I-395 or the Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway runs from the Springfield Interchange (I-95/I-395/I-495) to the 14th Street Bridge in Crystal City. It continues north into Washington, DC as the Southeast-Southwest Freeway. I-395 also has a reversible HOV facility along its entire length. Henry G. Shirley was Virginia's Highway Commissioner from 1922 to 1941.
Instead of rehashing excellent information available elsewhere on the web, let me introduce you to several pages about I-395 for your perusal... Don't forget to come back here for the Exit List when you are done with the other pages.
Interstate
395 in Virginia by Scott Kozel
Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway (I-95 and I-395)
by Scott Kozel
14th Street Bridge Complex (I-395 and US-1)
by Scott Kozel
14th Street Bridge, the Air Florida Crash, and
Subway Disaster (1-13-82) by Scott Kozel
Kurumi's I-395 3di
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BONUS! The I-395 interchange at Shirlington (the Shirlington Traffic Circle) was designed to accommodate the Four Mile Run Expressway which was proposed as a part of the 1969 Northern Virginia Major Thoroughfare Plan. Here is a map of what the interchange would have looked like had the Four Mile Run Expressway been constructed. See the 1969 Northern Virginia Major Thoroughfare Plan Information Page in the History and Maps section of this site for more information about the Major Thoroughfare Plan in general.
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I-395 HOV Lanes Information |
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| AM Rush 6:30 - 9:00 AM | HOV-3 and Motorcycles ONLY |
| PM Rush 3:30 - 6:00 PM | HOV-3 and Motorcycles ONLY |
| All Other Times | Open to All Traffic, but be sure you obey any restrictions posted at the HOV Lane Entrances. |
| The Speed Limit on the I-395 HOV Lanes is now 65 MPH from VA 27 Washington Boulevard southward towards I-95. The 65 MPH Speed Limit is in effect at all times of the day, not just when HOV Restrictions are in effect. | |
On the Exit List, read down to go south and read up to go north.
Thanks to SPUI for some updates and corrections to the Exit List.
Please send any updates, comments and corrections to Michael Hale.
| Exit Number | Route that Crosses I-395 | Exit from/to HOV Lanes? |
| 11-B | George Washington Parkway NORTH | No |
| 11-A | George Washington Parkway SOUTH | No |
| 10-B | Boundary Channel Drive | No |
| 10-A | Clark Street - Southbound ONLY | No |
| 9-B | US-1 SOUTH Crystal City/Alexandria - Southbound ONLY | No direct access, but there is a slip ramp to the main lanes with access to the US 1 ramp. |
| 9-A | VA 110 NORTH Rosslyn TO I-66 WEST | No |
| Pentagon - HOV Lanes ONLY | Yes | |
| 8 | VA 27 NORTH Washington Boulevard | No |
| TO US 1 SOUTH Crystal City/Pentagon City/Alexandria - Northbound ONLY | No | |
| Ridge Road - Southbound ONLY (Side Note: The street the ramp goes to is actually called Arlington Ridge Road. I guess the sign makers wanted to shorten things a bit...) | No | |
| 7 (Southbound) - 7-A and 7-B (Northbound) | VA 120 Glebe Road (and access to Exit 6 Shirlington/Quaker Lane - Southbound ONLY) | No |
| 6 | Shirlington/Quaker Lane (Side Note: This interchange is a big traffic circle!) | Yes - Southbound ONLY |
| 5 | VA 7 King Street | No |
| 4 | Seminary Road | Yes - Southbound ONLY |
| 3-W | VA 236 WEST Little River Turnpike Lincolnia | No |
| 3-E | VA 236 EAST Duke Street Alexandria | No |
| 2-W | VA 648 WEST Edsall Road | No direct access from HOV Lanes to VA 648 and I-95/495. There is a flyover just below VA 236 from the HOV Lanes to the regular lanes to make these exits. |
| 2-E | VA 648 EAST Edsall Road | |
| 1-C | I-495 NORTH Tysons Corner | |
| 1-B | I-95 NORTH Baltimore | |
| 1-A | I-95 SOUTH Richmond (Actually, you just keep going straight.) |
SPUI also has Exit Lists online for I-395:
I-395 in
VA/DC (Southeast-Southwest Freeway) Exit List
I-395 in DC (3rd Street Tunnel) Exit List
08/01/01
