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The Grand Central Parkway was first proposed in 1922, as a scenic drive along the high ground of east-central Queens. [4] By the time construction began in 1931, it had been reconceived as extending northwestward to the Triborough Bridge, then in the planning stages, and connecting on the east with the Northern State Parkway, also in the planning stages, thereby among other things providing an ...
The interchange in 1936. The Kew Gardens Interchange is located roughly midway between LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport.Highways feeding into the Kew Gardens Interchange include the Grand Central Parkway, Interstate 678 (the Van Wyck Expressway), the Jackie Robinson Parkway, Queens Boulevard (New York State Route 25), and Union Turnpike. [2]
On the Queens side of the New York City line, Marcus Avenue becomes known as the Grand Central Parkway Service Road, and continues west to Little Neck Parkway and Commonwealth Boulevard in Glen Oaks; the Grand Central Parkway Service Road is owned and maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation.
The Grand Central Parkway/I-278 approach to the bridge's Queens suspension span. When the bridge opened, none of the spans had direct connections to the greater system of highways in New York City. [8] In Queens, the Grand Central Parkway extension to the Triborough Bridge was nearly completed at the time of the bridge's opening.
The interchange with Grand Central Parkway was rebuilt from early 2015 to February 2018, with the replacement of the three overpasses carrying I-495 over the parkway. The $55-million (equivalent to $65.7 million in 2023 [22]) reconstruction included extending merge lanes, replacing and adding lighting, and improving drainage structures.
The eastern terminus is at the Kew Gardens Interchange in Kew Gardens, Queens, where the Jackie Robinson Parkway meets the Grand Central Parkway and Interstate 678 (I-678, the Van Wyck Expressway). It is designated New York State Route 908B (NY 908B), an unsigned reference route.
Several people have been injured in a pair of multi-vehicle crashes on the Grand Central Parkway in Queens. Crash with up to 7 vehicles shuts down Grand Central Pwky. [Video]
The Northern State Parkway (also known as the Northern State or Northern Parkway) is a 28.88-mile (46.48 km) controlled-access parkway on Long Island in the U.S. state of New York. The western terminus is at the Queens–Nassau County line in Lake Success – west of which the parkway continues westward into New York City as the Grand Central ...