Interstate 95 in Georgia

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This article is about the section of Interstate 95 in Georgia. For the entire route, see Interstate 95.

Interstate 95 marker

Interstate 95

Map
I-95 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length112.00 mi[1] (180.25 km)
Existed1968[2][3]–present
HistoryCompleted in 1977
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
South end I-95 at Florida state line
Major intersections
North end I-95 at South Carolina state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesCamden, Glynn, McIntosh, Liberty, Bryan, Chatham, Effingham
Highway system
  • Georgia State Highway System
←
SR 406

Interstate 95 (I-95), the main

US state of Georgia. It crosses into the state from Florida at the St. Marys River near Kingsland and travels to the north past the cities of Brunswick and Savannah to the South Carolina state line at the Savannah River near Port Wentworth. The route also passes through the cities of Richmond Hill, Darien, and Woodbine. I-95 in Georgia has the unsigned designation
of State Route 405 (SR 405).

Route description

All of I-95 in Georgia has three lanes in each direction, except in the Brunswick metropolitan area and in the area of the I-16 Intersection, where it has four lanes in each direction. From the Florida state line to the west of Savannah, I-95 travels along the US Route 17 (US 17) corridor, passing near or through marshlands, and is close to the Atlantic coastline.

Annual traffic fatalities variable sign over I-95 north

The highway enters Georgia via twin bridges over the

SR 565 (Savannah River Parkway), the major thoroughfare between Augusta and Savannah. I-95 leaves Georgia via twin bridges over the Savannah River and heads north into South Carolina
.

The state welcome centers on both ends of I-95 are integrated with other interchanges. The northbound welcome center is built into the northbound offramp with exit 1, while the onramp from here runs under a bridge beneath the same offramp before leading back onto northbound I-95. The southbound welcome center can be found just after the offramp for the first southbound truck weighing center, only for both facilities to share an onramp back to southbound I-95. Other rest areas, weigh stations, and visitor centers operate independently with no access to any other facilities or destinations.

Northbound I-95 at the interchange with I-16; note the crossing gates at the on- and offramps

I-95 intersects I-16 near Savannah (exit 99). Ramps to and from the eastbound lanes of I-16 feature barrier gates to prevent traffic from entering I-16 in the wrong direction during contraflow lane reversal for hurricane evacuations.

The entire length of I-95 in Georgia is part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense.[4][5][6]

History

1960s

In 1965, I-95 was proposed from the Florida state line to

SR 131 in South Newport.[8][9] In 1967, it was under construction just north of South Newport. It was under construction from Richmond Hill to I-16 near Savannah.[9][2] In 1968, it was under construction from the Florida state line to SR 40 in Kingsland. It was also under construction from its southern interchange with SR 99 to SR 251 near Darien. It was open as I-95 from SR 251 to its northern interchange with SR 99 in Eulonia. It was under construction from Eulonia to US 17/SR 25 north of South Newport.[2][3]

1970s

In 1970, the highway was under construction from the Florida state line to just southeast of Woodbine. It was also under construction from US 25/US 341/

SR 50 southeast of Brunswick. It was open from US 25/US 341/SR 27 near Brunswick to I-16.[16][17] In 1977, it was open for its entire length.[17][18]

After completion

In 1998, the Georgia State Senate passed a resolution to designate the portion of I-95 between the Ogeechee River (Bryan–Chatham county line) north to the Savannah River in the Savannah metropolitan area as the Tom Coleman Highway, in honor of Tom Coleman, a Democrat who served as state senator from 1981 to 1995.[19]

Until 2000, the state of Georgia used the

mileage-based exit system, in which the exit number corresponded to the nearest milepost.[20][21]

Construction to widen I-95 from two to three lanes started with the Chatham County segment in 1989, with the other county segments done in phases, with the project completed throughout Georgia on December 10, 2010.[citation needed]

Exit list

CountyLocationmikmOld exit[21]New exitDestinationsNotes
St. Mary's River0.000.00
 I-95 south (SR 9) – Jacksonville		Continuation into Florida
CamdenKingsland1.071.7211St. Marys Road – St. MarysNorthbound traffic can access the Georgia Welcome Center using exit 1.
3.275.2623 SR 40 (East King Avenue) – Kingsland, St. Marys
5.739.222A6Laurel Island Parkway – Kingsland , St. Marys
7.2311.6437Harriets Bluff Road
SR 25 Spur west – Woodbine
GA 25 Spur overlap ends south
​22.4436.11—22Horse Stamp Church RoadFully opened April 3, 2012
Waverly26.4642.58526Dover Bluff Road
Jekyll Island, Waverly
Eastern terminus of US 82
35.8657.71736
US 341 / SR 27 – Jesup, Brunswick
Signed as exits 36A (south) and 36B (north); previously signed as exits 7A and 7B accordingly
SR 25 Spur (Golden Isles Parkway) to US 17 – Brunswick
​42.4068.24942
I-95 BL north / SR 99 – Darien
Southern terminus of I-95 Bus.
I-95 BL south / SR 251 – Darien
Northern terminus of I-95 Bus.
Townsend58.3293.861158
 SR 57 / SR 99 south – Eulonia, Ludowici		Northern terminus of SR 99
LibertyRiceboro67.29108.291267 US 17 / SR 25 – South Newport, Riceboro
SR 38 west – Midway, Sunbury
Eastern terminus of US 84/SR 38
BryanRichmond Hill-82Belfast-Keller RoadOpened January 22, 2021[22]
87.01140.031487 US 17 / SR 25 (Coastal Highway) – Richmond Hill, Midway
89.38143.841590
Fort Stewart, Richmond Hill
Signed also as Ford Avenue northbound; previously signed as Old Clyde Road until circa 2016
ChathamSavannah93.45150.391694 SR 204 – Savannah, Pembroke
SR 404) – Savannah, Macon
Signed as exits 99A (east) and 99B (west) northbound; exit 99 southbound; previously signed as exits 17A and 17B accordingly
101.51163.3618102 US 80 / SR 26 – Pooler, Garden City
103.50166.5718A104 Pooler Parkway / Airways Avenue – Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport
Savannah105.92170.46—106 SR 17 (Jimmy DeLoach Parkway) – Bloomingdale, Port Wentworth
SR 565) – Port Wentworth
Effingham
 No major junctions
Savannah River112.03180.29
 I-95 north – Florence		Continuation into South Carolina
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Unopened

Business loops

Darien

Interstate 95 Business marker

Interstate 95 Business

LocationDarien
Length8.7 mi[23] (14.0 km)

Interstate 95 Business (I-95 Bus.) for Darien begins at exit 42 on I-95 and travels concurrent with SR 99. I-95 Bus. and SR 99 then join US 17/SR 25 (Ocean Highway; Altamaha Historic Scenic Byway), and the four highways enter Darien. There, SR 99 splits off, while I-95 Bus. continues following US 17/SR 25 to an intersection with the southern terminus of SR 251 just north of Darien. Here, I-95 Bus. turns onto SR 251 and follows it until it reunites with I-95 at its northern terminus at exit 49. I-95 Bus. is only signed on I-95 at each exit (northbound at the southern terminus and southbound at the northern terminus) and is not signed on any of its constituent highways.


CountyLocationmi[23]kmDestinationsNotes
Glynn​0.0–
0.3		0.0–
0.48
 I-95 / SR 99 south – Brunswick, Savannah, Sterling		Southern end of SR 99 concurrency; southern terminus; I-95 exit 42
​1.42.3

 US 17 south / SR 25 south (Altamaha Historic Scenic Byway) – Hofwyl–Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site		Southern end of US 17/SR 25 concurrency
Altamaha River2.9
3.4		4.7
5.5		Harold James Friedman Memorial Bridge
McIntoshDarien6.310.1
 SR 99 north (Adams Street) / Third Street West west – Ridgeville, Fort King George, Sapelo Island		Northern end of SR 99 concurrency; eastern terminus of Third Street West
​7.411.9

 US 17 north (SR 25 north) / SR 251 begins – Savannah		Northern end of US 17/SR 25 concurrency; southern end of SR 251 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 251; I-95 Bus. turns left onto SR 251.
​8.5–
8.7		13.7–
14.0
 I-95 / SR 251 north – Brunswick, Savannah, Townsend		Northern end of SR 251 concurrency; northern terminus; I-95 exit 49
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Brunswick

Interstate 95 Business marker

Interstate 95 Business

LocationBrunswick
Length15.7 mi[24] (25.3 km)

Former Interstate 95 Business (I-95 Bus.) for

SR 25 Spur.[citation needed
]

See also

References

  1. ^ Starks, Edward (January 27, 2022). "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1968). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  3. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1969). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. ^ National Highway System: Georgia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 8, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  5. ^ National Highway System: Brunswick, GA (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 9, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  6. ^ National Highway System: Savannah, GA (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 9, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  7. OCLC 5673161
    . Retrieved December 27, 2016. (Corrected to June 1, 1963.)
  8. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1966). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  9. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1967). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  10. ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1970). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  11. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1971). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  12. ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1972). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  13. ^ a b Georgia Department of Transportation (January 1973). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  14. ^ a b Georgia Department of Transportation (January 1974). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1974–1975 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  15. ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (January 1975). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1975–1976 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  16. ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (January 1976). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1976–1977 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  17. ^ a b Georgia Department of Transportation (January 1977). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1977–1978 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  18. ^ Georgia Department of Transportation (January 1977). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1977–1978 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  19. ^ "State Resolution 648: Designate portion of I-95 in honor of Tom Coleman and Mack Mattingly". First Reader Summary. Georgia General Assembly. March 9, 1998. Archived from the original on January 3, 2006. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  20. ^ "Georgia's Interstate Exit Numbers". Georgia Department of Transportation. June 12, 2003. Archived from the original on February 15, 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2007.
  21. ^ a b Staff (June 12, 2003). "Interstate 95". Georgia's Interstate Exit Numbers. Georgia Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 26, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  22. ^ "GDOT Completes New Interstate 95 Interchange". Richmond Hill, Georgia. January 22, 2021. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  23. ^ a b Google (August 27, 2019). "Overview map of I-95 Bus. (Darien)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  24. ^ Google (September 5, 2016). "Overview map of I-95 Bus. (Brunswick)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 5, 2016.

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