The 60th Street Tunnel carries the N, R and W lines of the New York City Subway under the East River between Manhattan, New York and Queens, New York. The N Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current and former R services The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The W Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The New York City Subway is a large rapid transit system in New York City, New York, United States. ... New York City waterways: 1. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States, and the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. It is coterminous with Queens County in the State of New York and is located on western Long Island. ... The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the State of New York. ... The National Bridge Inventory (NBI) is a database, compiled by the Federal Highway Administration, with information on all bridges and tunnels in the United States that have roads passing above or below. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... The N Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current and former R services The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The W Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The New York City Subway is a large rapid transit system in New York City, New York, United States. ... New York City waterways: 1. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States, and the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. It is coterminous with Queens County in the State of New York and is located on western Long Island. ...

The tunnel was built as part of the Dual Contracts period of New York City subway construction. The original plan was for this line to cross over the Queensboro Bridge, which spans the East River roughly over the 60th Street Tunnel. However, weight issues led to the tunnel construction. The Dual Contracts of 1913 were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the City of New York. ... Main article: Transportation in New York City Close-up of Queensboro Bridge at Long Island City. ... New York City waterways: 1. ...

Originally, the tunnel connected the BMT Broadway Line to the Queensboro Plaza station, where trains could continue along the BMT Astoria Line or the IRT Flushing Line. Eventually, the connection to the Flushing Line was severed. In the 1960s, a new underground connection was made between the tunnel and the Queen Plaza station on the Queens Boulevard line of the Independent Subway (IND). This track connection is currently utilized by R service, while N and W service use the original tracks to Queensboro Plaza and Astoria. The Broadway Line is a rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway system. ... The Astoria Line is a rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway, serving the neighborhood of Astoria, Queens. ... The Flushing Line is a rapid transit line of the New York City Subway system, operated as part of the IRT Division. ... Queens Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in the New York City borough of Queens. ... The Independent Subway System (IND, formerly ISS), and even earlier the Independent City-Owned Subway System (ICOS) or Independent City-Owned Rapid Transit Railroad was one of the three systems that is now part of the New York City Subway. ... Current and former R services The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The N Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The W Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ...

Crossings of the East River
Upstream 63rd Street Tunnel	60th Street Tunnel	Downstream Queensboro Bridge