Interstate 695 (New York) Explained

State:	NY
Route:	695
Type:	I
Alternate Name:	Throgs Neck Expressway
Map Custom:	yes
Map Alt:	Map of Interstate 695 (New York)
Map Notes:	Map of the Bronx in New York City with I-695 highlighted in red
Length Mi:	1.4
Length Ref:	^[1]
Established:	1986
Spur Type:	I
Spur Of:	95
Direction A:	South
Terminus A:	in Throggs Neck
Direction B:	North
Terminus B:	in Throggs Neck
Counties:	Bronx
Previous Type:	NY
Previous Route:	690
Next Type:	NY
Next Route:	695

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.

Route description

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.

History

The Throgs Neck Expressway was completed in 1961 at a cost of $16 million (equivalent to $ in),^[2] connecting the Throgs Neck Bridge to the Bruckner Expressway.^[3] For years, the highway was considered (and signed as) a spur of I-78, which initially followed all of modern I-295 from the Bruckner Interchange to Hillside Avenue (now New York State Route 25).^[4] When this section of I-78 was renumbered to I-295 on January 1, 1970,^[5] the Throgs Neck Expressway became a spur of that route. 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,^[6] and the number was approved by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials on May 6, 2008.^[7]

Exit list

The entire route is in the Throggs Neck neighborhood of the New York City borough of The Bronx.

External links

• I-695 (Greater New York Roads)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Starks . Edward . January 27, 2022 . Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways . January 16, 2023 . FHWA Route Log and Finder List . Federal Highway Administration.
2. Web site: Throgs Neck Expressway (I-695) . Steve . Anderson . NYCRoads . March 18, 2010.
3. New York and Metropolitan New York . . . 1961 . 1961–62.
4. New York State Highways . . 1969 . Rand McNally and Company.
5. Book: Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State . State of New York Department of Transportation . State of New York Department of Transportation . January 1, 1970 . PDF . July 18, 2010.
6. Web site: Establishment of an Interstate Route I-695 . April 7, 2008 . . PDF . July 18, 2010 .
7. Web site: Standing Committee on Highways Approved Decisions of the Special Committee . May 6, 2008 . American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials . MHTML . July 18, 2010 .