Interstate 678 | ||||
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Map of the New York City area with I-678 highlighted in red
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by NYCDOT, MTAB&T, and PANYNJ | ||||
Length: | 14.33 mi (23.06 km) | |||
Existed: | c. 1965 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | John F. Kennedy Airport | |||
North end: | I-95 / I-278 / I-295 / Hutchinson River Parkway in the Bronx | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 678 (I-678) is a north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway that extends for 14 miles (23 km) through two boroughs of New York City. The route begins at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Jamaica Bay and travels north through Queens and across the East River to the Bronx, where it ends at the Bruckner Interchange and goes through to the Hutchinson River Parkway. I-678 connects to I-495 (the Long Island Expressway) in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. The highway is known as the Van Wyck Expressway (/vænˈwɪk/ van-WICK) from JFK Airport to Northern Boulevard (New York State Route 25A or NY 25A), the Whitestone Expressway from NY 25A north to the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge, and the Hutchinson River Expressway from the bridge to the Bruckner Interchange.