Description
The Bruckner Interchange is located in the southeastern portion of the Bronx in the neighborhoods of Castle Hill and Schuylerville. It is linear-shaped, comprising a series of closely spaced ramps that extend for roughly 0.5 miles (0.80 km) on an east–west axis. The junction crosses Westchester Creek about 2 miles (3.2 km) from its south end at the East River. The interchange serves as the meeting point of four highways: the Cross Bronx Expressway to the northwest and its extension to the southeast; the Bruckner Expressway to the southwest and northeast; the Hutchinson River Expressway to the south; and the Hutchinson River Parkway to the north. Below the freeway connections, Bruckner Boulevard connects to a handful of local surface streets.
Interstate 95 (I-95) passes through the interchange, entering from the northwest on the Cross Bronx Expressway and exiting to the northeast on the Bruckner Expressway. I-278, I-295, I-678, and the Hutchinson River Parkway all begin or end at this interchange. The Cross Bronx Expressway continues southeast from the Bruckner Interchange as I-295, while the Bruckner Expressway enters the junction from the southwest as I-278. The Hutchinson River Expressway is I-678, which becomes the Hutchinson River Parkway north of the interchange. The Bruckner Interchange is the southernmost of the three times the Hutchinson River Parkway crosses I-95 in the Bronx.
Several connections are missing at the junction, largely due to its compact design. However, such omissions are either remedied elsewhere or considered unnecessary under the circumstances.
| Missing connection | Connected by |
|---|---|
| I-95 north and I-278 west | The Sheridan Expressway (I-895) 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the Bruckner Interchange |
| I-295 north and I-95 north | The Throgs Neck Expressway (I-695) 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the Bruckner Interchange |
| I-295 and I-678 | No connection required; each services one of the major Bronx–Queens bridges (the Throgs Neck and Bronx–Whitestone bridges, respectively) a short distance to the south |
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