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Cross Island Parkway is part of the Belt Parkway system that runs around the perimeter of Queens County in New York City. The Cross Island Parkway runs from the Bronx Whitestone Bridge passed the Throgs Neck Bridge, along the border of Queens County and Nassau County to meet up with the Southern State Parkway.

The Cross Island Parkway is the main route to Belmont Park in Elmont, New York where the Belmont Stakes are run every June marking the end of the Triple Crown.

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Cross Island Parkway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (425 words)
	The parkway is a part of the Belt Parkway system that runs along the perimeter of the borough of Queens in New York City.
	The Cross Island Parkway runs 10.6 miles from the Whitestone Expressway (Interstate 678) in Whitestone past the Throgs Neck Bridge, along and across the border of Queens and Nassau County to meet up with the Southern State Parkway.
	The Cross Island Parkway is the main route to Belmont Park in Elmont, where the Belmont Stakes is run every June, marking the third and final leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.

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