Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards
Boulevard in Queens, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Woodhaven Boulevard and Cross Bay Boulevard (formerly Jamaica Bay Boulevard[1]) are two parts of a major boulevard in the New York City borough of Queens. Woodhaven Boulevard runs roughly north–south in the central portion of Queens. South of Liberty Avenue, it is known as Cross Bay Boulevard, which is the main north–south road in Howard Beach. Cross Bay Boulevard is locally known as simply "Cross Bay", and Woodhaven Boulevard, "Woodhaven". The completion of the boulevard in 1923, together with the construction of the associated bridges over Jamaica Bay, created the first direct roadway connection to the burgeoning Atlantic Ocean beachfront communities of the Rockaway Peninsula from Brooklyn and most of Queens.
Woodhaven and | |
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Jamaica Bay Boulevard (former)[1] | |
Route information | |
Maintained by NYCDOT 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 |
Major intersections | 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 | |
The road is part of the New York City Arterial System, having formerly been given the unsigned reference route designation of New York State Route 908V (NY 908V). However, the reference route has not been listed in NYSDOT documents since April 2005, and is maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation.[3] The southernmost 0.4 miles (0.64 km) of the route on the Rockaway peninsula, locally known as Cross Bay Parkway, is designated but not signed as New York State Route 907J (NY 907J).