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Interstate 95 in Virginia

Interstate 95 in Virginia

Overview

In the Commonwealth
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government . Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile...

 of Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" because it is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents. The geography and climate of the state are shaped by the Blue...

, Interstate 95 runs through the state. It runs concurrently for with Interstate 64
Interstate 64
Interstate 64 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. 40, and U.S. 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with I-264 and I-664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. As I-64 is concurrent with U.S. 40 and U.S...

 in Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. Like all Virginia municipalities incorporated as cities, it is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

, and meets the northern terminus of Interstate 85
Interstate 85
Interstate 85 is a major Interstate Highway in the southeastern United States. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with Interstate 65 in Montgomery, Alabama; its northern terminus intersects with Interstate 95 in Petersburg, Virginia, near Richmond.An addition to Interstate 85 is proposed...

 in Petersburg
Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and south of Richmond. The population was 33,740 as of the 2000 census. It is in Tri-Cities area of the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. 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
Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)
Interstate 495 is an Interstate Highway that circles Washington, D.C. and its inner suburbs in Maryland and Virginia. I-495 is widely known as the Capital Beltway or simply the Beltway, especially when the context of Washington, D.C. is clear...

. From Petersburg to Richmond, I-95 was the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike
Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike
The Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike was a toll road located in the Richmond-Petersburg region of central Virginia, USA.After World War II, major traffic congestion occurred in the area around Richmond and Petersburg along U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 301...

.

The point where it enters the Capital Beltway, the Springfield Interchange
Springfield Interchange
The Springfield Interchange, also known as the Mixing Bowl, is the interchange of Interstate 95, Interstate 395, and Interstate 495 in Springfield, Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C....

, is one of the busiest interchanges in the U.S.
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In the Commonwealth
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government . Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile...

 of Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" because it is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents. The geography and climate of the state are shaped by the Blue...

, Interstate 95 runs through the state. It runs concurrently for with Interstate 64
Interstate 64
Interstate 64 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. 40, and U.S. 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with I-264 and I-664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. As I-64 is concurrent with U.S. 40 and U.S...

 in Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. Like all Virginia municipalities incorporated as cities, it is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

, and meets the northern terminus of Interstate 85
Interstate 85
Interstate 85 is a major Interstate Highway in the southeastern United States. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with Interstate 65 in Montgomery, Alabama; its northern terminus intersects with Interstate 95 in Petersburg, Virginia, near Richmond.An addition to Interstate 85 is proposed...

 in Petersburg
Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and south of Richmond. The population was 33,740 as of the 2000 census. It is in Tri-Cities area of the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. 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
Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)
Interstate 495 is an Interstate Highway that circles Washington, D.C. and its inner suburbs in Maryland and Virginia. I-495 is widely known as the Capital Beltway or simply the Beltway, especially when the context of Washington, D.C. is clear...

. From Petersburg to Richmond, I-95 was the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike
Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike
The Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike was a toll road located in the Richmond-Petersburg region of central Virginia, USA.After World War II, major traffic congestion occurred in the area around Richmond and Petersburg along U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 301...

.

The point where it enters the Capital Beltway, the Springfield Interchange
Springfield Interchange
The Springfield Interchange, also known as the Mixing Bowl, is the interchange of Interstate 95, Interstate 395, and Interstate 495 in Springfield, Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C....

, is one of the busiest interchanges in the U.S. I-95 continues into Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east. It is comparable in size to the European country of Belgium. According to the U.S...

 along the Beltway
Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)
Interstate 495 is an Interstate Highway that circles Washington, D.C. and its inner suburbs in Maryland and Virginia. I-495 is widely known as the Capital Beltway or simply the Beltway, especially when the context of Washington, D.C. is clear...

 over the Woodrow Wilson Bridge
Woodrow Wilson Bridge
The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge is a bascule bridge that spans the Potomac River between the independent city of Alexandria, Virginia and Oxon Hill in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The bridge is one of only a handful of drawbridges in the U.S. Interstate Highway System...

.

Major cities


Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.
(listed from south to north)
  • Miami, Florida
    Miami, Florida
    Miami is a major coastal city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. Miami is the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida. With an estimated population of 424,662 in 2007, Miami is the largest city within the Miami metropolitan area, which is the...

  • Rocky Mount, North Carolina
    Rocky Mount, North Carolina
    Rocky Mount is an All-America City Award-winning city in Edgecombe and Nash counties in the coastal plains of the state of North Carolina. Although it was not formally incorporated until February 28, 1867, the North Carolina community that became the city of Rocky Mount dates from the beginning of...

  • Emporia, Virginia
    Emporia, Virginia
    Emporia is an independent city located within the confines of Greensville County, Virginia, United States. The population was 5,665 at the 2000 census. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Emporia with surrounding Greensville county for statistical purposes...

  • Petersburg, Virginia
    Petersburg, Virginia
    Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and south of Richmond. The population was 33,740 as of the 2000 census. It is in Tri-Cities area of the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area...

  • Richmond, Virginia
    Richmond, Virginia
    Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. Like all Virginia municipalities incorporated as cities, it is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

  • Fredericksburg, Virginia
    Fredericksburg, Virginia
    Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located 50 miles south of Washington, D.C., and 58 miles north of Richmond. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 19,279. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Fredericksburg with neighboring...

  • Washington, D.C.
    Washington, D.C.
    Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790...

    (via I-395)
  • Baltimore, Maryland
    Baltimore, Maryland
    Baltimore is an independent city and the largest city in the state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore City in order to distinguish it from surrounding...


Auxiliary routes

  • Interstate 195
    Interstate 195 (Virginia)
    Interstate 195 , also known as the Beltline Expressway, is an Interstate Highway in and near Richmond, Virginia, United States. It is a spur from Interstate 95 at its northwest split with Interstate 64 south to the west side of downtown, where it becomes State Route 195 near McCloy Street...

     is a short spur from north of downtown Richmond south into downtown.
  • Interstate 295
    Interstate 295 (Virginia)
    Interstate 295 is an eastern and northern bypass of the cities of Richmond and Petersburg in the U.S. state of Virginia. The southern terminus is a junction with Interstate 95 southeast of Petersburg...

     is a bypass to the east of Richmond, from I-95 south of Petersburg, across Interstate 64
    Interstate 64
    Interstate 64 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. 40, and U.S. 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with I-264 and I-664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. As I-64 is concurrent with U.S. 40 and U.S...

     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.
    Washington, D.C.
    Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790...

     It was part of I-95 until 1977.
  • Interstate 495 is the Capital Beltway
    Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)
    Interstate 495 is an Interstate Highway that circles Washington, D.C. and its inner suburbs in Maryland and Virginia. I-495 is widely known as the Capital Beltway or simply the Beltway, especially when the context of Washington, D.C. is clear...

    , a full loop around Washington, D.C.
    Washington, D.C.
    Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790...

     Since 1977, I-95 has run along its east half.
  • Interstate 595
    Interstate 595 (Virginia)
    Interstate 595 was a proposed upgrade to U.S. Route 1 in the Crystal City section of Arlington County, Virginia, between a northern terminus at Interstate 395 and State Route 110 and a southern terminus at Reagan National Airport . The upgrade as proposed was never built...

     was a planned branch from I-395 south to Washington National Airport along U.S. Route 1
    U.S. Route 1
    U.S. Route 1 is a major north-south U.S. Highway that serves the East Coast and is the oldest highway in the United States. It runs over from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border. U.S. 1 generally parallels Interstate 95, though it is significantly farther west ...

    .
  • Interstate 795 was a planned number for present I-95 from I-295 south of Petersburg to Interstate 85
    Interstate 85
    Interstate 85 is a major Interstate Highway in the southeastern United States. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with Interstate 65 in Montgomery, Alabama; its northern terminus intersects with Interstate 95 in Petersburg, Virginia, near Richmond.An addition to Interstate 85 is proposed...

     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
    Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike
    The Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike was a toll road located in the Richmond-Petersburg region of central Virginia, USA.After World War II, major traffic congestion occurred in the area around Richmond and Petersburg along U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 301...

     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
Woodbridge, Virginia
Woodbridge is a census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 40,561 at the July 2007 census. It is the home of the Northern Virginia Royals soccer club and the Potomac Nationals baseball club....

.

As part of the Quantico Creek
Quantico Creek
Quantico Creek is a tidal tributary of the Potomac River located in eastern Prince William County, Virginia. Quantico Creek's source lies southeast of Independent Hill, flows through Prince William Forest Park and Dumfries and empties into the Potomac at Possum Point.- History :Captain John Smith...

 bridge rebuilding project, a currently unused three-lane 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.

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
VDOT
VDOT may refer to:* Virginia Department of Transportation* VDOT, the running fitness measurement...

 undertook a major redesignating of exit numbers throughout the state from the haphazard sequential system to the mileage-based scheme used today.
County Location #
Exit number
An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore....

Destinations Notes
Old New
Interstate 95
Interstate 95 in North Carolina
Interstate 95 is a major Interstate Highway, running along the East Coast of the United States from Florida to Maine. In North Carolina, I-95 runs diagonally across the eastern third of the state, from Rowland in the southwest to Roanoke Rapids in the northeast.U.S...

 continues into North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties...

Greensville
Greensville County, Virginia
Greensville County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 11,560. Its county seat is Emporia.- History :Greensville County was established in 1781 from Brunswick County...

Skippers
Skippers, Virginia
Skippers is an unincorporated community in Greensville County, Virginia, United States, only three miles north of the North Carolina border. It is on U.S. Route 301 and Interstate 95. It is also a famous truck stop consisting of a Love's gas station and a McDonalds....

1 4 VA 629 - Skippers
Emporia
Emporia, Virginia
Emporia is an independent city located within the confines of Greensville County, Virginia, United States. The population was 5,665 at the 2000 census. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Emporia with surrounding Greensville county for statistical purposes...

2 8
crosses the Meherrin River
Meherrin River
The Meherrin River is a long river in the U.S. states of Virginia and North Carolina. It begins in central Virginia, about northwest of Emporia, and flows roughly east-southeast into North Carolina, where it joins the larger Chowan River. A twenty foot high dam on the river creates a reservoir in...

3B-A 11B-A
Belfield 4 12
Northbound exit only.
5 13 VA 614 - Emporia
Sussex
Sussex County, Virginia
Sussex County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 12,504. Its county seat is Sussex. The County is named after the county of Sussex, England.-Geography:According to the U.S...

Henry 6 17
Jarratt
Jarratt, Virginia
Jarratt is a town in Greensville and Sussex counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 589 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jarratt is located at ....

7 20 VA 631 - Jarratt
Owens 8 24 VA 645
crosses the Nottoway River
Nottoway River
The Nottoway River is in southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. It is part of the Chowan River system, which flows into Albemarle Sound in North Carolina....

Stony Creek
Stony Creek, Virginia
Stony Creek is a town in Sussex County, Virginia, United States. The population was 202 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Stony Creek is located at ....

9 31
10 33 VA 602
Prince George
Prince George County, Virginia
Prince George County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 33,047. Its county seat is Prince George. It is in Tri-Cities area of the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond, VA MSA .-Geography:According to the U.S...

Carson
Carson, Virginia
Carson is an unincorporated community in Prince George County, Virginia, United States, located between Petersburg and Stony Creek, just west of Interstate 95....

11 37 U.S. Route 301
U.S. Route 301 in Virginia
In the U.S. state of Virginia, U.S. Route 301 exists in two independent sections, joined by a concurrency with U.S. Route 1 between Petersburg and Richmond. South of Petersburg, US 301 closely parallels Interstate 95 into North Carolina...

/VA 623 - Carson
Courtland
Courtland, Virginia
Courtland is an incorporated town in Southampton County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,270 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Southampton County....

12 41
Rives 13 45
46
I-295
Interstate 295 (Virginia)
Interstate 295 is an eastern and northern bypass of the cities of Richmond and Petersburg in the U.S. state of Virginia. The southern terminus is a junction with Interstate 95 southeast of Petersburg...

 north - Washington
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790...

City of Petersburg
Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and south of Richmond. The population was 33,740 as of the 2000 census. It is in Tri-Cities area of the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area...

47 VA 629 (Rives Road)
48B-A Wagner Road
50A
U.S. Route 460
U.S. Route 460
U.S. Route 460 is a spur of U.S. Route 60. It currently runs for 655 miles from Norfolk, Virginia at U.S. Route 60 at Ocean View to Frankfort, Kentucky at U.S. Route 60. It passes through the states of Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky...

 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.
2 51
I-85
Interstate 85
Interstate 85 is a major Interstate Highway in the southeastern United States. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with Interstate 65 in Montgomery, Alabama; its northern terminus intersects with Interstate 95 in Petersburg, Virginia, near Richmond.An addition to Interstate 85 is proposed...

 south/U.S. Route 460
U.S. Route 460
U.S. Route 460 is a spur of U.S. Route 60. It currently runs for 655 miles from Norfolk, Virginia at U.S. Route 60 at Ocean View to Frankfort, Kentucky at U.S. Route 60. It passes through the states of Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky...

 west - South Hill
South Hill, Virginia
South Hill is a town in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2006 census, the town population was 4,608. Located on major Interstate and U.S. highways, it has a full service hospital , a tobacco market, and several hotels. South Hill has a close relationship with the neighboring...

, Blackstone
Blackstone, Virginia
Blackstone is a town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,675 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Blackstone is located at ....

, Durham
Durham, North Carolina
Not to be confused with the U.K. city Durham.Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake county. It is the fifth largest city in the state by population, with 223,284 residents as of July 1, 2008. Durham County as of July...

, Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the state of Georgia, as well as the urban core of one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States....

U.S. 460 joins southbound and leaves northbound.
3 50D U.S. 301 (Crater Road) - Wythe Street, Washington Street, Downtown Exit 52 southbound.
52 Bank Street Northbound exit only.
crosses the Appomattox River
Appomattox River
The Appomattox River is a tributary of the James River, approximately 137 miles , in central and eastern Virginia in the United States, named for the Appomattocs Indian tribe who lived along its lower banks in the 17th century...

City of Colonial Heights
Colonial Heights, Virginia
Colonial Heights is an independent city in Virginia, United States. The population was 16,897 at the 2000 census. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Colonial Heights with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes...

53 Southpark Boulevard
4 54 VA 144
Virginia State Route 144
State Route 144 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from State Route 145 at Centralia south and southeast via Chester to U.S. Route 1/U.S...

 (Temple Avenue)
Chesterfield
Chesterfield County, Virginia
Chesterfield County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. In 2006, its population was estimated to be 306,000, an increase of over 35,000 since 2000. Chesterfield County is now the fourth-largest municipality in Virginia . Its county seat is Chesterfield...

5 58 VA 746/VA 620 (Ruffin Mill Road) - Woods Edge Road
6E-W 61A-B VA 10
Virginia State Route 10
State Route 10 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia, running between Richmond and Suffolk.- Description of route :For much of its distance, SR 10, also known as James River Drive, parallels the south bank of the James River, serving the City of Hopewell and Town of Smithfield,...

 - Hopewell, Chester
Exits 61A (Hopewell) and 61B (Chester).
6 62
VA 288
Virginia State Route 288
State Route 288 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is a freeway-standard partial beltway around the southwest side of Richmond...

 north - Chesterfield, Powhite Parkway
6A 64 VA 613 (Willis Road)
67A
VA 895
Virginia State Route 895
State Route 895, also known as the Pocahontas Parkway and Pocahontas 895, is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. It connects the junction of Interstate 95 and State Route 150 in Chesterfield County with Interstate 295 near Richmond International Airport in Henrico County, forming...

 east
Toll road.
7 67B
VA 150
Virginia State Route 150
State Route 150, also known as the Chippenham Parkway, is a primary state highway in and near Richmond, Virginia, United States. It forms a partial beltway around the southwest side of the city. Most of SR 150 is a freeway, but portions of the road include at-grade intersections with residential...

 north (Chippenham Parkway) - to U.S. Route 60
U.S. Route 60
U.S. Route 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2,670 miles from eastern Virginia to western Arizona. Despite the final "0" in its number, indicating a transcontinental designation, the 1926 route formerly ended in Springfield, Missouri, at its intersection with the major U.S. Route 66...

/U.S. Route 360
U.S. Route 360
U.S. Route 360 is a spur of U.S. Route 60 in the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from U.S. Route 58 Business, State Route 293, and State Route 360 in Danville northeast to Reedville...

 west
Formerly exit 67
City of Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. Like all Virginia municipalities incorporated as cities, it is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

  8 69 VA 161
Virginia State Route 161
State Route 161 is a primary state highway in and near Richmond, Virginia, United States. It extends from an interchange with Interstate 95 in the independent city of Richmond north to an intersection with U.S...

 (Bells Road)
9 73 Maury Street Southbound is signed "Maury Street, Commerce Road".
crosses the James River
James River (Virginia)
The James River in the U.S. state of Virginia is a long river, including its Jackson River source. It drains a catchment comprising . The watershed includes about 4% open water and an area with a population of 2.5 million people...

9A 74A
VA 195
Virginia State Route 195
State Route 195, also known as the Downtown Expressway, is a primary state highway in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It is a toll road operated by the Richmond Metropolitan Authority, continuing Interstate 195 east through downtown to Interstate 95 at its James River Bridge...

/ I-195
Interstate 195 (Virginia)
Interstate 195 , also known as the Beltline Expressway, is an Interstate Highway in and near Richmond, Virginia, United States. It is a spur from Interstate 95 at its northwest split with Interstate 64 south to the west side of downtown, where it becomes State Route 195 near McCloy Street...

 north (Downtown Expressway)
Toll road.
10A 74B Franklin Street Southbound exit only
10 74C U.S. Route 33
U.S. Route 33
U.S. Route 33 is a United States highway that runs northwest-southeast for 709 miles from northern Indiana to Richmond, Virginia. It continues east in Virginia as State Route 33 to Stingray Point, on the Chesapeake Bay near Deltaville, Virginia...

/U.S. Route 250
U.S. Route 250
U.S. Route 250 is a spur of U.S. Route 50. It currently runs for 514 miles from Richmond, Virginia to Sandusky, Ohio. It passes through the states of Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio. It goes through the cities of Richmond, Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, Staunton, Virginia, and Wheeling,...

 (Broad Street)
11 75
I-64
Interstate 64
Interstate 64 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. 40, and U.S. 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with I-264 and I-664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. As I-64 is concurrent with U.S. 40 and U.S...

 east - Williamsburg, Norfolk, 7th Street
I-64 joins northbound and leaves southbound.
Exit to reach Richmond International Airport
Richmond International Airport
Richmond International Airport is a public airport located in Sandston, Virginia, an unincorporated community within Henrico County which is about 5 miles east of Richmond.Richmond International Airport is the busiest airport in central Virginia...

.
12 76A Chamberlayne Avenue Northbound exit and southbound entrance.
13 76B U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 in Virginia
U.S. Route 1 in the U.S. state of Virginia runs north–south through South Hill, Petersburg, Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Alexandria on its way from North Carolina to the 14th Street Bridge into the District of Columbia...

/U.S. 301 (Belvidere Street)
No northbound exit.
14 78 VA 161
Virginia State Route 161
State Route 161 is a primary state highway in and near Richmond, Virginia, United States. It extends from an interchange with Interstate 95 in the independent city of Richmond north to an intersection with U.S...

 (Boulevard)
15A 79
I-64
Interstate 64
Interstate 64 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. 40, and U.S. 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with I-264 and I-664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. As I-64 is concurrent with U.S. 40 and U.S...

 west/I-195
Interstate 195 (Virginia)
Interstate 195 , also known as the Beltline Expressway, is an Interstate Highway in and near Richmond, Virginia, United States. It is a spur from Interstate 95 at its northwest split with Interstate 64 south to the west side of downtown, where it becomes State Route 195 near McCloy Street...

 south — to Powhite Parkway, Charlottesville
I-64 exits northbound and joins southbound.
Henrico
Henrico County, Virginia
Henrico is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. The population was 262,300 at the 2000 census. It is located in the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area...

  15 80 VA 161
Virginia State Route 161
State Route 161 is a primary state highway in and near Richmond, Virginia, United States. It extends from an interchange with Interstate 95 in the independent city of Richmond north to an intersection with U.S...

 (Hermitage Road), Lakeside Avenue
Northbound exit and southbound entrance
16 81 U.S. 1 Northbound exit and southbound entrance.
17 82 U.S. 301/VA 2
Virginia State Route 2
State Route 2 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. It extends from the independent city of Fredericksburg south to Bowling Green in Caroline County. From Bowling Green, SR 2 overlaps U.S. Route 301 south to Richmond, where it ends at U.S. Route 1 near a junction with Interstate...

 (Chamberlayne Avenue)
35A-B 83A-B
VA 73 west (Parham Road)
Use Exit 83B to reach VA 73 west.
36A-B 84A-B
I-295
Interstate 295 (Virginia)
Interstate 295 is an eastern and northern bypass of the cities of Richmond and Petersburg in the U.S. state of Virginia. The southern terminus is a junction with Interstate 95 southeast of Petersburg...

/ I-64
Interstate 64
Interstate 64 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. 40, and U.S. 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with I-264 and I-664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. As I-64 is concurrent with U.S. 40 and U.S...

 - Norfolk, Rocky Mount, NC
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Rocky Mount is an All-America City Award-winning city in Edgecombe and Nash counties in the coastal plains of the state of North Carolina. Although it was not formally incorporated until February 28, 1867, the North Carolina community that became the city of Rocky Mount dates from the beginning of...

, Charlottesville
Exits 84A (Norfolk, Rocky Mount) and 84B (Charlottesville).
Use exit 84A to reach Richmond Int'l Airport.
Hanover
Hanover County, Virginia
Hanover County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 86,320. A 2007 estimate shows the county's population has grown to 100,721. Its county seat is Hanover Courthouse...

37A-B 86A-B VA 656 - Atlee, Elmont Exits 86A (Atlee) and 86B (Elmont).
38 89 VA 802 (Lewistown Road)
Ashland
Ashland, Virginia
Ashland is a town located just north of Richmond in Hanover County, Virginia., United States. The population was 6,619 at the 2000 census. Ashland is home to Randolph-Macon College...

39A-B 92A-B VA 54
Virginia State Route 54
State Route 54 is a primary state highway in Hanover County, Virginia, United States. It runs from U.S. Route 33 at Stanleys Corner east through Ashland to U.S. Route 301/State Route 2 at Hanover.-External links:*...

 - Hanover, Ashland
Exits 92A (Hanover) and 92B (Ashland).
Southbound signed as Exit 92.
Doswell
Doswell, Virginia
Doswell is an unincorporated community in Hanover County in the Central Region of the U.S. state of Virginia. Originally called Hanover Junction, it was located on the Virginia Central Railroad, which later became part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad at a crossing of the Richmond,...

40 98 VA 30
Virginia State Route 30
State Route 30 is a primary state highway in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from U.S. Route 1 near Doswell in Hanover County to an intersection with Interstate 64 and State Route 607 near Norge in James City County....

 - Doswell
crosses the North Anna River
North Anna River
The North Anna River is a principal tributary of the Pamunkey River, about 70 mi long, in central Virginia in the United States. Via the Pamunkey and York Rivers, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay...

Caroline
Caroline County, Virginia
Caroline County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 22,121. Its county seat is Bowling Green...

Bowling Green
Bowling Green, Virginia
Bowling Green is an incorporated town in Caroline County, Virginia, United States. The population was 936 at the 2000 census.The county seat of Caroline County since 1803, Bowling Green is best-known as the "cradle of American horse racing", the home of the second-oldest Masonic Lodge, and the...

41 104
VA 207
Virginia State Route 207
State Route 207 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. It connects U.S. Route 1 and Interstate 95 at Carmel Church with U.S...

/to U.S. 301 - Carmel Church, Bowling Green
42 110 VA 639 - Ladysmith
Spotsylvania
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Spotsylvania County is a county in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 90,395, with the Census Bureau projecting it to be 120,031 in 2008, a 32.8% increase since 2000, making it the 84th fastest growing county in the nation during this time period. Its county seat...

Thornburg
Thornburg, Virginia
Thornburg is an unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County in the U.S. state of Virginia. Thornburg is centered around the intersection of the Jefferson Davis Highway with Morris, Mudd Tavern, and South Roxbury Mill Roads...

43 118 VA 606 - Thornburg
44A 126A
U.S. 1 north - Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located 50 miles south of Washington, D.C., and 58 miles north of Richmond. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 19,279. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Fredericksburg with neighboring...

44B 126B
U.S. 1 south/U.S. Route 17
U.S. Route 17 in Virginia
U.S. Route 17 in Virginia runs north-south through the eastern part of the state, serving the Hampton Roads area and Fredericksburg before ending in Winchester. The portion in the Virginia Peninsula and Middle Peninsula regions from Newport News to Fredericksburg is also signed as "Tidewater...

 south - Spotsylvania
Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia
Spotsylvania Courthouse is an unincorporated community and the county seat of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, located ten miles southwest of Fredericksburg. Recognized by the U.S...

US 17 joins northbound and leaves southbound.
Formerly signed as Massaponax
Massaponax, Virginia
Massaponax is an area of Spotsylvania County, Virginia USA, just east of Spotsylvania Courthouse and just about 1.5 miles south of the Four Mile Fork area. During the mid 1990's the big pull to this area was the Massaponax Outlet Center, home to a number of retail outlet chains. During 2004...

.
45A-B 130A-B VA 3
Virginia State Route 3
State Route 3 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia that extends from the town of Culpeper south and eastwardly to Gloucester in Virginia's Middle Peninsula region...

 - Fredericksburg, Culpeper
Exits 130A (Fredericksburg) and 130B (Culpeper).
crosses the Rappahannock River
Rappahannock River
The Rappahannock River is a river in eastern Virginia, in the United States, approximately 184 miles in length. It traverses the entire northern part of the state, from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the west, across the Piedmont, to Chesapeake Bay, south of the Potomac River.An important river in...


Stafford
Stafford County, Virginia
Stafford County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state. As of the 2000 census, the population was 92,446, however, the estimated population as of 2007 was 124,117, a 33.0% increase. Its county seat is Stafford. In 2006 Stafford was ranked as the 12th highest income...

Warrenton
Warrenton, Virginia
Warrenton is a town in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Fauquier County. Public schools in the town include Fauquier High School, Warrenton Middle School, Taylor Middle School and two elementary schools. There are...

46 133
U.S. 17 north — Warrenton
Split into 133A (Falmouth) and 133B (Warrenton) southbound.
US 17 exits northbound and joins southbound.
Exit to reach unsigned

U.S. 17 BUS.
136 VA 8900 (Centreport Parkway) - to U.S. 1 Exit opened December 22, 2005
47 140 VA 630 - Stafford
Garrisonville
Garrisonville, Virginia
Garrisonville is an unincorporated community in Stafford County in the U.S. state of Virginia. Garrisonville is located south of the Marine Corps Base Quantico.- External links :*...

48A-B 143A-B U.S. 1
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 is a major north-south U.S. Highway that serves the East Coast and is the oldest highway in the United States. It runs over from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border. U.S. 1 generally parallels Interstate 95, though it is significantly farther west ...

/VA 610- Aquia, Garrisonville
Exits 143A (Aquia/U.S. 1) and 143B(Garrisonville/VA 610).
crosses Chopawamsic Creek
Prince William
Prince William County, Virginia
Prince William County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The estimated population in 2009 of the county was 394,370. Its county seat is the independent city of Manassas...

49 148 Marine Corps Base Quantico
Marine Corps Base Quantico
Marine Corps Base Quantico is a major United States Marine Corps training base located near Triangle, Virginia, covering nearly in southern Prince William County, northern Stafford County, and southeastern Fauquier County...

Quantico
Quantico, Virginia
Quantico, Virginia is a town in Prince William County, located in Washington Metropolitan Area. It is totally surrounded by Marine Corps Base Quantico on three sides and the Potomac River on the fourth. Quantico is located south of the mouth of Quantico Creek on the Potomac. As of the 2000 census,...

50 150 VA 619 - Triangle
Triangle, Virginia
Triangle is a census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 5,500 at the 2000 census. It is bounded to the south by the Quantico Marine Corps Base, which surrounds the town of Quantico. It is bounded to the north and west by the town of Dumfries...

, Quantico
Exit 150 (Triangle/Quantico) northbound. Exits 150A (Triangle/Quantico) and 150B (Prince William Forest) southbound.
Dumfries
Dumfries, Virginia
Dumfries is a town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 4,937 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dumfries is located at ....

51A-B 152A-B VA 234
Virginia State Route 234
State Route 234 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from U.S. Route 1 near Dumfries via Independent Hill, a bypass of Manassas, and Catharpin to U.S...

 - Dumfries, Manassas
Manassas, Virginia
Manassas is an independent city within the confines of Prince William County in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 35,135 at the 2000 census. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Manassas with Prince William County for statistical purposes...

Exits 152A (Dumfries) and 152B (Manassas).
Dale City
Dale City, Virginia
Dale City is an unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census designated place , the community had a total population of 63,616 according to the 2006 American Community Survey....

52 156 VA 784 - Dale City, Rippon Landing
Woodbridge
Woodbridge, Virginia
Woodbridge is a census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 40,561 at the July 2007 census. It is the home of the Northern Virginia Royals soccer club and the Potomac Nationals baseball club....

52A 158A-B VA 3000 (Prince William Parkway
Prince William Parkway
The Prince William Parkway is a road in Prince William County, Virginia. The road carries two designations. Between U.S. Route 1 in Woodbridge and Dumfries Road near Manassas it carries SR 3000...

) - Woodbridge, Manassas
Manassas, Virginia
Manassas is an independent city within the confines of Prince William County in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 35,135 at the 2000 census. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Manassas with Prince William County for statistical purposes...

Exits 158A (Woodbridge) and 158B (Manassas).
53 160 Signed as exits 160A (south) and 160B (north) northbound; no access from I-95 south to SR 123 south
crosses the Occoquan River
Occoquan River
The Occoquan River flows into the Potomac River at Belmont Bay, and is located in Northern Virginia, along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States . The river is approximately 20 mi long and its watershed covers about 590 square miles...

Fairfax
Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County is a county in Northern Virginia, in the United States. , the estimated population of the county is 1,015,302, making it by far the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the most populous jurisdiction in the Washington Metropolitan Area...

54 161 Northbound exit and southbound entrance
54 161 Southbound exit and northbound entrance
55 163
56 166 Signed as exits 166A (south) and 166B (north)
167 Southbound exit only
Full interchange with reversible
Reversible lane
A reversible lane is a lane in which traffic may travel in either direction, depending on certain conditions...

 HOV lane access only (ramps to/from the north only provide access to I-395)
57 169 Signed as exits 169A (east) and 169B (west)
58 170A South end of I-495 overlap
4 170B
City of Alexandria
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 128,283. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately 6 miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as...

3 173
3A 174 Eisenhower Avenue Connector - Alexandria
2 176 Signed as exits 176A (south) and 176B (north)
1 177 Signed as exits 177A (south) and 177B (north)
Woodrow Wilson Bridge
Woodrow Wilson Bridge
The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge is a bascule bridge that spans the Potomac River between the independent city of Alexandria, Virginia and Oxon Hill in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The bridge is one of only a handful of drawbridges in the U.S. Interstate Highway System...

 over the Potomac River
Potomac River
The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. The river is approximately 383 statute miles long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles . In terms of area, this makes the Potomac River the fourth largest river along the...


Interstate 95 continues through Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790...

 into Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east. It is comparable in size to the European country of Belgium. According to the U.S...


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