Interstate 78

Coordinates: 40 ° 35 ′  N , 75 ° 23 ′  W

Basic data
Length:	143.56 mi / 231.04 km
States:	Pennsylvania New Jersey New York
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The highway Interstate 78 (abbreviated I-78 ) is part of the Interstate Highway System in the United States. It runs from Union Township in Pennsylvania , northeast of Harrisburg , to Canal Street in downtown Manhattan , New York City .

Lengths

miles	km	Country
75.23	121.07	Pennsylvania
67.83	109.16	New Jersey
0.50	0.80	new York
143.56	231.04	Total

course

Pennsylvania

The intersection of Interstate 78 and Interstate 81 at Union Township , Lebanon County , Pennsylvania

I-78 begins at the intersection with Interstate 81 near Lebanon . From then on it runs further east towards Allentown . On the eastern edge of Lebanon County , it joins US Highway 22 , which it leaves as the Lehigh Valley Thruway at Exit 51 in Allentown. Here I-78 also crosses Interstate 476, which is also known as the Pennsylvania Turnpike and is therefore subject to a fee. East of Bethlehem , I-78 crosses the Delaware River via Interstate 78 Toll Bridge and thus the border to New Jersey .

New Jersey

I-78 in the Holland Tunnel

In New Jersey, I-78 runs for 66 miles as the Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway or Newark Bay Extension to the border with New York State at the entrance to the Holland Tunnel in Jersey City . In the town of Phillipsburg , it reunites with US Highway 22 , this time for 15 miles to Exit 18 in the town of Annandale .

new York

In New York State , I-78 is just over a mile long. It crosses the Holland Tunnel below the Hudson River from Jersey City and ends directly at the tunnel exit. Plans to lead I-78 north and east through New York City in order to connect to Interstate 278 in Brooklyn via the Lower Manhattan Expressway, which was never realized , were discarded.

Feeders and bypasses

• Interstate 278 between Linden and Bronx
• Interstate 678 between Queens and the Bronx

Web links

Commons : Interstate 78  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Interstate Guide (English)