Interstate 95 | |||||||
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Route information | |||||||
Maintained by DelDOT | |||||||
Length: | 23.43 mi (37.71 km) | ||||||
Existed: | 1956 – present | ||||||
History: | First section opened in 1963, completed in 1968 | ||||||
Major junctions | |||||||
South end: | I-95 at Maryland border near Newark | ||||||
DE 896 near Newark DE 273 near Christiana DE 1 / DE 7 in Christiana US 202 / DE 141 near Newport I‑295 / I‑495 near Newport DE 4 / DE 9 in Wilmington DE 52 in Wilmington US 202 / DE 202 in Wilmington DE 3 near Bellefonte I‑495 / DE 92 in Claymont |
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North end: | I-95 at Pennsylvania border near Claymont | ||||||
Location | |||||||
Counties: | New Castle | ||||||
Highway system | |||||||
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Delaware Turnpike | |
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Location: | Newark-Farnhurst |
Length: | 13.68 mi (22.02 km) |
Existed: | 1963–present |
Interstate 895 | |
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Location: | Newport–Claymont |
Length: | 10.78 mi (17.35 km) |
Existed: | 1979–1980 |
Interstate 95 (I-95) is an Interstate highway running along the East Coast of the United States from Miami, Florida north to the Canadian border in Houlton, Maine. In the state of Delaware, the route runs for 23.43 mi (37.71 km) across the Wilmington area in northern New Castle County from the Maryland state line near Newark northeast to the Pennsylvania state line in Claymont. I-95 is the only primary (2-digit) Interstate highway that enters Delaware, although it also has two auxiliary routes within the state (I-295 and I-495). Between the Maryland border and Newport, I-95 follows the Delaware Turnpike or John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, a toll road with a toll plaza near the state line. In Newport, the interstate has a large interchange with Delaware Route 141 (DE 141) and the southern termini of I-295 and I-495, the latter interstate providing a bypass of Wilmington. I-95 heads north through the heart of Wilmington concurrent with U.S. Route 202 (US 202) on the Wilmington Expressway. Past Wilmington, I-95 continues northeast to Claymont, where I-495 rejoins the route right before the Pennsylvania state line.