I-278 is composed of the Staten Island Expressway, Gowanes Expressway, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Grand Central Parkway, and most of the Bruckner Expressway. While it is more of a north-south freeway, it is signed east-west, and is the only road to enter all five boroughs of NYC. I-278 was originally planned to follow the Sheridan Expressway (now I-895), but was realigned onto the Bruckner Expressway (orignally planned as I-878).
Mile | Eastbound | Westbound | Notes |
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0.0 | New York Richmond County Borough of Staten Island |
New Jersey Union County |
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Speed Limit 45 | |||
Goethals Bridge Toll | |||
0.8 | Inspection Station | ||
0.9 | Inspection Station | ||
1.0 | Exit 3 Western Avenue Last exit in New York |
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Speed Limit 50 | Speed Limit 45 | ||
1.3 | Exit 4 Forrest Avenue |
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1.5 | Exit 5 South West Shore Expressway |
Exit 5 South Outerbridge Crossing |
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2.2 | Exit 7 Richmond Avenue |
Exit 6 South Avenue |
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2.6 | Exit 7 Richmond Avenue |
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2.8 | Exit 8 Victory Boulevard |
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2.8 | Exit 9 North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway Bayonne Bridge |
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3.3 | Exit 10 Victory Boulevard |
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4.1 | Exit 11 Bradley Avenue |
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4.9 | Exit 12 Todt Hill Road Slosson Avenue |
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5.9 | Exit 13 Clove Road Richmond Road Targee Street |
Exit 13A Clove Road |
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6.4 | Exit 13B Richmond Road Targee Street |
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Speed Limit 45 | Speed Limit 50 | ||
7.1 | Exit 14 Hylan Boulevard |
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7.4 | Exit 15W Narrows Road West Fingerboard Road |
Accessible from lower level only | |
7.6 | Exit 15 Fingerboard Road Lily Pond Avenue Last exit before bridge |
Exit 15S Lily Pond Avenue South Father Capodanno Boulevard |
Accessible from lower level only westbound |
7.6 | Exit 15N Bay Street Fort Wadsworth |
Accessible from lower level only | |
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge Toll | |||
Kings County Borough of Brooklyn |
Richmond County Borough of Staten Island |
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9.5 | Exit 16 Belt Parkway East JFK Airport Passenger cars only Clearance 11'-0'' |
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10.1 | Exit 17 Alt to Belt Parkway 92nd Street No trucks over 33 feet |
Exit 17 92nd Street Last exit before toll |
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Speed Limit 50 | Speed Limit 45 | ||
10.6 | Exit 18 Fort Hamilton Parkway No trucks over 33 feet |
Exit 19 96th Street |
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11.4 | Exit 20 7th Avenue 65th Street |
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11.6 | Exit 20 6th Avenue |
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12.1 | Exit 21 3rd Avenue |
Exit 22 Belt Parkway East Passenger cars only |
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13.3 | Exit 23 38th Street |
Exit 23 39th Street |
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14.4 | Exit 24 East Prospect Expressway |
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15.3 | Exit 25 Hugh L. Carey Tunnel Manhattan Tunnel clearance 11'-9'' Pay toll |
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15.3 | Exit 26 Hamilton Avenue |
Exit 26 Hamilton Avenue Hugh L. Carey Tunnel Manhattan |
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Speed Limit 45 | Speed Limit 50 | ||
16.2 | Exit 27 Atlantic Avenue |
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17.0 | Exit 28A Cadman Plaza West |
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17.1 | Exit 28B Brooklyn Bridge 11'-0'' Clearance No commercial trucks |
Exit 28 Cadman Plaza West Brooklyn Bridge |
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17.5 | Exit 29A Manhattan Bridge No trucks 5am-3pm Monday-Friday |
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17.8 | Exit 29B Tillary Street All trucks to Manhattan Bridge 5am-3pm Monday-Friday |
Exit 29 Tillary Street Manhattan Bridge Brooklyn Civic Center |
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18.8 | Exit 30 Flushing Avenue |
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19.1 | Exit 31 Wythe Avenue Kent Avenue |
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19.9 | Exit 32 Metropolitan Avenue To Williamsburg Bridge Manhattan |
Exit 32A Williamsburg Bridge Manhattan |
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20.1 | Exit 32B Metropolitan Avenue |
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20.7 | Exit 33 McGuinness Boulevard Humboldt Street |
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21.1 | Exit 34 Meeker Avenue Morgan Avenue |
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Queens County Borough of Queens |
Kings County Borough of Brooklyn |
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22.2 | Exits 35A-B Long Island Expressway Midtown Tunnel Eastern Long Island 48th Street |
Exit 35 Long Island Expressway Midtown Tunnel Eastern Long Island Greenpoint Avenue |
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23.6 | Exit 39 Queens Boulevard 65th Place |
Exit 39E East Queens Boulevard 58th Street |
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23.6 | Exit 39W West Queens Boulevard |
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24.2 | Exit 40 Broadway Roosevelt Avenue |
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24.6 | Exit 41 Northern Boulevard |
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24.8 | Exit 42 Grand Central Parkway East LaGuardia Airport |
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25.0 | Exit 43 30th Avenue |
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Speed Limit 40 | Speed Limit 45 | ||
25.6 | Exit 44 Astoria Boulevard West |
Grand Central Parkway East LaGuardia Airport Passenger cars only |
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26.3 | Exit 45 31st Street Last exit before toll |
Exit 45 31st Street Astoria Boulevard |
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Robert F. Kennedy Bridge Toll | Formerly the Triboro Bridge | ||
New York County Borough of Manhattan |
Queens County Borough of Queens |
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27.7 | Exit 46A Randalls Island |
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28.5 | Exit 46 Manhattan Randalls Island |
Exit 46 Manhattan FDR Drive |
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Bronx County Borough of The Bronx |
New York County Borough of Manhattan |
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Robert F. Kennedy Bridge Toll | Formerly the Triboro Bridge | ||
29.0 | Exit 47 North Major Deegan Expressway Albany |
Exit 47 North Albany Last exit before toll |
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29.0 | Exit 48 East 138th Street |
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Speed Limit 50 | Speed Limit 40 | ||
30.0 | Exit 48 Leggett Avenue Hunts Point Market |
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31.0 | Exit 49 North Sheridan Boulevard Hunts Point Market |
Exit 50 Hunts Point Avenue |
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31.2 | Drawbridge | ||
31.3 | Exit 51 Bronx River Avenue |
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31.8 | Exit 52 Bronx River Parkway North |
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32.5 | Exit 53 White Plains Road Castle Hill Avenue |
Exit 53 White Plains Road |
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33.7 | Exit 54 South South Whitestone Bridge Throgs Neck Bridge |
Hutchinson Parkway Zerega Avenue |
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33.9 | North New Haven CT |
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Speed Limit 50 | |||
Bronx County Borough of The Bronx |
Spur Route
The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway splits into two pieces as it approaches its northern terminus at the Grand Central Parkway. The western section, connecting with the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (formerly the Triboro Bridge), is designated as part of I-278. The eastern section connects with the eastbound Grand Central Parkway and LaGuardia Airport.
Mile | Eastbound | Westbound | Notes |
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Queens County Borough of Queens |
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Speed Limit 45 | |||
0.0 | To Grand Central Parkway East | West Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Staten Island |
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0.3 | Exit 43 30th Avenue Northern Boulevard |
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0.9 | Exit 5 Astoria Boulevard 82nd Street Terminal A All Trucks - Buses |
LaGuardia Airport | |
0.9 | Grand Central Parkway East Terminals B, C, and D Passenger Cars Only |
To West | LaGuardia Airport |
Speed Limit 45 | |||
Queens County Borough of Queens |