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| Total Mileage in State: | 71 miles | |
| Eastern End: | At CR 58, in Calverton | |
| Western End: | At Queens-Midtown Tunnel Entry/Exit, in Manhattan | |
| Mileage covered in Photos: | 71 miles | |
| Counties covered in Photos: | New York, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk | |
| Major Junctions in Photos: | I-278, in Long Island City I-678, in Corona I-295, in Bayside |
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| Control Cities in Photos: | Murray Hill, Long Island City, Flushing, Bayside, Jericho, Brentwood, Islandia, Ronkonkoma, Calverton | |
Eastbound
- Section 1: Manhattan to Melville (Exit 49N)
- Section 2: Melville (Exit 49N) to Calverton (Exit 73)
Section 1: Manhattan to Melville (Exit 49N)
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Interstate 495 East begins here at the approach to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel in the Murray Hill section of Manhattan. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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View on Interstate 495 East just after entering the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Another view inside the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. Tunnel interior photography is rather challenging. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Attempted view from inside the Queens-Midtown Tunnel on Interstate 495 East, as it nears the tunnel exit. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Upon emerging on the east side of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, we leave Manhattan and enter the Hunters Point section of Queens, approaching the toll plaza for the tunnel. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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At the toll plaza for the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, EZ Pass customers can keep to the left while cash customers will have to move right. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 14: NY 25A East - 21st St / Long Island City (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East reassurance shields as this sign on the right welcomes you to Queens. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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The speed limit on Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) starts out at 45 mph in Queens. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) approaching Exits 17W-E - 1/2 mile. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exits 17W-E (Interstate 278) to La Guardia Airport and Maurice Ave. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exits 17W-E: Interstate 278 - Brooklyn-Queens Expwy / Staten Island / Bronx (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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View on Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway). (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Another view on Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway). (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 19 to Rockaways. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Approaching Exit 19, the speed limit increases to 50 mph. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 19: NY 25 - Woodhaven Blvd / Queens Blvd (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Passenger cars to La Guardia Airport should use Exit 22B, while trucks and buses to La Guardia should use Exit 22D. As for Kennedy Airport, passenger cars should take Exit 22A while trucks and buses should use Exit 22C. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 21: 108th St (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 22E to College Point Blvd, Flushing Meadows, and Corona Park. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exits 22A-E: Interstate 678 - Van Wyck Expwy / Grand Central Parkway (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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A closer view of the ramp for Exits 22C-D to Interstate 678 (Van Wyck Expressway) and 22B to College Point Blvd. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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View on Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) in Queens. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 23: Main St (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 24 to Queens College and Kupferberg Center for the Arts. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 24: Kissena Blvd (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 25 to St. John's University. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 25: Utopia Pkwy / 188th St (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East reassurance shield approaching Exit 26. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 26: Francis Lewis Blvd (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exits 27N-S: Interstate 295 - Clearview Expwy / Bronx / Grand Central Pkwy (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 29 to Queensborough Community College. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 29: Springfield Blvd (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) approaching Exit 31S - 1/2 mile. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 30 to Marathon Pkwy. Take Exit 31S to Belmont Racetrack. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 30: East Hampton Blvd / Douglaston Pkwy (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 31S: Cross Island Pkwy South (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 32: Little Neck Pkwy (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 33 to Great Neck and Manhasset. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 33: Lakeville Rd / Community Dr (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 34: New Hyde Park Rd (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 35: Shelter Rock Rd / Manhasset (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Not long after the HOV lanes begin on Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway), there is another HOV lane entrance along with a sign listing the rules governing HOV lane usage. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Several Police Enforcement Emergency Pull-Off areas like the one signed here exist along this stretch of Interstate 495 (Long Island Expressway). (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 38 to Northern Parkway, which will take to you Meadowbrook Parkway. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 36: Searingtown Rd / Port Washington (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 37 to Roslyn Road. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 37: Willis Ave / Roslyn / Mineola (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 38 and take Meadowbrook Parkway to Coliseum and Jones Beach. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 39 to Garden City and Greenvale. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Warning sign which warns trucks that they're prohibited from taking Exit 38 due to a low vertical clearance of 7'10". That's really low. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Another HOV lane entrance on Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) approaching Exit 39. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 38: Northern Parkway East - Hauppauge (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 39: Glen Cove Rd / Hempstead / Glen Cove (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Another Police Enforcement Emergency Pull-Off Area on Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway). (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exits 40W-E and 41S-N to Jericho. Take Exit 40W to Westbury. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 40W: NY 25 West - Mineola (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 40E: NY 25 East - Syosset (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) approaching Exits 41S-N - 1/2 mile. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exits 41S-N to Jericho and take Exit 41N to Oyster Bay. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Also take Exit 41N to Sagamore Hill National Hisotric Site. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 41S: NY 106 / NY 107 South - Hicksville (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 42: Northern Parkway - Hauppauge (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 43: S Oyster Bay Rd / Syosset / Bethpage (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 44S: NY 135 South - Seaford (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 44N: NY 135 North - Syosset (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 45: Manetto Hill Rd / Plainview / Woodbury (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 46: Sunnyside Blvd / Plainview (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 48 to Village Restoration. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Truck Inspection Station on Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) in Nassau County. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 48: Round Swamp Rd / Old Bethpage (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Entering Suffolk County on Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway). (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 49S to Farmingdale and Pinelawn Rd. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exits 49S-N to Melville. Take Exit 49S to Republic Airport. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 49S: NY 110 South - Amityville (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 49N: NY 110 North - Huntington (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
Section 2: Melville (Exit 49N) to Calverton (Exit 73)
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 50: Bagatelle Rd / Dix Hills / Wyandanch (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 51 to Deer Park. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 51: NY 231 - Northport / Babylon (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 53 to Ocean Beaches via the Sagtikos Parkway South. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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As hinted at by the previous sign, take Exit 53 to Sagtikos Pkwy. Commercial vehicles and vehicles over 7'10" in height are prohibited. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Also take Exit 53 to Sunken Meadow Park via Sagtikos Parkway. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 52 to Bay Shore. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 52: CR 4 - Commack Rd / Commack / N Babylon (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 53: Sagtikos Pkwy - Bay Shore / Kings Park (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East reassurance shield. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Another HOV lane entrance on Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway). (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Nearing Exit 55, the speed limit increases slightly to 55 mph with a minimum speed limit of 40 mph. Despite Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) being rather rural from this point eastward, the speed limit is never higher than 55 mph for whatever reason. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 55: CR 67 - Motor Pkwy / Central Islip (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 56 to Government Buildings. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 56: NY 111 - Smithtown / Islip (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 57 to LI MacArthur Airport. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 57: NY 454 - Commack / Patchogue (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) approaching Exit 58. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 58: Old Nichols Rd / Nesconset (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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This sign lists the exits to take to the respective Fire Island National Seashore Ferries. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 59: CR 93 - Ocean Ave / Ronkonkoma / Oakdale (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 60: Ronkonkoma Ave / Lake Ronkonkoma / Sayville (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 61 to Centereach. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 61: CR 19 - Patchogue-Holbrook Rd / Holbrook / Patchogue (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 62: CR 97 - Nicolls Rd / Blue Point / Stony Brook (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 63: CR 83 - N Ocean Ave / Mt Sinai / Patchogue (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Sign listing the exits to take to the Port Jefferson (Exit 64) and Orient Point (Exit 73) ferries to Connecticut. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 64 to Coram and Medford. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 64: NY 112 - Port Jefferson / Patchogue (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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View of the ramp for Exit 64, as the rightmost lane prepares to come to an end 800 feet ahead on Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway). (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 65: CR 16 - Horse Block Rd / Centereach / Shirley (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Truck Inspection Station on Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) in Suffolk County. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 66: CR 101 - Sills Rd / Yaphank / East Patchogue (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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This sign reminds commercial vehicles that they're prohibited in the leftmost lane. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exits 67, 70, or 71 to NY 25. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 67 to the Suffolk County Offices. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 67: CR 21 - Yaphank Ave / Yaphank / Brookhaven (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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View on Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway). (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 68 to Fire Island National Seashore and William Floyd Estate Wilderness Area. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Also take Exit 68 to Brookhaven Lab and Smith Point Park. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 68: CR 45 - Wm Floyd Pkwy / Shirley / Wading River (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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The speed limits remain 55 mph maximum and 40 mph minimum on Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway), despite traffic volumes being rather light on this rural stretch. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) as it enters the Long Island Pine Barrens Region. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 69: Wading River Rd / Wading River / Center Moriches (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 70 to NY 27, which can be used as an alternate route to Montauk. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 70: CR 111 - Manorville / Eastport (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East reassurance shield. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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View on Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway), roughly 4 miles from its eastern terminus. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exits 71, 72, or 73 to Riverhead. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 71 to Montauk. Take Exit 73 to Orient. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 71 to Montauk, Riverhead, and the County Center. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) as it enters the Peconic River Watershed. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Take Exit 71 to Long Island Wine Region. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 71: NY 24 - Hampton Bays / Calverton (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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As these signs insinuate, Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) will come to an end 1 mile ahead at Exit 73. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) will reach its eastern terminus 3/4 mile ahead. Traffic to NY 25 via Exit 72 should use the right lane. Traffic to CR 58 via Exit 73 should use the left lane. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) approaching its eastern terminus, at which point its lanes will split into Exits 72 and 73. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Exit 73 traffic to CR 58 must use the left lane. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) at Exit 72: NY 25 - Riverhead / Calverton; Exit 73: CR 58 - Old Country Rd / Greenport / Orient (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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As this sign reads, the expressway ends at this point, as the eastbound lanes of Interstate 495 (Long Island Expressway) split into the ramps for Exits 72 and 73, respectively. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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View on the ramp for Exit 73 to CR 58. The ramp will curve hard to the right ahead. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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After the hard right curve, the ramp for Exit 73 to CR 58 curves hard to the left. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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Another view on the ramp for Exit 73 to CR 58. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |
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View on CR 58 East, as Interstate 495 East (Long Island Expressway) reaches its eastern terminus. (Photo taken 8/20/16). |