Kew Gardens Interchange
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The Kew Gardens Interchange is a complex junction in Kew Gardens, in the center of the New York City borough of Queens. The interchange was completed in the 1930s.[1] It is located roughly midway between LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport. Highways feeding into the Kew Gardens Interchange include:[2]
Grand Central Parkway;.svg/35px-I-678_(NY).svg.png)
Van Wyck Expressway (Interstate 678);
Jackie Robinson Parkway (formerly known as the Interboro Parkway);
Queens Boulevard (NY-25); and- Union Turnpike.
The Kew Gardens Interchange is an incomplete junction: some highways are not connected; some are indirectly connected by Main Street and Union Turnpike.
[edit] References
- ^ Shaman, Diana. " If You're Thinking of Living In/Kew Gardens Hills; Tranquil Enclave, Especially on Saturday", The New York Times, January 13, 2002. Accessed June 13, 2007. "MAJOR growth first came to Kew Gardens Hills in the mid-1930's when the Grand Central Parkway first linked the Kew Gardens interchange to the Triborough Bridge and Queens Boulevard was paved."
- ^ Bertrand, Donald. "Kew Gardens Interchange Project Slated to get $171 Million", New York Daily News, July 19, 2005. Accessed June 13, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Empire State Roads Interchange of the Week, Monday, 7 May 2001 (with images)
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