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 Interstate 95 | ||||
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 I-95 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained byGDOT | ||||
| Length | 112.00 mi[1] (180.25 km) | |||
| Existed | 1968[2][3]–present | |||
| History | Completed in 1977 | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  I-95 atFlorida state line | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| North end | I-95 atSouth Carolina state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Georgia | |||
| Counties | Camden,Glynn,McIntosh,Liberty,Bryan,Chatham,Effingham | |||
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Interstate 95 (I-95), the mainInterstate Highway on theEast Coast of the United States, serves theAtlantic Coast of theUS state ofGeorgia. It crosses into the state from Florida at theSt. Marys River nearKingsland and travels to the north past the cities ofBrunswick andSavannah to theSouth Carolina state line at theSavannah River nearPort Wentworth. The route also passes through the cities ofRichmond Hill,Darien, andWoodbine. I-95 in Georgia has theunsigned designation ofState Route 405 (SR 405).
All of I-95 in Georgia has three lanes in each direction, except in theBrunswick metropolitan area and in the area of the I-16 Intersection, where it has four lanes in each direction. From the Florida state line to the west ofSavannah, I-95 travels along theUS Route 17 (US 17) corridor, passing near or through marshlands, and is close to the Atlantic coastline.
The highway enters Georgia via twin bridges over theSt. Marys River, where it immediately enters the city ofKingsland, intersectingSR 40. The Interstate continues generally north-northeast, bypassing the smaller communities ofWoodbine andWaverly en route toBrunswick, where it intersectsUS 17,US 25, andUS 341. The freeway leaves Brunswick, bypassing the cities ofDarien andMidway, before reaching the southern suburbs ofSavannah. The route first encounters US 17 again, this time inRichmond Hill, before intersectingSR 204, a busy freeway and southern bypass into Savannah. The route then intersects withI-16 andUS 80 inPooler, also providing direct access toSavannah/Hilton Head International Airport via the Airways Avenue exit (exit 104). The route then reenters the city limits of Savannah and then intersectsSR 17. After that, the final exit in Georgia is inPort Wentworth, where it intersectsSR 21/SR 30 andSR 565 (Savannah River Parkway), the major thoroughfare betweenAugusta and Savannah. I-95 leaves Georgia via twin bridges over theSavannah River and heads north intoSouth Carolina.
The state welcome centers on both ends of I-95 are integrated with otherinterchanges. The northbound welcome center is built into the northbound offramp with exit 1, while the onramp from here runs under a bridge beneath the same offramp before leading back onto northbound I-95. The southbound welcome center can be found just after the offramp for the first southboundtruck weighing center, only for both facilities to share an onramp back to southbound I-95. Other rest areas, weigh stations, and visitor centers operate independently with no access to any other facilities or destinations.
I-95 intersects I-16 near Savannah (exit 99). Ramps to and from the eastbound lanes of I-16 feature barrier gates to prevent traffic from entering I-16 in the wrong direction duringcontraflow lane reversal forhurricane evacuations.
The entire length of I-95 in Georgia is part of theNational Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense.[4][5][6]
In 1965, I-95 was proposed from the Florida state line toSR 251 near Darien. It was under construction from there toSR 99 nearCrescent. It was proposed from there to the South Carolina state line.[7][8] In 1966, it was under construction from its southern interchange with SR 99 to just north ofSR 131 inSouth Newport.[8][9] In 1967, it was under construction just north of South Newport. It was under construction from Richmond Hill to I-16 near Savannah.[9][2] In 1968, it was under construction from the Florida state line to SR 40 in Kingsland. It was also under construction from its southern interchange with SR 99 toSR 251 near Darien. It was open as I-95 from SR 251 to its northern interchange with SR 99 inEulonia. It was under construction from Eulonia to US 17/SR 25 north of South Newport.[2][3]
In 1970, the highway was under construction from the Florida state line to just southeast of Woodbine. It was also under construction from US 25/US 341/SR 27 near Brunswick to SR 251 near Darien. It also had an under construction from Eulonia to I-16.[10][11] In 1971, it was under construction from the Florida state line to northeast ofWhite Oak and also between the US 17/SR 25 interchanges north of South Newport and in Richmond Hill.[11][12] In 1972, it was open from the Florida state line to SR 40 in Kingsland. It was under construction from Kingsland to northeast of White Oak. It was under construction from east of Waverly to US 25/US 341/SR 27 near Brunswick. It was open from there to US 17/SR 25 north of South Newport. It was open from Richmond Hill to I-16. It was under construction from just west of the South Carolina state line to the line.[12][13] In 1973, it was open from the Florida state line to southeast of Woodbine. It was under construction from there to near Brunswick and from I-16 to the South Carolina state line.[13][14] In 1974, the highway was open from the Brunswick toSR 38 southeast of Midway.[14][15] In 1976, it was open from the Florida state line to US 17/US 84/SR 25/SR 50 southeast of Brunswick. It was open from US 25/US 341/SR 27 near Brunswick to I-16.[16][17] In 1977, it was open for its entire length.[17][18]
In 1998, theGeorgia State Senate passed a resolution to designate the portion of I-95 between theOgeechee River (Bryan–Chatham county line) north to the Savannah River in theSavannah metropolitan area as theTom Coleman Highway, in honor ofTom Coleman, aDemocrat who served as state senator from 1981 to 1995.[19]
Until 2000, the state of Georgia used thesequential interchange numbering system on all of its Interstate Highways. The first exit on each highway would begin with the number 1 and increase numerically with each exit. In 2000, theGeorgia Department of Transportation switched to amileage-based exit system, in which the exit number corresponded to the nearest milepost.[20][21]
Construction to widen I-95 from two to three lanes started with theChatham County segment in 1989, with the other county segments done in phases, with the project completed throughout Georgia on December 10, 2010.[citation needed]
| County | Location | mi | km | Old exit[21] | New exit | Destinations | Notes | |
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| St. Mary's River | 0.00 | 0.00 |  I-95 south (SR 9) –Jacksonville | Continuation intoFlorida | ||||
| Camden | Kingsland | 1.07 | 1.72 | 1 | 1 | St. Marys Road –St. Marys | Northbound traffic can access the Georgia Welcome Center using exit 1. | |
| 3.27 | 5.26 | 2 | 3 |  SR 40 (East King Avenue) –Kingsland,St. Marys | ||||
| 5.73 | 9.22 | 2A | 6 | Laurel Island Parkway –Kingsland ,St. Marys | ||||
| 7.23 | 11.64 | 3 | 7 | Harriets Bluff Road | ||||
| Woodbine | 14.24 | 22.92 | 4 | 14 |   SR 25 Spur west –Woodbine | GA 25 Spur overlap ends south | ||
| | 22.44 | 36.11 | — | 22 | Horse Stamp Church Road | Fully opened April 3, 2012 | ||
| Waverly | 26.46 | 42.58 | 5 | 26 | Dover Bluff Road | |||
| Glynn | Brunswick | 29.26 | 47.09 | 6 | 29 |    US 17 /US 82 west /SR 520 –Brunswick,Jekyll Island,Waverly | Eastern terminus of US 82 | |
| 35.86 | 57.71 | 7 | 36 |    US 25 (New Jesup Highway) /US 341 /SR 27 –Jesup,Brunswick | Signed as exits 36A (south) and 36B (north); previously signed as exits 7A and 7B accordingly | |||
| Dock Junction | 37.69 | 60.66 | 8 | 38 |  SR 25 Spur (Golden Isles Parkway) toUS 17 –Brunswick | |||
| | 42.40 | 68.24 | 9 | 42 |    I-95 BL north /SR 99 –Darien | Southern terminus of I-95 Bus. | ||
| McIntosh | Darien | 48.88 | 78.66 | 10 | 49 |   I-95 BL south /SR 251 –Darien | Northern terminus of I-95 Bus. | |
| Townsend | 58.32 | 93.86 | 11 | 58 |   SR 57 /SR 99 south –Eulonia,Ludowici | Northern terminus of SR 99 | ||
| Liberty | Riceboro | 67.29 | 108.29 | 12 | 67 |  US 17 /SR 25 –South Newport,Riceboro | ||
| Midway | 75.96 | 122.25 | 13 | 76 |   US 84 west /SR 38 west –Midway,Sunbury | Eastern terminus of US 84/SR 38 | ||
| Bryan | Richmond Hill | - | 82 | Belfast-Keller Road | Opened January 22, 2021[22] | |||
| 87.01 | 140.03 | 14 | 87 | US 17 /SR 25 (Coastal Highway) –Richmond Hill,Midway | ||||
| 89.38 | 143.84 | 15 | 90 |  SR 144 –Fort Stewart,Richmond Hill | Signed also as Ford Avenue northbound; previously signed as Old Clyde Road until circa 2016 | |||
| Chatham | Savannah | 93.45 | 150.39 | 16 | 94 |  SR 204 –Savannah,Pembroke | ||
| Pooler | 98.76 | 158.94 | 17 | 99 |  I-16 (Jim Gillis Historic Savannah Parkway /SR 404) –Savannah,Macon | Signed as exits 99A (east) and 99B (west) northbound; exit 99 southbound; previously signed as exits 17A and 17B accordingly | ||
| 101.51 | 163.36 | 18 | 102 |   US 80 /SR 26 –Pooler,Garden City | ||||
| 103.50 | 166.57 | 18A | 104 |  Pooler Parkway / Airways Avenue –Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport | ||||
| Savannah | 105.92 | 170.46 | — | 106 |  SR 17 (Jimmy DeLoach Parkway) –Bloomingdale,Port Wentworth | |||
| Port Wentworth | 108.03 | 173.86 | 19 | 109 |   SR 21 /SR 30 (East branch ofSavannah River Parkway /SR 565) –Port Wentworth | |||
| Effingham | No major junctions | |||||||
| Savannah River | 112.03 | 180.29 |  I-95 north –Florence | Continuation intoSouth Carolina | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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 Interstate 95 Business | |
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| Location | Darien |
| Length | 8.7 mi[23] (14.0 km) |
| Tourist routes |  Altamaha Historic Scenic Byway |
Interstate 95 Business (I-95 Bus.) forDarien begins at exit 42 on I-95 and travelsconcurrent withSR 99. I-95 Bus. and SR 99 then joinUS 17/SR 25 (Ocean Highway; Altamaha Historic Scenic Byway), and the four highways enter Darien. There, SR 99 splits off, while I-95 Bus. continues following US 17/SR 25 to anintersection with the southern terminus ofSR 251 just north of Darien. Here, I-95 Bus. turns onto SR 251 and follows it until it reunites with I-95 at its northern terminus at exit 49. I-95 Bus. is only signed on I-95 at each exit (northbound at the southern terminus and southbound at the northern terminus) and isnot signed on any of its constituent highways.
| County | Location | mi[23] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Glynn | | 0.0– 0.3 | 0.0– 0.48 | I-95 /SR 99 south –Brunswick,Savannah,Sterling | Southern end of SR 99 concurrency; southern terminus; I-95 exit 42 |
| | 1.4 | 2.3 | US 17 south /SR 25 south (Altamaha Historic Scenic Byway) –Hofwyl–Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site | Southern end of US 17/SR 25 concurrency | |
| Altamaha River | 2.9 3.4 | 4.7 5.5 | Harold James Friedman Memorial Bridge | ||
| McIntosh | Darien | 6.3 | 10.1 |  SR 99 north (Adams Street) / Third Street West west –Ridgeville,Fort King George,Sapelo Island | Northern end of SR 99 concurrency; eastern terminus of Third Street West |
| | 7.4 | 11.9 |  US 17 north (SR 25 north) /SR 251 begins –Savannah | Northern end of US 17/SR 25 concurrency; southern end of SR 251 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 251; I-95 Bus. turns left onto SR 251. | |
| | 8.5– 8.7 | 13.7– 14.0 | I-95 /SR 251 north –Brunswick,Savannah,Townsend | Northern end of SR 251 concurrency; northern terminus; I-95 exit 49 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Interstate 95 Business | |
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| Location | Brunswick |
| Length | 15.7 mi[24] (25.3 km) |
FormerInterstate 95 Business (I-95 Bus.) forBrunswick used to serve Brunswick and theGolden Isles of Georgia between exits 29 and 38 (former exits 6 and 8). It wasconcurrent withUS 17/SR 25 but no longer exists. The highway returned to I-95 viaSR 25 Spur.[citation needed]
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