We are staying at Liberty Harbor RV park for our stay in NYC. We are headed towards Boston from there. I am going to be driving my expedition towing my 26' TT. I am planning on driving I-95 through Conn and RI up towards Foxboro. We have a couple stops planned through here. My question is, from Liberty Harbor, avoiding the GW Bridge, how would you get back over to I-95? I was looking at routes over the Tappen Zee Bridge, via I-80/Garden St Parkway. I have never been to this area so experience here would be helpful. Thanks in advance.

If you leave early enough or late enough the GWB is not an issue.

Bmach wrote:If you leave early enough or late enough the GWB is not an issue.Except for the toll. Passenger car is $15. Two axle dually truck is $42. Can’t imagine what a dually towing a 2 or 3 axle trailer must be. I crossed the GWB just a couple weeks ago, and when the attendant told me what the toll was I said “You do realize I’m not towing that car behind me, right?” She laughed, but said “Yeah, it’s just the duals. Welcome to NYC!”. :):)

Taking 287 / Tappanzee, it is simple to get back to I95. Go up Garden State Parkway and get onto 287... stay on it until you get to I95. Tappanzee is basically a brand new bridge, pretty cool looking. There is still one of those Massive barge cranes parked next to it. Some people can find traveling 287 a little confusing - a lot of sections are "combined" with other routes, just follow 287 and you will be fine. You may already know this, but careful with "parkways" in New England! Garden State Parkway is okay to tow on, but most are not open to trailers. Some people tow campers on them, but... that is your call. Have you timed your route? It may be worth just going over the GWB even with the toll cost. I have no idea about when to avoid the worst traffic. Speaking of traffic - traffic for me over the last year going over the Tappanzee at various times has been remarkably "good". Sure traffic is there, but moving well. Maybe the new bridge is working! Speaking of traffic and Connecticut... you will hit traffic at the border in Greenwich, and it will not let up until you hit the opposite border with Rhode Island. Wish I could give you better news. Avoiding traffic by trying to travel at odd hours is a **** shoot. Rest stops coming from New York: First one is around exit 12 (don't get concerned - the southbound rest stop on opposite side is around exit 8... just keep going). The exit 12 rest stop can be Crowded! All the people with full bladders from getting through New York stop there, lol. You might want to push on to the next rest stop if you can. There are 4 more rest stops up to Madison, really spaced only a few miles apart, then pretty much nothing until Rhode Island. Out of curiosity, where are you staying in Connecticut?

I just did this same route a few weeks back from Liberty Harbor. I suggest going Rt78 west and pickup Rt287 north. This will avoid GW Bridge and put you over the Tappen Zee Bridge. You stopping at Normandy Farms in Foxboro? Its a great Resort

I’m not sure why people are thinking the Tappan Zee doesn’t have a toll. It has the worst kind of toll imaginable. It takes a picture of your license plate and mails it to whatever your address is. If you are a full timer, this can be very expensive because you never get the message in time. However, these are the only two practical route unless you are taking a tour of upstate New York.The Tappan Zee Drive is a bit more pleasant. Going through the Bronx on the Cross Bronx Expressway will rattle everything so hard you think you’re going to break it.

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NRALIFR
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Jun 11, 2019
If NY’ers would start referring to it as “The Putz Bridge”, I bet they’d change it back.

:):)
kyhawk
Explorer
Jun 11, 2019
Back around 1980 there was a movie "Escape from New York". Sounds like it's a hard place to get out of. Wonder if the OP ever managed to escape.
mdcamping
Explorer
Jun 15, 2019
kyteacher wrote:
We are staying at Liberty Harbor RV park for our stay in NYC. We are headed towards Boston from there. I am going to be driving my expedition towing my 26' TT. I am planning on driving I-95 through Conn and RI up towards Foxboro. We have a couple stops planned through here.

My question is, from Liberty Harbor, avoiding the GW Bridge, how would you get back over to I-95?

I was looking at routes over the Tappen Zee Bridge, via I-80/Garden St Parkway. I have never been to this area so experience here would be helpful.

Thanks in advance.

as mentioned

I287 north/east (tapenzee bridge) to I684 east to I84 east to boston

or more north and less traffic would be the Newburgh–Beacon bridge (I287 north/east to I87 north to I84 east)

Mike
mdcamping
Explorer
Jun 15, 2019
ford truck guy wrote:
cross21114 wrote:
Here's a comparison of 2 possible routes.

That is wrong.... You do NOT go all the way to Albany...

You added about 3-1/2 hours with that map

Though I wouldn't go either route. In this area alone, the GW bridge, I95 and everything west of New Haven CT you can possibly spend 3 hrs+ stuck in gridlock traffic pending on timing or a common bad luck accident.

"My Opinion"

Mike

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