Interstate 278

highway in New Jersey and New York

Interstate 278 is a highway is in the US states of New Jersey and New York. It runs from US Highway 1-9 in Linden, NJ to the Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95/I-295) in The Bronx. Its names include the Staten Island Expressway on Staten Island, the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, (BQE) the Gowanus Expressway, the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, and the Bruckner Expressway.

Interstate 278 marker

Interstate 278

Route information
Auxiliary route of I-78
Maintained by NJDOT, PANYNJ, NYSDOT, NYCDOT, and MTAB&T
Length35.62 mi (57.32 km)
Existed1961–present
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
West end US 1-9 in Linden, NJ
Major intersections
East end I-95 / I-295 / I-678 in Throggs Neck, NY
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesNew Jersey, New York
CountiesNJ: Union
NY: Richmond, Kings, Queens, New York, Bronx
Highway system
Route 208NJI-280
NY 277NYNY 278