Photos: New York - Unsigned Interstate 478 Southbound

Road Information
Interstate 478 in New York    
Total Mileage in State: 2.1 miles
Northern End: At NY 9A, in Manhattan (Battery Park City)
Southern End: At I-278, in Red Hook (Brooklyn)
Mileage covered in Photos: 2.1 miles
Counties covered in Photos: Manhattan, Brooklyn
Major Junctions in Photos: I-278, in Red Hook (Brooklyn)
Control Cities in Photos: New York City
Southbound

Southbound

   

Approaching the entrance to the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel on NY 9A South in Manhattan, at Exit 1: FDR Drive North. Unsigned Interstate 478 consists of the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel (formerly the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel) and its approach/exit. Traffic to the tunnel must keep left trhough this intersection at Albany St. (Photo taken 8/20/16).

Unsigned Interstate 478 South at Exit 2: Hugh L. Carey Tunnel / To Interstate 278 - Brooklyn. This marks the entrance to the tunnel from NY 9A South in Manhattan. (Photo taken 8/20/16).

View on Unsigned Interstate 478 South in lower Manhattan as it prepares to pass under the Battery Parking Garage, which can be seen in the distance in this photo. (Photo taken 8/20/16).

View on Unsigned Interstate 478 South as it tunnels under the Battery Parking Garage in lower Manhattan, New York City. (Photo taken 8/20/16).

Exiting the brief tunnel under Battery Parking Garage, Unsigned Interstate 478 South prepares to enter the Hugh L. Carey (Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel) here in Battery Park. (Photo taken 8/20/16).

The southbound lanes of the Hugh L. Carey (Brooklyn-Battery) Tunnel were closed at the time of this photo, and all southbound traffic was routed into the northbound span of the tunnel, which had to be reduced to one lane in each direction due to the construction. (Photo taken 8/20/16).

View on Unsigned Interstate 478 South as it prepares to enter the Hugh L. Carey (Brooklyn-Battery) Tunnel in lower Manhattan, via the northbound span due to construction. (Photo taken 8/20/16).

View inside the Hugh L. Carey (Brooklyn-Battery) Tunnel. (Photo taken 8/20/16).

Another look from the inside of the Hugh L. Carey (Brooklyn-Battery) Tunnel, as it carries traffic under the East River. (Photo taken 8/20/16).

Unsigned Interstate 478 South inside the Hugh L. Carey (Brooklyn-Battery) Tunnel. (Photo taken 8/20/16).

Tunnel photography is challenging. (Photo taken 8/20/16).

Nearing the exit of the Hugh L. Carey (Brooklyn-Battery) Tunnel on Unsigned Interstate 478 South. (Photo taken 8/20/16).

Unsigned Interstate 478 South as it prepares to exit the south side of the Hugh L. Carey (Brooklyn-Battery) Tunnel into Brooklyn, where the toll plaza for the tunnel will be. (Photo taken 8/20/16).

Unsigned Interstate 478 South as it exits the south side of the tunnel into Brooklyn, approaching the tunnel's toll plaza. Traffic to Interstate 278 East and Hamilton Ave should keep to the right at the toll plaza. I-278 West traffic should keep to the left. (Photo taken 8/20/16).

Unsigned Interstate 478 South at Exit: Interstate 278 East - Brooklyn-Queens Expressway / Atlantic Ave; Hamilton Ave. These exits are immediately beyond the toll plaza and there is not much room for adjustment beyond the toll booths. (Photo taken 8/20/16).

Keeping left at the toll plaza, Unsigned Interstate 478 South traffic is dumped onto Interstate 278 West toward the Verrazano Bridge, Staten Island, and New Jersey. (Photo taken 8/20/16).