Interstate 295 South - Sandston to Petersburg

Advancing south from I-64/U.S. 60, I-295 next meets SR 895 (Pocahontas Parkway) at Exit 25. Pocahontas Parkway is an 8.8 mile long toll road west to I-95/SR 150 (Chippenham Parkway).

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Confirming marker posted by the La France Road overpass south of White Oak Swamp.

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SR 895 forms a southeastern bypass of Richmond between I-295 and I-95 at Bensley. Pocahontas Parkway also serves Richmond International Airport (RIC) via Airport Drive north. The exchange with Airport Drive opened on January 14, 2011.

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Interstate 295 spans White Oak Swamp Creek a half mile ahead of the trumpet interchange (Exit 25) with Pocahontas Parkway.

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Exit 25 leaves I-295 south for SR 895 (Pocahontas Parkway) west back toward Richmond. The main line toll plaza lies east of the high level Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge spanning the James River.

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Interstate 295 continues 16 miles south from Pocahontas Parkway to Hopewell and 25 miles to I-95 outside Petersburg.

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A cloverleaf interchange (Exit 22) joins Interstate 295 with SR 5 (New Market Road) in one mile.

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Straddling the James River valley, SR 5 (New Market Road) navigates along a rural course southeast from Varina to Williamsburg.

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State Route 5 east to the Malvern Hill Unit of Richmond National Battlefield Park is part of the Jamestown 2007 Discovery Trail, a Virginia Scenic Byway.

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Exit 22B departs Interstate 295 south for SR 5 (New Market Road) north to Varina, Richmond National Battlefield Park and Richmond. A 53.78 mile long route, SR 5 runs between U.S. 60 (York Street) in Williamsburg to U.S. 60 (Main Street) in Richmond.

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Heading east from Exit 22A, SR 5 continues along New Market Road to combine with SR 156 near Jones Neck. Charles City, seat of the same county, is 21 miles from I-295.

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Interstate 295 enters a 6.8 mile exit less stretch that culminates with the Varina-Enon Bridge over the James River. Commercial vehicles are prohibited from the left lane of the span.

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Located off of I-95 midway between Petersburg and Fayetteville, North Carolina in 116 miles, the distance to Rocky Mount appears for the first time along I-295 south.

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The diamond interchange (Exit 16) with SR 618 (Meadowville Technology Parkway) just south of the Varina-Enon Bridge opened to traffic on December 15, 2011.

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Spanning the James River with a 630 foot main span, the Varina-Enon Bridge opened to traffic in July 1990.

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The cable-stayed bridge along I-295 is similar in design to William V. Roth, Jr. Bridge taking Delaware Route 1 over the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal and the Sunshine Skyway Bridge spanning Tampa Bay along I-275 in Florida.

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The towers supporting the Varina-Enon Bridge deck top out at 145 feet.¹

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A tornado crossed over the Varina-Enon Bridge on August 6, 1993.² Overall the span is 4,680 feet in length.³

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Interstate 295 crosses into Chesterfield County midway across the James River.

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SR 618 (Rivers Bend Boulevard) arcs northeast from SR 10 (Hundred Road) to I-295 at Meadowville Technology Park. Costing $11.7 million, the exchange at Exit 16 was built in 13 months and includes provisions to be upgraded to a cloverleaf interchange.⁴

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An auxiliary lane opens south from the SR 618 entrance ramp to the cloverleaf interchange with SR 10. Exit 15B joins SR 10 (E Hundred Road) west 3.9 miles to I-95 at Chester.

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SR 10 (East Hundred Road) leads west to Dutch Gap and I-95 at Exit 61. Henricus Historical Park lies north of SR 10 west via Old Stage Road north.

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Exit 15A is the first of two linking I-295 south with the city of Hopewell. SR 10 crosses the Appomattox River into Hopewell 3.5 miles to the southeast. The state route concludes in 67 miles at Suffolk.

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Interstate 295 progresses southward through an S-curve between several subdivisions, apartments and two schools west of Rivermont.

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14 miles of Interstate 295 south remain. Emporia is an hour drive from the exchange with SR 10.

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Interstate 295 spans the Frederick T. Gray Bridge over the Appomattox River. The stretch nips the western boundary of the independent city of Hopewell.

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Interstate 295 straddles the boundary between Prince George County and independent city of Hopwell south from the Appomattox River to Exit 9 with SR 36 (Oaklawn Boulevard).

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Forthcoming SR 36 (Oaklawn Boulevard) travels between Petersburg and Downtown Hopewell.

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SR 36 serves the nearby Fort Lee Military Reservation and Petersburg National Battlefield.

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The city of Colonial Heights lies beyond the Appomattox River along SR 144 at I-95 and U.S. 301. SR 144 branches west from SR 36 in 0.75 miles.

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SR 36 constitutes a 16.70 mile long route between Matoaca in Chesterfield County and SR 10 in the city of Hopewell.

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Northeast from Exit 9A, SR 36 splits into a one way couplet along Oaklawn Boulevard (east) and Woodlawn Street (west) through a business district in south Hopewell.

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The six lane portion of Interstate 295 concludes just south of SR 36.

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Interstate 295 circumvents Fort Lee to the east on the eight mile drive to I-95 outside Petersburg.

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Interstate 295 arcs southwest from the SR 106 (Courthouse Road) underpass at Prince George to Exit 3 with U.S. 460 (County Drive).

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U.S. 460 (County Drive) angles southeast from Petersburg to meet I-295 by New Bohemia. U.S. 460 combines with I-95 north to Interstate 85.

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Exit 3B separates from I-295 south at the Bull Hill Road overpass for U.S. 460 west to Wagner Road and Petersburg National Battlefield. 2.75 miles of I-295 south remain.

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U.S. 460 represents the main highway connecting Petersburg with Hampton Roads. U.S. 460 combines with U.S. 13/58 on the Suffolk Bypass in 49 miles.

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The final southbound shield for Interstate 295 stands west of New Bohemia and Hanzlik Pond.

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Interstate 295 combines with I-95 south via a left side entrance ramp 1.6 miles ahead.

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SR 629 (Rives Road) spans Interstate 295, one mile ahead of Exit 1 for I-95 north to I-85 south in Petersburg.

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Interstate 295 ends at I-95, 34 miles north of the independent city of Emporia.

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The Virginia Department of Transportation recorded 19,000 vehicles per day on the southernmost segment of I-295 in 2019. I-95 connects with I-85 south to Durham, North Carolina four miles north of Exit 1.

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Exit 1 parts ways from I-295 south at the three wye interchange with Interstate 95.

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