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|established=1957
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|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=FL|US|1}} in [[Miami, FL]]
|junction={{Jct|state=FL|I|10}} in [[Jacksonville, FL]]<br>{{Jct|state=SC|I|20}} near [[Florence, SC]]<br>{{Jct|state=NC|I|40}} near [[Benson, NC]]<br>{{Jct|state=VA|I|85}} in [[Petersburg, VA]]<br>{{Jct|state=DC|US|50}} near [[Washington, DC]]<br>{{Jct|state=PA|I|76}} in [[Philadelphia, PA]]<br>{{Jct|state=NJ|I|80}} near [[New York City, NY]]<br>{{Jct|state=MA|I|90}} near [[Boston, MA]]
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=NB|Route|95}} at [[Canadian border (US)|Canadian border]] near [[Woodstock, NB]]
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'''Interstate 95''' (I-95) is the main [[highway]] on the [[East Coast of the United States]],<ref>David Montgomery and Josh White, [[Washington Post]], 128 Cars, Trucks Crash in Snow on I-95, [[February 23]], [[2001]], p. A1</ref> paralleling the [[Atlantic Ocean]] from [[Maine]] to [[Florida]] and serving some of the most populated urban areas in the country, including [[Boston]], [[New York City]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Baltimore]], [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Miami]]. It is one of the north-south routes of the [[Interstate Highway System]], and replaced older [[U.S. Highway]]s, mainly [[U.S. Route 1]]. The oldest sections of I-95, including several [[toll road]]s, predate the Interstate System; the route has yet to be completed in the [[Pennsylvania]]-[[New Jersey]] area. Construction of the missing connection is scheduled to be completed by the 2010s.
I-95's two pieces total 1,925 miles (3,098 kilometers)<ref name="google">{{cite map|publisher=[[Google Maps]]|url=http://www.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=3682954249209968842,25.749401,-80.211654%3B6342627452248002133,27.166270,-80.391180%3B5346864400301538074,38.885540,-76.844400%3B9801740989905701115,39.109820,-76.879250%3B10248610567324340403,39.758920,-75.551930%3B571054198922817302,39.868860,-75.314230%3B1955146666670260471,40.081090,-74.937960%3B14178115199398222848,40.285496,-74.700739&saddr=I-95+N+%4025.749401,+-80.211654&daddr=I-95+N+%4027.166270,+-80.391180+to:Capital+Beltway%2FI-495+N%2FI-95+N+%4038.885540,+-76.844400+to:I-95+N+%4039.109820,+-76.879250+to:I-95+N+%4039.758920,+-75.551930+to:I-95+N+%4039.868860,+-75.314230+to:I-95+N+%4040.081090,+-74.937960+to:40.283422,-74.696431&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=7&sz=15&via=1,2,3,4,5,6&sll=40.279395,-74.699049&sspn=0.014799,0.028968&ie=UTF8&ll=33.28462,-72.070312&spn=16.571585,29.663086&z=5|title=Overview Map of I-95 Southern Portion Miami, FL to Trenton, NJ|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref><ref name="google2">{{cite map|publisher=[[Google Maps]]|url=http://www.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=6538057856176365941,40.117020,-74.830580%3B11479551068837107896,41.806670,-71.404930%3B123738506360714464,43.998980,-70.307910%3B4215124362451245740,46.135538,-67.781219&saddr=New+Jersey+Turnpike+Ext+%4040.117020,+-74.830580&daddr=I-95+N+%4041.806670,+-71.404930+to:Gold+Star+Memorial+Hwy%2FI-95+N+%4043.998980,+-70.307910+to:46.134943,-67.781181&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=3&sz=14&via=1,2&sll=46.130482,-67.775087&sspn=0.028016,0.058365&ie=UTF8&ll=43.357138,-70.488281&spn=7.523141,14.941406&z=6|title=Overview Map of I-95 Northern Portion Mansfield, NJ to Canada|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref> The southern terminus of I-95 is at [[U.S. Route 1 (Florida)|U.S. Route 1]] in southern [[Miami, Florida]]. The highway heads north along the Atlantic past [[Jacksonville, Florida]] to [[Savannah, Georgia]], and then takes a slightly more inland route through [[South Carolina]] and [[North Carolina]] to [[Richmond, Virginia]]. From Richmond past [[Washington D.C.]] to [[Baltimore, Maryland]], I-95 follows the [[fall line]], where the [[Atlantic Coastal Plain]] meets the [[Appalachian Piedmont]]. The highway continues northeast through [[Wilmington, Delaware]] and [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], after which traffic must use other roads to continue towards [[Newark, New Jersey]] until the completion of the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project]] (planned for 2014). I-95 crosses the [[George Washington Bridge]] into [[New York City]], and then passes through [[New Haven, Connecticut]] and [[Providence, Rhode Island]], around [[Boston, Massachusetts]], and through [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]] and [[Augusta, Maine]] on its way to the [[Houlton/Woodstock Border Crossing]] to the short [[New Brunswick Route 95]], which connects to the [[Trans-Canada Highway]].
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It is the longest north-south Interstate highway (five east-west routes — [[Interstate 10]] (2,460 mi), [[Interstate 40]] (2,555 mi), [[Interstate 70]] (2,153 mi), [[Interstate 80]] (2,899 mi), and [[Interstate 90]] (3,099 mi) — are longer),<ref>http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table1.htm FHWA Interstate Highway Route Log</ref> and it passes through more states - fifteen - than any other Interstate; the Interstate that passes through the second-most number of states is [[Interstate 90]], at thirteen. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], only five counties along the route - two in South Carolina, one in southern Virginia, and two in northern Maine - are completely [[rural]].<ref>Haya El Nasser, [[USA Today]], Small-town USA goes 'micropolitan', [[June 27]], [[2004]]</ref> According to the [http://www.i95coalition.org/ I-95 Corridor Coalition], the region served by I-95 is "Over three times more densely populated than the U.S. average and as densely settled as much of Western Europe."<ref>{{cite web
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[[As of 2007]], I-95 is the only non-cancelled long-distance Interstate in the original plans that has not been completed. A [[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|discontinuity]] exists between two separate sections in [[New Jersey]] due in part to the [[freeway revolts]] of the 1960s and 1970s; thus it is not possible to directly travel the entire length of I-95 without interruption, since the two sections are about {{convert|10|mi|km}} apart from each other (though this gap is [[Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project|currently being addressed]]).
==Route description==
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!style="background: #ccf;"|<big>Major cities</big><br><small>'''Cities in boldface''' are officially-designated [[control city|control cities]] for signs<ref>Wolf, Paul S., editor. [http://users.adelphia.net/~pwolf/controlcities.html "Interstate Highway Control Cities"]. As referenced by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, [http://www.ncdot.org/doh/PRECONSTRUCT/traffic/teppl/Topics/C-26/C-26.html "Control Cities For Use In Guide Signs On Interstate Highways"], [[August 9]] [[2004]]. Accessed on [[2007-01-30]].</ref></small>
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*'''[[Miami, Florida]]'''
*[[Ft. Lauderdale, Florida]]
*'''[[West Palm Beach, Florida]]'''
*[[Port St. Lucie, Florida]]
*[[Melbourne, Florida]]
*'''[[Daytona Beach, Florida]]'''
*'''[[Jacksonville, Florida]]'''
*[[Brunswick, Georgia]]
*'''[[Savannah, Georgia]]'''
*'''[[Florence, South Carolina]]'''
*'''[[Fayetteville, North Carolina]]'''
*'''[[Benson, North Carolina]]'''
*'''[[Rocky Mount, North Carolina]]'''
*'''[[Petersburg, Virginia]]'''
*'''[[Richmond, Virginia]]'''
*[[Alexandria, Virginia]]
*'''[[Washington, D.C.]]'''
*'''[[Baltimore, Maryland]]'''
*[[Newark, Delaware]]
*'''[[Wilmington, Delaware]]'''
*'''[[Chester, Pennsylvania]]'''
*'''[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]'''
*[[Princeton, New Jersey]]
*'''[[Trenton, New Jersey]]'''
*[[Newark, New Jersey]]
*'''[[New York City, New York]]'''
*[[Bridgeport, Connecticut]]
*'''[[New Haven, Connecticut]]'''
*'''[[New London, Connecticut]]'''
*'''[[Providence, Rhode Island]]'''
*'''[[Boston, Massachusetts]]'''
*'''[[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]]'''
*'''[[Kittery, Maine]]'''
*'''[[Portland, Maine]]'''
*'''[[Augusta, Maine]]'''
*'''[[Bangor, Maine]]'''
*'''[[Houlton, Maine]]'''
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|[[Interstate 95 in Florida|FL]]
|382.17<!--0--><ref>[http://www.dot.state.fl.us/planning/statistics/gis/default.htm FDOT GIS data]</ref>
|615.04
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|[[Interstate 95 in Georgia|GA]]
|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 }} ([[PDF]])</ref>
|180.29
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|[[Interstate 95 in South Carolina|SC]]
|198.76<ref name="FHWA log">[[Federal Highway Administration]] Route Log and Finder List, [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table1.htm Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002]</ref>
|319.87
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|[[Interstate 95 in North Carolina|NC]]
|181.71<ref name="FHWA log"/>
|292.43
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|[[Interstate 95 in Virginia|VA]]
|178.73<ref name="FHWA log"/>
|287.64
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|[[Interstate 95 in the District of Columbia|DC]]
|0.11<ref name="FHWA log"/>
|0.18
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|[[Interstate 95 in Maryland|MD]]
|109.05<ref>[[Maryland State Highway Administration]], [http://www.sha.state.md.us/KeepingCurrent/performTrafficStudies/dataAndStats/hwyLocationRef/oppe/hlr.asp December 31, 2004 Highway Location Reference]</ref>
|175.50
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|[[Interstate 95 in Delaware|DE]]
|23.43<ref name="FHWA log"/>
|37.71
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|[[Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania|PA]]
|51.08<ref name="FHWA log"/>
|82.21
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|[[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|NJ]]
|77.96 (main route)<br>8.77 (Trenton area)<br>11.03 (west spur)<br>97.76 (total)<ref>[[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], [http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/ 2005 Straight Line Diagrams]</ref>
|125.46<br>14.11<br>17.75<br>157.33
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|[[Interstate 95 in New York|NY]]
|23.50<ref name="FHWA log"/>
|37.82
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|[[Interstate 95 in Connecticut|CT]]
|111.57<ref>[http://www.ct.gov/dot/LIB/dot/Documents/dpolicy/hwylog/hwylog.pdf Connecticut State Numbered Routes and Roads as of December 31, 2004] ([[PDF]])</ref>
|179.55
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|[[Interstate 95 in Rhode Island|RI]]
|43.3<ref name=RIGIS>[http://www.edc.uri.edu/rigis-spf/statewide/state.html#transportation RIGIS data - "Roads - Primary" and "Roads - State"]</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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|[[Interstate 95 in Massachusetts|MA]]
|91.95<ref name="FHWA log"/>
|147.98
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|[[Interstate 95 in New Hampshire|NH]]
|16.20<!--3--><ref name="GRANIT">[http://www.granit.sr.unh.edu/ GRANIT] [[GIS data]] - NH Public Roads</ref>
|26.08
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|[[Interstate 95 in Maine|ME]]
|303.2<ref>[http://www.floodgap.com/roadgap/me/r?95 Maine State Route Log] (via floodgap.com)</ref>
|488.0
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===Florida to South Carolina===
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Interstate 95 begins at [[U.S. Route 1]] just south of downtown [[Miami, Florida]]<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Miami,+Florida&ll=25.744549,-80.218134&spn=0.036062,0.046151&hl=en Map]</ref>, and follows a path north along the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] coast of Florida, passing near such locations as Florida's [[Space Coast]] and [[Daytona Beach]] before continuing north past [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]] and entering [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. Interstate 95 in Georgia travels through the marshlands of eastern Georgia, closely following the coast to [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]], where it crosses into [[South Carolina]]. In South Carolina, I-95 travels further inland than its paths to the south, and passes the [[South of the Border (attraction)|South of the Border]] attraction immediately before crossing into [[North Carolina]].
===North Carolina and Virginia===
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Interstate 95 in North Carolina is one of four major north-south corridors through the state (the others being [[U.S. Route 220]] ([[Interstate 73]])/[[U.S. Route 29]], [[Interstate 77 in North Carolina|Interstate 77]], and [[Interstate 26]]). I-95 informally serves as separation between the [[piedmont (United States)|piedmont]] and [[Atlantic Coastal Plain|coastal plain]] regions of North Carolina. In [[Virginia]], Interstate 95 roughly follows the same line between the regions, and passes by its [[state capital]], [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], before entering into [[Northern Virginia]] and very briefly in [[Washington, D.C.]], via the [[Woodrow Wilson Bridge]] into [[Maryland]].
===Maryland to Pennsylvania===
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Interstate 95 enters Maryland on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, where a small, 0.11-mile portion of the highway passes through the southernmost corner of the [[District of Columbia]]. In Maryland, I-95 follows the [[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)|Capital Beltway]] around Washington, D.C. Once leaving the Beltway north of the city, I-95 travels diagonally through the middle of the state, through [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] (see [[Interstate 95 in Baltimore, Maryland|Interstate 95 in Baltimore]]) and into [[Delaware]], passing through [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], passing the Maryland toll barrier north of the [[Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge]], south of Exit 89, which collects tolls from northbound traffic only.
I-95 is the most heavily traveled route in Delaware, linking Washington and south with [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] and north. A toll barrier is placed about two miles (3 km) north of the Maryland border.
Interstate 95 enters [[Pennsylvania]] along the [[Delaware River]] near [[Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania|Marcus Hook]], traveling along its western bank through the city of Philadelphia, and heading north where it [[Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project|currently enters]] [[New Jersey]] near [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] in [[Ewing Township]] via the toll-free [[Scudder Falls Bridge]].
===New Jersey and New York===
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There is currently a gap in I-95 that is [[Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project|in the process of being filled]]. I-95 ends north of Trenton, but begins on the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] south of Trenton.
Traffic is directed to continue south in [[Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Lawrence Township]] where I-95 becomes [[Interstate 295 (Delaware-New Jersey)|Interstate 295]] south at I-95 milepost 8.7/I-295 milepost 68 near the [[U.S. Route 1|U.S. 1]] exit. Traffic is led down the 295 expressway, and directed to exit at Exit 60A for [[Interstate 195 (New Jersey)|Interstate 195]] east in [[Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hamilton Township]]. Traffic is instructed to continue on the 195 expressway east upon reaching Exit 6 for the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] (NJ Turnpike Exit 7A) in [[Robbinsville Township, New Jersey|Robbinsville Township]].
I-95 then follows the New Jersey Turnpike north through [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] and into [[New York]] on the [[George Washington Bridge]]. I-95 travels through [[Upper Manhattan]], [[The Bronx]], and southern [[Westchester County]] before crossing into the state of [[Connecticut]].
===New England===
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Interstate 95 enters [[New England]] in Connecticut, and follows along the southern part of the state within miles of the coast in a more east-west direction. It then curves back northward, passing into Rhode Island, and traveling through its capital of [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]]. Interstate 95 then enters [[Massachusetts]], heading not into but around [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] before passing briefly into and through [[New Hampshire]], and then into [[Maine]], following the [[Maine Turnpike]] to the [[Canada|Canadian]] border and entering the province of [[New Brunswick]]<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Houlton,+Maine&ll=46.126318,-67.795601&spn=0.055495,0.092302&hl=en Map]</ref> as [[Route 95 (New Brunswick)|Route 95]].
==History==
[[Image:Interstate Highway plan September 1955.jpg|thumb|250px|Plans for the Interstate Highway System, 1955]]
Portions of the highway have or used to have tolls. Many parts of I-95 were made up of various 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. An interesting aspect of the highway is that every current toll facility utilizes the [[E-ZPass]] electronic payment system.
===Florida===
[[Image:Lauderdale from tri rail.jpg|thumb|left|Interstate 95 as it goes through [[Fort Lauderdale]]]]
The [[Fuller Warren Bridge]] spans the [[St. Johns River]] in [[Jacksonville, Florida]]. The old bridge was a drawbridge that until the 1980s was tolled. The current bridge was completed in [[2002]].
The other bridge is the [[Trout River Bridge]] over the [[Trout River]] north of Jacksonville.
===Virginia===
[[Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike]] was a toll road in central [[Virginia]]. The Turnpike was established in [[1955]], and opened in July [[1958]]. It extended from the northern limits of [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] to just south of [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersburg]] on what is now [[Interstate 85]]. In August 1958, most of the route was designated Interstate 95. Tolls were removed in 1992.
===Maryland and Delaware===
[[Fort McHenry Tunnel]] under the [[Baltimore Harbor]] in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. The tunnel opened in 1985 and completed, with the exception of the New Jersey gap, Interstate 95.
[[John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway]] north of Baltimore. The highway opened in [[1963]], and it and the Delaware Turnpike were both dedicated by President [[John F. Kennedy]]. The highway extended from the northern Baltimore city limits to the [[Delaware]] state line. After [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|his assassination]], the highway and the Delaware Turnpike were named the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway. It was tolled both directions until [[1991]], when southbound tolls were removed. It is currently tolled only northbound.
The [[Delaware Turnpike]] opened in [[1963]], extends along I-95 from the [[Maryland]] state line to south of [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] at the [[Interstate 295 (New Jersey)|I-295]] interchange.
===New Jersey and New York===
[[New Jersey Turnpike]] opened in [[1952]], and currently I-95 is signed from Exit 6 (the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]] Connector) outside Philadelphia north to the New York state line. By [[2012]], I-95 should follow said connector into Pennsylvania.
[[George Washington Bridge]] carries I-95, [[US 1&9]], and [[US 46]] across the [[Hudson River]] between New Jersey and [[Upper Manhattan]]. The two-level, fourteen-lane bridge's upper deck opened in [[1931]], and the lower deck opened in [[1962]]. Northbound traffic (which actually travels slightly southward over the bridge) must pay a toll on the New Jersey end before crossing the bridge into New York.
[[New England Thruway]] in New York extended from the Pelham Parkway interchange in the [[Bronx]], just north of [[Interstate 695 (New York)|I-695]] to the [[Connecticut]] state line. Construction of the NET began in 1951, but the {{convert|16|mi|km}} of highway were not completed until 1961. In 1956, the Thruway was designated as part of I-95. Tolls were originally levied in both directions, but were removed from the southbound direction in the late 1980s during reconstruction of the NET. Currently, tolls are levied northbound only.
===New England===
[[Image:Interstate95ProvidenceRI.JPG|thumb|right|Interstate 95 in [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]], [[Rhode Island]]]]
The [[Connecticut Turnpike]] was completed in 1958 and designated as part of I-95. I-95 follows the turnpike through Connecticut from the New York state line to its intersection with [[Interstate 395 (Connecticut)|I-395]] in [[Waterford, Connecticut|Waterford]], then continues eastward to the Rhode Island state line. Tolls were removed from the turnpike in 1985 after a notorious fatal car accident at a toll plaza in 1983. In January 2007, the [[Connecticut Department of Transportation]] announced a $4-million study into the feasibility of reinstating tolls on the Connecticut Turnpike.<ref>[http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ct-xgr--highwaytolls0127jan27,0,2915916.story?coll=ny-region-apconnecticut AP: Legislators consider possibility of reviving tolls]</ref>
The [[New Hampshire Turnpike]] is designated as I-95 in [[New Hampshire]]. All of I-95 except approximately the northernmost one mile (1.6 km) in New Hampshire is designated the Blue Star Turnpike, part of the New Hampshire Turnpike System. The Turnpike System diverges from I-95 in [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire|Portsmouth]] at the interchange with [[U.S. Route 4]]. Tolls are collected once at a mainline plaza in [[Hampton, New Hampshire|Hampton]].
The [[Maine Turnpike]] was built in two sections, completed in 1947 and 1955.<ref>http://www.maineturnpike.com/html/about/history.html Maine Turnpike Authority</ref> Beginning in 2004, the entirety of the Maine Turnpike was designated as Interstate 95. The Turnpike extends from the [[New Hampshire]] line north {{convert|102|mi|km}} to just south of [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]]. The Maine Turnpike uses entrance tolls at exits south of including [[Gray, Maine|Gray]], and uses barrier toll plazas north of Gray. This allows travel on the southern section without having main line tolls causing major backups and the northern section saves money by requiring fewer toll collection employees. As a sidenote, the shifting of I-95 onto the Maine Turnpike also ushered in a change from sequentially-numbered exits to a mile-based system, making it the only such area in New England on I-95.
===Unique disasters===
On [[June 28]], [[1983]], a section of the [[Mianus River Bridge]] in [[Cos Cob]], [[Connecticut]] collapsed, killing three people and seriously injuring three. A section of the northbound lanes was closed for six months.
In [[March 1996]], an illegal [[tire]] dump in the Port Richmond section of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] caught fire, destroying 22 spans of the Port Richmond [[viaduct]]. Although the fire occurred during the overnight hours, it caused major traffic delays within Philadelphia itself, along with the paralleling [[Interstate 295 (New Jersey)|I-295]] and the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] 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.
In May 1996, a tractor-trailer carrying [[gasoline]] from a [[Texaco]] refinery in [[Delaware City, Delaware]], crashed through the [[Jersey barrier]] in [[Chester, Pennsylvania]], 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 [[4th of July]] holiday by, coincidentally, the same contractors that rebuilt the Port Richmond viaduct in March 1996.
On [[January 13]], [[2004]], a tanker truck fell onto the northbound lanes of I-95 as it was entering the southbound side from the [[Harbor Tunnel Thruway]] in [[Howard County, Maryland]], just south of [[Baltimore]]. 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.
On [[March 26]], [[2004]], a bridge on I-95 in [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]] was partly melted by the explosion of a tanker truck carrying over 11,900 gallons (45,000 liters) of [[fuel oil]]. 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 using a temporary bridge about a week later.
On the morning of [[November 23]], [[2005]], a tanker truck exploded on southbound I-95 just north of the [[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)|Capital Beltway]] (I-495) near [[Beltsville, Maryland]]. The highway was damaged and was closed for several hours on the day before [[Thanksgiving]], one of the busiest travel days of the year.
On Friday [[2 November]] [[2007]], the beginning of a weekend, another tanker truck carrying over 8,500 gallons of [[diesel]] traveling northbound lost control and ended up on the southbound half of the interstate in [[East Lyme, Connecticut]]. The location of the accident, on a 2-lane stretch of I-95 known as "crash alley", is less than a mile from the interchange with [[Interstate 395 (Connecticut)|Interstate 395]]. Three people were killed; both interstates and [[U.S. Route 1]] were closed for almost 12 hours to clean up the thousands of gallons of spilled fuel and make repairs to the roadway.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071102/ap_on_re_us/interstate_crash_3 Fatal crash shuts down I-95 in Connecticut. (Yahoo News; November 2, 2007)]</ref>
==Future==
Between [[Richmond, Virginia]] and [[New Jersey]] are a few large projects that are helping to ease traffic along the corridor. The reconstruction of the [[Springfield Interchange]] in [[Northern Virginia]], just outside Washington, DC, helped to ease traffic at the intersection of Interstate 95, [[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)|Interstate 495]], and [[Interstate 395 (Virginia)|Interstate 395]], and surrounding interchanges. The Springfield Interchange is one of the busiest highway junctions on the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]], serving between 400,000 and 500,000 vehicles per day. With the exception of [[HOT lane]]s on the Capital Beltway (I-495/95), 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|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref><ref name="SI">{{cite web
|url=http://www.springfieldinterchange.com/
|title=Springfield Interchange Improvement Project: Home
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A few miles to the east is another major project: the [[Woodrow Wilson Bridge]] replacement. The bridge carries Interstates 95 and 495 over the [[Potomac River]]. The former Woodrow Wilson Bridge, which has since been demolished, was a six-lane bridge that was severely over-capacity. The new bridge will be two bridges comprising a total of twelve lanes; six in each direction. This project is half-complete. The I-95/495 North bridge is complete, and is currently carrying traffic for both directions while the I-95/495 South bridge is constructed.
Farther north in [[Pennsylvania]], a project is underway at the intersection of I-95 and I-276. The [[Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project]] will construct an interchange between Interstate 95, [[Interstate 276]], and once completed, [[Interstate 195 (New Jersey)|Interstate 195]],<ref>[http://www.paturnpikei95.com/pdf/DACMeeting050914.pdf Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission I-95/I-276 Interchange Project Meeting Design Management Summary - DRAFT: Design Advisory Committee Meeting #2]</ref> as I-95 will no longer go through [[Trenton, New Jersey]]. This project will result in another toll being added to the route, that of the [[Delaware River-Turnpike Toll Bridge]] over the [[Delaware River]].<ref>[http://www.paturnpikei95.com/ Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project]</ref> The toll, much like the other crossings of the river, will be for traffic leaving New Jersey only - that's I-95 southbound. More critically, completion of this project will close the remaining gap in the route.
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 DC Metropolitan area<ref>[http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=061&typ=bil&val=sj184 SJ 184 Interstate Route 95; construction and operation of controlled access highway as alternative thereto.]</ref>.
Federal legislation has identified I-95 through Connecticut as [[Corridor 65 (NHS)|High Priority Corridor 65]]. A long-term multibillion dollar program to upgrade the entire length of I-95 through Connecticut has been underway since the mid-1990s and is expected to continue through at least 2020. Several miles of the Connecticut Turnpike through Bridgeport were recently widened and brought up to Interstate standards. Work has shifted to reconstructing and widening {{convert|12|mi|km}} of I-95 through New Haven, which includes replacing the [[Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge (Connecticut)|Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge]]. Environmental studies for reconstructing and widening 60 miles (95 km) of I-95 from New Haven to the Rhode Island state line are also progressing.
==Major intersections==
[[Image:I95 bridge 1304.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Interstate 95 bridge over Lake Marion, Santee, SC; old bridge is fishing pier]]
*[[Interstate 4]] in [[Daytona Beach, Florida]]<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Daytona+Beach,+Florida&ll=29.127572,-81.053009&spn=0.270095,0.360077&hl=en Map]</ref>
*[[Interstate 10]] in [[Jacksonville, Florida]]<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Jacksonville,+Florida.&ll=30.315543,-81.682663&spn=0.066729,0.090019&hl=en Map]</ref>
*[[Interstate 16]] in [[Savannah, Georgia]]<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Savannah,+Georgia&ll=32.106134,-81.229477&spn=0.130955,0.180038&hl=en Map]</ref>
*[[Interstate 26]] near [[Harleyville, South Carolina]]<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Harleyville,+South+Carolina&ll=33.288064,-80.473480&spn=0.516927,0.720154&hl=en Map]</ref>
*[[Interstate 20]] in [[Florence, South Carolina]]<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Florence,+SC&ll=34.189086,-79.836273&spn=0.127882,0.180038&hl=en Map]</ref>
*[[Interstate 40]] in [[Benson, North Carolina]]<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Benson,+NC&ll=35.371695,-78.511391&spn=0.126062,0.180038&hl=en Map]</ref>
*[[Interstate 85]] in [[Petersburg, Virginia]]<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Petersburg,+Virginia&ll=37.241262,-77.449493&spn=0.492298,0.720154&hl=en Map]</ref>
*[[Interstate 64]] for 4 miles (6.4 km) in [[Richmond, Virginia]]<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Richmond,+Virginia&ll=37.554104,-77.446060&spn=0.122562,0.180038&hl=en Map]</ref>
*[[Interstate 76 (east)|Interstate 76]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Philadelphia,+Pennsylvania&ll=39.889719,-75.159531&spn=0.118620,0.180038&hl=en Map]</ref>
*[[Interstate 78]] in [[Newark, New Jersey]]<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Newark,+NJ&ll=40.707450,-74.160976&spn=0.058597,0.090019&hl=en Map]</ref>
*[[Interstate 80]] in [[Teaneck, New Jersey]] <ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Teaneck,+NJ&ll=40.851216,-73.999443&spn=0.116940,0.180038&hl=en Map]</ref>
*[[Interstate 87]] in [[New York City|New York City, New York]]<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=New+York,+NY&ll=40.847710,-73.924770&spn=0.058473,0.090019&hl=en Map]</ref>
*[[Interstate 91]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut]]<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=New+Haven,+CT&ll=41.302765,-72.914028&spn=0.014517,0.022505&hl=en Map]</ref>
*[[Interstate 93]] in [[Canton, Massachusetts]]<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Canton,+MA&ll=42.197749,-71.098022&spn=0.114531,0.180038&hl=en Map]</ref>
*[[Interstate 90]] in [[Weston, Massachusetts]]<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Weston,+MA&ll=42.337103,-71.261959&spn=0.028570,0.045010&hl=en Map]</ref>
*[[Interstate 93]] in [[Reading, Massachusetts]]<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Reading,+MA&ll=42.499947,-71.121025&spn=0.056991,0.090019&hl=en Map]</ref>
==Auxiliary routes==
Interstate 95 has many auxiliary routes.
*[[Florida]]: '''[[Interstate 195 (Florida)|I-195]]'''- [[Miami, Florida|Miami]] to [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]]; '''[[Interstate 295 (Florida)|I-295]]'''- bypass of [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]]; '''[[Interstate 395 (Florida)|I-395]]'''- Miami to south Miami Beach; '''[[Interstate 595 (Florida)|I-595]]'''- [[Interstate 75]] to [[Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport]] and [[Port Everglades]]
*[[North Carolina]]: '''[[Interstate 295 (North Carolina)|I-295]]'''- Future loop around [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]]; '''[[Interstate 795 (North Carolina)|I-795]]'''- Spur past [[Wilson, North Carolina|Wilson]] to [[Goldsboro, North Carolina|Goldsboro]]
*[[Virginia]]: '''[[Interstate 195 (Virginia)|I-195]]'''- Spur into [[Richmond, Virginia]]; '''[[Interstate 295 (Virginia)|I-295]]'''- Bypass of [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersburg]] and [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]; '''[[Interstate 395 (Virginia)|I-395]]'''- Spur into [[Washington, D.C.]]; '''[[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)|I-495]]'''- Loop around Washington, D.C.
::''Defunct: [[Interstate 595 (Virginia)|I-595]]''
*[[Washington, D.C.]]: '''[[Interstate 295 (Maryland)|I-295]]'''- Spur into Washington, D.C.; '''[[Interstate 395 (Virginia)|I-395]]'''- Spur into [[Washington, D.C.]]; '''[[Interstate 695 (Washington, D.C.)|I-695]]'''- Short, unsigned connector between I-395 and I-295
::''Defunct: [[Interstate 195 (Washington, D.C.)|I-195]]''
*[[Maryland]]: '''[[Interstate 195 (Maryland)|I-195]]'''- Spur to [[Baltimore-Washington International Airport]]; '''[[Interstate 295 (Maryland)|I-295]]'''- Spur into Washington, D.C.; '''[[Interstate 395 (Maryland)|I-395]]'''- Spur into [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]]; '''[[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)|I-495]]'''- Loop around Washington, D.C.; '''[[Interstate 595 (Maryland)|I-595]]'''- Unsigned spur to [[Annapolis, Maryland]]; '''[[Interstate 695 (Maryland)|I-695]]'''- Loop around Baltimore; '''[[Interstate 795 (Maryland)|I-795]]'''- Loop off of I-695 west of Baltimore to [[Reisterstown, Maryland|Reisterstown]]; '''[[Interstate 895 (Maryland)|I-895]]'''- Bypass of Baltimore
::''Defunct: I-595 (Baltimore)''
*[[Delaware]]: '''[[Interstate 295 (Delaware-New Jersey)|I-295]]'''- Bypass of [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], and [[Trenton, New Jersey]]; '''[[Interstate 495 (Delaware)|I-495]]'''- Bypass of [[Wilmington, Delaware]]
::''Defunct: [[Interstate 895 (Delaware)|I-895]]
*[[Pennsylvania]]
::''Defunct: [[Interstate 695 (Pennsylvania)|I-695]]; [[Interstate 895 (Pennsylvania)|I-895]]''
*[[New Jersey]]: '''[[Interstate 195 (New Jersey)|I-195]]'''- Spur to [[Jersey Shore]]; '''[[Interstate 295 (Delaware-New Jersey)|I-295]]'''- Bypass of Philadelphia and Trenton; '''[[Route 95W (New Jersey)|Route 95W]]'''- Western spur of the [[New Jersey Turnpike]]
::''Defunct: [[Interstate 695 (New Jersey)|I-695]]
*[[New York]]: '''[[Interstate 295 (New York)|I-295]], [[Interstate 695 (New York)|I-695]], [[Interstate 895 (New York)|I-895]]'''- Various connectors around [[New York City]]; '''[[Interstate 495 (New York)|I-495]]'''- Spur to [[Long Island]]
*[[Connecticut]]: '''[[Interstate 395 (Connecticut)|I-395]]'''- Spur to [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]
*[[Rhode Island]]: '''[[Interstate 195 (Rhode Island)|I-195]]'''- Spur to I-495 in Massachusetts; '''[[Interstate 295 (Rhode Island)|I-295]]'''- Bypass around [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]]
::''Defunct: [[Interstate 895 (Rhode Island)|I-895]]''
*[[Massachusetts]]: '''[[Interstate 395 (Connecticut)|I-395]]'''- Spur from Connecticut to [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]]; '''[[Interstate 495 (Massachusetts)|I-495]]'''- Outer loop around [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]
::''Defunct: [[Interstate 695 (Massachusetts)|I-695]]''
*[[Maine]]: '''[[Interstate 195 (Maine)|I-195]]'''- Spur into [[Old Orchard Beach, Maine]]; '''[[Interstate 295 (Maine)|I-295]]'''- Goes through [[Portland, Maine|Portland]]; '''[[Interstate 395 (Maine)|I-395]]'''- Spur into [[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]] and Brewer; '''[[Interstate 495 (Maine)|I-495]]'''- Unsigned connector between I-95 and I-295 in [[Falmouth, Maine|Falmouth]]
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