New York Interstates in 1970
The following is a listing of the interstate route system in the southern portion of New York State as it was in 1970.
Holland Tunnel, Lower Manhattan Expressway, Williamsburg Bridge
- Direction:
- East/West
- Western Terminus:
- New York-New Jersey state line
- 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 state line
- Eastern Terminus:
- New York-New Jersey state line
- 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 state line
- Northern Terminus:
- New York-Connecticut state line
- Status:
- Unchanged.
Staten Island Expressway, Verrazano Bridge, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Triboro Bridge, Bruckner Expressway
- Direction:
- East/West
- Western Terminus:
- Goethals Bridge at the New York-New Jersey state line
- 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 state line
- 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 Hugh L. Carey Tunnel.
Lincoln Tunnel, Mid-Manhattan Expressway, Midtown Tunnel, Long Island Expressway
- Direction:
- East/West
- Western Terminus:
- New York-New Jersey state line
- 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.
Colonel Chandler Drive
- Direction:
- East/West
- Western Terminus:
- New York Thruway (I-87) and Onteora Trail (NY 28) in Kingston
- Eastern Terminus:
- Broadway (NY 32) and Albany Avenue (NY 32) in Kingston
- Signed:
- Unchanged.
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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