New York 25 travels the Queensboro Bridge between Long Island City, Brooklyn and Mid-Manhattan. The state route is accessible from Jackson Avenue / Northern Boulevard (New York 25A) and Queens Plaza below. Pictured here is the lower roadway ramp beginning from New York 25A onto New York 25 west. Queens Plaza comprises a westbound frontage street through to the upper deck on-ramp of the bridge. Photo taken 10/03/04.
Queens Plaza (New York 25) westbound at 24th Street in the shadow of the Queensboro Bridge. Motorists bound for the upper level of the East River crossing continue another three blocks on the surface street west. Note the New York 25 reassurance shield tucked behind foliage to the right. Photo taken 10/03/04.
A loop ramp ascends from Queens Plaza at 21st Street onto the upper deck of the Queensboro Bridge. The four-lane deck is reversible and only open to cars due to height restrictions. Photo taken 10/03/04.
The impressive Manhattan skyline adorns the horizon as motorists merge onto the westbound lanes of the Queensboro Bridge upper deck from Queens Plaza and New York 25A. The lower level of the bridge carries six lanes, bringing the span total to ten overall. Photo taken 10/03/04.
Westbound views of the Queensboro Bridge (New York 25). Opened on March 30, 1909 at a cost of $20 million, the Queensboro Bridge comprises the 12th longest cantilever bridge with a main span of 1,182 feet. The bridge consists of two cantilever spans joined by a 630 foot span over Blackwell's Island. Overall the bridge tallies 7,449 feet in length when including the approaches.1 Photos taken 10/03/04.
New York 25 descends from the Queensboro Bridge in tight quarters between East 59th and 60th Streets. Photo taken 10/03/04.
The first of three sign bridges for the end of New York 25 and the Queensboro Bridge at the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Traffic ahead intersects 62nd Street midway between 1st and 2nd Avenues. Photo taken 10/03/04.
Use 62nd Street eastbound to access Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) Drive and 63rd Street west to reach the West Side of Manhattan. A northbound on-ramp to FDR Drive departs East 60th Street and a southbound on-ramp to FDR Drive via East 63rd Street. FDR Drive straddles the East River between Lower Manhattan and East Harlem. Photo taken 10/03/04.
East 62nd Street flows eastbound to carry Queensboro Bridge traffic to 1st Avenue north, York Avenue, and FDR Drive. Continue one block north for East 63rd Street west to access 2nd Avenue south for Midtown Manhattan. Photo taken 10/03/04.
East 62nd Street intersects 1st Avenue one half block east of Queensboro Bridge ending. The second photo looks south at the northbound flowing 1st Avenue toward Midtown with the Queensboro Bridge approach in view. Photos taken 10/03/04.
York Avenue within the vicinity of 60th and 62nd Streets adjacent to the Queensboro Bridge. Traffic merging onto FDR Drive northbound enters the freeway from the left-hand side. Also in view here is the Roosevelt Island tramway. The tram connects Manhattan with nearby Roosevelt Island in the East River.1 Photos taken 10/03/04.
New York 25A / Jackson Avenue
New York 25A / Jackson Avenue East
Jackson Avenue stems northeast from Borden Avenue and 11th Street / Pulaski Bridge through Long Island City, Brooklyn to junction New York 25 (Queens Boulevard) and the Queensboro Bridge. Pictured here is the four-lane surface arterial eastbound at its intersection with 47th Road, one block west of the merge with New York 25A (21st Street). The Citibank Tower rises in the distance to a height of 200.5 meters with 50 stories. The skyscraper is the tallest building on the east coast outside of Manhattan. Photo taken 10/03/04.
Jackson Avenue eastbound at 21st Street. New York 25A begins at its interchange with Interstate 495 (Queens-Midtown Tunnel) and travels northward along 21st Street to Jackson Avenue. At Jackson Avenue the state route turns east. Photo taken 10/03/04.
Two blocks east of their merge, New York 25A and Jackson Avenue intersection 46th Avenue and Crane Street. Photo taken 10/03/04.
A small guide sign posted at the Pearson Street intersection directs drivers northward to the Queensboro Bridge along Jackson Avenue. The Queensboro Bridge is double decked with cars only permitted on the upper level due to a low clearance. Photo taken 10/03/04.
Traffic signal posted on New York 25A (Jackson Avenue) eastbound at the intersection of 43rd Avenue and Purves Street. Situated ahead is an overpass carrying traffic between the Queensboro Bridge (New York 25) and nearby Thomson Avenue. Thomson Avenue and Queens Boulevard (New York 25) merge a third of a mile east at the community of Sunnyside. Photo taken 10/03/04.
The Queensboro Bridge approach draws into view as Jackson Avenue eastbound nears its intersection with Queens Street. Access to the lower roadway of Queensboro Bridge is provided via connections from Queens Plaza ahead to the left. Photos taken 10/03/04.
New York 25A (Jackson Avenue) transitions into Northern Boulevard underneath the Queensboro Bridge approaches at Queens Plaza. Both the bridge and adjacent frontage streets are considered apart of New York 25. Shields and overhead assemblies guide motorists onto New York 25 (Queens Boulevard) east for Sunnyside, and New York 25 west for Mid-Manhattan via the Queensboro Bridge. Northern Boulevard continues Jackson Avenue east to Jackson Heights. Photo taken 10/03/04.
New York 25A / Jackson Avenue West
New York 25A westbound shield assembly posted on Jackson Avenue at its intersection with 46th Avenue. New York 25A turns onto 21st Street southbound in two blocks. The state route ends at the 21st Street on-ramp to Interstate 495 westbound. Photo taken 10/03/04.
