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Interstate 678 (I-678) is a north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway that extends for 14 miles (23 km) through two boroughs of New York City.The route begins at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Jamaica Bay and travels north through Queens and across the East River to the Bruckner Interchange in the Bronx, where I-678 ends and the Hutchinson River Parkway begins.
I-678 (Van Wyck Expressway) / NY 878 east (Nassau Expressway) – Kennedy Airport: No westbound access to I-678 south/NY 878; exits 1E-W on I-678: 21.00– 21.30: 33.80– 34.28: 21: 20: JFK Expressway south – Kennedy Airport: Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; northern terminus of JFK Expressway: Springfield Gardens–Rochdale line: 19. ...
I-678 south (Van Wyck Expressway) – Kennedy Airport: Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; exit 10 on I-678: 7.53: 12.12: 14: Jackie Robinson Parkway west / Union Turnpike to NY 25 west (Queens Boulevard) – Brooklyn: Signed as exits 14 (Parkway) and 15 (Union) westbound; no westbound access to Union Turnpike east; NY 25 not signed ...
I-495 heads northeast through Corona to Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, intersecting both the Grand Central Parkway and the Van Wyck Expressway within the park limits. Because the interchanges in this area are close together, the highway employs two sets of collector–distributor roads through this area: one between 69th and 99th streets and ...
The Van Wyck Expressway (Interstate 678) was first opened in 1950, connecting the airport to the Grand Central Parkway, [8] and later extended north to the Whitestone Expressway. At the time, it was the only expressway connected to the airport. Consequently, traffic jams often backed up the expressway for several miles north. [9]
The Van Wyck Expressway was built over the boulevard in 1949. [76] As early as 1997, the Briarwood Community Association had been pushing to rename the station to "Briarwood" or "Briarwood–Van Wyck" since it better reflected the fact that the station served the Briarwood neighborhood.
Exits 7 and 8, both at the Kew Gardens Interchange at the Jackie Robinson Parkway's eastern end, are both eastbound-only. Exit 7 goes to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound (there is no access southbound), while exits 8E and 8W lead to the Grand Central Parkway's eastbound and westbound lanes, respectively.
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]