Interstate 295 North - Sandston to Short Pump

Turning northwest, Interstate 295 next meets SR 156 (Airport Drive) at a cloverleaf interchange (Exit 31).

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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.

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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.

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Interstate 295 spans the Chickahominy River at the Hanover County line north of Exit 31.

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The Richmond National Battlefield Park Cold Harbor and Gaines Mill Units lie east of I-295 between Exit 31 and 34.

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Northbound distance sign posted ten miles from Interstate 95 and 60 miles south of Fredericksburg.

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SR 615 (Creighton Road) crosses paths with Interstate 295 at a cloverleaf interchange (Exit 34).

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Heading north, SR 615 (Creighton Road) joins Interstate 295 with U.S. 360 at Newmans.

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Exit 34A departs Interstate 295 north for Creighton Road north.

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Exit 34B loops southward onto SR 615 (Creighton Road) ahead of Laburnum Avenue outside the city of Richmond.

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Confirming marker posted along Interstate 295 by Sledds Lake and an adjacent subdivision.

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The next distance sign focuses on the distance to Interstate 64 west and its destination of Charlottesville.

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U.S. 360 (Mechanicsville Turnpike) meets Interstate 295 at Exits 37A/B outside Mechanicsville.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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SR 627 meets Interstate 295 at a cloverleaf interchange (Exit 38) near Ellerson.

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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.

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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.

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SR 627 follows Pole Green Road east from Interstate 295 to Pole Green and U.S. 360 near Beatles Mill.

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Meadowbridge Road continues SR 627 west from Exit 38B to Azalea Avenue in northeast Richmond.

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Interstate 295 maintains at least eight lanes overall between I-64 near Seven Pines and I-95 north of Richmond.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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Exit 41A departs I-295 north for U.S. 301/SR 2 (Chamberlayne Road) north along a commercialized stretch through the community of Atlee.

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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.

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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.

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Left Exit 43A departs next to form the Interstate 95 northbound mainline to Ashland, Fredericksburg, and Washington.

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Interstate 295 continues beyond Left Exit 43A to a loop ramp (Exit 43B) for I-95 south.

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Traffic separates for I-95 north just beyond the Chickamoniny River and Henrico County line.

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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.

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The c/d roadway for I-95 south to Richmond and U.S. 1 (Brook Road) to Ashland separates from I-295 northbound next.

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South from Exit 43B, I-95 combines with I-64 east in 5.7 miles and reaches Downtown Richmond in ten miles.

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Exit 43C follows from the c/d roadway to U.S. 1 (Brook Road) north for Ashland and Virginia Center Commons Mall.

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1.25 miles west from U.S. 1, the succeeding exit is the cloverleaf interchange with Woodman Road.

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Exit 43D follows as a loop ramp onto U.S. 1 (Brook Road) south toward Richmond.

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Curving northwest, I-295 passes between Greenwood and Longdale in Glen Allen.

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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.

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Woodman Road south joins Interstate 295 with the Glen Allen area via Mountain Road and Laurel Park at SR 73 (Parham Road).

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Interstate 295 is the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway.

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The exchange (Exits 49A/B) with U.S. 33 lies 0.75 miles west of the Mill Road overpass.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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Interstate 295 passes just south of the Chickahominy River and Hanover County line between Meredith Branch and Rooty Branch.

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Nuckols Road stems west from SR 157 (Springfield Road) at Innsbrook to a cloverleaf interchange (Exit 51) with Interstate 295.

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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).

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I-295 arcs southwest 1.5 miles to Interstate 64 from Exit 51B for Nuckols Road south.

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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.

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I-295 concludes at a directional cloverleaf interchange (Exits 53A/B) with Interstate 64.

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With two lanes, Exit 53A connects I-295 with I-64 west to SR 288 south in Goochland County and Charlottesville.

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Interstate 64 travels west from the Richmond area to I-81 at Staunton and from I-81 at Lexington to Beckley, West Virginia.

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A two lane flyover was constructed from I-64 east to I-295 south at this exchange between 2006 and May 2009.

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East from Exit 53B, I-64 meets U.S. 250 nearby at Short Pump.

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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.

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