Interstate 278
Although not directly connected to Interstate 78, I-278 comprises a major through route for the five boroughs of New York from North Jersey and I-95. The designation represents a collection of pre-Interstate constructed facilities including the Staten Island / Clove Lakes Expressway, Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, Gowanus Expressway, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Grand Central Parkway, Robert F. Kennedy (Triborough) Bridge and Bruckner Expressway.
Interstate 278 Guides
East
Goethals Bridge / Staten Island Expressway - 41 photos
Verrazano Narrows Bridge / Gowanus Expressway - 55 photos
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) - 60 photos
Triborough Bridge / Bruckner Expressway - 43 photos
West
Bruckner Expressway / Triborough Bridge - 37 photos
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) - 56 photos
Gowanus Expressway / Verrazano Narrows Bridge - 33 photos
Staten Island Expressway / Goethals Bridge - 28 photos
Within the Garden State, Interstate 278 extends just two miles west from the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) and the Goethels Bridge to U.S. 1/9 at Linden. The route was originally planned to continue northwest to Interstate 78 at Springfield.
The proposed alignment extending Interstate 278 northwest from Linden to I-78 west of Union, New Jersey.
The $1.5 billion replacement project for the aging Goethels Bridge kicked off on May 7, 2014. The new cable-stayed bridge accommodates six 12 foot wide travel lanes, five foot inside shoulders and 12 foot outside shoulders. The span also includes a 10 foot wide sidewalk along the north side with provisions for future transit service.1,2 Traffic shifted to the new eastbound bridge with two-way traffic on June 10, 2017. The westbound crossing opened on May 21, 2018.
References:
- "Cuomo announces official &apos:start&apos: of $1.5B Goethals replacement." Staten Island Life, May 7, 2014.
- Goethals Bridge Replacement.
"http://www.panynj.gov/ goethalsbridge/Port Authority of NY & NJ, project web site.
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