I-478 Battery Tunnel


Direction: North/South
Southern Terminus: Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278) in Brooklyn
Northern Terminus: West Street (NY 9A) in Manhattan

The Battery Tunnel is the southernmost crossing of the East River, connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan. It connects to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278) on the Brooklyn side. On the Manhattan side, the tunnel ends at West Street (NY 9A) near Battery Park and the southern terminus of the FDR Drive. The tunnel carries the designation of I-478, although there are no signs giving the route number.

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