Interstate 278
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Interstate 278 (abbreviated I-278) is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. Despite its number, it does not connect to I-78, though a western extension was planned to I-78 east of the Route 24 interchange. The majority of I-278 is in New York City, serving local traffic; it passes through all five boroughs (though through Manhattan only because the Triborough Bridge crosses Wards Island, which is technically part of Manhattan). The portion that goes through New Jersey is sometimes called the Union Freeway.
Like most Interstates, I-278 is mainly owned by the state, but the New York City Department of Transportation owns two older sections, near downtown Brooklyn and north of Queens Boulevard. [link]
Length
- New Jersey: 2.00 miles (3.2 km)
- New York: 33.62 miles (54.1 km)
Description (from west to east)
The short New Jersey segment begins in Linden at the junction with U.S. Route 1/9 and goes east into Elizabeth to its other New Jersey interchange, with Route 439 (the original Goethals Bridge approach) and the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95). It crosses the Arthur Kill on the 4-lane Goethals Bridge to Staten Island, a borough of New York City.After crossing into New York, I-278 uses the following named highways:
- Staten Island Expressway (Staten Island)
- Verrazano Narrows Bridge (Staten Island-Brooklyn)
- Gowanus Expressway (Brooklyn)
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway including the Kosciusko Bridge (Brooklyn-Queens)
- Grand Central Parkway - westernmost section (Queens). Commercial Traffic is now allowed on this part of I-278.
- Triborough Bridge north and south legs (Queens-Manhattan-Bronx)
- Bruckner Expressway (Bronx)
- formerly the Sheridan Expressway (Bronx), instead of the northeastern most part of the Bruckner
Exit list
Shields are shown at intersections with other Interstates.| Number | Mile | Municipality | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old | |||||
New Jersey | |||||
| 0.00 | Linden | U.S. Route 1 south/U.S. Route 9 south | westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 1.01 | Elizabeth | Route 439 to U.S. Route 1 north/U.S. Route 9 north - Bayway Avenue | |||
| 1.20 | Elizabeth |
New Jersey Turnpike/Interstate 95 | |||
New York | |||||
| Staten Island | Goethals Bridge toll plaza (eastbound only) | ||||
| 3 | Western Avenue | westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 4 | Forest Avenue | eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 5 | Route 440 south - West Shore Expressway/Outerbridge Crossing | Route 440 joins eastbound and leaves westbound | |||
| 6 | South Avenue | westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 7 | Richmond Avenue | ||||
| 8 | Victory Boulevard | eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 9 | Route 440 north/Dr. M. L. King Jr. Expressway - Bayonne Bridge | Route 440 joins westbound and leaves eastbound | |||
| 10 | Victory Boulevard | westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 11 | Bradley Avenue | ||||
| 12 | Todt Hill Road/Slosson Avenue | ||||
| 13 | Clove Road/Richmond Road/Hylan Boulevard | ||||
| 14 | Narrows Road west/Hylan Boulevard | westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 15 | Lily Pond Avenue - South Beach/Bay Street | split into 15S and 15N westbound | |||
| Verrazano Narrows Bridge toll plaza (westbound only) | |||||
| Brooklyn | Belt Parkway east - Kennedy Airport | eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 17 | 92nd Street - Bay Ridge | ||||
| 18 | Fort Hamilton Parkway | eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 19 | 86th Street | westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 20 | 7th Avenue/65th Street/6th Avenue | ||||
| 21 | 3rd Avenue | eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| Belt Parkway | westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||
| 23 | 38th Street/39th Street | eastbound exit and westbound exit | |||
| 24 | New York State Route 27 east - Prospect Expressway | ||||
| 25 | 26A |
Battery Tunnel - Manhattan (Interstate 478) | no westbound exit | ||
| 26 | 26B | Hamilton Avenue - Battery Tunnel/Manhattan | |||
| 27 | Atlantic Avenue | ||||
| 28 | Cadman Plaza West - Brooklyn Bridge | westbound entrance | |||
| 28A | Cadman Plaza West - Brooklyn Bridge | eastbound entrance | |||
| 28B | Brooklyn Bridge | eastbound exit only | |||
| 29 | Tillary Street - Manhattan Bridge/Brooklyn Civic Center | westbound entrance | |||
| 29A | Manhattan Bridge | eastbound exit only | |||
| 29B | Tillary Street - Manhattan Bridge/Brooklyn Civic Center | eastbound entrance | |||
| 30 | Flushing Avenue | eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 31 | Wythe Avenue/Kent Avenue | westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 32B | Metropolitan Avenue to Williamsburg Bridge - Manhattan | eastbound exit | |||
| 32A | Williamsburg Bridge - Manhattan | westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 32B | Metropolitan Avenue | westbound exit | |||
| 33 | Mc Guinness Boulevard/Humboldt Street | eastbound exit only | |||
| 34 | Meeker Avenue/Morgan Avenue | westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 35 | Queens |
Interstate 495/Long Island Expressway - Midtown Tunnel/Eastern Long Island/48th Street/Greenpoint Avenue | |||
| 36 | Route 25/Queens Boulevard - 65th Place | eastbound entrance | |||
| 36A | Route 25 east/Queens Boulevard - 58th Street | westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| 36B | Route 25/Queens Boulevard - 65th Place | westbound entrance and eastbound exit | |||
| 37 | Roosevelt Avenue/Broadway | ||||
| 41 | 38 | Route 25A/Northern Boulevard | |||
| 42 | 39 | Grand Central Parkway east - La Guardia Airport/Astoria Boulevard east | eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 43 | 40 | 30th Avenue | eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 44 | 41 | Astoria Boulevard west | eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 4 | Grand Central Parkway east - La Guardia Airport | westbound exit and eastbound entrance; Grand Central Parkway joins eastbound and leaves westbound; I-278 takes exit 4 off the Grand Central Parkway. Large trucks are allowed from here to the Triborough Bridge. | |||
| 45 | 3 | 31st Street | On the Grand Central Parkway, Exit 3 (Hoyt Avenue) has been replaced with Exit 45 (31st Street), but there is still a sign saying Exit 3 (Hoyt Avenue) when you enter GCP from I-278 East. The Exit 45 (31st Street) sign is located just before the interchange of GCP and I-278. | ||
| Manhattan | Manhattan/FDR Drive/Randalls Island/Wards Island | Triborough Bridge toll plaza between the exit and entrance ramps (both directions) | |||
| 47 | 44 | Bronx |
Interstate 87 north/Major Deegan Expressway - Albany | ||
| 48 | 45 | East 138th Street | |||
| 49 | 46 |
Interstate 895 north/Sheridan Expressway - East 177th Street | eastbound exit and westbound entrance. Use this to reach Interstate 95 south. | ||
| Bronx River Avenue - Hunts Point Market/Hunts Point Avenue | westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||
| 51 | Bronx River Parkway north | no westbound exit | |||
| White Plains Road/Castle Hill Avenue | |||||
Interstate 295 south/Interstate 678 south/Hutchinson River Parkway - Throgs Neck Bridge/Whitestone Bridge/Zerega Avenue | Bruckner Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||||
Interstate 95 north/Bruckner Expressway - New Haven | |||||
Sources
- [NJDOT] Straight Line Diagrams
- [1968 Millburn map, showing the planned western end]
- 1967 NJDOT Union County map: [Sheet 1] and [Sheet 2] (I-278 also appears in sheets 3 through 7)
| [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] Auxiliary routes of Interstate 78
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