Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards | |
|---|---|
| Jamaica Bay Boulevard (former)[1] | |
 Map of Queens with Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by NYCDOT NYSDOT & MTAB&T | |
| Length | 11.1 mi[2] (17.9 km) |
| Restrictions | No drivers with learner's permits on Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Shore Front Parkway in Rockaway Beach |
   NY 27 / NY 878 / Belt Parkway in Howard Beach | |
| North end |   I-495 / NY 25 in Elmhurst |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Counties | Queens |
| Highway system | |
Woodhaven Boulevard and Cross Bay Boulevard (formerly Jamaica Bay Boulevard[1]) are two parts of a major boulevard in the New York City borough of Queens. Woodhaven Boulevard runs roughly north–south in the central portion of Queens. South of Liberty Avenue, it is known as Cross Bay Boulevard, which is the main north–south road in Howard Beach. Cross Bay Boulevard is locally known as simply "Cross Bay", and Woodhaven Boulevard, "Woodhaven". The completion of the boulevard in 1923, together with the construction of the associated bridges over Jamaica Bay, created the first direct roadway connection to the burgeoning Atlantic Ocean beachfront communities of the Rockaway Peninsula from Brooklyn and most of Queens.
The road is part of the New York City Arterial System, having formerly been given the unsigned reference route designation of New York State Route 908V (NY 908V). However, the reference route has not been listed in NYSDOT documents since April 2005, and is maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation.[3] The southernmost 0.4 miles (0.64 km) of the route on the Rockaway peninsula, locally known as Cross Bay Parkway, is designated but not signed as New York State Route 907J (NY 907J).
- ^ a b "CROSS BAY VIADUCT BIDS CALLED FOR: Jamaica Bay Boulevard Will Create Direct Route From Rockaways to New York" (PDF). The New York Times. October 9, 1921. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ "Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ NYSDOT Highways in Queens County