Route 481 South

Heading south from the Phoenix area on NY 481.

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NY 481 heads 11 miles south to Interstate 81 at North Syracuse. Syracuse lies six miles further via I-81.

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Crossing the Oneida River into Onondaga County on NY 481 south.

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NY 31 crosses paths with NY 481 by the Great Northern Mall within the town of Clay. The state route travels west to Radisson and Baldwinsville and east to Cicero.

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Exit 12 departs NY 481 south to the intersection of NY 31 and Soule Road (Onondaga County Route 96). Soule Road winds through a suburban area between NY 31 and CR 57 (Oswego Road).

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Trees separate the adjacent subdivisions from NY 481 south of NY 31.

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Curving eastward, NY 481 travels alongside Clay Marsh State Wildlife Management Area.

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One mile northwest of the folded diamond interchange (Exit 10) with Bear Road and U.S. 11 (Main Street). U.S. 11 travels south along Main Street into North Syracuse and north along Brewerton Road into Cicero.

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NY 481 passes over U.S. 11 (North Main Street) ahead of the off-ramp (Exit 10) to parallel Bear Road. Bear Road travels east to CR 208 (South Bay Road) and west to suburban areas of Clay.

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Exit 10 leaves NY 481 south for Bear Road and U.S. 11. Forthcoming is the cloverleaf interchange (Exits 9S/N) with Interstate 81.

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The Bear Road entrance ramp forms an auxiliary lane to I-81 south (Exit 9S). Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) lies two exits to the south along Interstate 81.

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Interstate 81 angles southwest from Exit 9S to Salina before turning southeast again into Downtown Syracuse.

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Exit 9N follows onto Interstate 81 north through Cicero to Brewerton, Watertown and Ontario.

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Interstate 481 begins southbound to DeWitt as New York Route 481 ends.

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