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29-805: The Grand Central Parkway has a few unique distinctions. It is only one of two parkways in New York State to carry an elliptical black-on-white design for its trailblazer, the other being the Henry Hudson Parkway , also in New York City. Other parkways in the Bronx , Manhattan , and Staten Island use the state-standard design, while the Belt-system parkways use a modified version of the Long Island regional parkway shield with

58-576: A two-lane reversible roadway along the Henry Hudson Parkway between 59th Street and the George Washington Bridge for $ 160 million. Had the roadway been built, there would have been no intermediate exits. As part of a $ 2.5 billion statewide bond issue in 1971, there was also a proposal to widen the Henry Hudson Parkway south of the George Washington Bridge to an eight-lane expressway in 1971. Local politicians opposed

87-633: Is a major street in the New York City borough of Queens . Starting in the neighborhood of Beechhurst and ending in the Jamaica Estates neighborhood, the street connects Cross Island Parkway and Northern Boulevard in the north to Union Turnpike , Grand Central Parkway and Hillside Avenue in the south. Simon Freeman, Samuel Resler, and Joseph Fried incorporated the Utopia Land Company in 1903. The following year,

116-480: Is concurrent with I-278. This section of I-278 now has a 14-foot (4.3 m) vertical clearance, which allows most trucks to stay on I-278. The entire route is in the New York City borough of Queens .  Henry Hudson Parkway The Henry Hudson Parkway is a 10.95-mile (17.62 km) controlled-access parkway in New York City . The southern terminus is in Manhattan at 72nd Street , where

145-562: Is split into service roads along the parkway. At exit 23, NY 9A leaves the parkway for U.S. Route 9 (US 9) while the parkway enters Van Cortlandt Park . Soon after it enters the park, the parkway has an interchange with the Mosholu Parkway , which connects it to I-87 . Less than a mile farther on, the parkway becomes the Saw Mill River Parkway as it enters Westchester County. In March 1934,

174-781: The Clearview Expressway (I-295) and its southern terminus. The parkway leaves Cunningham Park, entering the Bellerose section of Queens, entering exit 22, which connects to Union Turnpike via Stronghurst Avenue. The route then enters Alley Pond Park , where it interchanges with the Cross Island Parkway and Winchester Boulevard. After the interchange, the Grand Central passes west of Creedmoor Hospital , winding northeast into exit 24, which serves Little Neck Parkway before winding northeast to

203-547: The George Washington Bridge as it continues its progression through Fort Washington Park , Fort Tryon Park , and Inwood Hill Park . It then runs northward across the Henry Hudson Bridge into the Bronx . Upon entering the Bronx, the parkway passes through Spuyten Duyvil and Riverdale as it continues northward, edging slightly to the northeast. Between exits 20 and 22, Riverdale Avenue

232-852: The Long Island Rail Road 's Port Washington Branch and soon into Flushing Meadows-Corona Park . Through the park, the parkway passes west of Arthur Ashe Stadium , the Queens Zoo and the Unisphere before entering exit 10, a cloverleaf interchange with the Long Island Expressway (I-495). Soon crossing into Forest Hills , the parkway continues through Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, passing Meadow Lake, entering exit 11, connecting to 69th Road and Jewel Avenue in [in Forest Hills]. After that interchange,

261-583: The Montauk Point Lighthouse logo. In addition, it is one of the few parkways in the state to allow truck traffic to any extent. The section shared with I-278 allows for all trucks under 14 feet (4.3 m) high. The Grand Central Parkway begins at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge overlapped with I-278 in the Astoria section of Queens . After an interchange with 31st Street (I-278 exit 45);

290-669: The Nassau County line in Little Neck . At this crossing, the parkway changes names to the Northern State Parkway , which continues east towards Hauppauge . The Grand Central Parkway was first proposed in 1922, as a scenic drive along the high ground of east-central Queens. By the time construction began in 1931, it had been reconceived as extending northwestward to the Triborough Bridge, then in

319-608: The New York Central Railroad 's West Side Line , creating the Freedom Tunnel . The covered portion is partially used for the highway and also expands the Riverside Park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted . In the late 1940s, new breakdown lanes were constructed in order to improve safety. However, these were not constructed throughout the entire highway. In 1965, Moses proposed constructing

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348-555: The New York State Legislature approved the Henry Hudson Parkway. Work on the parkway began in February 1935; the project was funded by a $ 3.1 million bond issue. The portion of the parkway north of Dyckman Street opened on December 12, 1936, and the portion south of the George Washington Bridge opened on October 10, 1937. The section of Riverside Drive between the George Washington Bridge and Dyckman Street

377-599: The Grand Central bends southeast and away from LaGuardia Airport, paralleling the Long Island Sound into the eastbound only exit 8, which serves 111th Street. Entering the Corona section of Queens, the Grand Central enters exit 9, which serves NY 25A (Northern Boulevard) and the Whitestone Expressway just west of Citi Field . The Grand Central then proceeds south, crossing under

406-405: The Grand Central to Utopia Parkway . At the interchange with Utopia Parkway, the Grand Central passes south of St. John's University , soon winding northeast into exit 19, which serves 188th Street in Jamaica Estates . After exit 19, the parkway winds eastward into Cunningham Park , where it enters exit 20, which serves Francis Lewis Boulevard and exit 21, which connects to

435-661: The Kew Gardens Interchange, the Grand Central Parkway continues east into the Briarwood section of Queens, where exit 16 connects to Parsons Boulevard via a service road. After crossing through the developed neighborhood of Briarwood, the parkway enters Jamaica Hills , passing south of Queens Hospital near 164th Street. Proceeding westbound, an exit (exit 17) is present, connecting to 168th Street, while eastbound, exit 18 connects

464-554: The Utopia Land Company bought 161.25 acres (65 ha) of land between the communities of Jamaica and Flushing. The Utopia Land Company intended to build a cooperative community for Jewish families interested in moving away from the Lower East Side of Manhattan . They intended to name the streets after those on the Lower East Side, where there was already a large Jewish population. After its initial acquisition,

493-427: The company was unable to secure enough funding to further develop the area. In 1909, 118 acres (48 ha) of the land was sold to Felix Isman of Philadelphia for $ 350,000. Utopia Parkway was named after Freeman, Resler, and Fried's unrealized plan. Utopia Parkway also shares its name with Utopia Playground, a park built atop a filled-in pond bound by Utopia Parkway, Jewel Avenue, and 73rd Avenue. Utopia Playground

522-508: The entirety of the parkway is designated New York State Route 907V ( NY 907V ), an unsigned reference route . The owners of the parkway are the New York State Department of Transportation , New York City Department of Transportation , New York City Department of Parks and Recreation , Metropolitan Transportation Authority , Amtrak , and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey . The Henry Hudson Parkway

551-473: The frontage road of the Grand Central between BQE and the RFK Bridge served as a truck route, since large trucks were not permitted on the parkway. Exemptions were provided for smaller trucks that conform with strict regulations on the section of the Grand Central that overlapped with I-278. In December 2017, the state concluded a $ 2.5 million project that lowered the roadbed of the section of the parkway that

580-582: The numbering scheme used on the West Side Highway. It heads northward along the west side of Manhattan , connecting to West 79th Street with a large interchange and to other surface streets with more intermittent exits along the way. The parkway continues in a northerly direction, running almost parallel to Riverside Drive north of West 158th Street. It passes under the Trans-Manhattan Expressway ( I-95 and U.S. 1 ) and

609-707: The parkway bends southeast through Forest Hills, passing Willow Lake and exit 12, which connects to NY 25 (Queens Boulevard) via 78th Avenue. The Grand Central continues its bend, now proceeding eastward over Jamaica Yard , entering the Kew Gardens Interchange (exits 13, 14 and 15), connecting I-678 (the Van Wyck Expressway), Union Turnpike and the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Kew Gardens . After

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638-575: The parkway continues south as the West Side Highway . It is often erroneously referred to as the West Side Highway throughout its entire course in Manhattan. The northern terminus is at the Bronx – Westchester county boundary, where it continues north as the Saw Mill River Parkway . All but the northernmost mile of the road is co-signed as New York State Route 9A (NY 9A). In addition,

667-552: The parkway enters the airport area, passing south of runway 4-22. During the reconstruction of the LaGuardia terminals , construction has been heavy in the vicinity of exits 6 and 7. As currently configured, eastbound exit 6 is an interchange with 94th Street while exit 7 forks northward on a ramp to the airport's terminals B, C and D. On the westbound side, exit 7 provides access to terminals C and D while exit 6 serves terminal B (in addition to 94th Street). After exit 7,

696-665: The parkway runs concurrently with I-278 for 0.80 mi (1.29 km) before the latter splits off onto the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway at exit 4, where all commercial traffic must exit. The parkway proceeds east past St. Michaels Cemetery, entering exit 5, which serves 82nd Street and Astoria Boulevard in East Elmhurst, also connecting to the Marine Air Terminal and Terminal A of LaGuardia Airport . After crossing over 82nd Street and Ditmars Boulevard,

725-567: The planning stages, and connecting on the east with the Northern State Parkway, also in the planning stages, thereby among other things providing an easier route from the bridge to Jones Beach . The parkway was widened in 1961 in preparation for the 1964 New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadows–;Corona Park . In 2010 construction began at Kew Gardens Interchange to improve traffic congestion. Formerly,

754-426: The proposal because it would require seizing parts of Riverside Park. The widening was canceled after state legislators introduced an amendment to prevent the seizure of any parkland. On May 12, 2005, part of a retaining wall at Castle Village collapsed onto the northbound lanes of the parkway, just north of the George Washington Bridge, shutting it down shortly before rush hour. The clean-up began quickly, and

783-615: The road re-opened on May 15. The Henry Hudson Parkway is a candidate for designation as a New York State Scenic Byway , the first in New York City. At the request of the Henry Hudson Parkway Task Force, in 2005 the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council approved funding to develop a comprehensive corridor management plan, a requirement for its designation. Utopia Parkway, Queens Utopia Parkway

812-560: Was created by the Henry Hudson Parkway Authority, which was run by "master builder" Robert Moses . The highway itself was constructed from 1934 to 1937. The Henry Hudson Parkway begins at 72nd Street, which also serves as the north end of the West Side Highway and the last remaining section of the West Side Highway's predecessor, the Miller Highway . The junction is numbered as exit 9, continuing

841-467: Was incorporated into the northbound roadway of Henry Hudson Parkway. A parallel southbound roadway for the Henry Hudson Parkway was built between these two points; it opened in January 1938. The parkway ultimately cost $ 109 million, twice as expensive as the $ 49 million Hoover Dam that was built in the same period. The Parkway was part of Robert Moses 's "West Side Improvement" and included covering

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