The Bridge and I-478
As part of the construction of the Lower Manhattan Expressway, there were plans to make the Manhattan Bridge Interstate 178 but since this interstate would have led to a crosstown expressway and the existing Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, the FHWA said that the first digit should be even so I-478 was chosen. However, with the cancellation of I-78 through New York City, the spur did not qualify to be part of the Interstate Highway System.
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