Interstate 295 (New York)

Interstate 295
Interstate 295
	Map of the New York City area with I-295 highlighted in red
Route information
	Auxiliary route of I-95
	Maintained by NYSDOT and TBTA
Length	7.7 mi (12.4 km)
History	Completed in 1963 as I-78; renumbered to I-295 on January 1, 1970
NHS	Entire route
Restrictions	No drivers with learner's permits on Throgs Neck Bridge
Major junctions
South end	NY 24 / NY 25 / Grand Central Parkway in Cunningham Park
	I-495 in Fresh Meadows; NY 25A in Bayside; Cross Island Parkway in Bayside; I-695 in Throggs Neck;
North end	I-95 / I-278 in Throggs Neck
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Counties	Queens, Bronx
Highway system
	Interstate Highway System; Main; Auxiliary; Suffixed; Business; Future; New York Highways; Interstate; US; State; Reference; Parkways;

Interstate 295 (I-295) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway within New York City. Measuring 7.7 miles (12.4 km) in length, I-295 originates at NY 25 (Hillside Avenue) in Queens, running north across Queens and over the tolled Throgs Neck Bridge, to Bruckner Interchange, a junction with I-95, I-278, I-678, and the Hutchinson River Parkway in the Bronx. From south to north, I-295 intersects the Grand Central Parkway, I-495 (Long Island Expressway), and the Cross Island Parkway in Queens before crossing the Throgs Neck Bridge and splitting with I-695 (Throgs Neck Expressway). In Queens, I-295 is also known as the Clearview Expressway, and in the Bronx, parts are known as the Throgs Neck Expressway and the Cross Bronx Expressway Extension.

The entirety of I-295 was proposed in 1955 as a part of I-78. Construction started in 1957, and the highway opened in 1963 with the I-78 designation. Originally, plans called for I-78 to be extended southeastward from Holland Tunnel in Manhattan to NY 878 (Nassau Expressway) in Queens, before curving north to meet the Clearview Expressway. These plans were canceled in 1970, at which point the highway between NY 25 in Queens and I-95 in the Bronx was re-designated as I-295. I-295 was originally planned to continue further south to John F. Kennedy International Airport. The 2.5-mile (4.0 km) JFK Expressway, constructed in the 1980s, was intended to be part of I-295 but was constructed only as far north as the Belt Parkway.

^ 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 7, 2023.
^ New York and Metropolitan New York (Map) (1961–62 ed.). Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. Sunoco. 1961.
^ New York Happy Motoring Guide (Map) (1963 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1963.
^ Cite error: The named reference 1970log was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] 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 7, 2023.

[1961map-2] New York and Metropolitan New York (Map) (1961–62 ed.). Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. Sunoco. 1961.

[1963map-3] New York Happy Motoring Guide (Map) (1963 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1963.

[1970log-4] Cite error: The named reference 1970log was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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