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58-831: The bridge was built by both the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) when the PTC completed the "Delaware River Extension" of the Pennsylvania Turnpike between Valley Forge and Bristol Township in 1955, while the NJTA built the 118-mile (190 km) NJ Turnpike between Penns Grove and Ridgefield Park between 1950 and 1952. While the Pennsylvania Turnpike itself predates its New Jersey counterpart by over 10 years (the original Irwin-Carlisle section opened in 1940),

116-714: A gap existed on I-95 within New Jersey. From Pennsylvania, I-95 entered the state on the Scudder Falls Bridge and continued east to US 1 in Lawrence Township . Here, I-95 abruptly ended and transitioned into I-295 . From New York, I-95 entered the state on the George Washington Bridge and followed the New Jersey Turnpike south to exit 6, ran along an extension of the turnpike, and ended on

174-493: A $ 17 million project to re-deck the Pennsylvania part of the bridge and place a Jersey wall . Emergency shoulders were added, but the bridge's capacity was altered from six to four lanes. At the Pennsylvania approach, new toll lanes were added to accommodate the toll collection system. In 2001, the year after the project's completion, the other half of the bridge began to be re-decked by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. In 2011,

232-511: A 37-mile-long (60 km) concurrency with Route 128 , a beltway that traverses Boston's inner suburbs. At this point, I-93 has its southern terminus and provides access to the city of Boston itself. I-95 intersects the Massachusetts Turnpike /I-90 at the Weston – Newton line and I-93 a second time at the tripoint of Woburn , Reading , and Stoneham . North of Boston, I-95 leaves

290-531: A bill to the vehicle owner. The toll is collected only from traffic crossing into Pennsylvania, as with the other bridges across the Delaware River. On January 20, 2017, the bridge was closed after a fracture was discovered in a steel component. On February 3, 2017, Pennsylvania Turnpike officials announced that the bridge would remain closed until at least April 2017. The failure was located in an I-beam located approximately 80 ft (24 m) above ground on

348-603: A final turn to the east, reaching the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing in Houlton . The road continues into the Canadian province of New Brunswick as Route 95 . Many parts of I-95 were made up of toll roads that had already been constructed or planned, particularly in the northeast. Many of these routes still exist today, but some have removed their tolls. All current I-95 toll facilities are compatible with

406-719: A more direct inland route. I-95 serves as the principal road link between the major cities of the Eastern Seaboard . Major metropolitan areas along its route include Miami , Jacksonville , Savannah , and Richmond in the Southeast ; Washington , Baltimore , Wilmington–Philadelphia , Newark , and New York City in the Mid-Atlantic ; and New Haven , Providence , Boston , and Portland in New England . The Charleston , Wilmington , and Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan areas,

464-554: A more inland route to the west. I-95 does not go near any major cities in South Carolina, with the largest city along its route being Florence , the tenth largest in the state . The rest of South Carolina can be accessed via other Interstates that intersect I-95. It intersects I-26 near Harleyville , which provides access to Charleston , Columbia , and Upstate South Carolina . It also intersects I-20 at Florence, which also connects to Columbia and then on to Atlanta, Georgia . At

522-515: A second, parallel span of the bridge identical in appearance to the original 1956 span was to be constructed. However, in March 2020 the New Jersey Turnpike Authority announced in their capital improvement plan that the 1956 span will be replaced and a new study will be formed to determine the design of the new roadways. The new bridge is not planned to begin construction until at least 2025. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania The Village of Valley Forge

580-457: A toll highway between Dover, Delaware , and Charleston, South Carolina , as an alternative to I-95 that would allow long-distance traffic to avoid the Washington metropolitan area. Federal legislation has identified I-95 through Connecticut as High Priority Corridor 65 . A long-term multibillion-dollar program to upgrade the entire length of I-95 through Connecticut has been underway since

638-573: Is an unincorporated settlement. It is located on the west side of Valley Forge National Historical Park at the confluence of Valley Creek and the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania . The remaining village is in Schuylkill Township of Chester County . It once spanned Valley Creek into Montgomery County . The name Valley Forge is often used to refer to anywhere in the general vicinity of

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696-744: Is one of the busiest highway junctions on the East Coast , serving between 400,000 and 500,000 vehicles per day. With the exception of high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes on the Capital Beltway (I-495/I-95), this project was completed in July 2007. A few miles to the east was another major project: the Woodrow Wilson Bridge replacement. The bridge carries I-95/I-495 over the Potomac River . The former Woodrow Wilson Bridge, which has since been demolished,

754-627: Is responsible for its half of the bridge up to the state line (as evident in a recent redecking project in which the PTC redecked its half of the bridge with fresh concrete first, with the NJTA following later in a separate project). The final component of the direct interchange project between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Interstate 95 in Bristol Township is the replacement of the Delaware River Bridge. As originally planned,

812-523: Is the longest north–south Interstate and the sixth-longest Interstate Highway overall . I-95 passes through 15 states (as well as a brief stretch in the District of Columbia while crossing the Potomac River ), more than any other Interstate. According to the US Census Bureau , only five of the 96 counties or county equivalents along its route are completely rural, while statistics provided by

870-533: Is the shortest section of the highway (excluding D.C.). In Maine , I-95 follows the Maine Turnpike , closely following the coast in a northeasterly direction until reaching Portland , the state's largest city. From there, it turns northward to Augusta , where the Maine Turnpike ends while I-95 continues north to Palmyra , where it turns east to Bangor . From Bangor, it turns north again to Smyrna and makes

928-494: The Connecticut Turnpike . I-95 enters New England in the state of Connecticut, where it closely follows the state's southern coast. The highway's direction through Connecticut is primarily east–west, and it passes through the most densely populated part of the state, including the cities of Stamford , Bridgeport (the state's most populous city), and New Haven . In New Haven, it intersects with I-91 as it passes into

986-661: The Continental Army in December on the Montgomery County side of Valley Creek, opposite Valley Forge. General Washington's headquarters were established at the substantial stone house of Isaac Potts. After the Revolutionary War , another Valley Forge was built on the other side of Valley creek; it was in ruins in 1816. Interstate 95 Interstate 95 ( I-95 ) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on

1044-564: The Delaware Turnpike east across Delaware until the large and complex I-495 / I-295 / US 202 / Delaware Route 141 interchange near Newport and turns northeast through Wilmington , skirting the west side of the downtown area before leaving Delaware in Claymont at the state's extreme northeastern corner. I-95 is the only two-digit interstate highway in Delaware, and it only passes through

1102-579: The E-ZPass electronic payment system; in Florida, while I-95 can be driven toll-free, use of the "95 Express Managed Toll Lanes" requires a SunPass transponder (E-ZPass is now compatible with SunPass). The toll roads utilized as part of I-95 formerly included Florida's Turnpike , the Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike (tolled until 1992), and the Connecticut Turnpike (tolled until 1985). Additionally,

1160-691: The East Coast of the United States , running from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida , north to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick . The highway largely parallels the Atlantic coast and US 1, except for the portion between Savannah, Georgia , and Washington, D.C. , and the portion between Portland and Houlton in Maine, both of which follow

1218-831: The Fuller Warren Bridge , spanning the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, was tolled until the 1980s. Today, tolls remain on Maryland's Fort McHenry Tunnel and John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway , the Delaware Turnpike , the Pennsylvania Turnpike , the New Jersey Turnpike , New York's George Washington Bridge and New England Thruway , the New Hampshire Turnpike , and the Maine Turnpike . By 1968, three states had completed their sections of I-95: Connecticut, using its existing turnpikes; New York; and Delaware. Until 2018,

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1276-473: The Pennsylvania Constitution to allow the state to enter into the agreement. A local AAA chapter spearheaded a failed effort to have the bridge named after William Penn . To maintain the "high-speed, low-interruption" characteristics ("low interruption" referring to the few stops needed to pay tolls or fuel up at the numerous full-service plazas on both routes), the new bridge was designed from

1334-690: The Pennsylvania Turnpike near Bristol before entering New Jersey on the Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge . In New Jersey, I-95 follows the Pearl Harbor Memorial Turnpike Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike , crossing the Delaware River on the Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge , joining the mainline turnpike at exit 6. I-95 has interchanges with I-78 in Newark and I-80 in southern Teaneck . At

1392-655: The Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike into downtown Richmond (where it is concurrent briefly with I-64 ), and, from there, it turns northeast as it enters Northern Virginia . In the Washington metropolitan area , it is concurrent with the Capital Beltway from the Springfield Interchange along with I-495 , before passing through the southernmost corner of the District of Columbia for about 0.11 miles (0.18 km) along

1450-593: The Twelve-Mile Circle , the northernmost part of the state. Entering southeastern Pennsylvania near Marcus Hook , I-95 crosses Delaware County and the city of Chester , closely following the Delaware River . Entering Philadelphia near Philadelphia International Airport , the freeway has an interchange with I-76 before it follows a large viaduct along the extreme eastern edge of Center City Philadelphia . Northeast of Philadelphia in Bucks County , I-95 joins

1508-550: The Woodrow Wilson Bridge before entering Maryland near National Harbor, Maryland . In Maryland, I-95 goes northeast toward Baltimore, paralleling the older Baltimore–Washington Parkway . I-95 uses the Fort McHenry Tunnel to travel under Baltimore's Inner Harbor and travels through northeast Maryland along the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, crossing into Delaware near Elkton . Entering Delaware at Newark , I-95 follows

1566-541: The Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge at the Pennsylvania state line, where the route transitioned into I-276 . This discontinuity was caused by the 1983 cancelation of the Somerset Freeway , a planned alignment of I-95 further inland from the turnpike. In order to close the gap, an interchange was constructed where I-95 crosses the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bristol Township, Pennsylvania . After

1624-530: The I-95 Corridor Coalition suggest that the region served is "over three times more densely populated than the U.S. average and as densely settled as much of Western Europe". According to the Corridor Coalition, I-95 serves 110 million people and facilitates 40 percent of the country's gross domestic product . I-95 begins at US 1 just south of downtown Miami and travels along

1682-621: The Mid-Atlantic region is tolled, following the course of several turnpikes that predate the Interstate Highway System, as well as several other toll roads and toll bridges. I-95 enters the Mid-Atlantic region in Virginia and travels through the center of the densest and most populous urban region in the US . I-95 travels north–south through Virginia, passing through Petersburg , and follows

1740-406: The NJTA and PTC undertook an investigation of the existing suspender system on the main span. Based on destructive testing of suspenders from the similar Newark Bay Bridge , consultants HNTB determined that the Delaware River bridge's suspenders had limited remaining service life and needed to be replaced. At each suspender location, the load from each original 4-inch-diameter (10 cm) wire rope

1798-822: The North Carolina border, I-95 passes the South of the Border roadside attraction . In North Carolina, I-95 informally serves as the separation between the state's central Piedmont and eastern Atlantic Plain regions. Much like its route in South Carolina, I-95 runs through mostly rural areas, avoiding major cities like Raleigh and Durham . The route intersects I-74 near Lumberton , I-40 near Benson , and Future I-87 / US 64 near Rocky Mount . Several medium-sized cities lie along I-95 in North Carolina, including (from south to north) Fayetteville , Wilson , and Rocky Mount. At Gaston , I-95 crosses into Virginia. Much of I-95 in

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1856-548: The Pennsylvania side and caused the bridge to drop by about 1 in (25 mm). Steel plates were installed as a temporary patch to stabilize the bridge and prevent further movement. The Assistant Chief Engineer for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission stated that ..."the crack likely was caused by a combination of factors, including age and plug welds that were commonly used in the 1950s to fill mistakenly drilled holes." The bridge reopened to traffic on March 9, 2017, with unseasonably warm weather helping speed up work in repairing

1914-523: The Rhode Island state line are also progressing. There are plans to expand the 1,054-mile (1,696 km) I-95 corridor from Petersburg, Virginia , to Florida through a US multistate agreement to study how to improve the corridor through widening and reconstruction, with the goal of reducing congestion and improving overall safety for years to come. I-95 from the South Carolina–Georgia line to

1972-568: The US side of the Canadian border . Legislators argued that extension of the Interstate would promote economic growth in the region. On June 11, 2023, a portion of the northbound section of I-95 collapsed in Philadelphia . This was due to a gasoline tanker catching fire after a crash. A temporary roadway opened at the site of the collapsed bridge ten days later, on June 23, 2023. I-95 has many auxiliary routes. They can be found in most states

2030-532: The Wilson Bridge, and about 20 miles (32 km) south of Baltimore near Laurel, Maryland , construction on a large new interchange began in 2008, was scheduled for completion in late 2011, and opened to traffic on November 9, 2014, which connects I-95 to Maryland Route 200 (MD 200). In 2006, the Virginia General Assembly passed SJ184, a resolution calling for an interstate compact to build

2088-550: The beginning as a high-level crossing. This sharply contrasts with the Tacony–Palmyra Bridge and the Burlington–Bristol Bridge located downstream as they are both drawbridges , and are subject to frequent openings to allow large ships up and down stream (all other bridges downstream from the Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge are high level crossings). In May 1998, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission began

2146-555: The beltway and heads northward in Peabody , while Route 128 continues east to Cape Ann . I-95 leaves Massachusetts in Salisbury . I-95 enters New Hampshire in the town of Seabrook , following the pre-Interstate New Hampshire Turnpike and traversing the 18-mile-long (29 km) Seacoast Region and the historic city of Portsmouth where it leaves the state. I-95 in New Hampshire

2204-725: The boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx . Within this 15-mile (24 km) stretch, I-95 intersects I-87 in the South Bronx , which connects to Albany and Upstate New York , as well as several auxiliary Interstates that provide access to other New York City boroughs and to Long Island . Entering Westchester County in Pelham , I-95 then follows the New England Thruway northeast to the Connecticut border at Port Chester , where it continues as

2262-411: The bridge. On September 22, 2018, the bridge became part of Interstate 95 when the Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project 's first components of construction were completed. Previously, the Pennsylvania side of the bridge and the adjacent turnpike was designated Interstate 276 . The Turnpike Connector bridge is operated jointly by the PTC and the NJTA, neither of which is subject to

2320-411: The building of the New Jersey Turnpike under the auspices of then- Governor of New Jersey Alfred E. Driscoll . In order to provide a high-speed, low-interruption route from New York City to the Midwest , both the PTC and the NJTA undertook the building of the Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge (known locally as the "Turnpike Connector Bridge") to connect the two highways. This required an amendment to

2378-409: The cancelation of the Somerset Freeway . An interchange between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and I-95 was completed September 22, 2018; this allowed I-95 to be rerouted along the Pearl Harbor Memorial Turnpike Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike into Pennsylvania , creating a continuous Interstate route from Maine to Florida for the first time. With a length of 1,924 miles (3,096 km), I-95

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2436-401: The end of the turnpike in Fort Lee , I-95 turns east along its own freeway alignment and connects to New York City (and crosses into New York state) over the Hudson River via the George Washington Bridge . I-95 in New York City comprises all or part of several named expressways, including the Trans-Manhattan , Cross Bronx , and Bruckner expressways, as it crosses east-northeast across

2494-414: The expansion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike to a cross-state highway was put on hold for the duration of World War II . Starting with the upsurge of automobile traffic in 1946, the Pennsylvania Turnpike expanded from the original 110-mile (180 km) highway west from Irwin to the Ohio border and east from Carlisle to Valley Forge. At the same time, New Jersey, lacking a high-speed corridor, undertook

2552-424: The first components of the interchange opened on September 22, 2018, I-95 was rerouted onto the Pennsylvania Turnpike, meeting up with where I-95 previously ended at the state line. This project closed the last remaining gap in the route. The former section of I-95 between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and US 1 in Lawrence became an extension of I-295. The interchange with the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be expanded in

2610-881: The freeway's southern terminus in South Florida has been widened to a minimum of six lanes. The section from Jacksonville to the I-4 junction in Daytona Beach was expanded to six lanes in 2005. Projects begun in 2009, widening the roadbed in Brevard County from the State Route 528 junction in Cocoa to Palm Bay , as well as in northern Palm Beach County . The last segments of I-95 in Florida to remain at only four lanes have now been upgraded, providing motorists with about 500 miles (800 km) of continuous six-lane roadbed. In 2009, state legislators representing Maine's Aroostook County proposed using federal economic stimulus funds to extend I-95 north to Maine's northernmost border community of Fort Kent via Caribou and Presque Isle . The proposed route would parallel New Brunswick's four-lane, limited-access Trans-Canada Highway on

2668-502: The future, connecting northbound I-95 with the westbound turnpike and the eastbound turnpike with southbound I-95. In the 21st century, several large projects between Richmond, Virginia , and New Jersey have aimed to decrease congestion along the corridor. The reconstruction of the Springfield Interchange in Northern Virginia , just outside Washington, D.C. helped to ease traffic at the intersection of I-95, I-495 , and I-395 , and surrounding interchanges. The Springfield Interchange

2726-423: The interstate rules and regulations of the other dual-state authorities — Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA); Burlington County Bridge Commission (BCBC); Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA); and the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) — which operate nearly all other bridges across the Delaware River (except for the Dingman's Ferry Bridge , which is privately owned). Each state

2784-444: The mid-1990s and is expected to continue through at least 2020. Several miles of the Connecticut Turnpike through Bridgeport were widened and brought up to Interstate standards . Work has shifted to reconstructing and widening 12 miles (19 km) of I-95 through New Haven , which includes replacing the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge . Environmental studies for reconstructing and widening 60 miles (97 km) of I-95 from New Haven to

2842-402: The more rural areas of the Lower Connecticut River Valley . I-95 leaves the Connecticut Turnpike at I-395 at the East Lyme – Waterford town line. I-95 next passes New London and Groton , before the route curves northeast and leaving its close connection to the coast. It leaves Connecticut in the town of North Stonington . I-95 enters Rhode Island in the town of Hopkinton and connects

2900-407: The mouth of the East Valley creek used to convert pig iron into bar iron. It was advertised for sale as the property of Daniel Walker, Stephen Evans, and Joseph Williams. It was originally called Mount Joy forge but came to be known as Valley Forge. The pig iron used at Valley Forge was hauled from Warwick Furnace . In September 1777, the British Army burned it, and George Washington entrenched

2958-400: The park. Many places will use the name even though they are actually in King of Prussia , Trooper , Oaks , and other nearby communities. This leads to some ambiguity on the actual location of the modern village. There is a partial re-creation of the historic village from the time of the American Revolution that is located just within the outskirts of the park. In 1751, there was a forge at

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3016-402: The rural areas of the southwestern corner of the state with the more metropolitan region around the state capital, Providence , in the state's northeastern corner. It leaves Rhode Island in the city of Pawtucket . Entering Massachusetts in Attleboro , I-95 heads northeast toward Boston . In Canton , roughly a mile (1.6 km) south of Boston's city limits, it turns to the west and begins

3074-480: The state's east coast, passing through Fort Lauderdale , West Palm Beach , the Gold Coast , the Treasure Coast , the Space Coast , Daytona Beach , Port Orange , St. Augustine , and Jacksonville before entering the US state of Georgia near the city of Kingsland . In Miami and Fort Lauderdale, SunPass express lanes pass over the highway. Before 1987, a notable gap in the highway existed between West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce ; I-95 traffic between those cities

3132-414: The three major coastal metros bypassed by the highway's inland portion, are connected to I-95 by I-26 , I-40 , and I-64 , respectively. I-95 is one of the oldest routes of the Interstate Highway System. Many sections of I-95 incorporated preexisting sections of toll roads where they served the same right-of-way . Until 2018, there was a gap in I-95's original routing in Central New Jersey caused by

3190-402: The western sides of both cities' metro areas; it connects to the latter city by an intersection with I-16 before crossing into South Carolina. The exit numbers were converted from a sequential system to a mileage-based system around 2000. I-95 in Georgia has the unsigned designation of State Route 405 (SR 405). Entering South Carolina , I-95 diverts from its coastal route to

3248-480: Was a six-lane bridge that was severely overcapacity. The new bridge is actually two bridges with a total of 12 lanes; five in each direction, with an additional lane in each direction for future use (rapid-bus or train). This project was completed with the 10 lanes opened on December 13, 2008, greatly reducing the traffic delays on the beltway. The lanes are divided into two through lanes and three local lanes in each direction. About 30 miles (48 km) north of

3306-446: Was diverted to Florida's Turnpike . Today, I-95 runs along a routing parallel to the turnpike. In 2010, more fatalities occurred along the Florida section of I-95 than on any other Interstate Highway in the country. In Georgia, I-95 closely parallels the coastline, traveling primarily through marshlands a few miles from the shore. The route bypasses the cores of major coastal cities Brunswick and Savannah , routing traffic through

3364-400: Was transferred into a set of four new 2-inch-diameter (5.1 cm) wire ropes, after which the original suspender was cut. The project was completed in August 2013. On January 3, 2016, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission implemented cashless tolling via either E-ZPass or toll-by-plate, which uses automatic license plate recognition to take a photo of the vehicle's license plate and mail

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