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Interstate 278 (abbreviated '''I-278''') is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. State s of New Jersey and New York . Despite its number, it does not connect to I-78 , though a western extension was planned to I-78 east of the Route 24 interchange. The majority of I-278 is in New York City , serving local traffic; it passes through all five boroughs (though through Manhattan only because the Triborough Bridge crosses Wards Island, which is technically part of Manhattan). The portion that goes through New Jersey is sometimes called the ''Union Freeway.'' Like most Interstates, I-278 is mainly owned by the state, but the New York City Department Of Transportation owns two older sections, near Downtown Brooklyn and north of Queens Boulevard . {Link without Title} LENGTH
DESCRIPTION (FROM WEST TO EAST) The short New Jersey segment begins in Linden at the junction with U.S. Route 1/9 and goes east into Elizabeth to its other New Jersey interchange, with Route 439 (the original Goethals Bridge approach) and the New Jersey Turnpike ( Interstate 95 ). It crosses the Arthur Kill on the 4-lane Goethals Bridge to Staten Island , a borough of New York City. After crossing into New York, I-278 uses the following named highways:
I-278's eastern terminus is the Bruckner Interchange . Here, I-95 continues the Bruckner Expressway towards the New England Thruway . Due to the relative age of I-278 (most of the highways that make up I-278 predate the highway), the majority of I-278 has a 45 m.p.h. speed restriction, with the exception of the Staten Island Expressway, which has a 50 m.p.h. speed limit. LEGAL DEFINITION The New York section of I-278 is defined as part of Interstate Route Connector 512 and all of Interstate Route Connector 518 in New York Highway Law ยง 340-a. EXIT LIST SOURCES
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