Interstate 95 South - Springfield to Lorton

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Interstate 95 South
Interstate 395 (Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway) south transitions directly into I-95 south from the Springfield Interchange. A c/d roadway connects I-395 and I-495 with SR 644 (Franconia Road) at the ensuing exchange. 01/04/19
Passing under Commerce Street (SR 789), the c/d roadway from I-395 splits with a two lane ramp (Exit 169B) for SR 644 (Old Keene Mill Road) to West Springfield, Westview Hills, Fairfax Park and Fairfax County Parkway (SR 286). 01/04/19
Interstate 95 lowers from a high flyover through the Springfield Interchange between roadways for I-395 south and the reversible Express Toll Lanes. 07/09/10
A left exit separates from the adjacent I-395 Express Lanes for SR 644 (Old Keene Mill Road) west to Springfield. 01/04/19
The two lane flyover carrying I-95 south from the Capital Beltway merges with the roadway from I-395 below Commerce Street (SR 789). Springfield Town Center lies south of Franconia Road nearby. 01/04/19
Exit 169A loops from the c/d roadway onto SR 644 (Franconia Road) east to Franconia, Silver Springs, Ridgeview and SR 611 (Telegraph Road) just south of Alexandria. 01/04/19
The Express Lanes egress point for the I-95 General Purpose Lanes ahead of SR 617 (Backlick Road) and SR 286 (Fairfax County Parkway) departs beyond the Franconia Road overpass. 01/04/19
I-95 advances a mile south from the five level interchange with SR 644 (Franconia Road) to the succeeding ingress point for the I-95 Express Lanes. 01/04/19
The Express Lanes exit for SR 289 (Franconia Springfield Parkway) departs next. SR 289 constitutes a controlled access expressway east to Beulah Street (SR 613) at Manchester Boulevard and west to SR 286 (Fairfax County Parkway) at SR 638 (Rolling Road). 01/04/19
SR 617 (Backlick Road) parallels I-95 south from a folded diamond interchange with Franconia-Springfield Parkway to Fairfax County Parkway (SR 286). 01/04/19
Exit 167 constitutes a connector ramp onto the adjacent Backlick Road (SR 617) ahead of Fullerton Road. Fullerton Road winds west from Backlick Road to SR 286 (Fairfax County Parkway) and Rolling Road (SR 638). Fairfax County Parkway was constructed over Backlick Road southeast from I-95. 01/04/19
A slip ramp provides an access point to the Express Lanes opposite Exit 167 onto Backlick Road southbound. 01/04/19
Interstate 95 converges with SR 286 (Fairfax County Parkway) at a cloverleaf interchange. The parkway opened to traffic on September 20, 2010 between Fullerton Road and SR 289 at Rolling Road. 01/04/19
The Fort Belvoir North Area lies west of I-95 and north of SR 286 (Fairfax County Parkway). Trucks headed to the area are directed to Heller Road from Exit 166B. 01/04/19
SR 286 (Fairfax County Parkway) is an expressway north to SR 289 (Franconia-Springfield Parkway) and west to Hoose Road at Newington Forest. 01/04/19
Exit 166B leaves I-95 south for SR 286 north and Heller Road. Overall, SR 286 travels 29.21 miles northwest to SR 7 (Leesburg Pike) at Algonkian Parkway near Dranesville and southeast to U.S. 1 at Fort Belvoir. 01/04/19, 10/12/14
Exit 166A loops onto SR 286 (Fairfax County Parkway) southeast to adjacent Newington, Fort Belvoir and U.S. 1 (Richmond Highway) to SR 235 east for Mt. Vernon. 01/04/19
A flyover connects Alban Road (SR 790) and Boudinot Drive with the Express Lanes. 01/04/19
Distance sign posted along the Interstate 95 mainline after the Fairfax County Parkway southbound entrance ramp. Richmond lies 91 miles ahead. 01/04/19
Pohlick Road (SR 638) passes over Interstate 95 one mile north of the folded diamond interchange (Exit 163) with Lorton Road. 01/04/19
Lorton Road (SR 642) meanders westward from U.S. 1 (Richmond Highway) near Pohlick to Lorton and SR 123 (Ox Road). 01/04/19
Exit 163 leaves I-95 south for SR 642 (Lorton Road). Lorton is an unincorporated community west to SR 123 and east along U.S. 1 (Richmond Highway). 01/04/19
Distance sign posted 36 miles north from Fredericksburg and 88 miles from Richmond. 01/04/19
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) recorded 236,000 vehicles per day on I-95 at Lorton in 2019. 01/04/19
U.S. 1 (Richmond Highway) converges with Interstate 95 at a three-wye interchange at Colchester. Ramps depart from both the General Purpose Lanes and Express Lanes at Exit 161 for U.S. 1 south to Woodbridge. 01/04/19
U.S. 1 runs just east of I-95 ahead of SR 611 (Furnace Road). The US route parallels the freeway southward across the Occoquan River into Woodbridge. 01/04/19
Succeeding left exits depart from Interstate 95 south for U.S. 1 (Richmond Highway) and the Express Lanes. 01/04/19
Left Exit 161 combines with an off-ramp from the Express Lanes prior to joining Richmond Highway south. U.S. 1 enters the area from the Mason Neck vicinity and Fort Belvoir. 01/04/19
U.S. 1 follows Interstate 95 closely from Woodbridge south to Dumfries and Stafford. The U.S. route will not meet the freeway directly again until south of Fredericksburg however. 01/04/19
SR 123 (Gordon Boulevard) crosses the Occoquan River upstream at the town of Occoquan. The state route meets I-95 at Exit 160. 01/04/19
A confirming marker stands beyond the ingress ramp for the Express Lanes within the exchange for U.S. 1 (Richmond Highway). 01/04/19
I-95 passes over Furnace Road a half mile ahead of the three quarter cloverleaf interchange (Exit 161) with SR 123 (Gordon Boulevard). 01/04/19
SR 123 leads north from U.S. 1 in Woodbridge to SR 641 (Old Bridge Road) just north of Exit 160. SR 641 stems west to Lake Ridge and Prince William Parkway (SR 294). 01/04/19
Interstate 95 spans the Occoquan River across the Purple Heart Bridge into Prince William County. 01/04/19


 


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07/09/10, 10/12/14, 01/04/19 by AARoads

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