FDR Drive is a major freeway-standard parkway on the east side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It runs along the East River from the Battery Park Underpass under Battery Park (north of which it is the South Street Viaduct for a bit) north to the Triborough Bridge (where it becomes Harlem River Drive). It was originally named East River Drive, and was renamed after Franklin Delano Roosevelt. A typical rural freeway (Interstate 5 in the Central Valley of California, USA). ... A parkway is a general designation of a type of limited-access highway in the US and Canada. ... 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 United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, music, and culture. ... Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. ... This entry is about the East River in New York City. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Aerial view of the Triborough Bridge (left) and the Hell Gate Bridge (right) The Triborough Bridge is a complex of three bridges connecting the New York City boroughs of the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens, using what were two islands, Wards Island and Randalls Island as intermediate right-of... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ...
FDRDrive, officially called Franklin D. Roosevelt East RiverDrive, partially runs on two decks along the East River in Manhattan.
Skanska is rebuilding two kilometers of the eight-kilometer FDRDrive, between 53rd and 63rd Street adjacent to the Queensborough Bridge.
The three-level tiered section of the FDRDrive through this area carries northbound traffic on the lower level and southbound traffic on the middle level, and has parks and private gardens on the top deck.
This elevated section of the FDRDrive was rebuilt during the 1980's.
1948: The FDRDrive from East 49th Street north to East 92nd Street was converted from a boulevard to a controlled-access parkway.
In one plan expected to cost $35 million, designers envisioned converting the northbound lanes of the FDRDrive from the Battery Park Underpass to the Brooklyn Bridge (or the South Street Viaduct section) into a pedestrian esplanade; the southbound lanes of the highway would then be converted into two-way use (one lane in each direction).
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