About This Route:
I-95 thru Rhode Island, Southern Connecticut and New York City is not something most seasoned I-95 drivers look forward to… but there is an alternative. The route described below is not without issues, but they are far less stressful than taking I-95 directly. The Connecticut/Tappan Zee alternative is entirely a multi-lane divided Interstate highway that pass through smaller cities and rural areas.
Southbound Details:
From Massachusetts I-495 Exit 25 take I-290 west to Worcester.
- Fom Worcester, continue on I-290 west into the junction of I-90 west.
- Take I-90 west to the junction of I-84.
- Take I-84 west thru Hartford, Connecticut to New York State and the junction of and I-684.
- Take I-684 south to I-287
- Take I-287 west, over the Tappan Zee Bridge to the Garden State Parkway
- Take the Garden State Parkway south to The New Jersey Turnpike where you rejoin I-95
Trip Totals:
Total distance for this alternate route is 237 miles. Total distance if using I-95 is 255 miles.
