Interstate 295 North - Sandston to Short Pump

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Interstate 295 North
Turning northwest, Interstate 295 next meets SR 156 (Airport Drive) at a cloverleaf interchange (Exit 31). 12/21/18
North from Exit 31A, SR 156 (Airport Drive) shifts onto Cold Harbor Road ahead of Old Cold Harbor and Cold Harbor Battlefield. The state route meanders northward and crosses I-295 again near Mechanicsville. 12/21/18
SR 156 (Airport Drive) heads southwest from Exit 31B to SR 33 (Nine Mile Road) near Highland Springs. Overall the route travels 60.92 miles between Templeton and U.S. 360 Business. 12/21/18
Interstate 295 spans the Chickahominy River at the Hanover County line north of Exit 31. 12/21/18
The Richmond National Battlefield Park Cold Harbor and Gaines Mill Units lie east of I-295 between Exit 31 and 34. 12/21/18
Northbound distance sign posted ten miles from Interstate 95 and 60 miles south of Fredericksburg. 12/21/18
SR 615 (Creighton Road) crosses paths with Interstate 295 at a cloverleaf interchange (Exit 34). 12/21/12
Heading north, SR 615 (Creighton Road) joins Interstate 295 with U.S. 360 at Newmans. 12/21/18
Exit 34A departs Interstate 295 north for Creighton Road north. 12/21/18
Exit 34B loops southward onto SR 615 (Creighton Road) ahead of Laburnum Avenue outside the city of Richmond. 12/21/18
Confirming marker posted along Interstate 295 by Sledds Lake and an adjacent subdivision. 12/21/18
The next distance sign focuses on the distance to Interstate 64 west and its destination of Charlottesville. 12/21/18
U.S. 360 (Mechanicsville Turnpike) meets Interstate 295 at Exits 37A/B outside Mechanicsville. 12/21/18
SR 156 (Cold Harbor Road) passes over Interstate 295 north one quarter mile south of the cloverleaf interchange (Exits 31A/B) with U.S. 360. 12/21/18
Exit 37A follows and joins U.S. 360 (Mechanicsville Turnpike) east to Newmans and Tappahannock (U.S. 17). U.S. 360 ends 77.3 miles eastward in Reedville. 12/21/18
U.S. 360 arcs southwest from Exit 37B to Mechanicsville, I-64 (Exit 192) and the city of Richmond. An intrastate route, U.S. 360 travels 225 miles overall between Danville and Chesapeake Bay. 12/21/18
SR 627 meets Interstate 295 at a cloverleaf interchange (Exit 38) near Ellerson. 12/21/18
Subdivisions at Mechanicsville lie west of Interstate 295, and SR 1126 (AMF Drive), an industrial frontage road, lines the east side of the freeway between Exit 37 and 38. 12/21/18
SR 627 parallels U.S. 360 (Mechanicsville Turnpike) east from Exit 38A to rural areas in northeastern Hanover County. West from Exit 38B, SR 627 arcs southwest to Richmond International Raceway. 12/21/18
SR 627 follows Pole Green Road east from Interstate 295 to Pole Green and U.S. 360 near Beatles Mill. 12/21/18
Meadowbridge Road continues SR 627 west from Exit 38B to Azalea Avenue in northeast Richmond. 12/21/18
Interstate 295 maintains at least eight lanes overall between I-64 near Seven Pines and I-95 north of Richmond. 12/21/12
Turning westward from the Shady Grove Road overpass, I-295 advances 1.50 miles to Exit 41 with U.S. 301/SR 2 (Chamberlayne Road). 12/21/18
Interstate 95, Fredericksburg, and Washington are referenced again on the succeeding distance sign. I-95 carries at least six lanes overall between Richmond and the Nation's Capital. 12/21/12
Exit 41A connects with U.S. 301/SR 2 (Chamberlayne Road) north to the Hanover County seat. U.S. 301/SR 2 overlap 34 miles northward from U.S. 1 in Richmond to Bowling Green. 12/21/18
Commercial traffic bound for Interstate 95 north is advised to move left ahead of the exchange with U.S. 360/SR 2 (Chamberlayne Road). 12/21/18
Exit 41A departs I-295 north for U.S. 301/SR 2 (Chamberlayne Road) north along a commercialized stretch through the community of Atlee. 12/21/18
Exit 41B follows onto U.S. 301/SR 2 (Chamberlayne Road) south to SR 73 (Parham Road) at the community of Chamberlayne and Interstate 95 (Exit 82) north of Richmond. 12/21/18
Interstate 295 meets U.S. 1 (Brook Road) just west of I-95 at Exits 43C/D. The c/d roadway for U.S. 1 (Brook Road) separates from I-295 just beyond Left Exit 43A for the I-95 northbound connector. 12/21/18
Left Exit 43A departs next to form the Interstate 95 northbound mainline to Ashland, Fredericksburg, and Washington. 12/21/18
Interstate 295 continues beyond Left Exit 43A to a loop ramp (Exit 43B) for I-95 south. 12/21/18
Traffic separates for I-95 north just beyond the Chickamoniny River and Henrico County line. 12/21/18
The left exit ramps with the I-95 connector were designed when I-295 was considered as the new alignment of Interstate 95 bypassing Richmond and Petersburg. 12/21/18
The c/d roadway for I-95 south to Richmond and U.S. 1 (Brook Road) to Ashland separates from I-295 northbound next. 12/18/18, 12/21/18
South from Exit 43B, I-95 combines with I-64 east in 5.7 miles and reaches Downtown Richmond in ten miles. 12/17/20
Exit 43C follows from the c/d roadway to U.S. 1 (Brook Road) north for Ashland and Virginia Center Commons Mall. 12/30/20
1.25 miles west from U.S. 1, the succeeding exit is the cloverleaf interchange with Woodman Road. 12/17/20
Exit 43D follows as a loop ramp onto U.S. 1 (Brook Road) south toward Richmond. 12/30/20, 12/17/20
Curving northwest, I-295 passes between Greenwood and Longdale in Glen Allen. 12/17/20
Woodman Road stems south from parallel Greenwood Road into the exchange with Interstate 295 at Exit 45. 12/17/20
Exit 45A leaves I-295 west for Woodman Road north to Greenwood Road in Glen Allen. Greenwood Road heads northwest to Farrington and U.S. 33 in rural Hanover County. 12/17/20, 12/30/20
Woodman Road south joins Interstate 295 with the Glen Allen area via Mountain Road and Laurel Park at SR 73 (Parham Road). 12/30/20
Interstate 295 is the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway. 12/30/20
The exchange (Exits 49A/B) with U.S. 33 lies 0.75 miles west of the Mill Road overpass. 12/30/20
Like the majority of other exits along I-295, Exit 49 is a cloverleaf interchange. U.S. 33 (Staples Mill Road) begins in Richmond and heads northwest 709 miles to Elkhart, Indiana. 12/30/20
U.S. 33 leaves the Richmond area and Henrico County for Mountain Road in Hanover County. The highway connects the capital city with Montpelier on a mostly rural route. 12/30/20
Heading south, U.S. 33 follows Staples Mill Road to Dumbarton and U.S. 250 (Broad Street) in Richmond. U.S. 33/250 combine along Broad Street leading to Harrison Street (SR 33). U.S. 250 ends at the Broad Street intersection with U.S. 360 (18th Street). 12/30/20
Interstate 295 passes just south of the Chickahominy River and Hanover County line between Meredith Branch and Rooty Branch. 12/30/20
Nuckols Road stems west from SR 157 (Springfield Road) at Innsbrook to a cloverleaf interchange (Exit 51) with Interstate 295. 12/30/20
Nuckols Road serves a variety of business and office complexes at Innsbrook and Wyndham. The arterial weaves through suburban areas westward to SR 271 (Pouncey Tract Road). 12/30/20
I-295 arcs southwest 1.5 miles to Interstate 64 from Exit 51B for Nuckols Road south. 12/30/20
A pair of end signs stand along Interstate 295 west one mile from the loop ramp (Exit 53B) for I-64 east back to Richmond. Similar style end signs are used for Hampton Roads Interstates. 12/30/20
I-295 concludes at a directional cloverleaf interchange (Exits 53A/B) with Interstate 64. 12/30/20
With two lanes, Exit 53A connects I-295 with I-64 west to SR 288 south in Goochland County and Charlottesville. 12/30/20
Interstate 64 travels west from the Richmond area to I-81 at Staunton and from I-81 at Lexington to Beckley, West Virginia. 12/30/20
A two lane flyover was constructed from I-64 east to I-295 south at this exchange between 2006 and May 2009. 12/30/20
East from Exit 53B, I-64 meets U.S. 250 nearby at Short Pump. 12/30/20
Originally I-295 was to directly link with SR 288, the southwest bypass of Richmond. Plans later shifted the SR 288 alignment further west, with the cloverleaf interchange at I-64 half unused. 12/30/20


 


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12/21/12, 12/18/18, 12/21/18, 12/17/20, 12/30/20 by AARoads

Connect with:
Interstate 64
Interstate 95
U.S. 1
U.S. 360

Page Updated 04-07-2021.

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