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Former Routing
Former Interstate 495 in New Jersey and the west end of Manhattan island in New York City was originally planned as an east-west freeway to connect Interstate 95/New Jersey Turnpike with midtown Manhattan, Queens, and the western portion of the Long Island Expressway. However, once it became clear that no freeway would be constructed across Manhattan, Interstate 495 was downgraded to a state route in New Jersey. Only the New York section of Interstate 495 east of the Queens Midtown Tunnel remained in the Interstate system, and that Interstate was extended to cover the remaining distance of the Long Island Expressway heading east.
So in the 1980s, the short section of freeway that once carried the Interstate 495 banner in New Jersey was demoted to New Jersey 495, once plans were officially abandoned to connect the New Jersey portion with Interstate 495 in New York. Today, there are a few remaining signs that read Interstate 495, but the rest have been removed.
See also the current Interstate 495 New York Page for more information.
New York 495 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)

| County
| From:
| To:
| AADT Composite
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| New York
| NJ state line/Lincoln Tunnel
| Dyer Street tunnel exit
| 114,700
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| New York
| Dyer Street tunnel exit
| 34th Street
| 10,900
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| Source: NYSDOT 2002 Traffic Volume Report |
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