interstate 278 is a highway is in the us states of new jersey and new york. it runs from us highway 1-9 in linden, nj to the cross bronx expressway (i-95/i-295) in the bronx. its names include the staten island expressway on staten island, the brooklyn-queens expressway, (bqe) the gowanus expressway, the robert f. kennedy bridge, and the bruckner expressway.