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	Queens Midtown Tunnel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Queens Midtown Tunnel is a toll road in New York City.
		It crosses under the East River and connects the Borough of Queens (at the Long Island City terminus of I-495, the Long Island Expressway) with the Borough of Manhattan (between the major crosstown thoroughfares of East 34 Street and East 42 Street in the Midtown Manhattan area).
		The tunnel is owned by the City of New York and operated by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, an affiliate agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Queens_Midtown_Tunnel (338 words)

	Queens - MSN Encarta
		A number of historic landmarks are in Queens, including the Bowne House, built in 1661, and the Society of Friends (Quakers) Meeting House, used almost continuously by the Friends since 1696.
		Higher education facilities in Queens include Queens College (1937) and York College (1967), which are affiliated to the City University of New York; St John's University (1870); the Academy of Aeronautics (1932); and a number of rabbinical colleges.
		Queens County was organized in 1683 as an administrative division of the English province of New York and was named after Catherine of Braganza, queen consort of Charles II.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761568452/Queens.html (468 words)

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		The Queens Midtown is confined between two subway tunnels, the Steinway to the north and the Pennsylvania Railroad to the south.
		The pressure in the tunnel balanced the hydrostatic head somewhere between the top of the tunnel and the top of the bedrock profile lying within the circumference of the shield in a mixed face excavation, and somewhere between the centerline of the tunnel and 10 feet below centerline in entirely soft ground.
		Tunneling continued through glacial-lake sediments, modified glacial drift, sands and gravels, knobs of the Inwood Limestone at the invert, and ended at the mid-reef of the Fordham gneiss.
	www.ocf.berkeley.edu /~tamjo/queens/queenst.doc (3914 words)

	Queens Midtown Tunnel
		The Queens Midtown Tunnel was opened in 1940 by the New York City Tunnel Authority to relieve traffic congestion on the city's East River bridges.
		The diameter of each of the Queens Midtown Tunnel's twin tubes is one and a half feet wider than that of the older Holland Tunnel, to accommodate the wider cars of the period.
		The Queens portal is in the Hunters Point district of Long Island City, a historic entryway to the borough and a rail and ferry transfer point in the 19th century.
	www.mta.nyc.ny.us /bandt/html/qmt.htm (227 words)

	Queens. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It is connected with Manhattan by the Queensboro Bridge, the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, and railroad and subway tunnels; with the Bronx and Manhattan by the Triborough Bridge; with the Bronx by the Hell Gate railroad bridge and by the Bronx-Whitestone and Throgs Neck bridges.
		Queens co. was organized in 1683, the main settlements were Flushing, Jamaica, and Newtown (later Elmhurst).
		Queens is the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, with large populations of immigrants, primarily E and S Asians and Hispanics.
	www.bartleby.com /65/qu/Queens.html (461 words)

	Interstate 495 (New York) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The LIE was constructed in stages starting in 1939, when the Queens Midtown Tunnel was built, until 1972, when its Riverhead terminus was finished.
		Originally, I-495 was to stretch from the Queens Midtown Tunnel and I-278 to I-295, the Clearview Expressway.
		The oldest tree in the New York metropolitan area, called the "Queens Giant," is very close to the Long Island Expressway in northeastern Queens (near the Douglaston Plaza Mall), and is visible while driving westbound.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Interstate_495_(New_York) (812 words)

	Queens-Midtown Tunnel (I-495)
		To the east, the Queens toll plaza is located in Long Island City at the western terminus of the Long Island Expressway, the original section of which opened as a one-mile-long elevated "Midtown Highway." The expressway extends the line of the tunnel east into Queens.
		Because the Manhattan side of the tunnel rises as a bluff overlooking the East River, it was not feasible to extend the line from the tunnel to Midtown streets on a short, direct course without either exceeding acceptable gradients or condemning significant rights-of-way.
		The roof of each tunnel, which is comprised of 930 concrete slabs (each slab 20 feet long and weighing eight tons), was to be suspended from steel brackets, and secured by giant steel anchors jammed deep into the concrete shell of the tunnel.
	www.nycroads.com /crossings/queens-midtown (2312 words)

	Queens Midtown Tunnel: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The tunnel is owned by the City of New York and operated by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority quick summary:
		The triborough bridge and tunnel authority, described to the public by the "popular name" mta bridges and tunnels, or mta b&t, is an affiliate agency...
		The brooklyn-battery tunnel is a toll road in new york city which crosses under the east river at its mouth and connects the boroughs of brooklyn and...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/q/qu/queens_midtown_tunnel.htm (442 words)

	tunnel
		The Queens Midtown Tunnel was built between 1936 and 1940, a time when America was looking forward, dreaming of breaking out of the then-still potent Great Depression.
		Cobra necks would start to dominate NYC lampposts in the 1960s (and coincidentally were used in the design for the Martian war machines in the 1953 George Pal movie adaptation of the H.G. Wells classic "War of the Worlds").
		Tunnel Entrance and Exit Streets also have a few shaded mercury (green-colored) lamps, which were all the rage in the 1960s.
	www.forgotten-ny.com /LAMPS/tunnel/jetson.html (373 words)

	Brooklyn Car Rentals
		The Manhattan entrance of the tunnel is often easy to miss when driving by in your NYC discount car rental as it is camouflaged by what appears to be a small park consisting of trees and fences.
		Although the Official FHWA route log insists that the Queens Midtown Tunnel is a part of NY 495, all reference markers on the actual roadway read Interstate 495, so be sure to keep that in mind when approaching the tunnel in your NYC discount car rental.
		The Queens Midtown tunnel was also the second major tunnel project able to claim that no workers were killed during the tunnel process, a remarkable feat for that day and age.
	www.allcarrentacar.com /queens-midtown-tunnel.php (629 words)

	Long Island Expressway (I-495)
		Midtown Highway: Connecting to the recently completed section between the Queens-Midtown Tunnel and the Brooklyn-Queens Connecting Highway (Expressway), this section will serve to extend the express highway from the cloverleaf at the Connecting Highway to the Rego Park section of Queens, where it connects with Woodhaven, Queens and Horace Harding boulevards.
		Early completion of this comprehensive expressway system from Manhattan and Queens, through Nassau to the county seat of Suffolk County, is the only logical solution to the intolerable congestion resulting from the rapid increase of building subdivisions, extraordinary population growth and large increase in motor vehicle registration.
		For a two-mile-long stretch between the Queens-Midtown Tunnel and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278), the innermost eastbound lane is converted into a reversible lane for westbound buses and medallion taxis during the morning rush hour.
	www.nycroads.com /roads/long-island (6056 words)

	New York @ NorthEastRoads.com - Interstate 495 / Long Island Expressway
		The tunnel was constructed by the Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia created New York City Tunnel Authority between 1936 and 1940, and backed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
		The acceptance of the Queens Midtown Tunnel into the Authority was finalized in 1946 and remains to this day.
		To access the Queens-Midtown Tunnel from Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive southbound, drivers are directed onto the FDR Drive Service Road south at Exit 8 to 37th Street.
	www.northeastroads.com /i-495_ny.html (1575 words)

	Wired New York Forum - Queens Midtown Tunnel Renovation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		After 65 years on the job, the Queens Midtown Tunnel's 23 original ventilation fans — each the size of a small car — are exhausted.
		First installed in 1936 — four years before the tunnel opened to traffic — the old fans needed to be repainted regularly, at great cost.
		The fans are needed to clear the tunnel air of all the carbon monoxide and other pollutants that vehicles spew.
	www.wirednewyork.com /forum/printthread.php?t=5121 (251 words)

	New York cheap car rentals and the Tunnels of NYC
		The Queens Midtown Tunnel is one of the busiest travel routes in all of New York City.
		The Holland Tunnel between Manhattan and New Jersey is considered to be an outstanding achievement in the field of engineering.
		Construction on this massive tunnel commenced in 1940, but work was delayed on the structure for close to a decade due to immense material shortages during the Second World War.
	www.allcarrentacar.com /NYC-tunnels.php (748 words)

	East River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It separates Long Island (including the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn) from the island of Manhattan and the Bronx.
		The Brooklyn Bridge, opened in 1883, was the first bridge to span the river, replacing frequent ferry service.
		A total of thirteen tunnels run under the East River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/East_River (400 words)

	Hotel Wales \| Directions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Upon exiting the tunnel stay/bear left - this is Dyer Avenue.
		Upon exiting the tunnel bear right to 37th Street (Uptown sign).
		Follow the LIE West to the Queens Midtown Tunnel.
	www.waleshotel.com /directions.shtml (454 words)

	St. Irene Chrysovalantou \| Travel Directions
		Continue on I-495 E (Queens Midtown Tun) (toll required for some segments) and go Northeast for 1.3 miles to 21st St. You will see a sign reading "21 ST to VAN ALST AV/LONG IS CITY/QUEENS MIDTOWN TUNNEL/ASTORIA".
		Continue on I-495 W (Queens Midtown Tunnel Plz) (toll required for some segments) and go West for 1.4 miles to Tunnel Exit St. You will see a sign reading "35 ST to 34 ST/DOWNTOWN".
		Continue onto Queens Midtown Tunnel Exit (Tunnel Exit St) and go Southwest for 270 feet to 34th St. Turn right onto 34th St and go Northwest for 1.2 miles to Dyer Av.
	www.stirene.org /TravelDirections.htm (1472 words)

	JG Tam: Queens Midtown Tunnel, New York-- Unpublished Report (Table of Contents) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		JG Tam: Queens Midtown Tunnel, New York-- Unpublished Report (Table of Contents)
		The Influence of Geology on the Construction of the Queens Midtown Tunnel, New York
		Report on the history, design, construction, and problems encountered in the Queens Midtown Tunnel Project in New York State.
	www.ocf.berkeley.edu /~tamjo/queens (90 words)

	Queens Midtown Tunnel Access Roads
		Driving directions to reach the Queens Midtown Tunnel connecting Manhattan and Queens:
		From Queens: All vehicles may use the Long Island Expressway (Route 495) or the local street entrances at 11 th Street and 21 st Street in Long Island City.
		From Manhattan: Tunnel entrances are on 34 th Street between First and Second Avenues and 36 Street near Second Avenue.
	www.mta.nyc.ny.us /bandt/html/qmtaccess.htm (85 words)

	Getting Here By Car
		The Queens-Midtown Tunnel is in midtown on the East Side, with entrances on 34th Street between First and Second Avenues and 36th Street near Second Avenue.
		The Lincoln Tunnel (I-495), Holland Tunnel, and George Washington Bridge connect Manhattan to the New Jersey Turnpike and points west.
		Depending on where you park (midtown being most expensive), garage rates may range from $6 to $15 for the first hour to $40 per day, with special rates of about $20 on Sundays.
	www.nycvisit.com /content/index.cfm?pagePkey=270 (1041 words)

	GEVA: Directions to Queens College - Flushing, NY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		If you've been to Queens College in the past and have taken the Staten Island/Verrazano Br./BQE route in the past, don't go that way this weekend.
		Depending on when you go to Queens College, you may have to use one entrance versus another.
		Go to the Queens Midtown Tunnel (entrance on East 34th Street between 2nd and 1st Avenues).
	www.geva.org /directions/Queens.html (748 words)

	The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey - Tunnels
		Follow signs to the tunnel's downtown exits to 34th Street - left onto 34th Street - 34th Street to 3rd Avenue - follow signs to Queens Midtown Tunnel (QMT) - QMT to Long Island Expressway / LIE (I-495) - LIE to Van Wyck Expressway southbound - Van Wyck Expressway to JFK Airport.
		Follow signs to the tunnel's downtown exits to 34th Street - left onto 34th Street - 34th Street to 3rd Avenue - follow signs to Queens Midtown Tunnel (QMT) - QMT to Long Island Expressway / LIE (I-495) - LIE to Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) - BQE to LaGuardia airport.
		Follow signs to the tunnel's downtown exits to 34th Street - left onto 34th Street - 34th Street to 3rd Avenue - 3rd Avenue to Queens Midtown Tunnel (QMT) - QMT to Long Island Expressway / LIE (I-495) - LIE to Grand Central Parkway (GCP) North - GCP to Shea Stadium.
	www.panynj.gov /CommutingTravel/tunnels/html/destinations.html (769 words)

	Directions to CDS New York Office
		The CDS office is located in midtown Manhattan, at East 27th street and Park Avenue South.
		Upon exiting QUEENS MIDTOWN TUNNEL, bear LEFT at the fork in the ramp.
		Continue on I-495 W to Queens Midtown Tunnel.
	www.cdsbooks.com /new_york_directions.asp (298 words)

	Belvedere Official Hotel Website, New York Hotel - Empire Hotel Group - NY City Hotels
		Continue straight on 2nd Avenue (south) to the Queens Midtown Tunnel entrance (I-495) east.
		VAN WYKE EXPRESSWAY to LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY take LIE (495 west) through the Queens Midtown Tunnel, take first right in Manhattan, left on 42nd street, Right on 8th Ave., left on 49th street, left on 9th Ave., left on 48th street, The Belvedere Hotel is on the left hand side.
		Take Grand Central Parkway (east) to the Long Island Expressway (west) to the Queens Midtown Tunnel, take first right in Manhattan, left on 42nd street, Right on 8th Ave., left on 49th street, left on 9th Ave., left on 48th street, The Belvedere Hotel is on the left hand side.
	www.reservationpage.com /C00148/H00040/map-new-york-west-hotels.asp (822 words)

	LIE Dev Study for HTML (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Over most of its segments, the LIE, in Queens, is primarily a six-lane, median divided, limited access interstate highway.
		The primary study area of the project, as shown on Figure 1; includes the LIE mainline, ramps and service roads between the Queens Midtown Tunnel and the Queens/Nassau County Line and also the GCP mainline, ramps and service roads between the Triborough Bridge and the Queens/Nassau County line.
		The primary study area extends from the Queens Midtown Tunnel on the west to the Queens/Nassau County Line on the east.
	www.tstc.org /lieq2.html (2320 words)

	NY State Route 495 Ends (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The eastern terminus of the eastern segment of NY 495 is at I-278 in Queens.
		It is signed as I-495 west of I-278 due to continuosity through the Queens-Midtown Tunnel.
		The current western terminus of the eastern segment of NY 495 is at the western end of the access route to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, or either of the termini of the western segment around the Lincoln Tunnel.
	www.gribblenation.net /nyends/495.html (119 words)

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