Jackie Robinson Parkway
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| Jackie Robinson Parkway |
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| Reference Route 907M | |||||
| West end: |  Grand Central in Kew Gardens |
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| Major junctions: |
 Van Wyck ExpresswayUnion Turnpike |
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| East end: | Jamaica Avenue Bushwick Avenue |
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| Counties: | Brooklyn Queens |
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The Jackie Robinson Parkway is a highway in New York City, formerly known, and still sometimes referred to, as the Interborough Parkway, serves as a link between the Kew Gardens (Grand Central Parkway-Van Wyck Expressway) interchange in central Queens and Pennsylvania Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn.
Proposed as early as 1901, when a bill had been introduced in the New York State Legislature amending the Cemetery Act to provide for its construction, the Jackie Robinson Parkway serves as a spur of the Grand Central Parkway. It is unsigned New York State Reference Route 907M. An extension to Jamaica Bay was proposed in the 1960's.
The parkway's name was changed to honor Jackie Robinson in 1997, as part of 50th anniversary activities marking his breaking of baseball's color barrier. At first, local residents continued to refer to the highway as the Interborough, which led to confusion, but recently the parkway's new name has begun to stick locally.
[edit] Exit list
| Exit # | Destinations | Notes |
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| This list is for the eastbound Jackie Robinson Pkwy, for westbound, read from the bottom up, taking note of which exits are available in each direction. | ||
| JCT | Jamaica Ave Bushwick Ave |
Westbound junction, END/BEGIN  |
| 1 | Highland Blvd | Westbound exit |
| 1 | Jackie Robinson Parkway service road | Highland Park, Eastbound exit. |
| 2 | Vermont Avenue | Cypress Av, Highland Park |
| 3 | Cypress Hills Street | |
Westbound, BEGIN: Eastbound, END: |
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| 4 | Forest Parkway | |
| 5 | Myrtle Avenue, Union Turnpike | Eastbound exit |
| 6 | Metropolitan Ave | Last eastbound exit |
 NORTH Whitestone Br Keep leftUnion Tpke keep right. |
TO Grand Central Parkway WEST via Union Tpke BEGIN/END |
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[edit] Related:
Transportation in New York City
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| New York City parkways | |
| Manhattan | FDR East River Drive - Harlem River Drive - Henry Hudson |
| The Bronx | Bronx River - Henry Hudson - Hutchinson River - Mosholu - Pelham |
| Brooklyn-Queens | Belt Parkway system: Cross Island - Laurelton - Shore - Southern Others: Grand Central - Jackie Robinson (Interborough) Former: Gowanus - Whitestone - Long Island Motor Parkway |
| Staten Island | Korean War Veterans (Richmond) Former: Willowbrook Proposed: Wolfe's Pond |
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