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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.

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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