Interstate 95
Richmond to the Potomac River
Part of the highway known as I-95 currently had existed before it was given this designation.
Henry. G. Shirley Memorial Highway (I-95/395 from Woodbridge to the Potomac River) was actually
it's own freeway (designated as VA 350) from the beginning of World War II. The ending of this
freeway was what is now Exit 161 (which explains why it is so weird). Only in the late 1960s was
the I-95 designation given.*
Now in current times, I-95 is a six lane highway from Richmond (at or near the southern
interchange with I-295 to just south of Newington (Exit 166), to where it extends to 8 lanes up
to the Beltway interchange with US 1 (old VA Beltway exit 1). Also, I-95 has a reversible roadway
called HOV Lanes (High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes) before it splits off Shirley Highway to join the
Capital Beltway. Currently, this roadway is HOV-3, which means during allotted hours, you must
have at least 3 people in a car to be using that roadway. VA State Police do enforce this. You
will usually see them pulled over to the side somewhere at least once a week. The speed limit is
55 MPH from Exit 152 Northward (although it is extended down to Exit 150 currently because of
bridge repair). It is 65 MPH southward to Richomd (although I have yet to see anyone aside from
the right lane actually fllow either). Below is a list of the interchanges from I-295 northward.
Old Exit 1: US 1
Old Exit 2: Telegraph Road
Old Exit 3A: Eisenhower Avenue Extension
Old Exit 3: Van Dorn Street
Exit 170: I-95's split from the Capital Beltway/I-395 North/I-495
Exit 169: Route 644: Old Keene Mill Road/Franconia Road: Springfield
Exit 167 (southbound only): Backlick Road
Exit 166: Backlick Road North/Alban Road/Fairfax County Parkway South
Exit 163: Lorton Road: Lorton
Exit 161: US 1
Exit 160: VA 123 (West-bound only going south on I-95): Lake Ridge, Woodbridge
Exit 158: Prince William Parkway: Woodbridge, To Manassas
Exit 156: Potomac Mills/VA 784: Dale City
Exit 152: Dumfries Road (VA 234): Dumfries, to Manassas
Exit 150: Joplin Road (VA 619): Quantico
Exit 148: Quantico Marine Corps Base
Exit 143: US 1/Garrisonville Road (VA 610): Aquia Harbor
Exit 140: VA 630: Stafford
Exit 133: US 17 North/US 17 Business: Falmouth
Exit 130: VA 3: Fredericksburg, to Culpepper
Exit 126: US 1/US 17 South: Massaponax
Exit 118: VA 606: Thornburg
Exit 110: VA 639: Ladysmith
Exit 104: VA 207/658: Ruther Glen
Exit 98: King's Dominion Amusement Park/VA 30: Doswell
Exit 92: VA 54: Ashland
Exit 86: VA 654: Ashland
Exit 84: I-295 West to I-64 West/I-295 East\South
Exit 83: East Pardham Road
Exit 82: Chamberlayne Road
Exit 81: Brook Road
Exit 80: Hermitage Road
Exit 79: I-64 West/I-195 South
Exit 78: Hermitage Road
Exit 76: Chamberlayne Avenue/North Belvedere Street
Exit 75: I-64 East
*: Information came from Scott Kozel's Roads to the Future.
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