The Bruckner Interchange is a complex interchange

Interchange (road)

In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which...

 at the intersection of the Bruckner Expressway

Bruckner Expressway

The Bruckner Expressway is a freeway in The Bronx. It carries Interstate 278 and Interstate 95 from the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge to the south end of the New England Thruway at the Pelham Parkway interchange....

, Cross Bronx Expressway, Hutchinson River Expressway, and Hutchinson River Parkway

Hutchinson River Parkway

The Hutchinson River Parkway is a north–south parkway in southern New York, United States. It extends for from the massive Bruckner Interchange in the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx to the New York – Connecticut state line at Rye Brook...

 in the New York City

New York City

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 borough

Borough (New York City)

New York City, one of the largest cities in the world, is composed of five boroughs. Each borough now has the same boundaries as the county it is in. County governments were dissolved when the city consolidated in 1898, along with all city, town, and village governments within each county...

 of the Bronx

The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...

, United States

United States

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. It was constructed in the 1960s.

Interstate 95

Interstate 95 in New York

Interstate 95 is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Canada – United States border near Houlton, Maine. In the U.S. state of New York, I-95 extends from the George Washington Bridge in New York City to the Connecticut state line at Port Chester...

 passes through the interchange, in the process changing its designation from the Cross Bronx Expressway in the south to the Bruckner Expressway

Bruckner Expressway

The Bruckner Expressway is a freeway in The Bronx. It carries Interstate 278 and Interstate 95 from the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge to the south end of the New England Thruway at the Pelham Parkway interchange....

 in the north. Interstate 295

Interstate 295 (New York)

Interstate 295 is a connector route within New York City. Measuring 9.10 miles in length, I-295 travels from the Bruckner Interchange, a junction with I-95/I-278/I-678 in The Bronx, across the toll Throgs Neck Bridge to the Grand Central Parkway in Queens...

, Interstate 278

Interstate 278

Interstate 278 is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in New Jersey and New York, United States. The road runs from U.S. Route 1/9 in Linden, New Jersey to the Bruckner Interchange in the New York City borough of the Bronx...

, Interstate 678

Interstate 678

Interstate 678 is a north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway that extends for through two boroughs of New York City. The route begins at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Jamaica Bay and travels north through Queens and across the East River to the Bronx, where it ends at...

, and the Hutchinson River Parkway

Hutchinson River Parkway

The Hutchinson River Parkway is a north–south parkway in southern New York, United States. It extends for from the massive Bruckner Interchange in the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx to the New York – Connecticut state line at Rye Brook...

 all end at this interchange. Interstate 95's designation as the Cross Bronx Expressway is transferred to Interstate 295

Interstate 295 (New York)

Interstate 295 is a connector route within New York City. Measuring 9.10 miles in length, I-295 travels from the Bruckner Interchange, a junction with I-95/I-278/I-678 in The Bronx, across the toll Throgs Neck Bridge to the Grand Central Parkway in Queens...

, Interstate 278

Interstate 278

Interstate 278 is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in New Jersey and New York, United States. The road runs from U.S. Route 1/9 in Linden, New Jersey to the Bruckner Interchange in the New York City borough of the Bronx...

's designation as the Bruckner Expressway

Bruckner Expressway

The Bruckner Expressway is a freeway in The Bronx. It carries Interstate 278 and Interstate 95 from the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge to the south end of the New England Thruway at the Pelham Parkway interchange....

 is transferred to Interstate 95, and Interstate 678

Interstate 678

Interstate 678 is a north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway that extends for through two boroughs of New York City. The route begins at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Jamaica Bay and travels north through Queens and across the East River to the Bronx, where it ends at...

 becomes the Hutchinson River Parkway

Hutchinson River Parkway

The Hutchinson River Parkway is a north–south parkway in southern New York, United States. It extends for from the massive Bruckner Interchange in the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx to the New York – Connecticut state line at Rye Brook...

.

The interchange is the southernmost of the three times the Hutchinson River Parkway crosses I-95.

This interchange is not complete—that is, not every pair of highways has freeway-standard interchanges in both directions between them. However, such omissions are either remedied elsewhere or considered unnecessary under the circumstances:

• To travel from I-95
  Interstate 95 in New York
  Interstate 95 is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Canada – United States border near Houlton, Maine. In the U.S. state of New York, I-95 extends from the George Washington Bridge in New York City to the Connecticut state line at Port Chester...
  
   North to I-278 West (or the reverse), use I-895 (Sheridan Expressway).
• To travel from I-295 North to I-95
  Interstate 95 in New York
  Interstate 95 is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Canada – United States border near Houlton, Maine. In the U.S. state of New York, I-95 extends from the George Washington Bridge in New York City to the Connecticut state line at Port Chester...
  
   North (or the reverse), use I-695 (Throgs Neck Expressway).
• I-678 and I-295 aren't directly linked at the interchange because each services one of the major Bronx-Queens
  Queens
  Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
  
   bridges (the Bronx Whitestone Bridge
  Bronx Whitestone Bridge
  The Bronx–Whitestone Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City that crosses the East River and connects the boroughs of Queens on Long Island and The Bronx via Interstate 678...
  
   and the Throgs Neck Bridge
  Throgs Neck Bridge
  The Throgs Neck Bridge is a suspension bridge opened on January 11, 1961, which carries Interstate 295 over the East River where it meets the Long Island Sound. The bridge connects the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx with the Bay Terrace section of Queens...
  
  , respectively), both of which are only a short distance to the south. In Queens, they're connected by I-495, the Long Island Expressway and the Cross Island Parkway.