Interstate 295 (Virginia)

Interstate 295
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Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length:	52.75 mi (84.89 km)
Existed:	late 1980s – present
Major junctions
South end:	I‑95 near Petersburg
	SR 895 near Varina I‑64 near Highland Springs US 360 near Mechanicsville I‑95 / US 1 near Glen Allen US 33 near Glen Allen
North end:	I‑64 near Short Pump
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Virginia Routes Interstate U.S. Primary Secondary Byways History Turnpikes ← SR 294 SR 296 →

Interstate 295 (I-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. Interstate 295 then intersects Interstate 64 east of Richmond, crosses I-95 north of Richmond, and continues westward to its other terminus at a second junction with I-64.

Route description

File:Northbound I-95 at exit 46; I-295.jpg

I-295 as it begins at northbound I-95 south of Petersburg, Virginia.

In effect, Interstate 295 serves as a bypass route for both Interstate 64 and Interstate 95 and the via for Interstate 85. It also performs crossover duty for travelers between Washington (reached by Interstate 95) and southeastern Virginia (reached by Interstate 64), and links many of Richmond's suburbs (such as Short Pump, Mechanicsville, Highland Springs, Varina, and Hopewell). Much of the route is now posted at 70 mph. The road carries 2 lanes from it's southern terminus to Exit 9 (VA 36), three lanes from Exit 9 to Exit 28 (I-64) four lanes from Exit 28 to Exit 43 (I-95) and three lanes again from Exit 43 to its northern terminus. All of the exits are cloverleaves with the exceptions of, its northern terminus Interstate 64, Exit 25 VA 895, Meadowville Technology Park exit (opened 2011) and 295's southern terminus Interstate 95.

While the route is officially labeled north-south, directional markers are absent from the road between exits 43-53, as the official "north" direction of the road for this section actually runs southwest. Additionally, as the road's primary purpose is to direct long-distance travel away from downtown Richmond, control cities on guide signs for the road list cities such as Washington DC, Charlottesville or Rocky Mount, NC as destinations, the road goes to none of those cities, but instead uses such destinations to direct long-distance travelers away from the congested areas in downtown Richmond and Petersburg. At one time, Miami, FL was also listed as a control city on some guide signs north of Richmond, but these have been removed or changed.

Bridge

The Varina-Enon Bridge carries Interstate 295 across the James River near Dutch Gap between Chesterfield County and Henrico County. It was opened to traffic in July 1990, and was the second major cable-stayed bridge in the United States.

Exit list

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Prince George	​	0.00	0.00		I‑95 south – Emporia, Rocky Mount, NC	southbound exit and northbound entrance; I-95 exit 46
	​	0.00	0.00	1	I‑95 north to I‑85 – Petersburg	southbound exit and northbound entrance; I-95 exit 46
	New Bohemia	3	4.8	3	US 460 – Petersburg, Norfolk	Signed as exits 3A (east) and 3B (west)
City of Hopewell				9	SR 36 – Fort Lee, Colonial Heights, Petersburg, Hopewell	Signed as exits 9A (east) and 9B (west)
Chesterfield	Chester			15	SR 10 to I‑95 – Chester, Hopewell	Signed as exits 15A (east) and 15B (west)
	Meadowville			16	SR 618 (Rivers Bend Boulevard) / Meadowville Technology Parkway
James River				Varina-Enon Bridge
Henrico	Varina Grove			22	SR 5 – Varina, Charles City	Signed as exits 22A (east) and 22B (west)
	​			25	SR 895 Toll west to I‑95 – Richmond, Richmond International Airport
	​			28	I‑64 / US 60 – Richmond, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Richmond International Airport, Seven Pines, Bottoms Bridge	signed as exits 28A (I-64 east) and 28B (I-64 west / US 60) southbound; I-64 exit 200
	​			31	SR 156 – Highland Springs, Cold Harbor, Richmond International Airport	Signed as exits 31A (north) and 31B (south)
Hanover	​			34	SR 615 (Creighton Road)	signed as exits 34A (east) and 34B (west)
	Mechanicsville			37	US 360 – Mechanicsville, Tappahannock	Signed as exits 37A (east) and 37B (west)
				38	SR 627 (Meadowbridge Road / Pole Green Road)	signed as exits 38A (east) and 38B (west)
	​			41	US 301 / SR 2 – Richmond, Hanover	Signed as exits 41A (north) and 41B (south)
Henrico	​			43A-B	I‑95 – Richmond, Washington, D.C.	Signed as exits 43A (north) and 43B (south); I-95 exit 84
	Glen Allen			43C-D	US 1 – Richmond, Ashland	Signed as exits 43C (north) and 43D (south)
				45	Woodman Road	signed as exits 45A (north) and 45B (south)
	​			49	US 33 – Richmond, Montpelier	Signed as exits 49A (west) and 49B (east)
	​			51	Nuckols Road	signed as exits 51A (north) and 51B (south)
	​	52.75	84.89	53	I‑64 to SR 288 / US 250 – Richmond, Charlottesville	signed as exits 53A (west) and 53B (east); I-64 exit 177
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

External links

• I-295 on Kurumi.com
• Virginia DOT map showing I-295 PDF (1.75 MB)
• I-295 on Interstate Guide