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New York Interstates in 1970 The following is a listing of the interstate route system on Long Island and in New York City as it was in 1970. Holland Tunnel, Lower Manhattan Expressway, Williamsburg Bridge Direction: East/West Western Terminus: New York-New Jersey border Eastern Terminus: Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278) in Brooklyn Status: Unchanged through Holland Tunnel. Unbuilt and decommissioned along Lower Manhattan Expressway. Decommissioned across Williamsburg Bridge. Direction: East/West Western Terminus: New York-Pennsylvania border Eastern Terminus: New York-New Jersey border Status: Unchanged. Major Deegan Expressway, New York Thruway, Northway Direction: North/South Southern Terminus: Bruckner Expressway (I-278) in the Bronx Northern Terminus: United States-Canada border Status: Unchanged. Cross Bronx Expressway, Bruckner Expressway, New England Thruway Direction: North/South Southern Terminus: George Washington Bridge at the New York-New Jersey border Northern Terminus: New York-Connecticut border Status: Unchanged. Staten Island Expressway, Verrazano Bridge, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Triboro Bridge, Bruckner Expressway Direction: East/West Western Terminus: Geothals Bridge at the New York-New Jersey border Eastern Terminus: I-95 in the Bronx Status: Unchanged. Note: The Triboro Bridge has been renamed the RFK Bridge. New York Thruway, Cross Westchester Expressway Direction: East/West Western Terminus: New York-New Jersey border Eastern Terminus: New England Thruway (I-95) in Rye Status: Unchanged. Clearview Expressway, Throgs Neck Bridge, Cross Bronx Expressway Direction: North/South Southern Terminus: Nassau Expressway (I-878) in Queens Northern Terminus: Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95) in the Bronx Status: Unbuilt and decommissioned from I-878 to NY 25. Unchanged from NY 25 to I-95. Note: The Nassau Expressway is now designated NY 878. Manhattan Bridge Direction: East/West Western Terminus: Lower Manhattan Expressway (I-78) in Manhattan Eastern Terminus: Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278) in Brooklyn Status: Decommissioned. Note: The Lower Manhattan Expressway is an unbuilt highway. Currently, I-478 is an unsigned designation for the Battery Tunnel. Lincoln Tunnel, Mid-Manhattan Expressway, Midtown Tunnel, Long Island Expressway Direction: East/West Western Terminus: New York-New Jersey border Eastern Terminus: Clearview Expressway (I-295) in Queens Status: Redesignated NY 495 through Lincoln Tunnel. Unbuilt and decommissioned along Mid-Manhattan Expressway. Unchanged through Midtown Tunnel and along Long Island Expressway. Extended east to Old Country Road (Suffolk CR 58) in Riverhead. Van Wyck Expressway, Whitestone Expressway, Whitestone Bridge Direction: North/South Southern Terminus: John F. Kennedy International Airport Northern Terminus: Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95), Bruckner Expressway (I-95/I-278), and Hutchinson Parkway in the Bronx Status: Unchanged. Direction: North/South Southern Terminus: Cross Westchester Expressway (I-287) in White Plains Northern Terminus: I-84 in Brewster Status: Unchanged from I-287 to I-84. Extended north to NY 22. Queens Interboro Expressway Direction: North/South Southern Terminus: Belt Parkway in Brooklyn Northern Terminus: Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278) in Queens Status: Unbuilt and decommissioned. Note: Currently, I-695 is the designation of the Throgs Neck Expressway in the Bronx. Cross Brooklyn Expressway, Nassau Expressway Direction: East/West Western Terminus: Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278) in Brooklyn Eastern Terminus: Park Street (Nassau CR 22) and Atlantic Boulevard in Atlantic Beach Status: Unbuilt and decommissioned from I-278 to Belt Parkway. Redesignated NY 878 from Belt Parkway to Rockaway Boulevard. Unbuilt and decommissioned from Rockaway Boulevard to Nassau CR 257. Redesignated NY 878 from Nassau CR 257 to Nassau CR 22. Sheridan Expressway Direction: North/South Southern Terminus: Bruckner Expressway (I-278) in the Bronx Northern Terminus: Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95) in the Bronx Status: Unchanged.

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