Interstate 95 is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running in a general east–west compass direction for 111.57 miles (179.55 km) in Connecticut, from the Rhode Island state line to the New York state line. I-95 Southbound from East Lyme to Greenwich is part of the Connecticut Turnpike. I-95 Northbound begins at the New York state line near Greenwich, leaves the Turnpike in East Lyme near New London, and continues east past Mystic to the Rhode Island state line, where it exits the state. The highway also passes through the cities of Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, New Haven and New London. This stretch of I-95 is known as the Jewish War Veterans Memorial Highway and Connecticut Turnpike.