New York State Roads - I-481/NY 481 Exit List

I-481 functioned as the eastern half of what would be a beltway around Syracuse and as a bypass for through traffic around downtown Syracuse. NY 481 is 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). In 2024, construction began to move I-81 onto I-481 to facilitate the removal of the downtown viaduct.

Mile	Northbound	Southbound	Notes
	Onondaga County
	Speed Limit 65
0.0		South Binghamton
0.3		Exit 1A North Watertown
0.3	Exit 1A South Syracuse	Exit 1B South Syracuse
1.2	Exit 1B Circle Drive North Syracuse	Exit 1C North Syracuse
3.0	Exit 2 Caughdenoy Road Maple Road		No return to NY 481 from this exit
7.4	Exit 7 Baldwinsville Cicero
	Oswego County	Onondaga County
11.1	Exit 11 Phoenix
13.5	Exit 13 Phoenix Mexico
	Speed Limit 35	Speed Limit 65
19.9			At-grade intersection
	Speed Limit 35
	Oswego County

Historical

This list depicts I-481 and NY 481 as they existed prior to the start of construction in 2024 to move I-81 onto I-481.

Mile	Northbound	Southbound	Notes
	Onondaga County
	Speed Limit 65
0.0		Left South Binghamton
0.0		North Syracuse
0.1		Exit 1 Brighton Avenue
0.9	Exit 1 Brighton Avenue Rock Cut Road
3.2	Exit 2 Jamesville Road Jamesville
5.1	Exit 3E East East Fayetteville
5.1	Exit 3W West West DeWitt
6.7	Left Exit 4 West Syracuse Fairgrounds	Exit 4 West Syracuse Fairgrounds
8.3	Exit 5E Kirkville Road East
8.3	Exit 5W Kirkville Road West
9.7	Exit 6 Toll Thruway	Exit 6 Toll Toll Albany Buffalo
10.2	Exit 7 Bridgeport
13.5	Exit 8 Northern Boulevard
15.0	Exit 9N North Watertown
15.0	Exit 9S South Syracuse
15.9	Exit 10 Circle Drive North Syracuse	Exit 10 North Syracuse
17.7	Exit 11 Caughdenoy Road Maple Road		No return to NY 481 from this exit
22.1	Exit 12 Baldwinsville Cicero
	Oswego County	Onondaga County
25.8	Exit 13 Phoenix
28.2	Exit 14 Phoenix Mexico
	Speed Limit 35	Speed Limit 65
34.6			At-grade intersection
	Speed Limit 35
	Oswego County