Interstate 395 (Virginia–District of Columbia)
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North end | US 50 (New York Ave) in Washington, DC | |
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Country | United States | |
States | Virginia, District of Columbia | |
Counties | VA: Fairfax, City of Alexandria, Arlington DC: City of Washington | |
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Interstate 395 (I-395) in
I-395 is known by three different names over its various segments. The Virginia portion is part of the larger
Route description
mi[1] | km
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VA | 9.91 | 15.95 |
DC | 3.88 | 6.24 |
Total | 13.79 | 22.19 |
Virginia
The intersection where I-395, I-95, and the I-495 (Capital Beltway) meet is called the Springfield Interchange. Unofficially, this interchange is referred to as the "Mixing Bowl". This moniker causes confusion, because the intersection of I-395, Washington Boulevard, and State Route 244 (SR 244; Columbia Pike) several miles north was historically known by that name and continues to be recognized by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) as such.
I-395 contains a third roadway: reversible, barrier-separated Virginia high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes with their own entrances and exits, also known locally as the "express lanes", between South Eads Street near the Pentagon in Arlington County and SR 610 (Garrisonville Road) in Stafford County.[2] During morning and evening rush hour, traffic on this roadway flows in the direction of rush-hour traffic.
This third roadway was built as a single-lane
I-395 and US 1 cross the Potomac River from Virginia to Washington DC on three parallel four-lane bridges, together known as the 14th Street bridges. Potomac River crossings for the Washington Metro's Yellow Line and for a major CSX Transportation railroad line are immediately downstream here. This site has long been a major Potomac River crossing, with the first bridge constructed here in 1809. Of the present highway spans, the eastern one was built in 1950, the western one in 1962, and the central one in 1972.
District of Columbia
After crossing the 14th Street bridges, the freeway has a left-side exit allowing access to
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Southern terminus of I-395 at the Springfield Interchange
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I-395 in Alexandria
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I-395 northbound at Glebe Road in Arlington
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Cars on I-395, leaving Washington DC (in distance) and passing by the Pentagon in Arlington
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US 1 exit on I-395 northbound, just after crossing the 14th Street bridges into the District of Columbia
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I-395 northbound along the Southwest Freeway at exit 3
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Entrance to the 3rd Street Tunnel under the National Mall
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I-395 northbound along the Center Leg Freeway at exit 10
History
Shirley Highway
The portion of I-395 between
During an evening rush-hour snowstorm in 1982,
Interstate Highway through Washington DC
Original plans called for I-95 to travel through
Center Leg Freeway development/Capitol Crossing
The DC government finalized a deal in 2010 with Louis Dreyfus Company to construct a 2.1-million-square-foot (200,000 m2) mixed-use development in the airspace over the Center Leg Freeway portion of I-395. The $425-million (equivalent to $580 million in 2023[5]) office, residential, and retail project at the east end of the Judiciary Square neighborhood will also restore the area's original L'Enfant Plan street grid by reconnecting F and G streets over the freeway. The project was awaiting final regulatory approval and expected to be complete by 2016.[6]
In 2015, work began on I-395 in conjunction with Capitol Crossing, a major real-estate project in DC, part of which lies on top of the highway. The work involves adding a $200-million (equivalent to $251 million in 2023[5]) concrete platform that connects neighborhoods that have been severed by the freeway, creating a better community atmosphere in the eastern edge of downtown. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) expected the work would take up to four years.[7]
Express lanes conversion
In 2015, the commonwealth of Virginia announced that the HOV lanes between the Turkeycock Run bridge and Eads Street (at the Pentagon) would be converted to toll lanes as part of the I-395 Express Lanes Extension project. The existing HOV lanes, which ran in both directions in some areas, became reversible HOT lanes for the entire scope of this project, spanning eight miles (13 km).[8]
Part of the project involved the reconfiguring of the Pentagon interchange to provide greater access to Army Navy Drive, as well as the closing of the onramp—from the southbound HOV lanes to the mainline Interstate southbound—located just west of the Pentagon interchange. All existing HOV interchanges within the project's scope became tolled.[9]
Vehicles carrying three or more passengers are still able to use the former HOV lanes for free if they have E-ZPass Flex transponders in HOV mode.[10][11] The express lanes opened on November 17, 2019.[12] The lanes are operated by Transurban. The reversible portion runs toward the District of Columbia in the morning and toward Virginia in the afternoon.[11]
Exits 9 and 10A - Boundary Channel Drive Construction
In December 2023, VDOT permanently closed Exit 9 for Clark St as part of construction on Boundary Channel Drive.
Future
I-195 redesignation
I-395's
14th Street bridges rehabilitation
Plans to rehabilitate the
Exit list
Exits in Washington DC were unnumbered until 2008.[
State/district | County | Location | mi[22][21] | km | Old exit | New exit[23] | Destinations | Notes |
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I-95 south – Richmond | Southern terminus; part of Springfield Interchange | |||||||
— | I-95 Express south – Richmond | South end of I-395 Express lanes; part of Springfield Interchange | ||||||
1B | SR 644 – Franconia, Springfield | Part of Springfield Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||||
— | Tysons Corner | Part of Springfield Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance for Express lanes only | ||||||
1C | Baltimore | Part of Springfield Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||||
1D | Tysons Corner | Part of Springfield Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||||
0.40 | 0.64 | 2 | SR 648 (Edsall Road) | Signed as exits 2A (east) and 2B (west); access to Industrial Park northbound | ||||
1.10 | 1.77 | — | I-395 Express | |||||
City of Alexandria | 2.00 | 3.22 | 3 | SR 236 (Duke Street / Little River Turnpike) – Landmark, Lincolnia | Signed as exits 3A (east) and 3B (west) northbound; access to Quantrell Avenue southbound | |||
3.70 | 5.95 | 4 | Seminary Road (SR 420) | Includes full access to and from Express lanes | ||||
4.60 | 7.40 | 5 | SR 7 (King Street) – Alexandria, Falls Church | |||||
Shirlington | Southbound access is part of exit 7; includes exit ramp to Quaker Lane | |||||||
— | Shirlington | Southbound exit and northbound entrance via Express lanes only | ||||||
5.90 | 9.50 | 7 | Shirlington | Signed as exits 7A (south) and 7B (north/Marymount) northbound; southbound exit includes exit ramp to Quaker Lane | ||||
Arlington Ridge | 6.90 | 11.10 | 8A | SR 27 west (Washington Boulevard) to SR 244 (Columbia Pike) / South Arlington Ridge Road – Pentagon South Parking | SR 244 (Columbia Pike) signed northbound only; Pentagon South Parking/South Arlington Ridge Road signed southbound only | |||
Pentagon City | — | SR 27 east – Arlington Memorial Bridge | Northbound exit and southbound entrance via Express lanes only | |||||
7.50 | 12.07 | 8B | Arlington Cemetery, Rosslyn | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||||
— | Eads Street - Pentagon, Pentagon City | Express Lanes only | ||||||
8.00 | 12.87 | 9 | 8B | I-66 west – Rosslyn | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
Reagan National Airport, Alexandria | Southern terminus of concurrency with US 1; left exit southbound; northbound signed as "To US 1" | |||||||
8.50 | 13.68 | — | I-395 Express north | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||||
8.70 | 14.00 | 10 | 9 | Clark Street | Exit closed in 2023 | |||
Long Bridge Park | 8.90– 9.00 | 14.32– 14.48 | 10A | Boundary Channel Drive – Pentagon North Parking | ||||
Reagan National Airport, Mount Vernon | Signed as exits 10B (south) and 10C (north) | |||||||
0.00 | 0.00 | 14th Street Bridges over Potomac River | ||||||
14th Street) – National Mall | Northern terminus of US 1 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance; includes access to/from HOV lanes | |||||||
0.60 | 0.97 | 2 | Ohio Drive | |||||
0.80 | 1.29 | — | To I-395 Express south | Northern terminus of I-395 Express Lanes | ||||
Francis Case Memorial Bridge | ||||||||
0.90 | 1.45 | 3 | 12th Street Expressway north – Capital One Arena | No entrance ramps; southbound exit is part of exit 4 | ||||
9th Street Expressway | No exit ramps | |||||||
1.30 | 2.09 | 4 | Southwest Waterfront, Nationals Park | No entrance ramps | ||||
1.50 | 2.41 | 5 | 6th Street SW / L'Enfant Promenade | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
I-295 / DC 295 | Northbound left exit and southbound left entrance; future I-395 north | |||||||
I-395 north from this point on is future I-195 (Center Leg Freeway) | ||||||||
1.60 | 2.57 | 2B | 6 | C Street SW – The House | Northbound exit only | |||
1.90 | 3.06 | 2A | 7 | I-295 / DC 295 | Southbound left exit and northbound entrance; western terminus of I-695; future I-395 north | |||
Southern end of Third Street Tunnel | ||||||||
2.20 | 3.54 | 2B | 8 | U.S. Capitol | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; via 2nd Street SW | |||
2.40 | 3.86 | 9 | U.S. Senate | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; via 1st Street SW | ||||
2.70 | 4.35 | 10 | Amtrak | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||||
Northern end of Third Street Tunnel | ||||||||
3.40 | 5.47 | — | At-grade intersection | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Related highways
9th Street Expressway and 12th Street Expressway | |
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Location | Washington, D.C. |
Length | 0.9 mi[24][25] (1,400 m) |
The 9th Street Expressway and the 12th Street Expressway are a
The 9th Street Expressway begins at the intersection of Constitution Avenue and 9th Street Northwest. The highway heads southbound along the east side of the National Museum of Natural History and descends into the 9th Street Tunnel under the National Mall. The 9th Street Expressway emerges from the tunnel just north of L'Enfant Plaza and receives a ramp from Independence Avenue. At the south end of L'Enfant Plaza, ramps for northbound I-395 and southbound I-395 split from the roadway; the southbound I-395 also provides access to Maine Avenue in the direction of the Tidal Basin. The highway continues south beyond I-395 to an intersection with Maine Avenue at The Wharf (Washington, D.C.).[24]
The 12th Street Expressway begins as a flyover ramp from northbound I-395 as the Interstate crosses the Francis Case Memorial Bridge. Southbound I-395 also has a ramp to the expressway as part of its ramp to Maine Avenue. The two ramps both have exits for the L'Enfant Promenade, specifically D Street Southwest. The expressway's ramps from both directions of I-395 merge and the highway descends into the 12th Street Tunnel, before which the highway receives a ramp from Independence Avenue. The 12th Street Expressway passes under the National Mall and then ascends to the west of the National Museum of Natural History to its terminus at the intersection of Constitution Avenue and 12th Street Northwest.[25]
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
- Virginia portal
References
- ^ a b Starks, Edward (January 27, 2022). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ Kozel, Scott M. (March 1, 2004). "Virginia Freeway HOV Lanes". Roads to the Future. Retrieved October 5, 2014.[self-published source]
- ^ Quintana, Kala (September 10, 2007). "Many More People Commuting Along I-395/Route 1 Corridor Inside The Beltway Are Using HOV And Transit Than Driving Alone" (Press release). Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
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- The Washington Examiner. Archived from the originalon July 17, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ^ Lazo, Luz (June 23, 2015). "Major work for Capitol Crossing project is set to begin on I-395". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ Virginia Department of Transportation (July 25, 2017). "I-395 Express Lanes Extension". Virginia Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ Virginia Department of Transportation (2016). "I-395 Express Lanes Northern Extension" (PDF). Virginia Department of Transportation. pp. 7, 16–17. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Max (November 4, 2019). "Transurban: I-395 tolling will start Nov. 17 in Northern Va. - WTOP News". WTOP News. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ "Express Lanes on I-395 Open". Alexandria Living Magazine. November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ "Problematic I-395 interchange ramps close for good as part of major VDOT project | ARLnow.com". ARLnow.com | Arlington, Va. local news. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "Boundary Channel Drive Interchange Project". www.arlingtonva.us. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "Boundary Channel Drive at I-395 Interchange Improvements in Arlington County | Virginia Department of Transportation". www.vdot.virginia.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ a b Dildine, Dave (September 19, 2023). "Freeway frenzy on I-395 persists amid yearslong delay in updating DC signs". WTOP News.
- ^ Dildine, Dave (January 11, 2021). "Move over, I-395: Southeast Freeway, 3rd Street Tunnel to be renumbered". Washington, DC: WTOP-FM.
- ^ Dildine, Dave (July 7, 2021). "EXCLUSIVE: Feds sign off on biggest DC interstate renumbering in decades". Washington, DC: WTOP-FM.
- ^ Dildine, Dave (June 25, 2015). "DDOT details area's structurally deficient bridges". WTOP. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ^ Drain, Aja (April 13, 2023). "DC's 14th Street Bridge To Get Overhaul Thanks To Federal Grant". DCist. Archived from the original on April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ a b Google (December 26, 2013). "Interstate 395 in Washington, D.C." (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ Google (December 26, 2013). "Interstate 395 in Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ Virginia Department of Transportation (October 14, 2012). "Virginia Interstate Exits: I-395". Virginia Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ a b Google (December 4, 2016). "9th Street Expressway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ a b Google (December 4, 2016). "12th Street Expressway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
External links
- Kurumi - I-395 Washington, D.C.; Virginia
- HOV in Northern Virginia, from the Va. Dept. of Transportation
- Springfield Interchange reconstruction, from the Va. Dept. of Transportation
- Shirley Highway (I-395) at Steve Anderson's DCRoads
- Southwest Freeway (I-395) at Steve Anderson's DCRoads
- Center Leg Freeway (I-395) at Steve Anderson's DCRoads