Interstate 495 (New York)
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Interstate 495 is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in southeastern New York state. It is jointly maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation, the New York City Department of Transport
I-495 at the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, heading west toward Manhattan
I-495 in Queens with heavy traffic. The LIE is locally known as "the world's longest parking lot".
I-495 in Nassau County on Long Island
Crossing Calvary Cemetery in Queens
Queens–Midtown Tunnel
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The Queens–Midtown Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel under the East River in New York City, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens. The tunnel consists of a pair of tubes, each carrying two lanes.
Interstate 495 (New York)
…City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT), MTA Bridges and Tunnels (TBTA), and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ). East of the Queens–Midtown Tunnel, I-495 is known as the Long Island Expressway (LIE). Spanning approximately 66 miles (106 km), I-495 traverses Long Island from the western portal of…
The Robert Moses Playground, next to the tunnel's Manhattan ventilation building and the headquarters of the United Nations.
Manhattan portal
Queens portal
View inside the tunnel