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).
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Onondaga County | |||
Speed Limit 65 | |||
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![]() Binghamton |
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0.0 | ![]() 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![]() ![]() Fayetteville |
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5.0 | Exit 3W![]() ![]() DeWitt |
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6.6 | Exit 4![]() 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 | Exit 9N![]() Watertown |
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14.9 | Exit 9S![]() Syracuse |
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15.7 | Exit 10![]() Circle Drive North Syracuse |
Exit 10![]() North Syracuse |
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17.5 | Exit 11 Caughdenoy Road Maple Road |
No return to NY 481 from this exit | |
21.9 | Exit 12![]() Baldwinsville Cicero |
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Oswego County | Onondaga County | ||
25.7 | Exit 13 Phoenix |
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28.0 | Exit 14![]() Phoenix Mexico |
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Speed Limit 35 | Speed Limit 65 | ||
34.4 | ![]() ![]() Freeway Ends |
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Speed Limit 35 | |||
Oswego County |