Interstate 278 by LearyField

Despite its numerical designation, there is no direct connection between Interstate 278 and Interstate 78. However, at both ends of Interstate 278 there are interchanges with which other major East Coast interstate?

Many sections of Interstate 278 were planned by THIS NEW YORK MASTER BUILDER of highways, bridges, airports and parks, the subject of a rather lengthy biography written by Robert Caro.

The source of many traffic delays on Interstate 278, the bridge connecting Brooklyn and Queens, named after THIS REVOLUTIONARY WAR GENERAL, is in the process of being replaced. Exact spelling is not required for a correct answer!

The Goethals Bridge, connecting Staten Island with New Jersey, is currently the oldest segment of Interstate 278, although it's also in the process of being replaced. Opened for traffic in 1928, over what body of water does the Goethals Bridge traverse?

On the first Sunday in November, Interstate 278 is closed to vehicular traffic so that 50,000+ participants in the New York City Marathon can begin their 26.2 mile journey by crossing THIS BRIDGE?

There are five vehicular bridges spanning the East River that connect Manhattan with either Brooklyn or Queens. Taking THIS EAST RIVER BRIDGE may leave you feeling less than groovy, as unlike the other four bridges, there is no direct interchange between it and Interstate 278.

It is quite expensive to travel eastbound on Interstate 278, as there are three toll bridges along the way, two of which collect tolls only in the eastbound direction. Within +/- $4.00, what is total cash (non-discounted, non-electronic) toll collected for passenger vehicles at these bridges?

Here's the final bridge question! The Interstate 278 span over the Bronx River is THIS TYPE OF BRIDGE, one of just eight in the entire Interstate system.

This photo, taken in 1954 (before there was an Interstate Highway System), shows a portion of what is now Interstate 278 in Brooklyn. This section of the highway was originally utilized by THIS OTHER FORM OF TRANSPORTATION?

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Exit 12 off Interstate 278 will take you to Todt Hill, which at 401 feet is the highest point of land within the City of New York. In which NYC borough is Todt Hill located?

Speaking of NYC boroughs, Interstate 278 passes through all five of them. Each borough, a political subdivision of New York City, is coterminous with a county, a political subdivision of New York State. Name any one of the three COUNTIES whose names are different from their corresponding borough.

According to New York State law, commercial vehicles are prohibited from parkways. As a short section of Interstate 278 approaching the RFK Bridge is actually designated a parkway, large trucks are forced to exit the highway onto local streets. What is the name of this parkway, which shares its name with another major NYC transportation hub?

Locals generally refer to the New York portion of Interstate 278 by its series of named highways. Excluding the answer to Question 12, and the bridges along the route, name one of expressway segments that does NOT include the name of a New York City borough.