Interstate 95 (
I-95) is the main
Interstate Highway on the
East Coast of the United States, running largely parallel to the
Atlantic Ocean and
U.S. Highway 1, serving areas between
Florida and
New England inclusive. In general, I-95 serves metropolitan areas such as
Boston,
New York,
Philadelphia,
Baltimore, and
Washington, D.C. in the
Northeast and
Mid-Atlantic, and
Richmond,
Fayetteville,
Savannah,
Jacksonville, and
Miami in the
Southeast. The route follows a more direct inland route between Washington, D.C. and Savannah, notably bypassing the coastal metropolitan areas of
Norfolk-
Virginia Beach and
Charleston, which require connections through other Interstate Highways.