Interstate 95 North - George Washington Bridge / Manhattan

The George Washington opened to traffic on October 25, 1931. Expansion of the suspension bridge added the Lower Level, which opened on August 29, 1962. Two 604 foot high towers support the 4,760 foot long span (Port Authority of NY & NJ, n.d.).

09/30/05

NY 9A (Henry Hudson Parkway) travels north from Lower Manhattan along West Street to 57th Street and the Henry Hudson Parkway. The Henry Hudson Parkway comprises a limited access highway from there northward to the Bronx.

06/26/05

I-95/U.S. 1-9 northbound transition from the George Washington Bridge east onto the Trans-Manhattan Expressway over Fort Washington Park.

06/26/05

Exit 1 A departs I-95/U.S. 1 northbound for U.S. 9 (W 178th Street) north to Broadway and NY 9A (Henry Hudson Parkway). Henry Hudson Parkway straddles the western shore of Manhattan Island from Battery Park to the toll bridge over the Harlem River.

06/26/05

I-95/U.S. 1 (Trans-Manhattan Expressway) descend underneath the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal, Wadsworth Tower and other buildings between the exchange with Henry Hudson Parkway and the Alexander Hamilton Bridge over the Harlem River.

06/26/05

Two through lanes continue to the Bronx from the upper level of the George Washington Bridge. A lane drop occurs at Exit 1 B for Harlem River Drive. Harlem River Drive straddles the eastern shore of Manhattan Island along the Harlem River from Dyckman Street south to Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive.

06/26/05

Exit 1 B includes ramps to Amsterdam Avenue at 175th Street and the Washington Bridge across the Harlem River to University Avenue in the Bronx. Guide signs still reference the old sequential exit number.

06/26/05

Exit 1 B departs in unison from both roadways along I-95 for Harlem River Drive. FDR Drive runs along the Harlem River southward to Lower Manhattan and NY 9A (West Street) at Battery Park.

06/26/05

Amsterdam Avenue runs along High Bridge Park through northern Manhattan. University Avenue heads north from the Washington Bridge through Morris Heights, University Heights, and Kings Bridge Heights in the Bronx.

06/26/05

The respective ramps of Exit 1 B combine ahead of the Amsterdam Avenue over crossing on I-95/U.S. 1 north. A long directional ramp leads southward onto Harlem River Drive. Harlem River Drive ends at 155th Street; FDR Drive extends three miles south to the Robert F. Kennedy (Triborough) Bridge.

06/26/05

Exits 1 C/D to Interstate 87 (Major Deegan Expressway), departs from I-95 just beyond where the separate roadways of the Trans-Manhattan Expressway converge on the Alexander Hamilton Bridge. Signage for I-87 references the old sequential exit number.

06/26/05

The Lower Level of the George Washington Bridge partitions with two lanes for I-95 (Trans-Manhattan Expressway) north and two for Left Exit 1 A to 178th Street (U.S. 9) east and NY 9A (Henry Hudson Parkway).

08/29/05

U.S. 1 overlaps with Interstate 95 north from Fort Lee, New Jersey east to Exit 2 B / Webster Avenue at the Bronx community of Tremont.

08/29/05

Left Exit 1 A leaves the Lower Level of the George Washington Bridge for 178th Street east and the Henry Hudson Parkway. 178th Street leads U.S. 9 east to Broadway north.

08/29/05

NY 9A follows Henry Hudson Parkway south to West Street and Battery Park at FDR Drive. Henry Hudson Parkway, like other New York State Parkways, is restricted to passenger vehicles only.

08/29/05

178 Street extends east from Exit 1 along the Trans-Manhattan Expressway to Amsterdam Avenue. U.S. 9 follows Broadway north from 178th Street and Upper Manhattan through the Bronx, Yonkers, Hastings-on-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, Irvington, and Tarrytown.

08/29/05

The lower deck of the George Washington Bridge transitions into the outer roadway of the Trans-Manhattan Expressway eastbound. Interstate 95 emerges briefly before entering a series of tunnels under a transit station and various towers.

08/29/05

Harlem River Drive parallels the eastern shore of Manhattan Island between FDR Drive and 10th Avenue. FDR Drive comprises a limited access expressway from Harlem Drive Drive south to Midtown and Lower Manhattan.

08/29/05

Left Exit 1 B joins the Trans-Manhattan Expressway with Harlem River Drive for Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive southbound. Exits 1 C/D follow to Interstate 87 (Major Deegan Expressway).

08/29/05

Exit 1 B also connects with Amsterdam Avenue at W 175th Street and the Washington Bridge east to University Avenue. Amsterdam Avenue runs alongside High Bridge Park; University Avenue leads north from the High Bridge section of the Bronx to Kings Bridge Heights.

08/29/05

Separate ramps from Exit 1 B lead to the Washington Bridge east across the Harlem River to University Avenue north and Edward L. Grant Highway south.

08/29/05

Resulting in a weaving traffic pattern to Exits 1 C/D for Interstate 87 (Major Deegan Expressway), the outer roadway of I-95 combines with the inner roadway at the Alexander Hamilton Bridge.

08/29/05