Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards
Woodhaven and | |
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Jamaica Bay Boulevard (former) NYSDOT & MTAB&T | |
Length | 11.1 mi[2] (17.9 km) |
Restrictions | No drivers with learner's permits on Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge |
Major junctions | |
South end | Shore Front Parkway in Rockaway Beach |
Belt Parkway / NY 27 / NY 878 in Howard Beach | |
North end | I-495 / NY 25 in Rego Park |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Counties | Queens |
Highway system | |
Woodhaven Boulevard and Cross Bay Boulevard (formerly Jamaica Bay Boulevard
The road is part of the New York City Arterial System, having formerly been given the unsigned
Route description
Beginning at the
Since Cross Bay Boulevard is a direct continuation of Woodhaven Boulevard, it is a large street, although not as wide. It is a six-lane wide, median-divided boulevard throughout the majority of its stretch (although it shrinks to four lanes once it reaches Broad Channel). Cross Bay Boulevard is the only direct connection between the Rockaways, Broad Channel, and the rest of Queens.[2] Cross Bay Boulevard is approximately 7 miles (11 km) long. Together with Woodhaven Boulevard, which is 4 miles (6.4 km) long, makes it one of the longest streets in Queens, at 11 miles (18 km).[2]
Woodhaven Boulevard is an 8- to 11-lane boulevard throughout its entire length,[7] stretching up to 195 feet (59 m) in width, making it the widest street in Queens that is not either a limited-access highway or a state route. The only street in Queens that isn't a highway to surpass it in width is Queens Boulevard (NY 25) at 225 feet (69 m).
Formerly, Woodhaven Boulevard (through Glendale, Woodhaven, and Ozone Park) had up to six central lanes and four service lanes (10 bi-directional), resembling many other major thoroughfares in the New York City boroughs outside Manhattan, such as Queens Boulevard in Queens;
History
Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards was originally laid out as South Meadow Road in 1668. It originated at the intersection of present-day
Cross Bay Boulevard dates from Patrick Flynn's 1899 proposal to build a road across Jamaica Bay. The crossing, which would be 80 feet (24 m) wide, would contain a double-track trolley line, a bicycle path, and roadway. Flynn's project aimed at connecting the Jamaica Bay islands, filling in the marshes and leasing properties for homes along the route. The Long Island Rail Road, whose Rockaway Beach Branch trestles were the only transportation connection across the bay at the time, vigorously opposed Flynn's plans in an effort to protect its monopoly. In June 1902, the New York Court of Appeals invalidated the 1892 lease that Flynn's project was based on. The only work that had been performed was a flattening of a plateau south from Liberty Avenue to a point 1,500 feet (460 m) from the bay's northern shore.[11]: 49
In the late 1910s, plans surfaced again to build Cross Bay Boulevard between Woodhaven and the Rockaways. Advocates stated that the construction of the boulevard would result in development in the Rockaways.
Woodhaven Boulevard's northern end at Queens Boulevard was formerly known as Slattery Plaza, where the two major thruways originally intersected with Eliot Avenue and Horace Harding Boulevard. The intersection, along with the
A 1941 proposal would have created an expressway on the route of Cross Bay and Woodhaven Boulevards, connecting Queens Boulevard to The Rockaways.[23]
Once heavily
The first dedicated MTA bus lanes on the corridor were installed in August 2015, on the north end of Woodhaven Boulevard between Dry Harbor Road and Metropolitan Avenue.[26]: 4 In September 2017, the NYCDOT announced that the segment of Woodhaven Boulevard between Union Turnpike and 81st Road would also get dedicated bus lanes for Select Bus Service. As part of that segment's bus lane implementation, the NYCDOT would remove the medians separating service-road and main-road traffic in each direction, as well as expand the median separating the two directions of traffic.[8]
Transportation
Woodhaven Boulevard is served along its entirety by the
Three subway stations are located on Woodhaven Boulevard:
To the east of the boulevard lies the abandoned Rockaway Beach Branch formerly operated by the Long Island Rail Road, which parallels the boulevard for most of its route between Rego Park and the Rockaways. Both the Rockaway line and the boulevard represent the Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevard transit corridor. The rail line north of Liberty Avenue was closed in 1962,[31][32] replaced by the Q53 which until 2006 ran non-stop between Rego Park and Broad Channel, with the Q11 and Q21 providing local service on the Woodhaven and Cross Bay portions of the route respectively.[28] The entire line has been planned to be converted for subway service going back to the 1920s blueprints of the Independent Subway System (IND); the portion south of Liberty Avenue was converted into the IND Rockaway Line in 1956, while the northern portion remains inactive.[33][34][35] Some local mass transit advocates have urged that the northern portion be refurbished and reopened as a faster rail link between Queens and Manhattan.[36] A Select Bus Service bus rapid transit corridor is planned along the corridor, which would attempt to replicate rapid transit service with the current Q52 and Q53 routes. The plan has received mixed reviews, due to the addition of bus-only lanes which could negatively affect traffic flow.[7][37][38]
In popular culture
Cross Bay Boulevard was mentioned in The Vaccines' song Nørgaard about Danish model Amanda Nørgaard.
Major intersections
The entire route is in the
Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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NY 908L | |||||
0.2 | 0.32 | Rockaway Beach Boulevard | |||
0.3 | 0.48 | Rockaway Freeway | |||
0.4 | 0.64 | Far Rockaway, Riis Park | Interchange with Beach Channel Drive | ||
Jamaica Bay | 0.4– 1.1 | 0.64– 1.8 | Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge | ||
4.0– 4.6 | 6.4– 7.4 | Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge | |||
Kennedy Airport | Interchange; exit 17 on Belt Parkway | ||||
Ozone Park | 7.0 | 11.3 | Rockaway Boulevard – Aqueduct | ||
Woodhaven | 7.6 | 12.2 | Atlantic Avenue | Grade-separated interchange for main road | |
8.0 | 12.9 | Jamaica Avenue | Right turns from service roads only | ||
Glendale | 8.6 | 13.8 | Myrtle Avenue | ||
8.9 | 14.3 | Union Turnpike | |||
9.4 | 15.1 | Metropolitan Avenue | |||
Midtown Tunnel | Access to I-495 east is via Queens Boulevard; exit 19 on I-495 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- King of Queens
- List of reference routes in New York
References
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- ^ NYSDOT Highways in Queens County
- ^ a b "MTA Neighborhood Maps: neighborhood". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
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- ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: neighborhood". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ a b "Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevards Select Bus Service: October 22, 2014: Community Advisory Committee Design Options Meeting" (PDF). nyc.gov. Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Department of Transportation. October 22, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ a b "What's Happening Here?" (PDF). nyc.gov. New York City Department of Transportation. September 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "How Two Boulevards Got Queens Moving". QNS.com. November 20, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "TROTTING COURSE LANE, Forest Hills". Forgotten New York. November 27, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ a b Black, Frederick R. (1981). "JAMAICA BAY: A HISTORY" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 5, 2017.
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(help) - ^ "CROSS BAY BOULEVARD.; Rockaway Property Owners Want Work Hurried". The New York Times. October 7, 1917. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "WILL CONSIDER BOULEVARD.; Board of Estimate to Take Up Jamaica Bay Roadway". The New York Times. September 22, 1918. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "BOULEVARD BIDS LOW.; Connolly Expected Offers of $3,500,000, Got One of $2,869,297.64". The New York Times. October 19, 1921. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ a b "OPEN A BOULEVARD OVER JAMAICA BAY; City Officials Take Part in Exercises at New $5,000,000 Causeway.", The New York Times, October 12, 1924. Accessed November 7, 2007.
- ^ "Oyster and Clam Beds Halt Cross Bay Boulevard Work". The New York Times. May 13, 1922. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "JAMAICA BAY HIGHWAY READY THIS MONTH: New $7,000,000 Boulevard Will Be Open to Motorists the Week of Oct. 26". The New York Times. October 11, 1925. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. December 7, 1924. p. 72.
- ^ "PWA Party Views New Subway Link: Queens Section to Be Opened Tomorrow Is Inspected by Tuttle and Others" (PDF). The New York Times. December 30, 1936. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
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- ^ Cross Bay-Woodhaven Express Highway, NYCRoads.com. Accessed November 7, 2007.
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- ^ Barry, Dan (March 7, 2001). "Secret List Sets Off St. Patrick's Parade Squabble". The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
- ^ "Woodhaven / Cross Bay Boulevard (Q52/53) Community Advisory Committee Meeting #5" (PDF). nyc.gov. Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Department of Transportation. December 15, 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ^ "Queens Bus Map" (PDF). MTA New York City Transit.
- ^ a b "Queens Bus Map" (PDF). nycityhealth.com. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ "54 Bus Routes Win Approval By City". The New York Times. January 28, 1931. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ "AGREES TO REVISE QUEENS BUS GRANTS". The New York Times. April 6, 1932. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ Bresiger, Gregory (July 18, 2012). "The Trains Stopped Running Here 50 Years Ago". qgazette.com. Queens Gazette. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
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