Interstate 395 (Massachusetts)

Interstate 395
Route information
Auxiliary route of [[Interstate 95 |]]
Maintained by ConnDOT, MassDOT
Length:	66.6 mi (107.2 km) Connecticut: 54.69 mi Massachusetts: 11.91 mi
Existed:	1958 (as Connecticut Turnpike) 1968 (as Route 52) 1983 (as I-395) – present
Major junctions
South end:	I-95 / Route 11 in East Lyme, CT
	Route 2 in Norwich, CT Conn. Turnpike in Plainfield US 6 in Killingly, CT US 44 in Putnam, CT US 20 in Auburn, MA
North end:	I‑90 / Mass Pike / I‑290 in Auburn, MA
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business ← I-384 CT I-484 → ← I‑391 MA I‑495 → ← Route 49 CT 52 Route 53 → ← Route 49 MA 52 Route 53 →

Interstate 395 (abbreviated I-395) is a 67-mile-long north–south Interstate Highway that begins at Interstate 95 in East Lyme, Connecticut running northwards through Connecticut's Quiet Corner, and ends at Interstate 90 in Auburn, Massachusetts, where I-395 becomes Interstate 290. The original designation for the portion of Connecticut's I-395 that was north of the Connecticut Turnpike was Route 52. Route 52 was slated to become a southward extension of Interstate 290 before it received the I-395 designation in 1983.

From East Lyme to Plainfield, Connecticut, I-395 is part of the Connecticut Turnpike (the Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike). From Plainfield to Thompson, Connecticut, I-395 is named the American Ex-Prisoner of War Memorial Highway.

I-395 begins in East Lyme as the Connecticut Turnpike leaves I-95 as I-95 turns more easterly toward New London. It is a relatively rural interstate for most of its length. It passes through Waterford into Montville where it meets Route 2A at Exit 9. Eastbound Route 2A provides access to Mohegan Sun Casino, while westbound Route 2A duplexes with I-395 into Norwich, and ends at Exit 13, where it terminates as it joins its parent route, Route 2. After passing Route 2, I-395 bends to the east, and continues into Lisbon, Griswold, and Plainfield, where it bends more northerly and parallels Route 12 for most of the rest of its length. On the Plainfleld/Killingly town line, the Connecticut Turnpike splits to the east as unsigned SR 695 providing access to US 6 at the Rhode Island state line. I-395 continues north, and meets US 6 in Killingly. After crossing into Putnam, it has an interchange with US 44. It then passes through Thompson before crossing the Massachusetts state line into Webster. After passing through Webster and Oxford, it enters Auburn where it has an interchange with US 20, which provides access to the Route 146 expressway. The I-395 designation for the highway ends as it meets I-90 (the Mass Pike) at Exit 10 (future Exit 90), and becomes I-290 as it heads toward Worcester.

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