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Encyclopedia > Cross Island Parkway (New York)
Cross Island Parkway
Cross Island Parkway
Length 10.6 miles (17.0 km)
General direction North/South
From Belt Parkway/Southern State Parkway
To I-678 near Whitestone Bridge
Major cities New York, NY
Established 1940
System New York State Parkways

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 past the Throgs Neck Bridge, along the border of Queens County and Nassau County to meet up with the Southern State Parkway. The road is unsigned New York State Reference Route 907A. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1300, 23 KB) Summary A replica of the green-and-white road shield for New Yorks Cross Island Parkway. ... A mile is a unit of distance (or, in physics terminology, length) currently defined as 5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, or 63,360 inches. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... The Belt Parkway, or Belt System or Circumferential Parkway is a series of New York City limited-access highways that form a complete circle around the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. ... The Southern State Parkway on Long Island, New York, links the Belt Parkway in New York City with the Heckscher State Parkway in Bay Shore, New York. ... Interstate 678 (I-678) is a north-south interstate highway spur route that runs 14 miles (23 km) entirely within two boroughs of New York City: Queens and the Bronx. ... Aerial view of the Bronx Whitestone Bridge Bronx Whitestone Bridge © 2004 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bronx Whitestone Bridge © 2004 Metropolitan Transportation Authority The Bronx Whitestone Bridge, colloquially referred to as the Whitestone Bridge, is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River and connects the boroughs of Queens and The Bronx. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... The Belt Parkway, or Belt System or Circumferential Parkway is a series of New York City limited-access highways that form a complete circle around the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. ... Queens Borough in New York City, in yellow Queens is the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in area. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location [[Image:|250px|250px|Location of City of New York, New York]] Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R... Aerial view of the Bronx Whitestone Bridge Bronx Whitestone Bridge © 2004 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bronx Whitestone Bridge © 2004 Metropolitan Transportation Authority The Bronx Whitestone Bridge, colloquially referred to as the Whitestone Bridge, is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River and connects the boroughs of Queens and The Bronx. ... Aerial view of the Throgs Neck Bridge The Throgs Neck Bridge is a suspension bridge opened on January 11, 1961 that carries Interstate 295 and connects the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx with the Bayside section of Queens. ... 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. ... Nassau County is the name of two counties in the United States of America: Nassau County, Florida Nassau County, New York This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Southern State Parkway on Long Island, New York, links the Belt Parkway in New York City with the Heckscher State Parkway in Bay Shore, New York. ... Reference Routes are New York State Highways that the New York State Department of Transportation has determined are too minor to have a signed number, or highways that have a signed name (mainly parkways). ...


The Cross Island Parkway is the main route to Belmont Park in Elmont, where the Belmont Stakes are run every June marking the end of horse racing's Triple Crown. Secretariats statue greets racing fans and jockeys in the paddock of Belmont Park. ... Elmont is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in Nassau County, New York, in the Town of Hempstead. ... The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious horse race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. ... The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (Triple Crown for short, but the term is also used in other sports, and thus the full name should be used when it could cause confusion) consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. ...


Its exit numbering scheme comes from its connection to the Belt Parkway; its exit numbers count down from the north. At exit 25A (Southern State Parkway), the Cross Island Parkway becomes the Belt Parkway (more specifically, the section once known as the Laurelton Parkway), which continues the numbering scheme until that parkway's western terminus. Before its exits were renumbered to align with the Belt Parkway, they were numbered to co-align with the Southern State Parkway, which is why that parkway begins with Exit 13 (the Cross Island Parkway was once Exits 1 to 12). The Belt Parkway, or Belt System or Circumferential Parkway is a series of New York City limited-access highways that form a complete circle around the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. ... The Southern State Parkway on Long Island, New York, links the Belt Parkway in New York City with the Heckscher State Parkway in Bay Shore, New York. ... The Belt Parkway, or Belt System or Circumferential Parkway is a series of New York City limited-access highways that form a complete circle around the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. ... The Belt Parkway, or Belt System or Circumferential Parkway is a series of New York City limited-access highways that form a complete circle around the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. ... The Southern State Parkway on Long Island, New York, links the Belt Parkway in New York City with the Heckscher State Parkway in Bay Shore, New York. ...


Exit List

Number Municipality Destinations Notes
Now Old
Queens Begins at the eastern terminus of the Belt Parkway
25A 12A Southern State Parkway
Eastern Long Island
Southbound exit only
25B 12B Linden Boulevard
26A 11A Belmont Park Northbound exit only
26B 11B Image:NY Route 24 Sheild.svg NY 24/Hempstead Turnpike/Hempstead Avenue
26C 11C Image:NY Route 24 Sheild.svg NY 24/Hempstead Turnpike/Hempstead Avenue
26D 11D Nassau County Belmont Park
27 10 NY 25/Jericho Turnpike/Braddock Avenue Northbound exit only
27E 10E NY 25/Jericho Turnpike East
Mineola
Southbound exit only
27W 10W NY 25/Braddock Avenue West
Jamaica
Southbound exit only
28A 9A Queens Image:NY Route 25B Sheild.svg NY 25B/Hillside Avenue
28B 9B Union Turnpike
29E 8E Grand Central Parkway East
Northern State Parkway
29W 8W Grand Central Parkway West
LaGuardia Airport
Interstate 278/Triborough Bridge
30E 7E Interstate 495/Long Island Expressway East
Eastern Long Island
30W 7W Interstate 495/Long Island Expressway West
Queens-Midtown Tunnel
Manhattan
Southbound exit only
31E 6E NY 25A/Northern Boulevard East
31W 6W NY 25A/Northern Boulevard West
32 5 Bell Boulevard Northbound exit only
33 4 Interstate 295/Clearview Expressway North
Throgs Neck Bridge (Northbound)
Interstate 295/Clearview Expressway South
Image:NY Route 25B Shield.svg NY 25B/Hillside Avenue (Southbound)
34 3 Utopia Parkway
35 2 14th Avenue
Francis Lewis Boulevard
Southbound exit only
36N 1N Interstate 678/Bronx-Whitestone Bridge Northbound exit only
36S 1S Interstate 678/Whitestone Expressway South
JFK International Airport
Northbound exit only
End of Cross Island Parkway and merges with Interstate 678
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New York City Parkways
Manhattan FDR East River Drive - Harlem River Drive - Henry Hudson - West Side Hwy (north of 57th)
Bronx Bronx River - Henry Hudson - Hutchinson River - Mosholu - Pelham
Brooklyn-Queens Belt Parkway system: Cross Island - Laurelton - Shore - Southern
Others: Grand Central - Jackie Robinson (Interborough)
Former: Gowanus - Whitestone
Staten Island Korean War Veterans (Richmond)

  Results from FactBites:
 
Cross Island Parkway (New York) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (298 words)
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 past 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, where the Belmont Stakes are run every June marking the end of horse racing's Triple Crown.
Grand Central Parkway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (284 words)
The Grand Central Parkway is a parkway that stretches from the Triborough Bridge in New York City to Nassau County in Long Island.
The Grand Central Parkway was first planned in 1922, as a connection between Queens Boulevard and Nassau County.
Other parkways in New York City also had this design in the past, but as they were renamed, they switched to the state-standard design.
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