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[Rothman]

Why isn't there an Exit 1 on I-95? I often wondered why the first Exit for Delavan Ave is Exit 2 in Greenwich.

Because it's mileage-based...

[The Ghostbuster]

The first exit on Interstate 95 has always been Exit 2, even when the roadway was part of the Connecticut Turnpike. When the mileage-based exit renumbering project is done in 2028, it will become Exit 1. Even after the conversion occurs, a bunch of exit numbers will remain unchanged since the current sequential exit numbers match the mileposts in many locations.

[MikeTheActuary]

Why isn't there an Exit 1 on I-95?

"Exit 1" is the New York state line.

[abqtraveler]

Why isn't there an Exit 1 on I-95? I often wondered why the first Exit for Delavan Ave is Exit 2 in Greenwich.

Back in the day, a lot of the old toll roads considered "Exit 1" to be a continuation of the toll road into the next state at the state line.  You saw this on the Mass Pike heading into New York, and the Ohio Turnpike heading into Indiana, where exit 2 was the last numbered exit before the toll road reached the state line.  The Connecticut Turnpike's first exit being Exit 2 implies this same logic was followed, where "Exit 1" was the continuation of the highway into New York.