Interstate 481 constitutes a 15 mile loop around the east side of Syracuse. The freeway provides a bypass for I-81 around Downtown Syracuse while connecting the suburbs of Dewitt, East Syracuse and Cicero. New York Route 481 extends the freeway another 19.5 miles northwest from I-81/481 at North Syracuse to S 1st Street in the city of Fulton. NY 481 continues another 12.3 miles north to NY 104 at Oswego.
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The NYSDOT "Community Grid" proposal to demolish the Interstate 81 viaduct leading north into Downtown Syracuse includes realigning the route over I-481.
Originally, I-481 was numbered as Interstate 281 and comprised a route northward only as far as the New York Thruway (I-90) within the town of DeWitt. Interstate 481 was initially approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) on October 26, 1969. The belt route was completed to the southeast by 1973. Construction on the northeastern leg wrapped up in 1985.
A short section of Interstate 481 was open to traffic in DeWitt by 1968.
Interstate 481 completed between I-81 and south Syracuse northeast to the New York Thruway in 1980.
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 | Kirkville Road (CR 53) east at the cloverleaf interchange (Exit 5) with Interstate 481 in DeWitt. I-481 meets I-90 (New York Thruway) just to the north while Kirkville Road continues east into the town of Manlius. 05/09/05 |
 | NY 298 (Collamer Road) west at the folded diamond interchange (Exit 7) with I-481. 05/09/05 |
 | Interstate 481 continues south one mile to I-90 (New York Thruway) and six miles to the DeWitt town center. NY 298 arcs south than west to a traffic circle with NY 635 and ramps to I-690. 05/09/05 |
 | Oswego County Route 57A shield posted north after the half diamond interchange (Exit 13) with NY 481. 05/09/05 |
  | Oswego County Route 57A south at the entrance ramp for NY 481. CR 57A connects the freeway with Phoenix one mile to the west. NY 481 heads 12 miles southeast to North Syracuse. 05/09/05 |
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05/09/05 by AARoads
Connect with:
Interstate 81
Interstate 90 / New York Thruway
Interstate 690
Page Updated 11-15-2022.