Interstate 281 (New York)

Interstate 481
Map of New York with I-481 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length:	15.08 mi (24.27 km)
Existed:	January 1, 1970 – present
Major junctions
South end:	I-81 in Syracuse I-690 in East Syracuse
	I-90 / New York Thruway in DeWitt
North end:	I-81 / NY 481 in North Syracuse
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business New York Highways Interstate U.S. State Reference Parkways ← I-478 NY 481 → ← NY 280 NY 281 →

I-81 in Syracuse

Interstate 481 (I-481) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway that serves as an eastern bypass of Syracuse, New York, in the United States. It begins at its parent, I-81, in the city's southern end and travels through the eastern Syracuse suburbs of Jamesville, DeWitt, and Cicero before rejoining I-81 in the suburb of North Syracuse. After crossing I-81 in North Syracuse, I-481 continues northwest to Fulton and Oswego as New York State Route 481 (NY 481). I-481 is part of the Veterans Memorial Highway, which extends northward onto NY 481.

I-481 begins at I-81's exit 16A, a directional T interchange in the South Valley section of the city of Syracuse. Immediately crossing under NY 173, I-481 proceeds eastward alongside Rock Cut Road (unsigned County Route 103 or CR 103), which meets the freeway at exit 1 heading east. I-481 crosses out of Syracuse and into the town of Onondaga, paralleling Rock Cut Road into the Clark Reservation State Park. The Interstate Highway makes a bend to the northeast, crossing over tracks used by the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway and entering exit 2, which connects to Jamesville Road (CR 7).