Grand Central Parkway
Length	14.6 miles (23.4 km)
General direction	East/West
From	Queens, NY, at Triborough Bridge
To	Nassau County Line, at Northern State Pkwy
Major cities	New York, NY
Established	1936
System	New York State Parkways

The Grand Central Parkway is a parkway that stretches from the Triborough Bridge in New York City to Nassau County in Long Island. At the Queens-Nassau border, it becomes the Northern State Parkway, which runs in the Northern part of Long Island through Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Its New York State Reference Route is 907M. The westernmost stretch (from the Triborough Bridge to Exit 4) also carries a short stretch of Interstate 278. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (896x636, 11 KB) Summary A replica of the black-and-white road shield for New Yorks Grand Central 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). ... Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. ... 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... Nassau County is a county located outside New York City in the state of New York. ... The Northern State Parkway is a limited-access parkway that runs for approximately 29 miles west-east across the north shore of New Yorks Long Island. ... 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. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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... The Empire State Building (right) and the Chrysler Building (left) are easily recognized symbols of New York City to the world. ... 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 four counties of Long Island. ... The Northern State Parkway is a limited-access parkway that runs for approximately 29 miles west-east across the north shore of New Yorks Long Island. ... Suffolk County is a county located in the state of 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). ... 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... Interstate 278 (abbreviated I-278) is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. ...

The Grand Central Parkway has a few unique distinctions. First, it is one of the few remaining parkways in New York City to carry the elliptical black-on-white design for its trailblazer. 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. Second, it's one of the few parkways in the state to allow truck traffic to any extent. The section shared with I-278 allows for small trucks--larger ones still cannot pass under the intentionally-designed low underpasses. Interstate 278 is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. ...

History

The Grand Central Parkway was first planned in 1922, as a connection between Queens Boulevard and Nassau County. Queens Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in the New York City borough of Queens. ... 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. ...