As a New Yorker, yeah you doing that in 50 minutes as world record. It takes me about 50 minutes to get from Meeker/Morgan to the Williamsburg by Peter Luger!
The terminus of I-278 in Linden, New Jersey is located near the now-demolished General Motors Linden Assembly Plant. You can see the signage for the Plant's entrance on the overpass at 50:05.
Mike, you have no video from the Hicks Street trench, the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel(*) interchange, or the elevation of the viaduct over the Gowanus Canal! (* Renamed for the notoriously corrupt Hugh Carrey. Blergh!)
@@MileageMikeTravels They’ve been doing it for a long time. The first example was Idlewild - JFK. The Interboro became the Jackie Robinson in 1997 but I remember Guinea Woods Road being changed to Glen Cove Road in the 70s. I’m waiting for the rest of the bridges to be renamed so I can ignore it 😂 Its like Newark Airport is now Newark Liberty Airport and National is now Regan National. What was wrong with National? I agree with Guinea Woods Road.. that could racially derogatory.
Interesting… 278 goes all the way to the Goethals. I kind of figured it would’ve become the Belt. But then again.. the nomenclature is kind of screwed up… 278 would indicate that it’s a feeder road to 78, which is the eastern spur of the Turnpike (exit 14 A,B,C). But the Goethals is exit 12.
@@UnnDunn the number itself is the least of 278’s problems. That Brooklyn double decker section is literally falling apart not to mention the segments with left exits and ones where the highway goes down to one lane to stay on it
I don't believe I ever drove this three-highway route in one trip. But seeing it rekindles my memories of the folly of trusting the official route designations. In this trip we travel geographically south on the Bruckner, briefly east on the GCP and south again on the BQE. All the while we were nominally on I-278 West.
The only highway that passes through all five boroughs. I live in the Bronx and used to drive the Bruckner Expressway fairly often. But the elevated part has been under reconstruction for over a year, and I have been staying off it. So I didn't know that Exit 48 is now signed "Leggett Ave/Hunts Point Mkt" instead of "E 138 St" like the previous version was until seeing this video.
2021 PREVOST MTA Express Bus on Brunker Expy. At 8:20. M60+SBS to Manhattanville-Broadway-110th from LaGuardia Airport as he enters Queens at the entrance ramp to RFK (Formal Triborough Bridge). 3 SIM Buses on Gowanus Expy. The S79+SBS To bay Ridge-91st Street Station at the beginning of the State Island Portion of the Verrazanos Narrows Bridge. & another SIM Bus entering the Service Road. Last time I was on that Partial Beltway, I was stuck on Brunker Expy. For 1 hour, stuck in Manhattan for 30 mins., flew past Queens in 10 mins., but the worst is being stuck on the BQE for 2-3 hours. Gowanus was not bad at 20-35 mins. Staten Island was alright for 10-25 mins. My plans for I-287/New York Metropolitan Beltway is to replace that section of NY-440, & W. Shore Expy.; as well as, NJ-440. Still waiting for the Long Island Sound Tunnel to Continue I-287 into long Is. To Jones Beach for Conjunction with Wantagh Pkwy/Expy., Ocean Causeway, Meadowbrook Pkwy./Expy., Loop Causeway, onto the the Long Beach Island, on Nassau Expy., then Rockaway Tpke/Blvd., then The conduits, Linden Blvd, & Prospect Expy before joining the I-278 PB to join the other side of I-287, making that beltway possible.
The fact you did 95% of this road in 51 Mins must be a world record.
As a New Yorker, yeah you doing that in 50 minutes as world record. It takes me about 50 minutes to get from Meeker/Morgan to the Williamsburg by Peter Luger!
Nah. /
Nice ride on interstate 278 West in New York NY
Must be alot of bridges along interstate 278
7 major ones at least.
I-278 Was The Crumbling Expressway In New York City
It is a solid pleasure to "experience" good driving! Nicce moves, many times in my opion too.
I see they FINALLY corrected the spelling of Verrazzano.
That was like 2 or 3 years ago.
This is the most scenic route through NYC.
4:45 that scared me
NY has some wild drivers for sure
@@MileageMikeTravels How were you that calm?
7:20
And here's the most beautiful view!!!!!! 🏙
The terminus of I-278 in Linden, New Jersey is located near the now-demolished General Motors Linden Assembly Plant. You can see the signage for the Plant's entrance on the overpass at 50:05.
30:13 yikes the triple cantilever not looking in good shape at all.
19:05 I love that view. It's amazing at night too
I'll have to check it out at that time
Awesome drive along I 278 West
Thanks for the drive. Except for a portion on Staten Island, I've only ever driven Eastbound.
278 is an interesting interstate and wish it would connect to its parent i-78
It's an illegal interstate because it has no way to reach 78 and its still possible for it to redesignated to with a different parent interests
@@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2true but I doubt that will happen
I'll be driving on this highway
But going east/north bound towards Boston from Texas
Good luck!
@@MileageMikeTravels good luck to you on your future travels aswell
Mike, you have no video from the Hicks Street trench, the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel(*) interchange, or the elevation of the viaduct over the Gowanus Canal!
(* Renamed for the notoriously corrupt Hugh Carrey. Blergh!)
It’s the Triboro bridge ..yeah..I know. Is Randall’s Island considered part of Manhattan?
Yes. It's part of the Borough of Manhattan and New York County.
@@michaelmiller9458 Makes sense. Manhattan got Roosevelt Island.
Looks like in New York they've started renaming the bridges and tunnels after people.
@@MileageMikeTravels They’ve been doing it for a long time. The first example was Idlewild - JFK. The Interboro became the Jackie Robinson in 1997 but I remember Guinea Woods Road being changed to Glen Cove Road in the 70s. I’m waiting for the rest of the bridges to be renamed so I can ignore it 😂 Its like Newark Airport is now Newark Liberty Airport and National is now Regan National. What was wrong with National? I agree with Guinea Woods Road.. that could racially derogatory.
@@JimAllen-Persona the only place that still has signs for Guinea Woods Road is a few signs in the village of Old Westbury.
No lane discipline at all . I wish New Yorkers would learn to keep right unless overtaking and passing.
@Garden State RX8 seems that way most of the time
@gardenstatePR Well, Russia (Dashcam footage is everywhere for it) is even worse.
Made great time! I mean I'm impressed!
Interesting… 278 goes all the way to the Goethals. I kind of figured it would’ve become the Belt. But then again.. the nomenclature is kind of screwed up… 278 would indicate that it’s a feeder road to 78, which is the eastern spur of the Turnpike (exit 14 A,B,C). But the Goethals is exit 12.
that was because freeway revolts in the 1960s cancelled the project to bring I-78 across Manhattan and Brooklyn
@@lilbluefoxie but they should have renamed I-278 then. Make it I-895 or something (since it can serve as a bypass for I-95).
@@UnnDunn the number itself is the least of 278’s problems. That Brooklyn double decker section is literally falling apart not to mention the segments with left exits and ones where the highway goes down to one lane to stay on it
Goethals Bridge is exit 13 on the New Jersey Turnpike. Exit 12 is Rahway Carteret.
Awesome video.
I don't believe I ever drove this three-highway route in one trip. But seeing it rekindles my memories of the folly of trusting the official route designations. In this trip we travel geographically south on the Bruckner, briefly east on the GCP and south again on the BQE. All the while we were nominally on I-278 West.
almost 50 dollars in toll?
Gotta pay to drive in NYC
The only highway that passes through all five boroughs. I live in the Bronx and used to drive the Bruckner Expressway fairly often. But the elevated part has been under reconstruction for over a year, and I have been staying off it. So I didn't know that Exit 48 is now signed "Leggett Ave/Hunts Point Mkt" instead of "E 138 St" like the previous version was until seeing this video.
Yeah, that is the section where it has been deteriorating badly, and New York is having a hard time keeping it up.
If you count Wards/Randall's Island as Manhattan.
@@markterribile6948 It's part of the Borough of Manhattan, even though not part of Manhattan Island.
2021 PREVOST MTA Express Bus on Brunker Expy. At 8:20. M60+SBS to Manhattanville-Broadway-110th from LaGuardia Airport as he enters Queens at the entrance ramp to RFK (Formal Triborough Bridge). 3 SIM Buses on Gowanus Expy. The S79+SBS To bay Ridge-91st Street Station at the beginning of the State Island Portion of the Verrazanos Narrows Bridge. & another SIM Bus entering the Service Road. Last time I was on that Partial Beltway, I was stuck on Brunker Expy. For 1 hour, stuck in Manhattan for 30 mins., flew past Queens in 10 mins., but the worst is being stuck on the BQE for 2-3 hours. Gowanus was not bad at 20-35 mins. Staten Island was alright for 10-25 mins. My plans for I-287/New York Metropolitan Beltway is to replace that section of NY-440, & W. Shore Expy.; as well as, NJ-440. Still waiting for the Long Island Sound Tunnel to Continue I-287 into long Is. To Jones Beach for Conjunction with Wantagh Pkwy/Expy., Ocean Causeway, Meadowbrook Pkwy./Expy., Loop Causeway, onto the the Long Beach Island, on Nassau Expy., then Rockaway Tpke/Blvd., then The conduits, Linden Blvd, & Prospect Expy before joining the I-278 PB to join the other side of I-287, making that beltway possible.