Interstate 295 | ||||||||||
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Route of I-295 as of early 2018 highlighted in red
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Route information | ||||||||||
Auxiliary route of I‑95 | ||||||||||
Maintained by DRBA, NJDOT, and DRJTBC | ||||||||||
Length | 82.61 mi (132.95 km) | |||||||||
Existed | 1958 – present | |||||||||
History | Completed in 1994 | |||||||||
Major junctions | ||||||||||
South end | I-95 / US 202 / I-495 near Newport, DE | |||||||||
US 13 / US 40 near New Castle, DE
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Current North end | I-95 in Lower Makefield Township, PA | |||||||||
Location | ||||||||||
States | Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania | |||||||||
Counties |
DE: New Castle NJ: Salem, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, Mercer PA: Bucks |
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Highway system | ||||||||||
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Interstate 295 (abbreviated I-295) in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania is an auxiliary Interstate Highway, designated as a bypass around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The route begins at a junction with I-95 south of Wilmington, Delaware, and runs to another junction with I-95 in Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania. The highway heads east from I-95 and crosses the Delaware River from Delaware to New Jersey on the Delaware Memorial Bridge concurrent with U.S. Route 40 (US 40). Upon entering New Jersey, the two routes split and I-295 runs parallel to the New Jersey Turnpike for most of its course in the state. After a concurrency with US 130 in Gloucester County, I-295 has an interchange with I-76 and Route 42 in Camden County. The freeway continues northeast toward Trenton, where it intersects I-195 and Route 29 before bypassing the city to the east and north, crossing the Delaware River on the Scudder Falls Bridge into Pennsylvania to reach its northern terminus.