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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)

  
 queenst.doc
The Queens Midtown is confined between two subway tunnels, the Steinway to the north and the Pennsylvania Railroad to the south.
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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 - MSN Encarta
It is connected to Manhattan by the Queensboro Bridge; the Queens-Midtown Tunnel; and the Triborough Bridge, which also links Queens with the Bronx.
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.
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.
uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761568452/Queens.html   (468 words)

  
 Queens - Facts from the Encyclopedia - Yahoo! Education
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 is the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, with large populations of immigrants, primarily E and S Asians and Hispanics.
Queens co. was organized in 1683, the main settlements were Flushing, Jamaica, and Newtown (later Elmhurst).
messenger.yahooligans.com /reference/encyclopedia/entry/Queens   (454 words)

  
 Interstate 495 (New York) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Originally, I-495 was to stretch from the Queens Midtown Tunnel and I-278 to I-295, the Clearview Expressway.
The LIE was constructed in stages starting in 1939, when the Queens Midtown Tunnel was built, until 1972, when its Riverhead terminus was finished.
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
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 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 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-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.
Ventilation buildings were constructed on both the Manhattan and Queens shores to change the air of the tunnel.
www.nycroads.com /crossings/queens-midtown   (2312 words)

  
 New York @ NorthEastRoads.com - Interstate 495 / Long Island Expressway
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.
The Queens-Midtown Tunnel toll plaza resides just east of the tunnel portal near the Sunnyside section of Queens.
www.northeastroads.com /i-495_ny.html   (1575 words)

  
 Brooklyn Car Rentals
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.
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.
Opened in 1940 by the New York City Tunnel Authority, the Queens Midtown Tunnel was one of the largest public works projects of the era.
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.
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.
The new viaduct, whose opening coincided with that of the twin-tube Queens-Midtown Tunnel at its western terminus, had its eastern terminus at the new Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278).
www.nycroads.com /roads/long-island   (6056 words)

  
 Wired New York Forum - Queens Midtown Tunnel Renovation
After 65 years on the job, the Queens Midtown Tunnel's 23 original ventilation fans — each the size of a small car — are exhausted.
Wired New York Forum - Queens Midtown Tunnel Renovation
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)

  
 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.
Tunnel Entrance and Exit Streets also have a few shaded mercury (green-colored) lamps, which were all the rage in the 1960s.
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").
www.forgotten-ny.com /LAMPS/tunnel/jetson.html   (373 words)

  
 NY State Route 495 Ends
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.
It is signed as I-495 west of I-278 due to continuosity through the Queens-Midtown Tunnel.
(eastern segment) West End: Queens-Midtown Tunnel entrance - Manhattan
www.gribblenation.net /nyends/495.html   (119 words)

  
 Atlas 6 Bob Sacha Under New York 9
Elephants march through the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, closed to traffic so the circus could enter Manhattan.
Two-thirds use the tunnels, descending as many as 13 stories, then ascending into towers that draw life from the world below.
www.atlasmagazine.com /photo/sacha6/p09.html   (46 words)

  
 Hotel Wales Directions
Follow the LIE West to the Queens Midtown Tunnel.
Upon exiting the tunnel stay/bear left - this is Dyer Avenue.
Upon exiting the tunnel bear right to 37th Street (Uptown sign).
www.waleshotel.com /directions.shtml   (454 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 Triborough Bridge and the Queens-Midtown Tunnel (I-495) are the most direct links to Manhattan, both connecting to the East Side.
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)

  
 LIE Dev Study for HTML
The primary study area extends from the Queens Midtown Tunnel on the west to the Queens/Nassau County Line on the east.
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.
Over most of its segments, the LIE, in Queens, is primarily a six-lane, median divided, limited access interstate highway.
www.tstc.org /lieq2.html   (2320 words)

  
 Directions to CDS New York Office
Upon exiting QUEENS MIDTOWN TUNNEL, bear LEFT at the fork in the ramp.
Continue on I-495 W to Queens Midtown Tunnel.
Merge on I-495 WEST to QUEENS MIDTOWN TUNNEL.
www.cdsbooks.com /new_york_directions.asp   (298 words)

  
 East River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It separates Long Island (including the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn) from the island of Manhattan and the Bronx.
A total of thirteen tunnels run under the East River.
Newtown Creek on Long Island drains into the East River, forming part of the boundary between Queens and Brooklyn.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/East_River   (400 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Queens-Midtown Tunnel, New York (NY) - (tunnel) - Facts and Information
Queens-Midtown Tunnel, vehicular tunnel under East R. bet.
midtown Manhattan and L.I. City dist. of Queens, N.Y. city, SE N.Y.; 40°45'N 73°57'W. Twin 2-lane tubes, 3,055 ft/931 m long under the river, 95 ft/29 m below the surface.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/Q/Q00439-queens-midtown-tunnel.html   (145 words)

  
 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.
JG Tam: Queens Midtown Tunnel, New York-- Unpublished Report (Table of Contents)
www.ocf.berkeley.edu /~tamjo/queens   (90 words)

  
 The Queens Midtown Tunnel, New York City
The Queens Midtown Tunnel, which opened in 1940, connects Queens with midtown Manhattan.
It runs from western Queens, under the East River, and lets you out on 34th St. in Manhattan.
www.ny.com /transportation/crossings/midtown_tunnel.html   (31 words)

  
 St. Irene Chrysovalantou Travel Directions
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.
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 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".
www.stirene.org /TravelDirections.htm   (1472 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.
This tunnel connects the attractive residential area of Murray Hill in Manhattan to the historic 19th century ferry transfer point located at Hunters Point in Long Island City, Queens.
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)

  
 GEVA: Directions to Queens College - Flushing, NY
Go to the Queens Midtown Tunnel (entrance on East 34th Street between 2nd and 1st Avenues).
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.
www.geva.org /directions/Queens.html   (748 words)

  
 Diversity Job Fairs - Job Search, Job Posting, Resume Builder, Professional Employment and Career Fair Portal!
Take LIE West directly into Queens/Midtown Tunnel (Toll $3.50).
Upon exiting tunnel you are in Manhattan bear right look for 34th Street.
Bear right upon tunnel exit and proceed to 34th St. Exit/Sing.
diversityjobfairs.jobexpo.com /viewEvent.asp?eid=268   (186 words)

  
 Directions to Knickerbocker Yacht Club
Through Queens Midtown tunnel, continuing East on Long Island Expressway to exit 36.
New Jersey turnpike (route 95) North to Lincoln tunnel.
This bus leaves from the bus courtyard at each terminal.
www.kyc.net /directions/directions.htm   (265 words)

  
 Directions :: Riverview Restaurant & Lounge
Stay to the left and take the next left towards the Queens Midtown Tunnel.
Continue straight for approximately eight miles to exit #8 (Queens Midtown Tunnel exit).
Take Queens-Midtown tunnel, staying in the RT lane.
www.riverviewny.com /directions.html   (383 words)

  
 Belvedere Official Hotel Website, New York Hotel - Empire Hotel Group - NY City Hotels
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.
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.
Continue straight on 2nd Avenue (south) to the Queens Midtown Tunnel entrance (I-495) east.
www.reservationpage.com /C00148/H00040/map-new-york-west-hotels.asp   (822 words)

  
 Shea Stadium, New York City
Take the Triborough Bridge to Grand Central Parkway to Northern Boulevard/Shea Stadium Exit OR Queens Midtown Tunnel to Long Island Expressway to either Van Wyck Expressway (N) or Grand Central Parkway (W) to Shea Stadium Exit.
Located in Queens, this 55,601 seat stadium is home to the New York Mets Baseball team.
The Group Sales Office is open weekdays from 10:00am to 5:00pm and Saturdays from 10:00am to 3:00pm.
www.ny.com /sports/teams/shea_stadium.html   (153 words)

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