Interstate 95
Map of northern New York City and southern Westchester County with I-95 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained byNYSDOT,NYSTA andPANYNJ
Length	23.50 mi[1] (37.82 km)
Existed	August 14, 1957[2]–present
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
South end	I-95 /US 1-9 /US 46 at theNew Jersey state line
Major intersections	US 9 /NY 9A /Henry Hudson Parkway inWashington Heights Harlem River Drive in Washington Heights I-87 inMorris Heights US 1 inTremont Bronx River Parkway inSoundview I-278 /I-295 /I-678 inThroggs Neck Pelham Parkway /Shore Road inPelham Bay Park Hutchinson River Parkway inPelham Bay Park andEastchester I-287 /US 1 inRye
North end	I-95 at theConnecticut state line
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Counties	New York,Bronx,Westchester
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future New York Highways Interstate US State Reference Parkways
←NY 94 →NY 95

Interstate 95 (I-95) is part of theInterstate Highway System and runs fromMiami,Florida, to theCanada–United States border nearHoulton, Maine. In theUS state ofNew York, I-95 extends 23.50 miles (37.82 km) from theGeorge Washington Bridge inNew York City to theConnecticut state line atPort Chester. The George Washington Bridge carries I-95 across theHudson River fromNew Jersey into New York City. There, I-95 runs acrossUpper Manhattan on theTrans-Manhattan Expressway for 0.81 miles (1.30 km) throughWashington Heights. It continues east across theHarlem River on theAlexander Hamilton Bridge and onto theCross Bronx Expressway. Inthe Bronx, I-95 leaves the Cross Bronx at theBruckner Interchange, joining theBruckner Expressway to its end. North of the interchange withPelham Parkway, it continues northeast via theNew England Thruway (part of theNew York State Thruway system) intoWestchester County and to the Connecticut state line, where I-95 continues on theConnecticut Turnpike.

The Trans-Manhattan Expressway also carriesUS Route 1. An average of about 280,000 vehicles traverse the expressway each day.^[3] Completed in 1960, the expressway sits below ground level in anopen cut; theGeorge Washington Bridge Bus Station and the highriseBridge Apartments are built over the expressway, creating intermittenttunnels. It is maintained by thePort Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ).^[4] Although the highway geographically runs east–west, it carries the north–south routings of I-95 and US 1. The westbound lanes carry the southbound designations of both routes, while the eastbound lanes carry the northbound designations.

At its western end, the Trans-Manhattan Expressway is part of I-95,US 1, andUS 9 at the eastern approach to the George Washington Bridge. It crossesFort Washington Park, connecting with theHenry Hudson Parkway (NY 9A) at the park's eastern edge nearRiverside Drive and168th Street.^[5] The route continues, crossing the Manhattan neighborhood ofWashington Heights in acut flanked by178th Street to the south and179th Street to the north. Roughly midway across Manhattan, US 9 leaves the freeway to followBroadway northward towardthe Bronx andWestchester County. Proceeding eastward, the road has several ramps that connect to theHarlem River Drive and the expressway's original Harlem River crossing, theWashington Bridge (now carrying181st Street local traffic over theHarlem River). AtHighbridge Park, the roadway crosses theAlexander Hamilton Bridge to the Bronx, where it becomes theCross Bronx Expressway.^[6]

The Trans-Manhattan Expressway replacedtunnels under 178th and 179th Streets as the crosstown route.

The expressway was announced in 1957 and built with the addition of the lower level of the George Washington Bridge.^[7] Originally known as theGeorge Washington Bridge Expressway,^[8] the highway was originally planned as an open cut between 178th and 179th Streets, traversed by overpasses carrying the major north–south avenues in upper Manhattan. The City of New York approved the creation of the highway in June 1957 as part of a joint effort with the Port Authority that also called for the creation of the lower deck on the George Washington Bridge and construction of theGeorge Washington Bridge Bus Terminal above the cut for the Expressway.^[9] The expressway, the main New York approach to the George Washington Bridge, is 0.8 miles long.^[10] The projects required the demolition of numerous buildings and the forced move of 1,824 families.^[11] Overpasses over the open cut passing under Broadway, Wadsworth Avenue, andSt. Nicholas Avenue were in place in December 1959.^[12]

The George Washington Bridge Expressway, with three lanes of traffic heading in each direction to and from each deck of thedouble-decked bridge, opened to traffic in 1962 as part of a $60 million program to improve access roads for the George Washington Bridge, whose lower deck opened that same year.^[13]

The expressway was one of the first to useair rights over a major highway. After completion of the expressway, the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal was built.^[4] After purchasing the air rights in 1961,Marvin Kratter built four high-rise apartment buildings, known as theBridge Apartments, over the expressway. The 32-story buildings are among the world's first aluminum-sheathed high-rise structures.^[14] Local traffic reporters frequently refer to congestion "under the Apartments" during morning and evening rush hours.^[15]

After exit 2, I-95 crosses over theHarlem River and entersthe Bronx, entering an interchange with theMajor Deegan Expressway (I-87), which is marked both exit 1C (following with the Cross Bronx Expressway) and exit 3A–B (matching with the Trans-Manhattan Expressway). Now the Cross Bronx Expressway, I-95 and US 1 continue east under University Avenue and enter exit 2A, which servesJerome Avenue. Crossing under theGrand Concourse, the six-lane expressway crosses into exit 2B, which is forWebster Avenue. This interchange also marks the eastern end of the I-95/US 1concurrency. Passing south ofTremont Park, the Cross Bronx Expressway westbound serves exit 3, which servesThird Avenue.^[6]

At East 176th Street, the Cross Bronx Expressway turns southeast, entering exit 4A eastbound, which marks the northern terminus ofNY 895 (Sheridan Boulevard). After crossing theBronx River, the expressway enters a full interchange, exit 4B, with theBronx River Parkway.^[6] After a curve from the parkway, the Cross Bronx Expressway begins paralleling East 177th Street^[16] and enters exit 5A, which connects toWhite Plains Road inParkchester. Continuing southeast, the roadway enters exit 5B, Castle Hill Avenue, which is an eastbound-only exit. After Castle Hill Avenue, the route enters exit 6A, which reaches theHutchinson River Parkway at theBruckner Interchange. Changing to theBruckner Expressway, which runs to the northeast, I-95 enters the Bruckner Interchange with the northern terminuses ofI-678 andI-278; the Cross Bronx Expressway Extension turns southeast alongI-295 at the same interchange.^[6]

After the Bruckner Interchange, I-95 crosses Tremont Avenue before crossing overI-695 (the Throgs Neck Expressway). Southbound, exit 7A serves I-695, while northbound the two Interstates merge. Continuing north, the Bruckner Expressway and I-95 parallel Bruckner Boulevard and run along the western edge ofPelham Bay Park. Entering exit 8A southbound services Westchester Avenue while northbound, exits 8B and 8C servePelham Parkway and Shore Road through the park, which marks the northern end of the Bruckner Expressway. Now known as the New England Thruway, I-95 leaves Pelham Bay Park and enters exit 9, a junction with the Hutchinson River Parkway. In the middle of the interchange with the Hutchinson River, exit 10 forks to the left, reachingGun Hill Road.^[6]

Now paralleling Baychester Avenue, which also services exit 11 and Bartow Avenue, the New England Thruway continues north and enters exit 12 which connects toBaychester Conner Street is connected via exit 13 before I-95 turns east and crosses over theHutchinson River. After crossing the river, the route enters an interchange once again with the Hutchinson River Parkway (exit 14) but this time southbound only.^[6]

Crossing through the northern reaches of Pelham Bay Park, I-95 turns more northeast and entersWestchester County. Now inPelham Manor, the route runs alongside Amtrak'sHell Gate Line and crosses throughPelham Country Club, entering exit 15, which connects to US 1 (Main Street). After US 1, the route crosses out of the Pelham Country Club, enteringNew Rochelle.^[6]

Crossing overMetro-North Railroad tracks, the Interstate turns northeast and crossing through downtown New Rochelle, reaching exit 16, serving several local streets including Cross Avenue, Cedar Street, and Garden Street. North of exit 16, the New England Thruway enters its lonetoll gantry along the alignment, serving the northbound direction only. The road continues northeast through New Rochelle, passing exit 17 as it enters the town ofMamaroneck. Exit 17 connects to Chatsworth Avenue in theLarchmont section. Passing a pedestrian footbridge for theLarchmont station, crossing overNY 125 (Weaver Street). Winding north through Mamaroneck, I-95 enters exit 18A, servicing Fenimore Road in the village ofMamaroneck.^[6]

Turning northeast again, I-95 enters exit 18B, apartial cloverleaf interchange with Mamaroneck Avenue before crossing into the town ofHarrison. The road turns east, crossing overNY 127 (Harrison Avenue), and enters exit 19, the western terminus ofPlayland Parkway, which connects the expressway toPlayland as the road entersRye. The route crosses through the Rye Village area, entering exit 20, which connects to US 1 (Boston Post Road) and the village. Almost immediately after exit 20, exit 21 marks the eastern end of theCross Westchester Expressway (I-287). Proceeding westbound, exit 21 and nearby exit 22 (Midland Avenue andPort Chester) are merged but are separate exits going eastbound. Crossing through the eastern edges of Port Chester, I-95 reaches theByram River and crosses intoConnecticut, becoming theConnecticut Turnpike.^[6]

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Robert Moses first recommended the construction of what became the New England Thruway in 1940. Construction began in 1951, but major work on the highway did not commence until 1956–1957. By 1950, theNew York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) assumed control of the construction and made the New England Thruway a part of the thruway toll system.^[17] Construction lasted until 1961.

I-95 was assigned on August 14, 1957, as part of the establishment of theInterstate Highway System^[2] and has always run along its current path in New York. The route was overlaid on the under-construction New England Thruway northeast ofNew York City and assigned to the then-proposedCross Bronx andBruckner expressways through New York City.^[18] The thruway opened in October 1958, connecting the Bruckner Expressway and theConnecticut Turnpike.^[19] The final sections of the Cross Bronx and Bruckner expressways were finished in 1963 and 1972, respectively. Prior to the 1972 completion of the Bruckner Expressway, coinciding with the completion of the newBruckner Interchange, the oldBruckner Boulevard (once part ofNY 164) was used by through traffic.^[20][21]

The Trans-Manhattan Expressway replacedtunnels under 178th and 179th streets as the crosstown route.

The expressway was announced in 1957 and built in conjunction with the addition of the lower level of the George Washington Bridge.^[22] Originally known as theGeorge Washington Bridge Expressway,^[23] the highway was originally planned as an open cut between 178th and 179th streets, traversed by overpasses carrying the major north–south avenues in Upper Manhattan. The City of New York approved the creation of the highway in June 1957 as part of a joint effort with the PANYNJ that also called for the creation of the lower deck on the George Washington Bridge and construction of theGeorge Washington Bridge Bus Station above the cut for the expressway.^[24] The expressway, the main New York approach to the George Washington Bridge, is only 0.8 miles (1.3 km) long.^[10] The projects required demolition of numerous buildings and the relocation of 1,824 families.^[25] Overpasses over the open cut passing under Broadway, Wadsworth Avenue, andSt. Nicholas Avenue were in place in December 1959.^[26]

The George Washington Bridge Expressway, with three lanes of traffic heading in each direction to and from each deck of thedouble-decked George Washington Bridge, opened to traffic in 1962 as part of a $60-million (equivalent to $475 million in 2024^[27]) program to improve access roads for the George Washington Bridge, whose lower deck opened that same year.^[28] The Trans-Manhattan Expressway provides access to and from the Henry Hudson Parkway and Riverside Drive on theWest Side of Manhattan and to and fromTenth Avenue and the Harlem River Drive on theEast Side.

The expressway was one of the first to useair rights over a major highway. After completion of the expressway, the George Washington Bridge Bus Station was built.^[4] After purchasing the air rights in 1961,Marvin Kratter built four highrise apartment buildings, known as theBridge Apartments, over the expressway. The 32-story buildings are among the first aluminum-sheathed highrise structures built in the world.^[14] Local traffic reporters frequently refer to congestion "under the Apartments" during morning and evening rush hours.^[29]

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The first change to exit numbers along the New England Thruway section of I-95 was in April 1980 when the section was converted forsequential exits.^[30] Prior to the change, the Cross Bronx/Bruckner Expressway and New England Thruway sections had different exit numbering systems. More specifically, exit 19 on the Bruckner Expressway was followed immediately by exit 2 on the New England Thruway. As a result, because exit numbers on I-95 repeated themselves in close succession, the old exit numbering system frequently caused confusion.^[31]

As part of an experiment, I-95 was one of the few roads in New York to receivemileage-based exit numbers. This was implemented over both the PANYNJ section and theNew York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) section of the highway (exits 1A–8C). The thruway section (which had originally carried its own sequential exit numbers) was then renumbered by the NYSTA to a system of sequential numbers starting from 9 (where the mileage-based system left off). This led to a situation in which exits 1 through 8 were mileage-based (all but one of which contained lettered suffixes as a result) and exits 9 through 22 were sequential.

During the late 1970s, and 1980s, in various stages, themid-mast cuptlight-luminaire, a variant of high-mast lighting, lamps were installed onto the entire New England Thruway. These lights remain there to this day, although they've been recently replaced by LED luminaires since 2015.

Around 2005, NYSDOT began a project to renumber I-95 with sequential numbers throughout. However, the idea never fully got traction with all three agencies. The PANYNJ did complete the renumbering on its section of the road. NYSDOT itself renumbered only one section of the road in Parkchester. Meanwhile, the NYSTA did not renumber any of the exits on its stretch of the road. This led to a situation from 2005 through 2012 in which some exits were signed with two different numbers, while some numbers were repeated twice, but only on some of the signs.

Finally, in 2012, NYSDOT restored the mileage-based numbers to its portion of the highway, which once again line up with the thruway portion. This has eliminated all of the exit number conflicts, with one exception. The exception exists because the PANYNJ has not changed the numbers back on its portion of the road creating a confusing situation at the Amsterdam Avenue exit, which is maintained by NYSDOT southbound but the PANYNJ northbound. The exit is signed as exit 1B southbound (which is the proper number within the mileage-based), but as exit 2 northbound (a holdover from the failed renumbering project).

Exit numbers on the New England Thruway (north of exit 8C) are sequential,^[32] but exit numbers on the remaining section are mileage-based.

County/Borough	Location	mi [33][34][35]	km	Old exit	New exit	Destinations	Notes
Hudson River		0.00	0.00			I-95 south /US 1-9 south (US 46 west) –New Jersey	Continuation intoNew Jersey at the river’s center
				George Washington Bridge (northbound toll in New Jersey)
Manhattan	Washington Heights	0.43	0.69	1	1	NY 9A /Henry Hudson Parkway /West 178th Street (US 9 north)	Northbound left exit and southbound entrance; northern end of US 9 concurrency; exit 14 on Henry Hudson Parkway
				1	1A	NY 9A /Henry Hudson Parkway /West 181st Street –Downtown	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit 14 on Henry Hudson Parkway
		1.16	1.87	2	2	Harlem River Drive south toFDR Drive south –Manhattan	Northbound left exit and southbound entrance; exit 24 on Harlem River Drive
				—	—	I-95 south /US 1 south –George Washington Bridge Upper Level	Southern terminus of Upper Level lanes; all trucks to New Jersey
Harlem River		1.24– 1.41	2.00– 2.27	Alexander Hamilton Bridge
The Bronx	Morris Heights	1.41	2.27	2	1B	ToAmsterdam Avenue	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; access viaWashington Bridge
				3	1C-D	I-87 (Major Deegan Expressway) –Albany,Queens	Signed as exits 1C (I-87 north) & 1D (I-87 south); exits 7N & 7S on I-87
		2.08	3.35	4	2A	Jerome Avenue
	Tremont	2.66	4.28	5	2B	US 1 north (Webster Avenue)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance; northern end of US 1 concurrency
		2.95	4.75	6	3	Third Avenue toUS 1 north (Webster Avenue)	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	West Farms	3.97	6.39	7	4A	NY 895 south (Sheridan Boulevard) –RFK Bridge,Hunts Point Market	Northbound exit and southbound entrance; former I-895
	Soundview	4.34	6.98	8	4B	Bronx River Parkway north / Rosedale Avenue	Exit 4 on Bronx River Parkway; servesBronx Zoo
	Parkchester	5.05	8.13	9	5A	White Plains Road /Westchester Avenue
	Castle Hill	5.60	9.01	10	5B	Castle Hill Avenue	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Throggs Neck (Bruckner Interchange)	5.76– 6.02	9.27– 9.69	11	6A	I-678 south / Bruckner Boulevard –Whitestone Bridge,Queens	No northbound access to Bruckner Boulevard; exits 19N & 19S on I-678
				12	6B	I-295 south (Cross Bronx Expressway) –Throgs Neck Bridge	Northbound exit and southbound entrance; northern terminus of I-295; formerI-78
						I-278 west (Bruckner Expressway) –RFK Bridge,Manhattan	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; eastern terminus of I-278
				Transition betweenCross Bronx andBruckner Expressways
	Schuylerville	7.40– 7.70	11.91– 12.39	13	7A	I-695 south toI-295 south –Throgs Neck Bridge,Long Island	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; northern terminus of I-695
				14	7B	East Tremont Avenue	Southbound exit only
	Country Club			15	7C	Country Club Road –Pelham Bay Park	Northbound exit and entrance
		8.40	13.52	16	8A	Westchester Avenue	Southbound exit and entrance
	Pelham Bay Park	8.66	13.94	17-18	8B-C	Pelham Parkway west –Orchard Beach,City Island	Signed as exits 8B (Orchard Beach) and 8C (Pelham Parkway) southbound; access to Orchard Beach viaShore Road; formerNY 1B
				Transition betweenBruckner Expressway and New England Thruway
		8.99	14.47	19 1	9	Hutchinson River Parkway north / Palmer Avenue / Erskine Place	No northbound entrance; no northbound access to Erskine Place; no southbound access to Palmer Avenue
	Baychester			2	10	Gun Hill Road	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		9.56– 9.71	15.39– 15.63	3	11	Bartow Avenue / Co-op City Boulevard
				4	12	Baychester Avenue	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Eastchester	10.82	17.41	5	13	Conner Street / Baychester Avenue	Baychester Avenue not signed northbound
	Pelham Bay Park	11.41	18.36	6	14	Hutchinson River Parkway south –Whitestone Bridge	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit 4A on Hutchinson River Parkway; formerNY 1A
Westchester	New Rochelle	13.04	20.99	7	15	US 1 (Boston Post Road) –New Rochelle, The Pelhams
		14.20	22.85	8	16	North Avenue / Cedar Street –New Rochelle	ServesNew Rochelle station; last northbound exit before toll
		15.60	25.11	9	17	Chatsworth Avenue –Larchmont	Northbound exit (tolled) and southbound entrance; servesLarchmont station
				New Rochelle Toll Gantry (northbound only)
	Village of Mamaroneck	17.57	28.28	10A	18A	Fenimore Road –Mamaroneck	Northbound exit only
		18.46	29.71	10	18A-B	Mamaroneck Avenue –Mamaroneck,White Plains	Signed as exits 18A (east Mamaroneck Avenue) and 18B (west Mamaroneck Avenue); no northbound access to Mamaroneck Avenue east; servesMamaroneck station
	City of Rye	20.91	33.65	11	19	Playland Parkway east –Rye,Harrison	Western terminus of Playland Parkway
		22.14	35.63	12	20	US 1 south –Rye	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		22.54– 22.68	36.27– 36.50	13	21	I-287 west (Cross Westchester Expressway) /US 1 north / Midland Avenue –White Plains,Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge,Port Chester,Rye	Signed as exits 21 (I-287 west) and 22 (Midland Avenue) northbound; no southbound access to US 1; eastern terminus and exit 12 on I-287
Byram River		23.44	37.72	Byram River Bridge
						I-95 north (Conn. Turnpike) –New Haven	Continuation intoConnecticut
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Electronic toll collection       Incomplete access       Route transition

The entire route is in theNew York Cityborough ofManhattan. 

Location	mi [33][34]	km	Old exit	New exit	Destinations	Notes
Hudson River	0.00	0.00			I-95 south /US 1-9 south (US 46 west) –New Jersey	Continuation intoNew Jersey at the river’s center
			George Washington Bridge (northbound toll in New Jersey)
Washington Heights	0.43	0.69	1	1A	NY 9A /Henry Hudson Parkway /West 178th Street (US 9 north)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance; northern end of US 9 concurrency; exit 14 on Henry Hudson Parkway
	Module:Jctint/USA warning: Unused argument(s): borough
	1.16	1.87	2	2	Harlem River Drive south toFDR Drive south –Manhattan	Northbound exit and southbound entrance; exit 24 on Harlem River Drive
1.2	1.9			I-95 north /US 1 north (Alexander Hamilton Bridge)	Northern terminus of Upper Level lanes
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Electronic toll collection       Incomplete access

• I-295 runs southeast from theBruckner Interchange along theCross Bronx Expressway, then south over theThrogs Neck Bridge andClearview Expressway to its terminus atHillside Avenue, just south of theGrand Central Parkway.^[36] It was once signed as part ofI-78^[37][38] and was planned to terminate atJohn F. Kennedy International Airport.^[39][40][37]
• I-495 runs from theQueens–Midtown Tunnel east along the Long Island Expressway toRiverhead, crossing I-295 inQueens.^[36] It was once planned to continue west to I-95 inNew Jersey; that part is nowLincoln Tunnel andRoute 495. It was also to go east and meet I-95 again in eitherConnecticut or inRhode Island. This would have made I-495 abypass road for I-95.^[41]
• I-695 is a short route along the Throgs Neck Expressway, connecting I-295 to I-95 inthe Bronx.^[36] It was once signed as part of I-78.^[42] The number had been used for other plans, including a route parallel toWoodhaven Boulevard and an upgrade of theWest Side Highway and theHenry Hudson Parkway.

• I-895, also known as the Sheridan Expressway, was a short connection from I-278 to I-95 inthe Bronx.^[36] It was planned to continue north from I-95 to rejoin it nearPelham Bay Park, making it another bypass road.^[43][44] I-895 was downgraded toNY 895 in 2017^[45] and was converted to aboulevard between 2018 and 2019.

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