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2 unusual facts about Interstate 678


JFK Expressway

In 1961, when the Van Wyck Expressway (Interstate 678) opened, it was the only expressway to the airport.

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The northbound direction has an exit that provides access to the I-678 (Van Wyck Expressway) that also provides access to long-term parking, rental car returns, as well as return access to the terminals.


Interstate 78 in New York

I-678 runs from the John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens north to the Bruckner Interchange; its original planned south end was at I-278 in northwestern Queens.

Texas U-turn

In Queens, also in New York City, there is a Texas U-turn at I-678 near northbound exit 14 (Linden Place).


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