Interstate 95 (
I-95) is an
Interstate highway running along the
East Coast of the United States from
Miami, Florida north to the
Canadian border in
Houlton, Maine. In the state of
Delaware, the route runs for across the
Wilmington area in northern
New Castle County from the
Maryland state line near
Newark northeast to the
Pennsylvania state line in
Claymont. I-95 is the only primary (2-digit) Interstate highway that enters Delaware, although it also has two auxiliary routes within the state (
I-295 and
I-495). Between the Maryland border and
Newport, I-95 follows the
Delaware Turnpike or
John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, a
toll road with a toll plaza near the state line. In Newport, the interstate has a large interchange with
Delaware Route 141 (DE 141) and the southern termini of I-295 and I-495, the latter interstate providing a bypass of Wilmington. I-95 heads north through the heart of Wilmington
concurrent with
U.S. Route 202 (US 202) on the Wilmington Expressway. Past Wilmington, I-95 continues northeast to Claymont, where I-495 rejoins the route right before the Pennsylvania state line.