Rockaway Freeway

The Rockaway Freeway is a road in the New York City borough of Queens, that was created from the old right-of-way of the Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Division in 1941–1942 as part of the project to eliminate grade crossings within New York City. The railroad line itself was elevated over the new automotive route, and was incorporated into the New York City Subway system as the IND Rockaway Line (A trains) in the summer of 1956. Because of the large number of concrete posts supporting the elevated subway, the Freeway has consistently been hazardous for drivers. However, one stretch of the Freeway between Beach 73rd Street and Beach 87th Street in Hammels is difficult for drivers going in an easterly or westerly direction to avoid without going out of their way. A portion of the road, between Beach 67th Street and Beach 73rd Street, was closed permanently in 2005 to make way for a retail transit plaza in connection with the new Arverne-by-the-Sea construction development.

External links

"Historical Views of the Rockaways: An Attempt At Railroad Crossing Elimination In The Late 1920s"

Major streets of Queens

North-South roads	Cross Bay Boulevard Francis Lewis Boulevard Kissena Boulevard Little Neck Parkway Main Street Merrick Boulevard Springfield Boulevard Steinway Street Utopia Parkway Woodhaven Boulevard

East-West roads	Astoria Boulevard Atlantic Avenue Beach Channel Drive Conduit Avenue Ditmars Boulevard Flushing Avenue Grand Avenue Greenpoint Avenue Hempstead Avenue Hillside Avenue Jackson Avenue Jamaica Avenue Linden Boulevard Liberty Avenue Metropolitan Avenue Myrtle Avenue Northern Boulevard Queens Boulevard Queens Plaza Rockaway Boulevard Rockaway Beach Boulevard Rockaway Freeway Roosevelt Avenue Shore Front Parkway Union Turnpike

List of eponymous streets in New York City

Coordinates: 40°35′30.82″N 73°47′32.17″W / 40.5918944°N 73.7922694°W / 40.5918944; -73.7922694

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