page_title: Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania
section_title: Philadelphia County
hierarchical_section_title: Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania / Route description / Philadelphia County
caption_attribution_description: English: View south along the Delaware Expressway (Interstate 95) about 22.4 miles north of the Delaware state line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
context_page_description: Interstate 95 is an Interstate highway running from Miami, Florida, north to Houlton, Maine. In the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, it runs 44.25 miles from the Delaware state line near Marcus Hook to the Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge at the New Jersey state line. From the Delaware state line to exit 40, the route is known by many as the Delaware Expressway, but is officially named the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway. North of exit 40, I-95 runs along the easternmost portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. I-95 parallels its namesake Delaware River for its entire route through the city of Philadelphia and its suburbs. It is a major route through the city and the metropolitan Delaware Valley, providing access to locally important landmarks such as Philadelphia International Airport, the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, Subaru Park, Penn's Landing, and Philadelphia Mills.
  Plans for a limited-access route along the Delaware River in the Philadelphia area originated in the 1930s when both a parkway and elevated highway were proposed; neither of these were built.
context_section_description: I-95 crosses into the city of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, at which point it passes to the northwest of the Philadelphia International Airport. The freeway passes under a ramp to the airport's departures terminal and SEPTA's Airport Line as it comes to the northbound exit for the Philadelphia International Airport and a southbound entrance from PA 291 (Bartram Avenue). The road crosses under a ramp to the airport's arrivals terminal and turns to the northeast, reaching a southbound entrance from the airport. The freeway passes under the northbound ramp to the airport and reaches a northbound exit to PA 291 and a southbound entrance from PA 291 as it crosses under the ramp from the airport to southbound I-95. At this point, I-95 gains collector/distributor roads on each side, carrying a 3-3-3-3 lane configuration. The road comes to a southbound exit to the Philadelphia International Airport and PA 291 (Bartram Avenue) and a northbound entrance from the airport. The freeway passes over PA 291 (Island Avenue), where a ramp connects from northbound I-95 to PA 291 and from PA 291 to southbound I-95. I-95 turns east and the collector/distributor roads ends, with the roadway becoming eight lanes wide. The road comes to a bridge over PA 291 (Penrose Avenue), where there is a ramp from southbound PA 291 to southbound I-95 and a southbound exit and northbound entrance serving Bartram Avenue and Essington Avenue. From here, the freeway turns southeast and heads through industrial areas, coming to a southbound exit and northbound entrance with Enterprise Avenue and Island Avenue, where it also passes over Conrail Shared Assets Operations' 60th Street Industrial Track line. The road narrows to six lanes and curves to the northeast, coming to the double-decker Girard Point Bridge over the Schuylkill River.
  Past the Schuylkill River, I-95 continues east into South Philadelphia as an elevated freeway, heading through industrial areas to the north of the former Philadelphia Navy Yard. The road passes over CSX's Harrisburg Subdivision and heads between Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park to the north and the railroad tracks and the Philadelphia Navy Yard to the south, coming to an interchange with Broad Street at the southern terminus of PA 611. Past this interchange, the freeway runs between the South Philadelphia Sports Complex to the north and CSX's Greenwich Yard to the south. I-95 continues east past warehouses to the north and the railroad yard to the south before making a turn to the north. The road comes to an interchange connecting to eastbound I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway), which leads to the Walt Whitman Bridge over the Delaware River, and Packer Avenue. The freeway passes under the Walt Whitman Bridge carrying I-76 at this interchange. Past this interchange, I-95 widens to eight lanes and becomes an elevated freeway, passing between urban residential areas to the west and commercial areas to the east. Farther north, the freeway comes to an interchange connecting to Columbus Boulevard and Washington Avenue, where it briefly narrows to seven lanes, with three northbound lanes and four southbound lanes, and returns to ground level. Following this, I-95 becomes eight lanes again and passes through the eastern part of Center City Philadelphia. The freeway heads to the west of Penn's Landing along the Delaware River, where it lowers to a depressed level and passes through two short tunnels. Along this stretch, the road crosses under several city streets including Walnut Street, Chestnut Street, and Market Street. I-95 passes under the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, which carries I-676/US 30 and the PATCO Speedline over the Delaware River, before it comes to an interchange connecting to I-676/US 30 (Vine Street Expressway) along with Callowhill Street.
  North of Center City Philadelphia, SEPTA's Market–Frankford Line rises from the Market Street subway into I-95's median as the highway returns to an elevated alignment, entering one station (Spring Garden) before diverging once more. From here, I-95 curves to the northeast and passes near
caption: I-95 southbound approaching the I-676/US 30 interchange in Center City Philadelphia
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