Interstate 295 (Virginia)

Interstate 295
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 I-95 near Glen Allen
North end:	I-64 near Short Pump
Highway system
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System Main • Auxiliary • Business Virginia Routes Primary • Secondary • 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

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. All of the exits are clover leaves 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.

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	Mile	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Prince George			1	I-95 to I-85 – Emporia, Petersburg	Southern terminus, exit 1 is for 95 north
			3	US 460 (County Dr.) – Petersburg, Norfolk, Prince George
			9	SR 36 – Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Fort Lee
Chesterfield			15	SR 10 (Hundred Rd.) – Hopewell, Chester
James River				Varina-Enon Bridge
Henrico			22	SR 5 (New Market Rd.) – Varina, Charles City
			25	SR 895 west (Pocahontas Parkway) – Richmond	Toll Road;Eastern terminus of Virginia 895
			28	I-64 / US 60 – Richmond, Williamsburg, Sandston, Bottoms Bridge
			31	SR 156 (North Airport Drive) – Cold Harbor, Highland Springs
Hanover			34	SR 615 (Creighton Rd.) – Newmans
			37	US 360 (Mechanicsville Turnpike) – Mechanicsville, Richmond, Tappahannock
			38	SR 627 (Meadowbridge Rd./Pole Green Rd.)
			41	US 301 / SR 2 (Chamberlayne Ave.) – Hanover, Richmond
Henrico			43	I-95 / US 1 (Brook Rd.) – Richmond, Petersburg, Fredericksburg
			45	Woodman Road
			49	US 33 (Staples Mill Rd.) – Montpelier, Richmond
			51	Nuckols Road
			53	I-64 west to SR 288 / I-64 east to US 250 – Charlottesville, Richmond	Northern terminus, exits 53A (west) & 53B (east)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

External links

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