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 Toll 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 ← 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 an interchange with I-95 southeast of Petersburg. I-295 then has an interchange with I-64 east of Richmond, crosses I-95 north of Richmond, and continues westward to its other terminus at a second interchange with I-64.

In effect, I-295 serves as a bypass route for both I-64 and I-95. It also performs crossover duty for travelers between Washington, D.C. (reached by I-95) and southeastern Virginia (reached by I-64), and links many of Richmond's suburbs (such as Short Pump, Mechanicsville, Highland Springs, Varina, and Hopewell). Much of the highway has a posted speed limit of 70 miles per hour (110 km/h). The highway carries two lanes from its southern terminus to exit 9 (SR 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 cloverleafs with the exceptions of: its southern terminus I-95 (exit 1), Meadowville Technology Parkway (exit 16), SR 895 (exit 25) and the northern terminus with I-64 (exit 53).

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