Kew Gardens Interchange

Infobox road
marker_

state=NY
highway_name=Kew Garden Interchange


system=
commons=

The Kew Gardens Interchange is a complex junction in Kew Gardens, in the center of the New York City borough of Queens. The interchange was completed in the 1930s. [Shaman, Diana. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E5DE1139F930A25752C0A9649C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print " If You're Thinking of Living In/Kew Gardens Hills; Tranquil Enclave, Especially on Saturday"] , "The New York Times", January 13, 2002. Accessed June 13, 2007. "MAJOR growth first came to Kew Gardens Hills in the mid-1930's when the Grand Central Parkway first linked the Kew Gardens interchange to the Triborough Bridge and Queens Boulevard was paved."] It is located roughly midway between LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport. Highways feeding into the Kew Gardens Interchange include: [Bertrand, Donald. [http://gothamgazette.com/community/29/news/1771 "Kew Gardens Interchange Project Slated to get $171 Million"] , "New York Daily News", July 19, 2005. Accessed June 13, 2007.]

*;
*);
* (formerly known as the Interboro Parkway);
*); and
*Union Turnpike.

The Kew Gardens Interchange is an incomplete junction: some highways are not connected; some are indirectly connected by Main Street and Union Turnpike.

References

External links

* [http://www.empirestateroads.com/week/week32.html Empire State Roads] Interchange of the Week, Monday, 7 May 2001 (with images)