Interstate 695 (New York)
# Interstate 695 (New York)

Interstate 695 (I-695) 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) near the Throgs Neck Bridge toward Queens and Long Island. I-695 is named the Throgs Neck Expressway.

## Route description

I-695 begins at exit 10 on the Cross Bronx Expressway Extension (I-295) in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx. The highway heads 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 $113 million in 2021), connecting the Throgs Neck Bridge to the Bruckner Expressway. 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). When this section of I-78 was renumbered to I-295 on January 1, 1970, 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, and the number was approved by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials on May 6, 2008.

## Exit list

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

| mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | I-295 south (Cross Bronx Expressway) – Throgs Neck Bridge, Long Island | Exit 10 on I-295 |
| 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 | Exit 7A on I-95 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access ||||
