 As the route heads away from the village, it connects to NY 264 at a full diamond interchange about north of Phoenix.The route is the village's main north–south highway, and it connects NY 481 and Phoenix to SUNY Oswego's Phoenix campus, located just southwest of the freeway.The junction with NY 264 is the last interchange on the route; however, NY 481 remains limited-access up to the Fulton city line.