Editing Interstate 278 (section)

===Brooklyn–Queens Expressway===
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After the exit for the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel, I-278 heads north onto the six-lane BQE, passing through urban neighborhoods near [[Downtown Brooklyn]] on a depressed alignment. The next interchange the highway reaches serves [[Atlantic Avenue (New York City)|Atlantic Avenue]].<ref name="nysdot-2010tvr" /> After Atlantic Avenue, the road runs along the [[East River]] harbor in Downtown Brooklyn/[[Brooklyn Heights]] and is partially covered to create the [[Brooklyn Heights Promenade]].<ref name=gm /> {{As of|2021|10}}, the roadway has been reduced to two lanes in each direction between Atlantic Avenue and the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] as part of efforts to extend the life of the roadway<ref name=gm /> and meet modern safety standards for lane width and shoulders.<ref name=nyt-2022-12-14>{{Cite news|last=Hu|first=Winnie|date=December 14, 2022|title=Could the B.Q.E. Return to Six Lanes of Traffic?|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/13/nyregion/bqe-six-lanes.html|access-date=March 4, 2023|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>I-278, at this point maintained by the [[New York City Department of Transportation]], makes a sharp turn to the east away from the East River and comes to an interchange serving the Brooklyn Bridge and [[Cadman Plaza]].<ref name="nysdot-2010tvr" /><ref name=gm /><ref name="nysdot">{{cite web |url=https://www.dot.ny.gov/regional-offices/region11/general-info/built-and-unbuilt-arterial-system |title=NYSDOT – Region 11 (New York City) Built and Unbuilt Arterial System |publisher=[[New York State Department of Transportation]] |language=en |access-date=September 17, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404163604/https://www.dot.ny.gov/regional-offices/region11/general-info/built-and-unbuilt-arterial-system |archive-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref> The freeway continues on an elevated alignment and makes a turn southeast as it comes to ramps accessing the [[Manhattan Bridge]].<ref name="nysdot-2010tvr" /><ref name=gm /> As of 2022, the city portion is planned to be rebuilt.<ref name=nyt-2022-12-14/>

[[File:Interstate278enteringbrooklyn.jpg|thumb|right|I-278 southbound approaching [[Downtown Brooklyn]]]]
North of the bridges, the highway becomes state-maintained again and reaches at an exit serving Tillary Street and [[Flushing Avenue]].<ref name="nysdot-2010tvr" /><ref name="nysdot" /> At this point, the BQE continues east through residential areas and turns northeast upon coming to the Wythe Avenue/Kent Avenue exit. The road passes through the [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn|Williamsburg]] neighborhood on a depressed alignment, reaching an interchange that serves the [[Williamsburg Bridge]], with an exit at [[Metropolitan Avenue]] a short distance later. I-278 becomes elevated again as it passes through more neighborhoods and comes to the interchange with Humboldt Street/[[McGuinness Boulevard]]. The BQE enters more industrial areas as it comes to the Meeker Avenue/Morgan Avenue exit.<ref name="nysdot-2010tvr" /><ref name="gm" />

I-278 crosses the [[Newtown Creek]] into [[Queens]] on the [[Kosciuszko Bridge]]. Upon entering Queens, the BQE runs north between residential neighborhoods to the east and [[Calvary Cemetery (Queens)|Calvary Cemetery]] to the west before coming to an interchange with the LIE ([[Interstate 495 (New York)|I-495]]).<ref name="nysdot-2010tvr" /><ref name=gm /> After I-495, the freeway makes a turn to the east, passing over a residential street before crossing over New Calvary Cemetery.<ref name=gm /> The road turns northeast through more urban neighborhoods and reaches an interchange at [[Queens Boulevard]] ([[New York State Route 25|NY&nbsp;25]]).<ref name="nysdot-2010tvr" /><ref name=gm /> At this point, I-278 becomes city-maintained again and passes under the [[Long Island Rail Road]]'s [[Main Line (Long Island Rail Road)|Main Line]] as it continues into a depressed alignment.<ref name=gm /><ref name=nysdot /> The BQE turns north as it approaches the exit for [[Grand Street and Grand Avenue|Broadway]] and [[Greenpoint and Roosevelt Avenues|Roosevelt Avenue]]. I-278 heads back onto a viaduct and comes to a [[single-point urban interchange]] at Northern Boulevard ([[New York State Route 25A|NY&nbsp;25A]]). A short distance past Northern Boulevard (NY&nbsp;25A), the freeway splits into east and west segments with four lanes each that respectively merge into the [[Grand Central Parkway]] east- and westbound. [[Astoria Boulevard]] is accessible from either leg.<ref name="nysdot-2010tvr" /><ref name=gm /> Both legs receive Interstate funding, though only the western leg is signed as part of I-278.<ref>{{cite book |title = NYCDOT Bridges &Tunnels Annual Condition Report 2010 |publisher = New York City Department of Transportation |page = 199 |url = http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/bridgereport10.pdf }}</ref>

[[File:BQE6047.JPG|thumb|left|The expressway rising to its elevated section in Brooklyn|alt=A congested elevated freeway passing through an area of urban high rise buildings]]