Quick question

I've not driven trucks through NYC yet - just 12-passenger family van. I never found 95 to be bad in NYC - just be patient. Not sure what your directions say after NYC, I personally would take 91, 84, 90, 495, back onto 95. I'm only about 40 minutes from Lewiston, quiet "city" after NYC and Boston. Stay safe.

 

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@bzinger ... any input? I've not been that way in a rig in almost 20 years. (Thank God, LoL!)

 

Lemme look

 

I'd run up 287 and across the tappen zee but if you want a tour of what was the shining example of urban decay run thru the city on the cross Bronx ( gwb)
As previously mentioned use lane 2 at the cash box and stay in 2nd lane from the left and enjoy the tour .
Ignore low clearance signs ...its improved greatly from years past with a new deck on the bridge and the cross Bronx isn't bad .
From what it was .
Stay left on the bridge so as to avoid 178th st and Henry Hudson parkway which is exit only .
Enjoy !
Hope this helps.

 

I run NYC about every other day. If you're just cutting through stick with the cross Bronx. It's a short stretch but like posted earlier, you gotta hit it at the right time. The Zee is no picnic either these days and not worth the run around. Also as mentioned, you're gonna want the far left or middle lane coming off the bridge. You will lose the two right lanes. Last night they had 2 lanes closed on the GWB each direction about 1 am. I'm assuming it'd be the same for the next few nights at least.

There isn't much wiggle room in the lanes. You have a few inches and thats it so just take your time and stay on high alert for the idiots. The supertruckers like to get in that left lane on the bridge but then get nervous being so close to the wall and wind up pushing you out of yours. So just look out and take your time. Oh yea and you are allowed on the Upperdeck Only!
Stay on 95 and you'll make a left at the 295 Throgs Neck junction then you'll be on your way. Have fun in Connecticut. Far worse than NY IMO.

 

Thanks for pointing the upper deck out ! Lol...my bad .

 

No worries. There about a million things to tell someone who asks advice for NYC. Teamwork. Luckily he's only passing through. Otherwise we'd be here a while.

 

I might also ad that leave your highway hero hat back at exit 16 on the njtp ..do what ya gotta and nothing personal .