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Staten Island Expressway, Verrazano Bridge, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Triboro Bridge, Bruckner Expressway |
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| The Geothals Bridge connects New Jersey to Staten Island. The New York section of I-278 begins on the Staten Island side of the bridge. It is called the Staten Island Expressway. All vehicles coming from the Goethals Bridge must pay a toll at this toll barrier. Photo taken April 2006. |
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| The first two exits on the Staten Island Expressway are found immediately after the toll booths. Exit 4 is for Forest Avenue. Exit 5 is for the West Shore Expressway (NY 440). Photos taken April 2006. |
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| Exit 7 is for Richmond Avenue. Photos taken July 2005. |
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| Exit 8 is for Victory Boulevard. Exit 9 is for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway (NY 440). Photos taken July 2005. |
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| Exit 11 is for Bradley Avenue. Photos taken July 2005. |
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| Exit 12 is for Todt Hill Road and Slosson Avenue. Photos taken July 2005. |
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| Exit 13 is for Clove Road, Richmond Road, and Hylan Boulevard. Photos taken July 2005. |
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| Exit 15 is for Lily Pond Avenue and Bay Street. It is the last exit on the Staten Island Expressway. Photos taken July 2005. |
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| There is a toll for the Verrazano Bridge, but only when travelling west. Use either the upper or the lower level of the bridge for the Belt Parkway. Photos taken July 2005. |
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| The Verrazano Bridge crosses the Narrows to Brooklyn. Photos taken July 2005. |
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| Exit 16 is for the Belt Parkway. It is located at the end of the bridge. The exit number is not posted. Photos taken July 2005. |
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| Exit 17 is for 92 Street. It is an exit off the ramp coming down from the bridge. Again, the exit number is not posted. Photos taken July 2005. |
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| Welcome to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway! Exit 18 is for Fort Hamilton Parkway. Photos taken July 2005. |
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| Exit 20 is for 7 Avenue and 65 Street. Photos taken July 2005. |
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| Exit 21 is for 3 Avenue. Photos taken July 2005. |
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| Exit 23 is for 38 Street. Photo taken July 2005. |
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| Exit 24 is for the Prospect Expressway (NY 27). The people who built this road really liked to not post exit numbers, didn't they? Photos taken July 2005. |
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| Exit 25 is for the Battery Tunnel (I-478). Exit 26 is for Hamilton Avenue. Photos taken July 2005. |
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| Exit 27 is for Atlantic Avenue. Photos taken July 2005. |
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| The expressway goes under the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. The Brooklyn Bridge is visible in the distance. Photos taken August 2004. |
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| Exit 28A is for Cadman Plaza West. Photos taken August 2004. |
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| Exit 28B is for the Brooklyn Bridge. Photos taken August 2004. |
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| Exit 29A is for the Manhattan Bridge. Exit 29B is for Tillary Street. Photos taken August 2004. |
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| Exit 30 is for Flushing Avenue. Exit 32 is for Metropolitan Avenue and the Williamsburg Bridge. Photos taken August 2004. |
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| Exit 33 is for McGuiness Boulevard and Humboldt Street. Photos taken August 2004. |
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| The Kosciuszko Bridge connects Brooklyn to Queens. Exit 35 is for the Long Island Expressway (I-495) and 48 Street. Photos taken August 2004. |
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| Exit 36 is for Queens Boulevard (NY 25) and 65 Place. Exit 37 is for Roosevelt Avenue and Broadway. Photos taken April 2005. |
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| Exit 41 is for Northern Boulevard (NY 25A). Photos taken April 2005. |
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| Exit 42 is for the Grand Central Parkway east. Photos taken April 2005. |
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| The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway merges with the Grand Central Parkway. Exit 45 is for 31 Street. This exit used to be numbered as exit 3 according to the Grand Central Parkway exit numbering scheme, which was rather confusing. Fortunately, this problem has been dealt with. An orange sign gives the old exit number for drivers who are looking for it. Photos taken May 2006. |
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| The Triboro Bridge consists of three spans. This one connects Queens to Randalls Island. Photos taken May 2006. |
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| There is an unnumbered exit located on Randalls Island between two of the spans leading to the third. Exit here for the FDR Drive, the Harlem River Drive, 2 Avenue, and East 125 Street in Manhattan. Continue straight ahead for the Bruckner Expressway (I-278) and the Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) in the Bronx. Photos taken May 2006. |
