Site Navigation Delaware District of Columbia Maryland New Jersey Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia     Interstate 95 Northbound (Stafford & Prince Williams Counties) 06/02/03 photos taken by Andy Field. 06/22/05 photos taken by Alex Nitzman. 08/31/09 & 10/11/09 photos taken by Will Weaver. Interstate 95 North U.S. 17 Business follows Warrenton Road southeast from Interstate 95 & U.S. 17 to Falmouth and junction U.S. 1 (Cambridge Street). U.S. 17 Business follows original U.S. 17 8.71 miles south from Falmouth to New Post through the city of Fredericksburg. Photo taken 06/22/05. U.S. 17 leaves Interstate 95 via the Exit 133 collector/distributor roadway. The junction between the freeway and U.S. 17 north & U.S. 17 Business South (Warrenton Road) constitutes a full cloverleaf. U.S. 17 travels Warrenton Road northwest 33 miles to U.S. 211 and Warrenton (pop. 6,670). Photo taken 06/22/05. Views of the Exit 133 ramps to U.S. 17 north and U.S. 17 Business (Warrenton Road) south. Photos taken 06/22/05. Interstate 95, now entrenched within the southern reaches of the Washington metropolitan area (pop. 7,608,070), nears the Exit 140 diamond interchange outside of Stafford. Intersecting the six-lane freeway is Virginia State Secondary 630 (Courthouse Road). Not pictured is the Exit 136 diamond interchange with Virginia Secondary 8900 (Centreport Parkway) to Stafford Regional Airport. Photo taken 06/22/05. Interstate 95 northbound at Exit 140 (Virginia State Secondary 640). The Stafford county seat by the same name resides one mile to the east along Courthouse Road at the crossroads with U.S. 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway). Photo taken 06/22/05. 1.25-miles south of the Exit 143A/B junction with U.S. 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway) & Virginia State Secondary 610 (Garrisonville Road) near Aquia (pop. 7,856) and Garrisonville. This is the last interchange within Stafford County before Interstate 95 crosses the Quantico U.S. Marine Corps Reservation. Photo taken 06/22/05. U.S. 1 kisses Interstate 95 northbound near the community of Aquia in northern Stafford County. The close proximity provides for a direct ramp from northbound to adjacent U.S. 1 (Exit 143A). Photo taken 06/22/05. Asides a ramp to U.S. 1 via Exit 143A, the Exit 143 interchange otherwise comprises a full cloverleaf with Virginia State Secondary 610 (Garrisonville Road). Garrisonville Road travels between U.S. 1 and Fauquier County on the southern outskirts of the Marine Corps Base Quantico. Photo taken 06/22/05. 0.75 mile overhead of Exit 148 for Marine Corps Base Quantico. The Russell Road partial cloverleaf interchange represents the main exit of Interstate 95 for the military facility. Photo taken 06/02/03. Interstate 95 northbound at Russell Road (Exit 148). Russell Road travels between Telegraph Road and Quantico Station (pop. 6,571) from Interstate 95. Northbound travelers cross the Chopawamsic Creek into Prince William County at the Exit 148 ramp departure. Photo taken 06/22/05. Virginia State Secondary 619 (Joplin Road) skims the northern reaches of Marine Corps Base Quantico between Independent Hill, Joplin, and Triangle (pop. 5,500). Joplin Road intersects Interstate 95 at Exit 150 near Locust Shade and Forest Greens Parks. Photo taken 06/22/05. Exit 150 departs Interstate 95 northbound for Virginia State Secondary 610 (Joplin Road). Virginia SSR 610 becomes Fuller Road at U.S. 1 en route to Quantico. The junction between Joplin Road and Interstate 95 is a partial cloverleaf interchange. Use Exit 150 also for Quantico National Cemetery. Photo taken 06/22/05. Continuing north, Interstate 95 becomes a congested commuter route on the 22 mile approach to Alexandria. Photo taken 06/22/05. One of the features of Interstate 95 is reversible high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. These lanes are located within the median of the main travel lanes on the Virginia side of the Potomac River. These carry two lanes of traffic, with ramps to each interchange. The reversible HOV lanes on Interstate 395 and Interstate 95 in Northern Virginia are "HOV-3," which means they require vehicles to have three occupants during morning (6:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.) and afternoon (3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.) commuting hours. Motorcycles, alternative fuel vehicles and emergency vehicles are exempt from the HOV restrictions.1 At Dumfries (pop. 4,937 as of 2000 Census), Interstate 95 north expands with the addition of a reversible HOV-3 roadway within the freeway median. The expansion occurs just before the Exit 152 interchange with Virginia 234 (Dumfries Road). Pictured here are one mile guide signs for Exit 234 and VMS for the HOV system at the Mine Road underpass. Photos taken 06/22/05 & 08/31/09. The HOV lanes sees fewer interchanges than the freeway mainline of Interstate 95. The limited departure points allow for improved traffic flow as slowing due to traffic merging and departing is reduced. An HOV mileage sign displays the distance for those entering the system near Dumfries. The roadway travels northbound during the morning commute and southbound during the evening. Its anyone's guess as to the direction of travel during the middle of the night. Photo taken 06/22/05. One half mile south of Virginia 234 (Dumfries Road) on Interstate 95 northbound. Virginia 234 travels north-south between U.S. 1 and Dumfries to U.S. 15 near Catharpin. The highway represents the main route into the city of Manassas (pop. 35,135) and to Interstate 66. Photo taken 06/22/05. Interstate 95 northbound at Exit 152A (Virginia 234 southbound) at Dumfries. Virginia 234 northbound travels 17 miles to the independent city of Manassas. The southern terminus of the highway occurs one half mile to the east at U.S. 1. Photo taken 06/22/05. Exit 152B loops onto Virginia 234 (Dumfries Road) north to Prince William Forest Park and Independent Hill. Virginia 234 travels 33.37 miles overall. Photo taken 06/22/05. A 1972 MUTCD specifications Interstate 95 northbound reassurance shield that was posted between Exits 152A/B and 156. The VMS/guide sign in the background relates to a nearby weigh station and truck rest area. Photo taken 06/02/03. Passing under Cardinal Drive in the Dale City vicinity. Ahead is the junction of Interstate 95 with Virginia State Secondary 784 (Dale Boulevard). Dale Boulevard constitutes an east-west arterial between U.S. 1 and central Dale City (pop. 55,971). Note the empty brackets to the right; these one supported a Rest Area one-half mile sign. The rest area closed July 21, 2009 due to budget cuts by VDOT. Photo taken 08/31/09. Interstate 95 expands to eight overall lanes at the Exit 156 cloverleaf interchange. Pictured here is the ramp departure of Exit 156 to Virginia State Secondary 784 (Dale Boulevard). Dale Boulevard transitions into Rippon Boulevard east of U.S. 1. Rippon Boulevard serves Rippon Landing, the second control point of Exit 156. Photo taken 10/11/09. The eastbound ramp to Virginia Secondary 784 (Dale Boulevard) leaves the c/d roadway of Exit 156 north. SSR 784 intersects SSR 638 (Neabsco Mills Road) nearby; the state route serves Northern Virginia Community College's Woodbridge Campus. SSR 784 becomes SSR 1392 east of U.S. 1. Photo taken 10/11/09. Interstate 95 northbound after the Opitz Boulevard/Smoketown Road on-ramp. Traffic entering the freeway from the right is provided an option to access the HOV-3 facility. A ramp to the two lane roadway is visible in the background of the northbound scene. Opitz Boulevard & Smoketown Road dump traffic onto Interstate 95 from nearby Potomac Mills and Potomac Hospital among other places. Photo taken 06/02/03. Interstate 95 northbound approaching the 1990s completed Prince William Parkway (Virginia State Secondary 3000). Prince William Parkway exists as a multi-lane arterial from Interstate 95 northward to Dale City and Manassas. Photo taken 06/02/03. Traffic to Prince William Parkway departs Interstate 95 via a collector/distributor roadway at Exit 158. Virginia SSR 3000 east used to transition into Horner Road (Virginia SSR 639) en route to the city of Woodbridge (pop. 31,941). But as of early 2005, Prince William Parkway was extended east to junction U.S. 1 at the pont where Longview Drive used to intersect the federal highway.1 Photo taken 06/02/03. Interstate 95 takes a gradual northeasterly turn to cross the Occoquan River between Prince William and Fairfax Counties. Just before crossing the river is the partial cloverleaf interchange of Virginia 123 (Exit 160). Photo taken 06/02/03. Like its numerical counterpart, Virginia 234, Virginia 123 begins nearby at U.S. 1. Traveling northward from Woodbridge, Virginia 123 (Gordon Boulevard) intersects Interstate 95 in 0.6 miles. The state highway proceeds another 0.4 miles northward to Old Bridge Road (Virginia State Secondary 641) and Occoquan. Old Bridge Road links Virginia 123 with the suburb of Lake Ridge (pop. 30,404). Pictured here is the Exit 160A ramp departure to Virginia 123 (Gordon Boulevard) south to Woodbridge and Mason Neck. Photo taken 06/02/03. Interstate 95 northbound at the Exit 160B cloverleaf ramp to Virginia 123 northbound. Virginia 123 travels an arc in Fairfax County through the suburbs of Fairfax Station, Fairfax (pop. 21,498), Vienna (pop. 14,453), and Tysons Corner (pop. 18,540) to McClean (pop. 38,929) outside of Arlington County. Photo taken 06/22/05. Crossing the Occoquan River on Interstate 95 northbound. A slip ramp to the reversible HOV roadway is present nearby. Photo taken 06/22/05. Sources: Dunn, Seth "Small site correction." Email, July 28, 2006. Scheulen, Jeff, "AARoads feedback: HOV on I-395 / I-95 in Northern Virginia," Personal Email, February 15, 2007 and Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Travel Center: High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Systems (accessed August 25, 2007) Page Updated October 13, 2009.