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INTERSTATE 95 IN VIRGINIA

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I-95 south coming off the Woodrow Wilson Bridge

'Interstate 95' runs 179 miles through Virginia. It runs concurrently for 3 miles with Interstate 64 in Richmond, and meets the northern terminus of Interstate 85 in Petersburg. Though Interstate 95 was originally planned to go straight through Washington, DC, it was instead routed around it, along the eastern portion of the Capital Beltway. From Petersburg to Richmond, I-95 was the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike.
The point where it enters the Capital Beltway, the Springfield Interchange, is one of the busiest interchanges in the east coast. I-95 continues into Maryland along the Beltway over the Woodrow Wilson Bridge.

Contents
Major cities
Auxiliary routes
HOV facilities
Maps
Exit list
References

Major cities


Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.
'' (listed from south to north)''

★ 'Rocky Mount, North Carolina'

Emporia, Virginia

★ 'Petersburg, Virginia'

★ 'Richmond, Virginia'

Fredericksburg, Virginia

★ 'Washington, D.C.' (via I-395)

★ 'Baltimore, Maryland'

Auxiliary routes



Interstate 195 is a short spur from north of downtown Richmond south into downtown.

Interstate 295 is a bypass to the east of Richmond, from I-95 south of Petersburg, across Interstate 64 east of Richmond and I-95 north of Richmond to I-64 west of Richmond.

Interstate 395 is a branch from Springfield north into downtown Washington, D.C. It was part of I-95 until 1977.

Interstate 495 is the Capital Beltway, a full loop around Washington, D.C. Since 1977, I-95 has run along its east half.

Interstate 595 was a planned branch from I-395 south to Washington National Airport along U.S. Route 1.

Interstate 795 was a planned number for present I-95 from I-295 south of Petersburg to Interstate 85 in downtown Petersburg; I-95 would have bypassed Petersburg and Richmond to the east on I-295. The renumbering was never done because tolls were removed from the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike section of I-95.

State Route 895 is the Pocahontas Parkway, a connection from I-95 south of Richmond east to I-295. It was not numbered as an Interstate because the project used federal funds, and opened as a toll road, disqualifying any Interstate status.

HOV facilities


Interstate 95 extends the twin-lane barrier-separated high-occupancy vehicle lanes that begin on I-395 at the 14th Street Bridge in Washington. These lanes have been extended several times, most recently to just south of Woodbridge.
As part of the Quantico Creek bridge rebuilding project, a currently unused three-lane 300-foot long bridge was constructed in the median just south of the southern HOV terminus for use if and when the HOV facilities are extended. It was previously used as a detour bridge and retains its lane striping from such use. [2][3]

Maps



Exit list


As was common in other states, the present Interstate 95 routing in Virginia utilized pre-existing expressways and turnpikes. As sections opened, the existing sequential exit numbering was not modified; as a result, travelling from an old turnpike onto a new section of pavement (or vice versa) could result in a jump in exit numbers up or down. For instance, when entering from the south the section of I-95 previously signed only as the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike, the exit number jumped from 13 to 2. Similarly, when travelling from the Turnpike onto a new section of I-95 north of it, the exit number jumped from 17 to 35. Comically, one result of this was that a driver travelling from border to border in the state on the same Interstate routing would encounter ''three'' Exit 2s before leaving.
In the late 1980s, VDOT undertook a major redesignating of exit numbers throughout the state from the haphazard sequential system to the mileage-based scheme used today.
CountyLocation#DestinationsNotes
Old
Interstate 95 continues into North Carolina
Greensville 14
VA 629 - Skippers
28
U.S. Route 301 - Emporia
20 px
crosses the Meherrin River
3B-A11B-A
U.S. Route 58 - Emporia, Norfolk, South Hill
412
20 px

U.S. 301 north
Northbound exit only.
513
VA 614 - Emporia
Sussex 617
U.S. 301
720
VA 631 - Jarratt
824
VA 645
20 px
crosses the Nottoway River
931
VA 40 - Stony Creek, Waverly
1033
VA 602
Prince George 1137
U.S. 301/VA 623 - Carson
1241
U.S. 301/VA 35/VA 156 - Courtland
1345
U.S. 301
46

I-295 north - Washington
 City of Petersburg47
VA 629 (Rives Road)
48B-AWagner Road
50A

U.S. Route 460 east (County Drive)
Southbound is numbered exit 50.
No southbound entrance.
US 460 joins northbound and leaves southbound.
50B-C
U.S. 301 (Crater Road)
Part of exit 50 southbound.
251
20 px
20 px

I-85 south/U.S. Route 460 west - South Hill, Blackstone, Durham, Atlanta
U.S. 460 joins southbound and leaves northbound.
350D
U.S. 301 (Crater Road) - Wythe Street, Washington Street, Downtown
Exit 52 southbound.
52Bank StreetNorthbound exit only.
 Petersburg-Colonial Heights
city limits
20 px
crosses the Appomattox River
 City of Colonial Heights53Southpark Boulevard
454
VA 144 (Temple Avenue)
Chesterfield 558
VA 746/VA 620 (Ruffin Mill Road) - Woods Edge Road
6E-W61A-B
VA 10 - Hopewell, Chester
Exits 61A (Hopewell) and 61B (Chester).
662
20 px

VA 288 north - Chesterfield, Powhite Parkway
6A64
VA 613 (Willis Road)
67A
20 px

VA 895 east
Toll road.
767B
20 px

VA 150 north (Chippenham Parkway) - to U.S. Route 60/U.S. Route 360 west
Formerly exit 67
 City of Richmond869
VA 161 (Bells Road)
973Maury StreetSouthbound is signed "Maury Street, Commerce Road".
20 px
crosses the James River
9A74A
25 px
20 px

25 px
VA 195/ I-195 north (Downtown Expressway)
Toll road.
10A74BFranklin StreetSouthbound exit only
1074C
U.S. Route 33/U.S. Route 250 (Broad Street)
1175
20 px

I-64 east - Williamsburg, Norfolk, 7th Street
I-64 joins northbound and leaves southbound.
Exit to reach Richmond International Airport.
1276AChamberlayne AvenueNorthbound exit and southbound entrance.
1376B
U.S. Route 1/U.S. 301 (Belvidere Street)
No northbound exit.
1478
VA 161 (Boulevard)
15A79
20 px
20 px

I-64 west/I-195 south - to Powhite Parkway, Charlottesville
I-64 exits northbound and joins southbound.
Henrico 1580
VA 161 (Hermitage Road), Lakeside Avenue
Northbound exit and southbound entrance
1681
U.S. 1
Northbound exit and southbound entrance.
1782
U.S. 301/VA 2 (Chamberlayne Avenue)
35A-B83A-B
20 px

VA 73 west (Parham Road)
Use Exit 83B to reach VA 73 west.
36A-B84A-B

I-264/ I-64 - Norfolk, Rocky Mount, NC, Charlottesville
Exits 84A (Norfolk, Rocky Mount) and 84B (Charlottesville).
Use exit 84A to reach Richmond Int'l Airport.
Hanover 37A-B86A-B
VA 656 - Atlee, Elmont
Exits 86A (Atlee) and 86B (Elmont).
3889
VA 802 (Lewistown Road)
39A-B92A-B
VA 54 - Hanover, Ashland
Exits 92A (Hanover) and 92B (Ashland).
Southbound signed as Exit 92.
4098
VA 30 - Doswell
Hanover-Caroline
county line
20 px
crosses the Pamunkey River
Caroline 41104
25 px
20 px

VA 207/to U.S. 301 - Carmel Church, Bowling Green
42110
VA 639 - Ladysmith
Spotsylvania 43118
VA 606 - Thornburg
44A126A
20 px

20 px
U.S. 1 north - Fredericksburg
44B126B
20 px
20 px

U.S. 1 south/U.S. Route 17 south - Spotsylvania
US 17 joins northbound and leaves southbound.
Formerly signed as Massaponax.
45A-B130A-B
VA 3 - Fredericksburg, Culpeper
Exits 130A (Fredericksburg) and 130B (Culpeper).
 City of FredericksburgNo exits in the city.
Fredericksburg city limits-
Stafford County line
20 px
crosses the Rappahannock River
Stafford 46133
20 px

U.S. 17 north - Warrenton
Split into 133A (Fallmouth) and 133B (Warrenton) southbound.
US 17 exits northbound and joins southbound.
Exit to reach unsigned
20 px

U.S. 17 BUS.
136
VA 8900 (Centreport Parkway) - to U.S. 1
Exit opened December 22, 2005
47140
VA 630 - Stafford
Stafford-Prince William
county line
20 px
crosses Chopawamsic Creek
Prince William 48A-B143A-B
U.S. 1/VA 610- Aquia, Garrisonville
Exits 143A (Aquia/U.S. 1) and 143B(Garrisonville/VA 610).
49148Marine Corps Base Quantico
50150
VA 619 - Triangle, Quantico
Exits 150A (Triangle) and 150B (Quantico) southbound.
51A-B152A-B
VA 234 - Dumfries, Manassas
Exits 152A (Dumfries) and 152B (Manassas).
52156
VA 784 - Dale City, Rippon Landing
52A158A-B
VA 3000 (Prince William Parkway) - Woodbridge, Manassas
Exits 158A (Woodbridge) and 158B (Manassas).
Prince William-Fairfax
county line
20 px
crosses the Occoquan River
Fairfax53160Signed as exits 160A (south) and 160B (north) northbound; no access from I-95 south to SR 123 south
54161Northbound exit and southbound entrance
54161Southbound exit and northbound entrance
55163
56166Signed as exits 166A (south) and 166B (north)
167Southbound exit only
Full interchange with reversible HOV lane access only (ramps to/from the north only provide access to I-395)
57169Signed as exits 169A (east) and 169B (west)
58170ASouth end of I-495 overlap
4170B - Washington, DC
City of Alexandria3173
3A174Eisenhower Avenue Connector - Alexandria
2176Signed as exits 176A (south) and 176B (north)
1177Signed as exits 177A (south) and 177B (north)
Woodrow Wilson Bridge over the Potomac River
Interstate 95 continues through Washington, D.C. into Maryland

References


1. Federal Highway Administration Route Log and Finder List, Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002
2. Satellite view of orphaned bridge over Quantico Creek for future HOV use
3. I-95 Quantico Creek bridge reconstruction project from VDOT


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