Whitestone Expressway (Interstate 678 Exits 16 to 13) southbound

Connecting the Whitestone Bridge with north-central Queens, the Whitestone Expressway was originally built as the Whitestone Parkway in 1939, before being upgraded to its current form. The highway forms part of a critical link to JFK Airport from points north of Queens.

Note: This video also features the "Astoria Spur" of the expressway that cuts to the west toward the RFK (Triboro) Bridge. This elevated segment starting at 1:45 was to continue west to the bridge as a much larger (and unbuilt) Astoria Expressway...

Highlights: Flushing River Bridge, Citi Field, "Astoria Spur"

For Historic Overview of Whitestone Expressway: http://www.nycroads.com/roads/whitestone/
For Historic Overview of the "Astoria Spur": http://www.nycroads.com/roads/astoria/

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• new york city
• bronx
• queens
• brooklyn
• manhattan expressway
• parkway
• bridge

[A08041988]

I like those roads with lots of lanes.

[Astromchaser]

WOW. Where is everyone. Iv'e never seen those roads this empty.

[sanfrancisco89]

Linden Place is my old exit. That's my old housing complex on the left. It looks so different then when I was a kid. When did they change all the lighting?