Interstate 895 (New Jersey–Pennsylvania)

Interstate 895
I-895 corridor highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-95
Length	6.4 mi (10.3 km)
Existed	1963–1981
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
South end	I-295 in Burlington, NJ
Major intersections	US 130 in Burlington, NJ US 13 in Bristol, PA
North end	I-95 in Bristol, PA
Location
Country	United States
States	New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Counties	NJ: Burlington PA: Bucks
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future
← Route 700 NJ → US 1 ← PA 894 PA → PA 895

Interstate 895 (I-895) was a planned 6.4-mile-long (10.3 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway in New Jersey and Pennsylvania that would have provided a freeway between I-295 near Burlington in Burlington County, New Jersey, and I-95 near Bristol in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

History

Map of proposed route of I-895 between I-95 and I-295, with the additional proposed extension of the Route 72 freeway

In 1963, the Delaware River Port Authority proposed several new bridges across the Delaware River in the Philadelphia area, including a high-level crossing between Bristol, Pennsylvania, and Burlington, New Jersey, near the existing Burlington–Bristol Bridge. Following this proposal, a freeway was planned to link this bridge to I-295 near Burlington and I-95 near Bristol. This proposed freeway would be designated I-895 in the late 1960s. I-895 would have completed the partial beltway around Trenton formed by I-95 and I-295 as well as provided a beltway around Philadelphia along with the Pennsylvania Turnpike, I-476, and I-295. The proposed six lane freeway was meant to have two mainline interchanges with U.S. Route 13 (US 13) in Pennsylvania and US 130 in New Jersey, and the terminus interchanges with I-95 and I-295, giving the freeway four total interchanges from start to finish. Once the freeway met I-295, there were plans to extend it as the Route 72 freeway toward Long Beach Island where it would meet the existing Route 72 at Route 70.

In the early 1970s, I-895 gained opposition from area residents, who feared the road would cause disruption to residential areas in both Burlington and Bristol. The alignment for I-895 was approved by the Federal Highway Administration in 1973. The approach roads to the bridge were approved by New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne in December 1975, but Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp opposed it because there was not a connection to I-95. As a result, the Burlington County Bridge Commission decided to build the Pennsylvania portion of the freeway. However, rising costs and desire of funds for mass transit led to the cancelation of I-895 in 1981, with $180 million allocated to the road transferred to other road projects including the Exton Bypass (US 30), Newtown Bypass (PA 332), and Pottstown Expressway (US 422).

Exit list

State	County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
New Jersey	Burlington	Burlington	0.0	0.0	1	I-295 / Route 72 south	Proposed southern terminus, would have been exit 46 on I-295; continuation south beyond I-295 would have been extension of Route 72 as a freeway
					3	US 130
Delaware River			4	6.4
Pennsylvania	Bucks	Bristol			5	US 13
			6.4	10.3	6	I-95	Proposed northern terminus; would have supplemented existing exit 40 on I-95 (PA 413)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Route transition

External links

• I-895 on Kurumi.com
• Pennsylvania Highways: I-895
• The Roads of Metro Philadelphia: Interstate 895 - New Jersey / Pennsylvania (unbuilt)