Interstate 695 (New York)
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Map of the Bronx in New York City with I-695 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by NYSDOT | ||||
| Length: | 1.77 mi[1] (2.85 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1986[2] – present | |||
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| South end: |
 I-295 in Throggs Neck | |||
| North end: |
 I-95 in Throggs Neck | |||
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Interstate 695 (I-695) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in the New York City borough of the Bronx. It serves as a connector between I-95 (Bruckner Expressway) and I-295 (Cross Bronx Expressway) near the Throgs Neck Bridge toward Queens and Long Island. I-695 is named the Throgs Neck Expressway.
Route description
I-695 begins at exit 10 on the Cross Bronx Expressway Extension (I-295) in the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx. The highway heads to the northwest, passing through the western fringe of Weir Creek Park before descending into a cut and proceeding into Throgs Neck. Here, it connects to Randall Avenue (southbound) and Lafayette Avenue (northbound) as it makes its way northward. I-695 continues to the northern edge of the neighborhood, where it merges into the Bruckner Expressway (I-95) at its exit 7A.[3]
History
The Throgs Neck Expressway was completed in 1961 at a cost of $16 million,[4] connecting the Throgs Neck Bridge to the Bruckner Expressway.[5] For years, the highway was considered (and signed as) a spur of I-78,[4] which initially followed all of modern I-295 from the Bruckner Interchange to Hillside Avenue (now New York State Route 25).[6] When this section of I-78 was renumbered to I-295 on January 1, 1970,[7] the Throgs Neck Expressway became a spur of that route.[4] In 1986, the New York State Department of Transportation re-signed the Throgs Neck Expressway as I-695 to avoid driver confusion with the Cross Bronx Expressway Extension, also signed as I-295. The Federal Highway Administration formally recognized I-695 on April 7, 2008,[2] and the number was approved by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials on May 6, 2008.[8]
Exit list
The entire route is in the Throgs Neck neighborhood of New York City borough of The Bronx. All exits are unnumbered.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | I-295 south (Throgs Neck Bridge) – Long Island | Exit 10 on I-295 | ||
| Randall Avenue | Southbound exit only | ||||
| Lafayette Avenue | Northbound exit and entrance | ||||
| 1.77 | 2.85 | I-95 north – New England | Exit 7A on I-95 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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New York Roads portal
References
- 1 2 "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 244. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- 1 2 "Establishment of an Interstate Route I-695" (PDF). American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. April 7, 2008. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
- ↑ Microsoft; Nokia (August 14, 2015). "overview map of Interstate 695" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Anderson, Steve. "Throgs Neck Expressway (I-695)". NYCRoads. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ↑ New York and Metropolitan New York (Map) (1961–62 ed.). Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. Sunoco. 1961.
- ↑ New York State Highways (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. State of New York Department of Commerce. 1969.
- ↑ State of New York Department of Transportation (January 1, 1970). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State (PDF). Retrieved July 18, 2010.
- ↑ "Standing Committee on Highways Approved Decisions of the Special Committee" (MHTML). American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. May 6, 2008. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Interstate 695 (New York). |
- Interstate 695 at Alps' Roads • New York Routes
- I-695 (Greater New York Roads)
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