Interstate 695 (Pennsylvania)

Interstate 695 marker
Interstate 695
Map
I-695 corridor highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-95
Maintained by PennDOT
Length9.7 mi (15.6 km)
Existed1964–1977 (never built)[1]
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
West end I-95 near Philadelphia International Airport
Major intersections
East end I-95 in Philadelphia
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountiesPhiladelphia, Delaware
Highway system
PA 692 PA 696

Interstate 695 (I-695) was an auxiliary Interstate Highway that was proposed in 1964 to connect I-95 in Southwest Philadelphia, at Philadelphia International Airport, with I-95 near the Delaware River waterfront near the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. Known as the Cobbs Creek Expressway between Southwest Philadelphia and I-76 and the Crosstown Expressway between I-76 and the waterfront, I-695 was designed to provide connections to Philadelphia International Airport and become part of a Center City Loop, with the Crosstown Expressway being the southern section of that loop (the Schuylkill Expressway was going to be the west section, the Vine Street Expressway as the north, and the Delaware Expressway as the east section).

  1. ^ "Pennsylvania's Dearly Departed Interstates". Pennsylvania Highways. Retrieved December 13, 2011.[self-published source]