At the mid-point of Interstate 95, the Woodrow Wilson Bridge continues to be critical to the movement of individuals and freight along the Eastern United States from Maine to Florida.

The original six-lane bridge built in 1961 was to serve an estimated 75,000 vehicles per day. However, by 1996, 195,000 vehicles traveled the bridge daily with the number anticipated to increase to 300,000 by 2020. Extensive wear and tear had taken a heavy toll on the old bridge, and a replacement was desperately needed. The bridge, an adjacent 6.5-miles of the Interstate adjoined to the Capital Beltway Interstate 495 and four nearby interchanges were dubiously referred to as among the worst bottlenecks in the country.

The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project was created to improve traffic flow through this corridor. This project includes two new six-lane spans that comprise the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, widening much of the Beltway through the project area from four lanes to six and reconstructing the two interchanges in Maryland (Route 210, Interstate 295) and two interchanges in Virginia (U.S. Route 1 and Telegraph Road).

To date this $2.5-billion, award-winning construction project continues to be on time and on budget.