I-481 functions as the eastern half of what would be a beltway around Syracuse and as a bypass for through traffic around downtown Syracuse, as well as a freeway/divided highway connecting Syracuse to Fulton and Oswego. The road was proposed as two separate highways: the portion south of the Thruway as I-281, and NY 481 as a relocation of NY 57 (which has since been decomissioned but is signed as CR 57). I-481 will become the new alignment of I-81 around Syracuse to facilitate the removal of the downtown viaduct and will be decomissioned.
Mile | Northbound | Southbound | Notes |
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Onondaga County | |||
Speed Limit 65 | |||
0.0 | South Binghamton |
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0.0 | North Syracuse |
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0.1 | Exit 1 Brighton Avenue |
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0.9 | Exit 1 Brighton Avenue Rock Cut Road |
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3.4 | Exit 2 Jamesville Road Jamesville |
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5.0 | Exit 3E East East Fayetteville |
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5.0 | Exit 3W West West DeWitt |
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6.6 | Exit 4 West Syracuse Fairgrounds |
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8.2 | Exit 5E Kirkville Road East |
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8.2 | Exit 5W Kirkville Road West |
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9.6 | Exit 6 Thruway |
Exit 6 Albany Buffalo |
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10.1 | Exit 7 Bridgeport |
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13.4 | Exit 8 Northern Boulevard |
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14.9 0.3 |
Exit 9N North Watertown |
Exit 1A North Watertown |
Formerly exit 9N |
14.9 0.3 |
Exit 1A South Syracuse |
Exit 1B South Syracuse |
Formerly exit 9S |
1.1 | Exit 1B Circle Drive North Syracuse |
Exit 1C North Syracuse |
Formerly exit 10 |
2.9 | Exit 3 Caughdenoy Road Maple Road |
Formerly exit 11 No return to NY 481 from this exit |
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7.3 | Exit 7 Baldwinsville Cicero |
Formerly exit 12 | |
Oswego County | Onondaga County | ||
11.1 | Exit 11 Phoenix |
Formerly exit 13 | |
13.4 | Exit 13 Phoenix Mexico |
Formerly exit 14 | |
Speed Limit 35 | Speed Limit 65 | ||
19.8 | Freeway Ends |
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Speed Limit 35 | |||
Oswego County |