Bruckner Interchange
Bruckner Interchange | |
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Construction | |
Constructed | 1960s |
Opened | by 1961[1] |
The Bruckner Interchange is a complex
Description
The Bruckner Interchange is located in the southeastern portion of
Fundamentally, the interchange is the crossing of three major thoroughfares, each of which change route numbers as they cross the interchange. The Cross Bronx Expressway traverses the interchange from northwest (I-95) to southeast (I-295), the Bruckner Expressway traverses from southwest (I-278) to northeast (I-95) while the Hutchinson River Parkway traverses from north (unnumbered) to south (I-678). (Because of road naming conventions in New York, the Hutchinson River Parkway changes its name to the Hutchinson River Expressway, to allow truck access to the Whitestone Bridge. This short section is also sometimes considered part of the Whitestone Expressway, also an alternate name for part of I-678)
Interstate 95 (I-95) passes through the interchange, entering from the northwest on the Cross Bronx Expressway and exiting to the northeast on the Bruckner Expressway. I-278, I-295, I-678, and the Hutchinson River Parkway all begin or end at this interchange. The Cross Bronx Expressway continues southeast from the Bruckner Interchange as I-295, while the Bruckner Expressway enters the junction from the southwest as I-278. The Hutchinson River Expressway is I-678, which becomes the Hutchinson River Parkway north of the interchange. The Bruckner Interchange is the southernmost of the three times the Hutchinson River Parkway crosses I-95 in the Bronx.[2]
Missing connections
Several connections are missing at the junction, largely due to its compact design. However, such omissions are either remedied elsewhere or considered unnecessary under the circumstances.[2]
Missing connection | Connected by |
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I-278 west
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Sheridan Boulevard (NY 895) 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the interchange |
I-95 north
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The Throgs Neck Expressway (I-695 ) 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the interchange
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I-678
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Lafayette Avenue .25 miles (0.40 km) south of the interchange The ) |
I-678 to I-295
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History
The location of the interchange was originally the point where the
Most of Bruckner Boulevard was ultimately converted into the
References
- ^ H.M. Gousha Company. Sunoco. 1961.
- ^ a b c Google (April 6, 2012). "Bruckner Interchange" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ a b New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1940.
- ^ New York with Pictorial Guide (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1942.
- Socony-Vacuum Oil Company. 1950.
- ^ New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Sunoco. 1952.
- ^ "Aerial view , slum Clearance, Existing conditions". NYC Department of Records and Information Services. NYC Department of Parks & Recreation. 1 November 1955. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ New York with Special Maps of Putnam–Rockland–Westchester Counties and Finger Lakes Region (Map) (1955–56 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1954.
External links
- Media related to Bruckner Interchange at Wikimedia Commons