|state=NY|I|287}} in ]
;Connecticut
:{{jct|country=USA|US|7}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|I|91}} in ]
:{{jct|state=CT|I|395}} in ]
;Rhode Island
:{{jct|state=RI|I|295}} in ]
:{{jct|state=RI|I|195|US|6}} in ]. I-95/US 6 travel concurrently through the city.
:{{jct|state=RI|US|6}} in Providence
:{{jct|state=RI|US|44}} in Providence
:{{jct|state=RI|US|44}} in Providence
:{{jct|state=RI|US|1}} in ]. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
;Massachusetts
:{{jct|state=MA|I|295}} in ]
:{{jct|state=MA|I|495}} in ]
:{{jct|state=MA|I|93|US|1|MA|128}} in ]. I-95/US 1 travel concurrently to ]. I-95/MA 128 travel concurrently to ].
:{{jct|country=USA|I|90}}/] in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|20}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|3}} in ]. The highways travel concurrently through the town.
:{{jct|country=USA|I|93}} in ]
:{{jct|state=MA|MA|128}} in Peabody
:{{jct|state=MA|I|495}} in ]
;New Hampshire
:{{jct|US|4|Turnpike|Spaulding|state=NH}} in ]
;Maine
:{{jct|state=ME|I|195}} in ]
:{{jct|state=ME|I|295}} near ]
:{{jct|state=ME|I|495}} in Portland
:{{jct|country=USA|US|202}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|201}} in ]
:{{jct|state=ME|I|395}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|2}} in Bangor
:{{jct|country=USA|US|1}} in ]
:{{jct|country=USA|US|2}} in Houlton
:{{jct|province=NB|Route|95}} in Houlton
<ref name=randmcnally>{{cite book |author = Rand McNally |year = 2014 |title = The Road Atlas |edition = Walmart |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |pages = 23–24, 26–29, 45, 47, 49, 65–67, 69, 74–75, 89, 91–92, 107, 111|isbn = 978-0-528-00771-2}}</ref>


==Auxiliary routes==
In ], an illegal ] dump in the Port Richmond section of ] caught fire, destroying 22 spans of the Port Richmond ]. Although the fire occurred during the overnight hours, it caused major traffic delays within Philadelphia itself, along with paralleling ] and the ] in New Jersey. The entire span and its support columns were replaced in an emergency repair project that took nearly 3 months to complete. The property owners were later convicted in both federal and state court.
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. ] also exist in both Georgia and North Carolina.


;Florida
In May 1996, a tractor-trailer carrying ] from a ] refinery in ], crashed through the Jersey barrier in ], crossed into the oncoming southbound lanes and crashed into a small pickup truck, killing both the tractor-trailer and pickup truck drivers and causing a massive fire that destroyed the southbound span (luckily, the supports were undamaged). The span was replaced and reopened by the ] holiday by, coincidentally, the same contractors that rebuilt the Port Richmond viaduct in 1993.
*] is a spur into Miami, the northern of the two spurs into Miami (the other being I-395).
*] is a beltway around Jacksonville.
*] is a spur into Miami, the southern of the two spurs into Miami (the other being I-195).
*] is a spur west of I-95 to I-75 and east of I-95 to Fort Lauderdale.
*] is a future designation along ].


;North Carolina
On February 22, 2001, 116 vehicles were involved in a late-morning series of accidents on Interstate 95 near ], about 30 miles south of Washington. One person died, and dozens were injured. With traffic at a standstill, many sought shelter in a nearby elementary school.
*] is a business loop in ].
*] is a partially completed beltway around Fayetteville.
*] is a spur running to ].


;Virginia
One ], ], an overtall tractor-trailer truck struck the underpass of ] at Exit 11 of I-95 in ]. The crash almost completely demolished the bridge, reducing it to only one passable lane (westbound). Emergency repairs to shore the bridge and open a second lane for eastbound traffic took weeks. Full repairs took many months.
* ] is a short spur from north of downtown ] south into downtown.
* ] is a bypass to the east of Richmond, from I-95 south of ], across ] east of Richmond and I-95 north of Richmond to I-64 west of Richmond.
* ] is a branch from ] north into downtown ] It was part of I-95 until 1977.
* Interstate 495 is the ], a full loop around Washington, D.C. Since 1977, I-95 has run along its east half.


;District of Columbia
On ], ], a tanker truck fell onto the northbound lanes of I-95 as it was entering the southbound side from the ] in ], just south of ]. The truck driver was killed, along with the occupants in additional vehicles traveling north on I-95 (including a pickup truck). The northbound lanes of I-95 were closed to traffic overnight, as cleanup crews cleared the highway of debris from the crash.
* ] is a branch from I-95 near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge through ] and north to an interchange with ] and ] (DC&nbsp;295).
* ] is a branch from ] north into downtown Washington, D.C., terminating at New York Avenue. It was part of I-95 until 1977.
* ] is the Southeast Freeway, connecting I-395 and DC&nbsp;295.


;Maryland
On ], ], a bridge on I-95 in ] was partly melted by the explosion of a tanker truck carrying over 11,900 gallons (45,000 liters) of ]. Repairs were estimated to take at least two weeks, but the highway was opened to northbound traffic in only a few days. Southbound traffic resumed about a week later.
*] is a spur into ].
*] is a southern route into Washington, D.C.
*] is a spur into downtown Baltimore.
*Interstate 495 is the ].
*] is an unsigned segment of ] between the Capital Beltway and ].
*] is the Baltimore Beltway.
*] is a bypass of ] in ] and ]. It never connects to I-95.
*] is the Harbor Tunnel Thruway.


;Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey
On ], ], I-95 was backed up from ], to the ]-] Border because of the evacuations from ]. People who got on I-95 from ] to ], were subject to wait for more than 24 hours before they got out of Florida.
*] is a freeway through ].
*] is an eastern bypass of ].
*] is a bypass of ].


;New York
On ], ], a sudden hail storm just north of ] caused a string of 17 accidents, involving 92 vehicles, in an 11-mile stretch of I-95. Both northbound and southbound lanes were closed down. The northbound lanes were reopened seven hours later, and the southbound lanes required a further 12 hours to clean.
* ] runs southeast from the ] along the ], then south over the ] and ] to its terminus at ], just south of the ].<ref name="2017log">{{cite book |url=https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/operating/oom/transportation-systems/repository/2017%20tour-bk.pdf |title=Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycling Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State |author=New York State Department of Transportation |author-link=New York State Department of Transportation |date=January 2017 |access-date=January 15, 2017 |archive-date=January 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110020634/https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/operating/oom/transportation-systems/repository/2017%20tour-bk.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> It was once signed as part of ]<ref name="RPA-WorldClass-2011" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Lower Manhattan Road Killed Under State Plan |first=Francis X. |last=Cliness |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/03/25/archives/lower-manhattan-road-killed-under-state-plan.html |newspaper=] |date=March 25, 1971 |page=78 |access-date=April 14, 2010 |archive-date=June 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613001448/https://www.nytimes.com/1971/03/25/archives/lower-manhattan-road-killed-under-state-plan.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and was planned to terminate at ].<ref name="NYTimes-JFK-VanWyck-Oct1968">{{cite news|last1=Fowle|first1=Farnsworth|title=Van Wyck Roads Are Under Study: Better Use of Service Lanes Sought for Kennedy Traffic|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9901E7DD1130E034BC4B51DFB6678383679EDE&legacy=true|access-date=March 15, 2017|work=]|date=October 23, 1968|archive-date=March 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316025415/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9901E7DD1130E034BC4B51DFB6678383679EDE&legacy=true|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="RPA-ExpresswayPlans-1964">{{cite journal|title=Expressway Plans|journal=]|date=May 1964|issue=73–74|pages=1–18|url=https://archive.org/details/regionalplannews7374regi|access-date=February 27, 2017|publisher=]}}</ref><ref name="RPA-WorldClass-2011">{{cite web|last1=Zupan|first1=Jeffrey M.|last2=Barone|first2=Richard E.|last3=Lee|first3=Mathew H.|title=Upgrading to World Class: The Future of the New York Region's Airports|url=http://www.rpa.org/pdf/RPA-Upgrading-to-World-Class.pdf|publisher=]|access-date=March 15, 2017|date=January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092424/http://www.rpa.org/pdf/RPA-Upgrading-to-World-Class.pdf|archive-date=September 24, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* ] runs from the ] east along the ] to ], crossing I-295 in ].<ref name="2017log"/> It was once planned to continue west to I-95 in ]; that part is now ] and ]. 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 ] for I-95.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.nycroads.com/history/expwy-plans/ |title=Expressway Plans |date=1964 |access-date=April 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130162352/http://www.nycroads.com/history/expwy-plans/ |archive-date=November 30, 2017 |url-status=live |via=nycroads.com}}</ref>
* ] is a short route along the ], connecting I-295 to I-95 in ].<ref name="2017log"/> It was once signed as part of I-78.<ref>{{cite map |title=New York State Highways |publisher=] |year=1969 |cartography=]}}</ref> The number had been used for other plans, including a route parallel to ] and an upgrade of the ] and ].


;Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts
On the morning of ], ], a ]-bound ] ] crashed and overturned on the ]-soaked lanes of northbound I-95 in ], near the junction with ] in the eastern part of the city, before the junction with ]. Fourteen people were seriously injured, although nobody died. Slick roads caused by an early-morning thunderstorm was blamed for the crash. The highway was closed in the northbound direction for hours.
*] is a spur route east of ].
*] is a partial outer beltway around Providence.
*] runs from the junction with I-95 in ] north to the Massachusetts state line where it meets ]/] and ] south of ].
*] is a partial outer beltway around ].


;Maine
On the morning of ], ], a tanker truck exploded on southbound I-95 just north of the ] (I-495) near ]. The highway was damaged and was closed for several hours on the day before ], one of the busiest travel days of the year.
*] is the ] industrial spur.
*] connects with I-95 in ] and ].
*] is a spur to the east of ].
*] is the Falmouth spur.


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==External links==
*http://www.usastar.com/i95/homepage.htm
* at Exitlists.com


==References== ==References==
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==Further reading==
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* {{cite thesis |last=Evans |first=Mark T. |title=Main Street, America: Histories of I-95 |type=Ph.D. dissertation |publisher=University of South Carolina |year=2015}}
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U.S. East Coast Interstate Highway

Interstate 95 markerInterstate 95
I-95 highlighted in red
Route information
Length1,923.80 mi (3,096.06 km)
Existed1956–present
HistoryCompleted on September 22, 2018
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
South end US 1 in Miami, FL
Major intersections
North end Route 95 at the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesFlorida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine
Highway system

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 1) in Miami, Florida, north to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing 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, D.C., 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, Jacksonville, Savannah, and Richmond in the Southeast; Washington, Baltimore, Wilmington–Philadelphia, Newark, and New York City in the Mid-Atlantic; and New Haven, Providence, Boston, and Portland in New England. 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, 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 Somerset Freeway. An interchange between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and I-95 was completed September 22, 2018; this allowed I-95 to be rerouted along the Pearl Harbor Memorial Turnpike Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike into Pennsylvania, creating a continuous Interstate route from Maine to Florida for the first time.

With a length of 1,924 miles (3,096 km), 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

Lengths
  mi km
FL 382.15 615.01
GA 112.00 180.25
SC 198.76 319.87
NC 181.36 291.87
VA 178.73 287.64
DC 0.11 0.18
MD 110.01 177.04
DE 23.43 37.71
PA 51.00 82.08
NJ 97.76 157.33
NY 23.50 37.82
CT 111.57 179.55
RI 42.36 68.17
MA 91.95 147.98
NH 16.11 25.93
ME 303.00 487.63
Total 1,923.80 3,096.06
End of I-95 southbound at US 1 in Miami, FloridaI-95 express lane near Miami, FloridaNorthbound I-95 at the interchange with I-16 near Savannah, GeorgiaI-95 bridge over Lake Marion, Santee, South Carolina; the old bridge (on the left) was abandoned and converted to a fishing pier, but is now closed even to pedestrian traffic.Northbound I-95 at its interchange with I-40 near Benson, North Carolina, c. 2009. This interchange has since been renovated.The Woodrow Wilson Bridge carrying I-95/I-495 across the Potomac River, Alexandria, VirginiaI-95 northbound at Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MarylandI-95 southbound on the Delaware Turnpike south of Wilmington, DelawareI-95 southbound at the interchange with the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bristol Township, Bucks County, PennsylvaniaI-95 splits into the Eastern and Western spurs of the New Jersey TurnpikeA view of I-95 (Bruckner Expressway) from the overpass at Westchester Avenue, the Bronx, New York City, New YorkI-95 crossing the Connecticut River in Old SaybrookOld Lyme, ConnecticutEnd of I-95 northbound at the US–Canadian border1955 plans for the Interstate Highway System

South

Florida

Main article: Interstate 95 in 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, Daytona Beach, Port Orange, St. Augustine, and Jacksonville before entering the US state of Georgia near the city of Kingsland. In Miami and Fort Lauderdale, SunPass express lanes pass over the highway.

Before 1987, a notable gap in the highway existed between West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce; I-95 traffic between those cities was diverted to Florida's Turnpike. 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

Main article: Interstate 95 in 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, routing traffic through the western sides of both cities' metro areas; it connects to the latter city by an intersection with I-16 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

Main article: Interstate 95 in 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 I-26 near Harleyville, which provides access to Charleston, Columbia, and Upstate South Carolina. It also intersects I-20 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

Main article: Interstate 95 in North Carolina

In North Carolina, I-95 informally serves as the separation between the state's central Piedmont and eastern Atlantic Plain regions. Much like its route in South Carolina, I-95 runs through mostly rural areas, avoiding major cities like Raleigh and Durham. The route intersects I-74 near Lumberton, I-40 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, and Rocky Mount. At Gaston, I-95 crosses into Virginia.

Mid-Atlantic region

For the short portion of the Interstate in Washington, D.C., see Woodrow Wilson Bridge.

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

Main article: Interstate 95 in 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 Petersburg, and follows the Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike into downtown Richmond (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 I-495, before passing through the southernmost corner of the District of Columbia for about 0.11 miles (0.18 km) along the Woodrow Wilson Bridge before entering Maryland near National Harbor, Maryland.

Maryland

Main article: Interstate 95 in Maryland See also: Capital Beltway

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 near Elkton.

Delaware

Main article: Interstate 95 in Delaware

Entering Delaware at Newark, I-95 follows the Delaware Turnpike east across Delaware until the large and complex I-495/I-295/US 202/Delaware Route 141 interchange near Newport and turns northeast through Wilmington, skirting the west side of the downtown area before leaving Delaware in Claymont at the state's extreme northeastern corner. I-95 is the only two-digit interstate highway in Delaware, and it only passes through the Twelve-Mile Circle, the northernmost part of the state.

Pennsylvania

Main article: Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania

Entering southeastern Pennsylvania near Marcus Hook, I-95 crosses Delaware County and the city of Chester, closely following the Delaware River. Entering Philadelphia near Philadelphia International Airport, the freeway has an interchange with I-76 before it follows a large viaduct along the extreme eastern edge of Center City Philadelphia. Northeast of Philadelphia in Bucks County, I-95 joins the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Bristol before entering New Jersey on the Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge.

New Jersey

Main article: Interstate 95 in New Jersey See also: New Jersey Turnpike

In New Jersey, I-95 follows the Pearl Harbor Memorial Turnpike Extension 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 I-78 in Newark 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

Main article: Interstate 95 in New York

I-95 in New York City comprises all or part of 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 15-mile (24 km) stretch, I-95 intersects I-87 in the South Bronx, 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 Long Island. 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

Main article: Interstate 95 in Connecticut See also: Connecticut Turnpike

I-95 enters New England in the state of Connecticut, where it closely follows the 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, Bridgeport (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 I-395 at the East LymeWaterford 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 North Stonington.

Rhode Island

Main article: Interstate 95 in 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, Providence, in the state's northeastern corner. It leaves Rhode Island in the city of Pawtucket.

Massachusetts

Main article: Interstate 95 in Massachusetts

Entering Massachusetts in Attleboro, I-95 heads northeast toward Boston. In Canton, roughly a mile (1.6 km) south of Boston's city limits, it turns to the west and begins a 37-mile-long (60 km) concurrency 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 WestonNewton 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

Main article: Interstate 95 in New Hampshire

I-95 enters New Hampshire in the town of Seabrook, following the pre-Interstate New Hampshire Turnpike and traversing the 18-mile-long (29 km) Seacoast Region and the historic city of Portsmouth where it leaves the state. I-95 in New Hampshire is the shortest section of the highway (excluding D.C.).

Maine

Main article: Interstate 95 in Maine

In Maine, I-95 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, 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 Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing 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. 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 transponder (E-ZPass is now compatible with SunPass).

The toll roads utilized as part of I-95 formerly included Florida's Turnpike, the Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike (tolled until 1992), and the Connecticut Turnpike (tolled until 1985). Additionally, the Fuller Warren Bridge, spanning the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, was tolled until the 1980s. Today, tolls remain on Maryland's Fort McHenry Tunnel and John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, the Delaware Turnpike, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the New Jersey Turnpike, New York's George Washington Bridge and New England Thruway, the New Hampshire Turnpike, and the Maine Turnpike.

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 Scudder Falls Bridge 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 I-276. This discontinuity was caused by the 1983 cancelation of the Somerset Freeway, 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, 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, just outside Washington, D.C. helped to ease traffic at the intersection of I-95, I-495, and I-395, and surrounding interchanges. The Springfield Interchange is one of the busiest highway junctions on the 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 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 30 miles (48 km) north of the Wilson Bridge, and about 20 miles (32 km) 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 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 were widened and brought up to Interstate standards. Work has shifted to reconstructing and widening 12 miles (19 km) of I-95 through New Haven, which includes replacing the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge. Environmental studies for reconstructing and widening 60 miles (97 km) of I-95 from New Haven to the Rhode Island state line are also progressing.

There are plans to expand the 1,054-mile (1,696 km) 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 Daytona Beach was expanded to six lanes in 2005. Projects begun in 2009, widening the roadbed in Brevard County from the State Route 528 junction in Cocoa 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 500 miles (800 km) of continuous six-lane roadbed.

In 2009, state legislators representing Maine's Aroostook County proposed using federal economic stimulus funds to extend I-95 north to Maine's northernmost border community of Fort Kent via Caribou and Presque Isle. The proposed route would parallel New Brunswick's four-lane, limited-access Trans-Canada Highway on the US side of the Canadian border. Legislators argued that extension of the Interstate would promote economic growth in the region.

On June 11, 2023, a portion of the northbound section of I-95 collapsed in Philadelphia. This was due to a gasoline tanker catching fire after a crash. A temporary roadway opened at the site of the collapsed bridge ten days later, on June 23, 2023.

Major intersections

Florida
US 1 in Miami
US 41 in Miami
Florida's Turnpike in Golden Glades
US 441 in Golden Glades
I-595 in Fort Lauderdale
US 98 in West Palm Beach
US 192 in Melbourne
I-4 in Daytona Beach
US 92 in Daytona Beach
I-295 in Jacksonville
US 90 in Jacksonville
I-10 / US 17 in Jacksonville. I-95/US 17 travel concurrently through the city.
US 23 in Jacksonville
Georgia
US 17 / US 82 in Brunswick
US 84 near Midway
I-16 in Pooler
US 80 in Pooler
South Carolina
US 278 in Hardeeville
US 17 in Ridgeland. The highways travel concurrently to Point South.
US 21 in Yemassee
US 78 in St. George
US 178 near Bowman
I-26 near Harleyville
US 176 near Holly Hill
US 15 / US 301 near Santee. The highways travel concurrently to Santee.
US 521 near Manning
US 378 near Turbeville
US 76 in Florence
I-20 in Florence
US 52 near Florence
North Carolina
US 301 / US 501 near Rowland
US 301 near Rowland. The highways travel concurrently to Lumberton.
I-74 / US 74 near Lumberton
I-295 / US 13 in Eastover
US 421 in Dunn
I-40 in Benson
US 70 in Selma
I-587 / I-795 / US 264 in Wilson
US 64 in Rocky Mount
US 158 in Roanoke Rapids
Virginia
US 58 in Emporia
I-295 near Petersburg
I-85 / US 460 in Petersburg. I-95/US 460 travel concurrently through the city.
I-64 in Richmond. The highways travel concurrently through Richmond.
US 250 in Richmond
I-195 in Richmond
US 1 / US 301 in Richmond
US 17 in Fredericksburg. The highways travel concurrently through Fredericksburg.
I-395 / I-495 in Springfield. I-95/I-495 travel concurrently to College Park, Maryland.
District of Columbia
none
Maryland
I-295 near Forest Heights
US 50 near Glenarden
I-495 near Adelphi
I-895 near Baltimore
I-195 near Baltimore
I-695 near Baltimore
I-395 in Baltimore
US 40 in Baltimore
Delaware
I-295 / I-495 / US 202 in Newport. I-95/US 202 travel concurrently through Wilmington.
Pennsylvania
US 322 in Chester. The highways travel concurrently through Chester.
I-476 in Ridley Township
I-76 in Philadelphia
I-676 / US 30 in Philadelphia
I-295 / I-276 / Penna Turnpike near Bristol
US 13 near Bristol
New Jersey
US 130 in Florence Township
N.J. Turnpike in Mansfield Township
US 206 in Bordentown Township
I-195 in Robbinsville Township
I-287 in Edison Township
G.S. Parkway / US 9 in Woodbridge Township
I-278 in Elizabeth
I-78 / US 1 / US 9 in Newark
I-280 in Kearny
Route 495 in Secaucus / North Bergen
US 46 in Ridgefield Park
I-80 in Teaneck Township
US 1 / US 9 / US 46 / US 9W in Fort Lee. I-95/US 1/US 9/US 46 travel concurrently to New York City.
New York
US 9 in Manhattan
I-87 in The Bronx
I-278 / I-295 / I-678 in Throggs Neck
I-287 in Rye
Connecticut
US 7 in Norwalk
I-91 in New Haven
I-395 in East Lyme
Rhode Island
I-295 in Warwick
I-195 / US 6 in Providence. I-95/US 6 travel concurrently through the city.
US 6 in Providence
US 44 in Providence
US 44 in Providence
US 1 in Pawtucket. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
Massachusetts
I-295 in Attleboro
I-495 in Mansfield
I-93 / US 1 / Route 128 in Canton. I-95/US 1 travel concurrently to Dedham. I-95/MA 128 travel concurrently to Peabody.
I-90/Mass Pike in Weston
US 20 in Waltham
US 3 in Burlington. The highways travel concurrently through the town.
I-93 in Reading
Route 128 in Peabody
I-495 in Amesbury
New Hampshire
US 4 / Spaulding Turnpike in Portsmouth
Maine
I-195 in Saco
I-295 near Portland
I-495 in Portland
US 202 in Augusta
US 201 in Fairfield
I-395 in Bangor
US 2 in Bangor
US 1 in Houlton
US 2 in Houlton
Route 95 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 also exist in both Georgia and North Carolina.

Florida
North Carolina
Virginia
District of Columbia
Maryland
Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey
New York
Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts
Maine

See also

References

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Further reading

  • Evans, Mark T. (2015). Main Street, America: Histories of I-95 (Ph.D. dissertation). University of South Carolina.

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