Interstate 95 North - Petersburg to Chester

A rest area lies one mile north of the Sussex County line. This facility formerly housed a tourist information for the Petersburg.

12/21/18

Confirming marker posted ahead of the Johns Road overpass. This stretch of Interstate 95 opened in 1981.

12/21/18

A diamond interchange (Exit 37) joins Interstate 95 with SR 623 (Rowanty Road) and adjacent U.S. 301 (Crater Road) at Carson in one mile.

12/21/18

The Carson Safety Rest Area ramp separates from I-95 north 1.25 miles ahead of Exit 37.

12/21/18

SR 623 (Rowanty Road) travels south from Exit 37 to SR 602 in Sussex County. Westward the route links with Halifax Road (SR 604) and U.S. 301 (Crater Road) at unincorporated Carson. SR 703 (Carson Road) winds west from Carson 11.2 miles to I-85 near Dinwiddie.

12/21/18

Interstate 95 reassurance shield and distance sign assembly posted between Carson and Templeton.

12/17/20

12/21/18

Weigh stations operate along both roadways of Interstate 95 north of the Lansing Road overpass.

12/21/18

U.S. 301 (Crater Road) continues as the frontage road for I-95 to SR 35 (Courtland Road). The US route shifts sides with the freeway again at the parclo interchange (Exit 41) where SR 156 branches northeast to Prince George and Tallysville.

12/17/20

Exit 41 leaves I-95 north for U.S. 301 (Crater Road), SR 156 north and SR 35 (Courtland Road) south to Homeville and Courtland. SR 35 is part of a multi state route with NC 35. The highway measures 48.71 miles from SR 605/622 to the state line south of Boykins.

12/17/20

11 miles south of Petersburg and 13 miles from Colonial Heights on Interstate 95 north near Warwick Swamp.

12/17/20

Advising through traffic to bypass Petersburg and Richmond along Interstate 295, this schematic map is the first of two posted ahead of the I-95/295 separation at Exit 46.

12/17/20

Interstate 95 connects with U.S. 301 (S Crater Road) again at a rural diamond interchange (Exit 45) north of Warwick Swamp and south of Petersburg.

12/17/20

Interstate 95 connects with U.S. 301 (S Crater Road) again at a rural diamond interchange (Exit 45) north of Warwick Swamp and south of Petersburg.

12/17/20

Speed limits drop from 70 to 65 miles per hour along I-95 northbound beyond the SR 608 (Garys Church Road) overpass.

12/17/20

A three wye interchange (Exit 46) with Interstate 295 lies 1.5 miles beyond the off-ramp for U.S. 301 (Crater Road).

12/17/20

U.S. 301 (S Crater Road) shifts west of Interstate 95 from Exit 45 to Exit 50 in Petersburg.

12/17/20

Travel times aid motorists continuing beyond the Richmond-Petersburg area.

12/17/20

Entering the greater Petersburg area, traffic partitions between I-95 northwest to the city center and I-295 by Hopewell and Richmond International Airport (RIC) to the east. The two freeways reconvene beyond Richmond at Exit 84.

12/17/20

The Petersburg bypass passes runs between western reaches of the independent city of Hopewell and the Fort Lee Military Reservation ahead of the Appomattox River. Connections from I-295 with SR 10 lead motorists eastward to colonial Williamsburg.

12/17/20

Richmond International Airport (RIC) lies west of Interstate 295 between SR 895 (Pocahontas Parkway) and U.S. 60 in Henrico County.

12/17/20

Exit 46 leaves Interstate 95 north for I-295 one half mile beyond the Tavern Road (SR 626) overpass.

12/17/20

I-95 north expands to three lanes at Second Swamp and the split with I-295 north (Exit 46). Staying just outside the Petersburg city limits, I-295 arcs northeast to U.S. 460 at New Bohemia. The exchange with I-64 is 28 miles away.

12/17/20

Two lanes depart for Interstate 295 north at Exit 64. Generally avoiding urbanized areas, the four to six lane bypass provides a high speed route for Washington bound motorists.

12/17/20

SR 629 (Rives Road) meets Interstate 95 at a diamond interchange (Exit 47) located just inside the Petersburg city limits in 0.75 miles.

12/17/20

Rives Road (SR 629) links Interstate 95 with U.S. 301 (Crater Road) to the west and U.S. 460 (County Drive) at New Bohemia to the east.

12/17/20

Advancing north, I-95 next enters a cloverleaf interchange (Exit 48) with Wagner Road and U.S. 460 east.

12/17/20

Wagner Road is an arterial route connecting with U.S. 301 (Crater Road), U.S. 460 Business (County Drive) and SR 106 (Courthouse Road). SR 106 stems 4.9 miles east from County Drive to Prince George and SR 156.

12/17/20

The 1988 Official Virginia State Map displayed forthcoming Wagner Road as Interstate 795, but the route was never posted.

12/17/20

Exit 48A departs for U.S. 460 (Wagner Road) eastbound. Although not acknowledged from I-95 as of 2018, U.S. 460 was relocated westward from County Drive to Interstate 95 via Wagner Road in 2007.

12/17/20

The pervasive Chesapeake Bay Watershed extends as far south as Petersburg; Interstate 95 remains within it until Cecil County, Maryland.

12/17/20

Wagner Road extends one half mile west from Exit 48B to the commercial strip along U.S. 301 (S Crater Road).

12/17/20

The initial sign for Interstate 85 south and the split with U.S. 460 west precedes a lengthy collector distributor roadway (Exits 50ABCD) for U.S. 460 Business, U.S. 301 and SR 36.

12/17/20

The c/d roadway for Exit 50 separates from I-95 north / U.S. 460 west 0.75 miles north of a Norfolk Southern Railroad underpass. Exit 50A connects the freeway with U.S. 460 Business (County Drive) east. Still in place as of 2020, the guide sign here references the pre-2007 alignment of U.S. 460.

12/17/20

The c/d roadway for Exit 50 extends northward to the Downtown Petersburg off-ramp at Washington Street west.

12/17/20

U.S. 460 Business branches east from I-95/U.S. 460 along County Drive to Wagner Road. The bannered route connects with State Route 109 (Hickory Hill Road), a 3.18 mile spur to Fort Lee, nearby.

12/17/20

A single lane partitions from I-95 north / U.S. 460 west for the c/d roadway system to Exits 50A/B/C/D. The freeway mainline continues north 1.25 miles to I-85 south to South Hill and U.S. 460 west to Blackstone.

12/17/20

Exit 50A departs for County Drive east to U.S. 460 Business. U.S. 460 Business extends west along Winfield Road to nearby U.S. 301 (S Crater Road).

12/17/20

A six-ramp parclo interchange (Exits 50B/C) joins I-95/U.S. 460 with U.S. 301 (Crater Road). Combining with U.S. 460 Business, U.S. 301 curves northward from I-95 to Blanford Cemetery and the couplet of Washington and Wythe Streets to Downtown Petersburg.

12/17/20

Exit 50C loops from the c/d roadway onto Crater Road southbound. U.S. 301 southbound serves the Walnut Hill and Battlefield Park sections of the city.

12/17/20

Interstate 95 enters the trumpet interchange (Exit 51) with I-85 south / U.S. 460 west as Exit 50D separates from the c/d roadway to Wythe and Washington Streets (U.S. 301-460 Business/SR 36).

12/17/20

I-85 constitutes an important regional freeway joining the Richmond-Petersburg area with Durham, Greensboro, Charlotte and Atlanta. The 69 mile section of I-85 in Virginia is the least developed along the 669 mile overall route.

12/17/20

Designed in the mid 1950s, Exit 51 constitutes a sharp loop ramp taking U.S. 460 west onto I-85 south. The initial 4.6 miles of the 6.4 mile overlap for I-85/U.S. 460 west to Exit 61 near Dinwiddie County Airport (PTB) was constructed as part of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike.

12/17/20

Traffic from I-85 north combines with the ramps to Washington/Wythe Streets at Exit 50D. SR 36 follows Wythe Street east from U.S. 1 (Market Street) to the two way section of Washington Street at Blandford. The state route continues east to Petersburg National Battlefield, Fort Lee, and Hopewell.

06/25/10

Exit 50 D splits into separate ramps for Wythe Street (U.S. 460 Business/SR 36 east) east to the Blandford neighborhood and Washington Street (U.S. 460 Business/SR 36 west) west to Downtown and Kennelworth. U.S. 301 is incorrectly referenced here as the US route uses the couplet of Bollingbrook and Bank Streets to the north.

12/16/22

The succeeding exit departs in a quarter mile for Bank Street (U.S. 301 south).

06/01/12

With the advent of traffic from I-85 north, Interstate 95 (Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike) expands to three northbound lanes.

12/16/22

Exit 52 leaves I-95 north below the Washington Street overpass. U.S. 301 south follows Bank Street east from 2nd Street (U.S. 1 south) to Crater Road; Bollingbrook Street carries U.S. 301 north between the same roads.

12/16/22

Exit 52 leaves I-95 north below the Washington Street overpass. U.S. 301 south follows Bank Street east from 2nd Street (U.S. 1 south) to Crater Road; Bollingbrook Street carries U.S. 301 north between the same roads.

12/17/20

I-95 (Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike) continues north 0.75 miles across a Norfolk Southern Railroad line and the Appomattox River to Southpark Boulevard (Exit 53).

12/16/22

Interstate 95 exits the independent city of Petersburg for the city of Colonial Heights north of the Appomattox River.

12/16/22

Southpark Boulevard stems north from the off-ramp at Exit 53 and Roslyn Road to Southpark Mall.

12/16/22

A parclo A2 interchange (Exit 53) joins I-95 with Southpark Boulevard. Roslyn Road leads west from the exchange into residential areas of Colonial Park while numerous big box stores populate areas along the east side of I-95.

12/17/20

The succeeding exits along I-95 north connects with SR 144 (Temple Avenue). Temple Avenue is a 4.9 mile long arterial between U.S. 1/301 (Jefferson Davis Highway) at Colonial Heights and SR 36 (Washington Street) at Fort Lee / Hopewell.

12/16/22

SR 144 (Temple Avenue) west to U.S. 1/301 southbound leads motorists to the campus of Virginia State University at Ettrick.

06/01/12

Interstate 95 runs along the west side of Southpark Mall by this reassurance shield.

12/17/20

A trumpet interchange (Exit 54) and access road connects I-95 with SR 144 (Temple Avenue). Costing $20 million, the I-95/Temple Avenue Interchange Improvements project lengthened ramps at Exit 54 and replaced the signalized intersection at Temple Avenue with a multi lane roundabout. Work ran from February 2015 to November 10, 2017.¹

12/16/22

Exit 54 leaves I-95 northbound at the Conduit Road overpass. SR 144 (Temple Avenue) combines with U.S. 1/301 north 0.4 miles to the west and heads east four miles to SR 36 (Washington Street).

12/17/20

Travelers northbound on Interstate 95 cross into Chesterfield County from the independent city of Colonial Heights at Swift Creek.

12/17/20

Traversing wetlands north from Swift Creek, I-95 advances to a six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 58) with Woods Edge and Ruffin Mill Roads.

12/16/22

The northbound off-ramp at Exit 58 links I-95 directly with SR 746 (Ruffin Mill Road) by Ruffin Mill Industrial Park. SR 620 (Woods Edge Road) spans the freeway at the ensuing overpass.

12/16/22

Woods Edge Road winds northeast from U.S. 1/301 near Walthall to residential areas east of the freeway. Ruffin Mill Road (SR 746) runs east from Walthall to R. Garland Dodd Park and SR 10 (Hundred Road) at Walthall Mill.

12/16/22

Forthcoming SR 10 (Hundred Road) passes south of Dutch Gap Conversation Area and Henricus Historical Park along the James River.

12/17/20

SR 10 arcs southeast from Chesterfield and Pocahontas State Park to Chester and then southeast to Hopewell near the City Point Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield.

12/17/20

SR 10 (Hundred Road) turns west from I-295 at Woodvale to meet Interstate 95 in one mile. SR 10 is a principal arterial between Chester and Hopewell.

12/17/20

SR 618 (Old Bermuda Hundred Road) passes over I-95 a half mile south of the cloverleaf interchange (Exit 61) with SR 10 (Hundred Road).

12/17/20

Exit 61 A departs I-95 northbound for SR 10 (Hundred Road) east. SR 10 extends southeast from Hopewell through the James River Valley to Surry, Smithfield and Suffolk at Hampton Roads.

12/16/22

Exit 61 B loops onto SR 10 (Hundred Road) west to the commercialized intersection with U.S. 1/301. Construction from Fall 2018 to Summer 2019 expanded the arterial here from four to six lanes.² SR 10 continues northwest 18 miles to U.S. 360 (Hill Avenue) in the city of Richmond.

12/16/22