Interstate 695 (Pennsylvania)
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| Auxiliary route of I-95 | ||||
| Maintained by PennDOT | ||||
| Length: | 10 mi (16 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1964 – 1977 (never built) | |||
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 I-95 near Philadelphia International Airport
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 I-76 in Philadelphia
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I-95 in Philadelphia
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| Counties: | Philadelphia, Delaware | |||
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US 1 (Unbuilt Lansdowne Expressway) near Yeadon
US 1 (Unbuilt West Philadelphia Expressway) in West Philadelphia
Interstate 695 was a 1964-proposed auxiliary Interstate Highway that would have connected Interstate 95 in Southeast Philadelphia, at the Philadelphia International Airport, with I-95 near the Delaware River waterfront near the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. Known as the Cobbs Creek Expressway between SW Philadelphia and Interstate 76 and the Crosstown Expressway or the Five Mile Loop between I-76 and the waterfront, I-695 was designed to alleviate traffic from I-76, I-95, and PA 291.
I-695 was to begin at I-95 near the Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. The freeway would head north to the east of Darby Creek, crossing into Delaware County near 84th Street. The road would cross Cobbs Creek and continue to the west of the creek, passing through Colwyn and Yeadon before passing near Mount Moriah Cemetery. I-695 would cross back into Philadelphia and turn east, running through West Philadelphia. The freeway would cross the Schuylkill River and intersect with the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76, previously I-676) near the Grays Ferry Avenue interchange with ramps leading to I-76 East and from I-76 West. The Cobbs Creek Expressway would end and the Crosstown Expressway would begin, following Grays Avenue up to South Street, where the route would intersect with a half-mile long spur from I-76 East to I-76 West and possible connections to the Manayunk Expressway. The Crosstown Expressway would then become underground between the South Street-Bainbridge Street corridor. The Expressway and I-695 would end at an intersection with I-95 (near the current Exit 20).
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