Where is Interstate 95 closed in Philadelphia? I-95 collapse map and what exits are closed

Anthony DiMattia and Karen Okamoto, Delaware News Journal
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Commuters will be impacted going forward after a tanker truck fire shut down Interstate 95 in both directions after an elevated portion of the heavily traveled interstate collapsed in Northeast Philadelphia on Sunday morning, state officials said.

The fire that remains under investigation caused a partial collapse of a portion of the highway north on the Route 73/Cottman Avenue ramp and compromised the southbound lanes leading into Philadelphia, according to the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management.

The collapsed portion of Route 95 northbound over Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia, PA, is shown Sunday afternoon, June 11, 2023. A vehicle fire under the overpass caused the collapse.
The collapsed portion of Route 95 northbound over Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia, PA, is shown Sunday afternoon, June 11, 2023. A vehicle fire under the overpass caused the collapse.

Officials said it could take months to repair the highway.

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I95 collapse map

What exits are closed on I-95

  • Castor Avenue on-ramp for I-95 northbound

    • Closed

  • Aramingo Avenue/I-95 on and off-ramps

    • On-ramp to I-95 northbound closed

    • Betsy Ross off-ramp to I-95 northbound closed

  • Bridge Street ramp

    • I-95 on-ramp at Bridge Street closed

    • All traffic on Tacony Street will flow northbound only from Bridge Street to New State Road

  • Tacony Street and Tacony-Palmyra Bridge

    • Tacony Palmyra Bridge traffic onto Tacony Street closed. All traffic continues westbound onto Levick Street

  • Cottman Avenue exit and State Road closures

    • State Road from Cottman Avenue to Longshore Avenue will be one-way, southbound travel only

  • Southbound I-95 detour

    • Exit I-95 southbound at Cottman Avenue.

    • At the end of the ramp, right on Bleigh Street.

    • Follow Bleigh to State Road, make a left onto State.

    • Travel State Road South to Longshore Avenue.

    • Re-enter I-95 southbound at State Road and Longshore Avenue.

  • Northbound I-95 detour

    • Exit I-95 at Aramingo Avenue.

    • At the end of the ramp, make a left onto Aramingo Avenue.

    • Follow Aramingo Avenue to Tacony Street. Turn right.

    • Take Tacony Street northbound around Tacony-Palmyra Bridge loop to New State Road. Continue northbound.

    • Travel New State Road to Milnor Street and re-enter I-95 northbound.

— City of Philadelphia

I-95 detour in Philadelphia

For people traveling on I-95 south, officials recommended using Route 63 west (Woodhaven Road), U.S. 1 south, I-76 east to I-676 east. For people traveling on I-95 north, officials recommended I-676 west, I-76 west, U.S. 1 north to Route 63 east (Woodhaven Road).

Philadelphia residents should use regional public transit services, such as rapid transit, commuter rail or light rail, the city's Office of Emergency Management said.

Southbound I-95 motorists can go as far south as Exit 30 (Cottman Avenue). Northbound I-95 motorists can go as far north as Exit 26 (Betsy Ross Bridge/Aramingo Avenue), according to PennDOT.

This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: I-95 bridge collapse: Location of the 95 collapse in Philadelphia