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

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 [edit]

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. 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 [edit]

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.

History [edit]

Exit list [edit]

County	Location	Mile	km	Exit^[5]	Destinations	Notes
City of Petersburg		0.00	0.00	1	I-95 south – Emporia 1: I-95 north to I-85 – Petersburg	Southern terminus, exit 1 is for 95 north
Prince George	New Bohemia			3	US 460 – Petersburg, Norfolk, Prince George	Signed as exits 3A (US 460 east) and 3B (US 460 west)
City of Hopewell				9	SR 36 – Hopewell, Petersburg, Fort Lee	Signed as exits 9A (VA 36 east) and 9B (VA 36 west)
City of Hopewell				15	SR 10 – Hopewell, Enon, Chester	Signed as exits 15A (VA 10 east) and 15B (VA 10 west)
Chesterfield	Rivers Bend			16	SR 618 (Meadowville Technology Pkwy., Rivers Bend Blvd)
James River					Varina-Enon Bridge
Henrico	Varina			22	SR 5 – Varina, Richmond, Charles City	Signed as exits 22A (VA 5 east) and 22B (VA 5 west)
	Varina			25	SR 895 west – Richmond	Toll Road;Eastern terminus of Virginia 895
	Highland Springs			28	I-64 / US 60 – Richmond, Williamsburg, Sandston, Bottoms Bridge
	Highland Springs			31	SR 156 – Cold Harbor, Highland Springs, Sandston	Signed as exits 31A (VA 156 north) and 31B (VA 156 south); access to the Richmond International Airport
Hanover				34	SR 615 (Creighton Rd.) – Richmond, Cold Harbor
	Mechanicsville			37	US 360 – Mechanicsville, Richmond, Tappahannock	Signed as exits 37A (US 360 east) and 37B (US 360 west)
	Mechanicsville			38	SR 627 – Mechanicsville, Ellerson, Richmond
	Chamberlayne			41	US 301 / SR 2 (Chamberlayne Ave.) – Hanover, Richmond	Signed as exits 41A (US 301/VA 2 north) and 41B (US 301/VA 2 south)
Henrico	Glen Allen			43	43 A-B: I-95 – Richmond, Petersburg, Fredericksburg 43 C-D: US 1 (Brook Rd.) – Richmond, Ashland	Signed as exits 43A (I-95 north) and 43B (I-95 south) and exits 43C (US 1 north) and 43D (US 1 south)
				45	Woodman Rd. – Glen Allen
				49	US 33 (Staples Mill Rd.) – Montpelier, Richmond	Signed as exits 49A (US 33 west) and 49B (US 33 east)
	Short Pump			51	Nuckols Rd. – Wyndham, Innsbrook
	Short Pump	52.75	84.89	53	I-64 to SR 288 / US 250 – Charlottesville, Richmond	Northern terminus, exits 53A (west) & 53B (east)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi