New York State Route 878
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- "Interstate 878" redirects here. For the I-878 designated from 1959 to 1970, see Interstate 878 (1959).
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| NY Route 878 |
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| Nassau Expressway | |||||||||||||
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| Length: | 5.69 mi[1] (9.16 km) Northern segment: 3.73 miles (6.00 km) Southern segment: 1.96 miles (3.15 km) |
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| Formed: | January 1, 1970[2] | ||||||||||||
| West end: |   Belt Pkwy/NY 27 in Queens |
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| Major junctions: |
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| South end: | Atlantic Beach Bridge in Lawrence | ||||||||||||
| Counties: | Queens, Nassau | ||||||||||||
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New York State Route 878 (NY 878) is a state highway in the U.S. state of New York, forming the Nassau Expressway. The route exists in two sections connected by Rockaway Boulevard and Rockaway Turnpike, maintained in part by New York City, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) (as New York State Route 909G), and Nassau County.[3][4] The termini of the combined route are the Belt Parkway and Conduit Avenue (New York State Route 27) in Ozone Park, southern Queens, and the Atlantic Beach Bridge in Lawrence, southwestern Nassau County.
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[edit] Route description
[edit] Northern segment
The 3.73-mile (6.00 km) northwest section is mostly built to freeway standards and lies along the north edge of John F. Kennedy Airport, just south of the Belt Parkway and Conduit Avenue (New York State Route 27). Officially it stretches from the interchange between the Belt Parkway, Conduit Avenue (NY 27) and Cross Bay Boulevard east to the intersection of Rockaway Boulevard and Farmers Boulevard.[5][6] The eastbound freeway does in fact begin in the median of Conduit Avenue just west of Cross Bay Boulevard - but it carries NY 27 until a point between the IND Rockaway Line underpass and Lefferts Boulevard. The separate NY 878 begins at that split, and carries eastbound one-way traffic only until the junction with Interstate 678 (Van Wyck Expressway). There it becomes two-way, continuing east past the JFK Expressway; the freeway ends at North Hangar Road. NY 878 ends soon after at Rockaway Boulevard and Farmers Boulevard, the second traffic signal after North Hangar Road. (The first is Rockaway Boulevard south-eastbound.)
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The 0.70 miles (1.13 km) from Interstate 678 (Van Wyck Expressway) east to the JFK Expressway are designated but not signed as Interstate 878 by the Federal Highway Administration[7][6], making it the shortest Three-Digit Interstate Route in the Interstate Highway System[8]. This designation is not signed or used internally by NYSDOT; in fact, this section of NY 878 is only signed eastbound, not on the shorter westbound side.[9]
Between the two halves of NY 878, traffic uses Rockaway Boulevard in Queens and Rockaway Turnpike in Nassau County. From the end of NY 878 to near Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, the road is maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation. From there to just short of the city line is New York State Route 909G; the last 0.07 miles (.11 km) are again city-maintained.[6][10] The part of Rockaway Turnpike that helps connect NY 878 is maintained by Nassau County.[4][11]
[edit] Southern segment
The 2.40-mile (3.86 km) southeast section of NY 878 is a surface expressway, with only two bridges - over the Long Island Rail Road Far Rockaway Branch and under Seagirt Boulevard at a trumpet interchange.[12][11] As signed, NY 878 runs from the split with Rockaway Turnpike south to the Atlantic Beach Bridge toll plaza.[9][13] However, only the 1.96-mile (3.15 km) piece from Burnside Avenue south to the Atlantic Beach Bridge toll plaza is actually considered NY 878 by NYSDOT;[1] the road is county-maintained from Rockaway Turnpike to Burnside Avenue and from Meadow Causeway to the north end of the Seagirt Boulevard interchange. The 0.25 miles (0.40 km) through the interchange to the toll booth is New York State Route 900V, also NYSDOT-maintained.[12][11][14][5] The NY 900V designation remains in place although NY 878 now encompasses its entire length.[1]
[edit] History
From 1959 to 1970, the Interstate 878 designation was used for a section of what is now Interstate 278 (Bruckner Expressway) between the Sheridan Expressway (I-895) and the Cross-Bronx Expressway (I-95) in the Bronx.[15] I-278 was routed north on the Sheridan, while its present route was taken by I-878.
At that time, the northwest piece of present NY 878 was to be part of Interstate 78, which would have continued from the Holland Tunnel along the Lower Manhattan Expressway, Williamsburg Bridge and Bushwick Expressway to reach the Nassau Expressway at Cross Bay Boulevard.[15] Northeast of Kennedy Airport, I-78 was to turn north onto the Clearview Expressway, using the Throgs Neck Bridge and Cross Bronx Expressway to end at the Bruckner Interchange.[15]
The one-way eastbound section of the Nassau Expressway from Cross Bay Boulevard to the Van Wyck Expressway was built in the late 1960s as part of I-78.[16] I-78 through New York City was canceled in March 1971, but the Nassau Expressway continued to be signed as I-78.[citation needed] However, effective January 1, 1970, the Nassau Expressway and unbuilt Cross Brooklyn Expressway, stretching from I-278 at the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge east to the Atlantic Beach Bridge, was officially designated I-878 by the New York State Department of Transportation.[2]
Until 2005, the southern terminus of the southern portion of NY 878 was at Meadow Causeway.[17] In 2005, NY 878 was extended south to its present terminus at the Atlantic Beach Bridge toll barrier.[18]
[edit] Major intersections
[edit] Northern segment
Exit numbers are only signed eastbound.
| County | Location | Mile[1] | # | Destinations | Notes |
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| Queens | Ozone Park | 0.00 | Belt Parkway west - Verrazano Narrows Bridge | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| Kennedy Airport; New York State Route 27 west - North Conduit Avenue |
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||
| Lefferts Boulevard - Long Term Parking | Eastbound exit and entrance | ||||
| 2.22 | 1S | Van Wyck Expressway south - Kennedy Airport | No westbound entrance; westbound exit is combined with NY 27 west | ||
| 1N |  Interstate 678 north - Van Wyck Expressway; Whitestone Bridge |
No westbound entrance | |||
| 2.76 | 2S | JFK Expressway - Kennedy Airport | No westbound exit | ||
| 2N | Belt Parkway east; New York State Route 27 east - South Conduit Avenue |
Eastbound exit only | |||
| 3.73 | 3 | Kennedy Airport - North Hangar Road; North Boundary Road | At-grade intersection with westbound jughandle |
[edit] Southern segment
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Nassau | Inwood | 0.00 | Burnside Avenue | |
| Lawrence | 1.71 | Seagirt Boulevard | Trumpet interchange | |
| 1.96 | Atlantic Beach Bridge toll barrier |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Traffic Data Report - NY 427 to NY 908F (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
- ^ a b State of New York Department of Transportation, Description of Touring Routes in New York State for the Interstate (I), Federal (U.S.) and State (N.Y.) Route Number Systems, January 1, 1970
- ^ 1:24,000 NYSDOT Digital Raster Quadrangle - Jamaica
- ^ a b 1:24,000 NYSDOT Digital Raster Quadrangle - Lynbrook
- ^ a b Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Scenic Byways & Bicycle Routes in New York StatePDF
- ^ a b c NYSDOT traffic counts: Queens CountyPDF
- ^ Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002
- ^ Interstate Highway System Fascinating Facts, accessed July 24, 2006
- ^ a b New York @ NorthEastRoads.com - Interstate 878 (Nassau Expressway) / New York 878 (Rockaway Boulevard)
- ^ NYSDOT local highway traffic counts: Queens CountyPDF
- ^ a b c NYSDOT local highway traffic counts: Nassau CountyPDF
- ^ a b NYSDOT traffic counts: Nassau CountyPDF
- ^ NY State Route 878 Ends
- ^ 1:24,000 NYSDOT Digital Raster Quadrangle - Lawrence
- ^ a b c The Roads of Metro New York - Nassau Expressway (NY 878)
- ^ National Bridge Inventory
- ^ Traffic Data Report. NYSDOT (2004). Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
- ^ Traffic Data Report. NYSDOT (2005). Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
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