Site Navigation Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont     South - Clearview Expressway / Throgs Neck Expressway Interstate 295 South A parting shot of the Interstate 295 southbound beginning and Exit 11 off-ramp to Randall Avenue at Throgs Neck. The ramp from Interstate 278 east to Interstate 678 south also appears. Photo taken 08/29/05. The southbound beginning of Interstate 295 (Cross Bronx Expressway Extension) departs the Bruckner Interchange with Interstates 95, 278, and 678. Pictured here is the first southbound reassurance shield of Interstate 295 within the Schuylerville section of Bronx. Photo taken 08/09/04. Four lanes of Interstate 295 (Cross Bronx Expressway Extension) southbound continue toward the Exit 11 off-ramp to Randall Avenue. Randall Avenue travels east-west through Schuylerville. Photo taken 08/09/04. Button copy overheads for Interstate 295 southbound near the Exit 11 off-ramp to Randall Avenue. Exit 11 constitutes a slip ramp onto the adjacent Cross Bronx Expressway Extension frontage road ahead of its intersection with Randall Avenue. Photo taken 08/09/04. Traffic to Randall Avenue departs Interstate 295 (Cross Bronx Expressway Extension) southbound at Exit 11. Use the Exit 11 off-ramp for Ferry Point Park and the Throgs Neck neighborhood of the Bronx. Photo taken 08/09/04. Interstate 695 and the Throgs Neck Expressway southbound merge with Interstate 295 via a partial "Y" interchange at Exit 10. From there Interstate 295 becomes the Throgs Neck Expressway and continues south toward the Throgs Neck Bridge and Queens. Pictured here is the first overhead for Exit 9 to Harding Avenue and Fort Schuyler. Photo taken 08/09/04. Nearing the ramp departure of Exit 9 at the Lawton Avenue overpass on Interstate 295 (Throgs Neck Expressway) southbound. Newer reflective overheads for Exit 9 replace Fort Schuyler with Pennyfield Avenue. Pennyfield Avenue travels southeast to the tip of Throgs Neck to Fort Schuyler and SUNY Maritime College. Photo taken 08/09/04. Exit 9 represents the last departure point for southbound motorists before Interstate 295 defaults onto the Throgs Neck Bridge across the East River. The span includes a $4.50 toll for all passenger vehicles as it joins the Bronx with Beechhurst in Queens. Harding Avenue meanwhile travels west from Interstate 295 to Throgs Neck and Ferry Point Park. Photo taken 08/09/04. Interstate 295 enters the Throgs Neck Bridge toll plaza at Locust Point and then proceeds southward over Throgs Neck and the East River. The Throgs Neck suspension Bridge spans 2,910 feet from anchorage to anchorage at a height of 142 feet above the shipping channel below.1 Photo taken 08/29/05. Rising toward the north tower of the Throgs Neck Bridge on Interstate 295 southbound. Posted here is the one-mile sign bridge for Exit 8, junction Cross Island Parkway east. Cross Island Parkway forms the northeastern third of the Belt Parkway system of New York City, traveling east from Interstate 678 (Whitestone Expressway) through eastern Queens to the Southern State Parkway. Photo taken 08/29/05. Southbound at the 360' towers over the East River. Construction of the Throgs Neck Bridge occurred between December 1958 and January 1961 at a cost of $92 million. The six-lane bridge opened to traffic on January 11, 1961.1 Photos taken 08/29/05. Lowering toward Queens from the Throgs Neck Bridge on Interstate 295 southbound. The right-hand lane defaults onto the Exit 8 ramp to Cross Island Parkway southbound. The parkway interchanges with Interstate 495 (Long Island Expressway) in four miles and the Grand Central Parkway in 4.7 miles for the most direct connections to Long Island. Photo taken 08/29/05. Travelers destined for Brooklyn via Interstate 495 (Long Island Expressway) or the Grand Central Parkway west should remain on Interstate 295 southbound beyond Exit 8. The interchange with Cross Island Parkway provides connections to eastbound only ahead of the Bayside community of east Queens. Due to low bridge clearances, commercial trucks and buses may not use the parkway and instead those vehicles must use the interchanges with Interstate 295. Photo taken 08/29/05. Interstate 295 continues south toward Oakland Gardens and Queens Village. Departing the freeway next is the Exit 6B off-ramp for 26th Avenue. 26th Avenue serves the Bayside neighborhood. Photo taken 08/29/05. Interstate 295 travels alongside the Clearview Park Golf Course between the Cross Island Parkway and half-diamond interchange with 26th Avenue (Exit 6B). The pull-through panel posted here doubles as a mileage sign for the freeway connections with Interstate 495 and the Grand Central Parkway. Photo taken 08/29/05. Exit 6B leaves the Clearview Expressway southbound for 26th Avenue. 26th Avenue heads one half mile east to Bell Boulevard and and 0.6 miles west to Francis Lewis Boulevard. Photo taken 08/29/05. The freeway next crosses paths with 35th Avenue at Exit 6A. 35th Avenue travels east-west between the Auburndale and Bayside neighborhoods of northeast Queens. Photo taken 08/29/05. Southbound at the Exit 6A diamond interchange with 35th Avenue. Upcoming next is Exit 5 with New York 25A (Northern Boulevard). Photo taken 08/29/05. Drawing to within one quarter mile of the Exit 5 diamond interchange with New York 25A (Northern Boulevard) on Interstate 295 south. New York 25A represents an east-west route through northern Queens between New York 25 (Queens Boulevard) and University Gardens in Nassau County. Photo taken 08/29/05. Exit 5 departs Interstate 295 southbound at the 42nd Avenue pedestrian over crossing. New York 25A (Northern Boulevard) travels east to Bayside, Oakland Gardens, and Douglaston and west to Auburndale, Flushing, and Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The surface route provides a truck route alternative to the Cross Island and Grand Central Parkways. Photo taken 08/29/05. One half mile north of the Exit 4 directional interchange with the Long Island Expressway at 48th Avenue. Interstate 495 comprises a major east-west freeway between Manhattan, Queens, and Long Island. The freeway is also the only expressway that allows commercial trucks and busses between New York City and Nassau County. Photo taken 08/29/05. Interstate 295 (Clearview Expressway) southbound at the Exit 4 ramp departure for Interstate 495 (Long Island Expressway). Interstate 495 eastbound travels 3.5 miles to North New Hyde Park in Nassau County and 19 miles to Melville in Suffolk County on Long Island. Westbound travelers reach Interstate 678 (Van Wyck Expressway) in 3.5 miles and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in nine miles. Photo taken 08/29/05. Southbound at the Long Island Expressway and Horace Harding Expressway frontage streets on Interstate 295. Interstate 495 travels west 11 miles to the Queens Mid-Town Tunnel and east 1.25 miles to the Cross Island Parkway at Little Neck. Photo taken 08/29/05. Exit 3 to 73rd Avenue departs Interstate 295 southbound quickly after the interchange with Interstate 495. 73rd Avenue travels west from Alley Park to Jewel Avenue and Fresh Meadows. Photo taken 08/29/05. A half-diamond interchange facilitates the movements between the Clearview Expressway and 73rd Avenue within Cunningham Park. Photo taken 06/26/05. Interstate 295 southbound continues through Cunningham Park to the Exit 3 diamond interchange with Union Turnpike. Union Turnpike constitutes an east-west arterial through Utopia and Glen Oaks parallel to the Grand Central Parkway. Photo taken 06/13/05. Reassurance shield posted ahead of the Exit 3 off-ramp to Union Turnpike. Photo taken 06/13/05. Drivers destined for Union Turnpike depart Interstate 295 southbound for Union Turnpike. Union Turnpike provides a truck route alternative to the Grand Central Parkway between Kew Gardens and Lake Success in Nassau County. Photo taken 08/29/05. Interstate 295 reduces to four overall lanes between Union Turnpike (Exit 2) and the southern terminus (Hillside Avenue). Photo taken 06/13/05. Entering the final mile of Interstate 295 southbound. The freeway interchanges with the Grand Central Parkway just ahead of its premature end at New York 25 (Hillside Avenue). The Grand Central Parkway continues the Northern Parkway west from Nassau County into Queens. The GCP proceeds northwest from the Kew Gardens interchange with Interstate 678 toward La Guardia Airport and the Triborough Bridge. Photo taken 06/13/05. A four-level symmetrical stack interchange handles the movements between Interstate 295 (Clearview Expressway) and Grand Central Parkway. All movements are handled by the Exit 1 ramp departure. The freeway mainline meanwhile descends to pass underneath the ramps toward the intersection with New York 25 (Hillside Avenue) at Hollis Court Boulevard. Photo taken 06/13/05. The freeway ends one quarter mile south of the Exit 1 gore point at New York 25. New York 25 travels east-west between Hollis, Terrace Heights, and Queens Village within the vicinity of the Clearview Expressway. Photo taken 06/13/05. Junction New York 25 shield posted ahead of the Grand Central Parkway flyover ramps and mainline. Photo taken 06/13/05. The stack interchange features steel support structures and looks similar to the symmetrical stack between Interstate 90 and U.S. 9 at Albany. Photo taken 06/13/05. The freeway draws to a close at the Clearview Expressway intersection with New York 25 (Hillside Avenue) and Hollis Court Boulevard. Hollis Court Boulevard travels south to Bellaire. New York 24 begins two blocks to the east via 212th Place south from Hillside Avenue. Photo taken 06/13/05. Sources: Throgs Neck Bridge (I-295), NYCRoads.com. Page Updated January 22, 2006.