Interstate 695 (New York)
Highway in New York
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Interstate 695 (I-695), also known as part of the Throgs Neck Expressway, 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/Throgs Neck Expressway) near the Throgs Neck Bridge, which connects the Bronx with Queens and Long Island.
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Interstate 695 | ||||
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| Throgs Neck Expressway | ||||
 Map of the Bronx in New York City with I-695 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of I-95 | ||||
| Maintained by NYSDOT | ||||
| Length | 1.4 mi[1] (2.3 km) | |||
| Existed | 1986[2]–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  I-295 in Throggs Neck | |||
| North end |  I-95 in Throggs Neck | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Bronx | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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I-695 begins at exit 10 on I-295 in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx. Southeast of the intersection, the Throgs Neck Expressway follows I-295 to the Throgs Neck Bridge, while to the northwest, I-295 becomes the Cross Bronx Expressway. From I-295, I-695 carries the Throgs Neck Expressway to the northwest, passing through the western fringe of Weir Creek Park before descending into a cut and proceeding into Throggs 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 (equivalent to $128 million in 2024[4]),[5] connecting the Throgs Neck Bridge to the Bruckner Expressway.[6] For years, the highway was considered (and signed as) a spur of I-78,[5] which initially followed all of modern I-295 from the Bruckner Interchange to Hillside Avenue (now New York State Route 25).[7] When this section of I-78 was renumbered to I-295 on January 1, 1970,[8] the Throgs Neck Expressway became a spur of that route.[5] In 1986, the New York State Department of Transportation resigned 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.[9]
Exit list
The entire route is in Throggs Neck of the New York City borough of the Bronx. All exits are unnumbered.
| mi[10][11] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.00 |  I-295 south (Cross Bronx Expressway) – Throgs Neck Bridge, Long Island | Southern terminus; exit 10 on I-295; former I-78 | ||
| 0.74 | 1.19 | Randall Avenue | Southbound exit only | ||
| 1.04 | 1.67 | Lafayette Avenue | Northbound exit and entrance | ||
| 1.77 | 2.85 |  I-95 north (Bruckner Expressway) – New Haven | Northern terminus; exit 7A on I-95 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
