Rockaway Freeway, New York City

Name: Rockaway Freeway
Address: New York City, United States

#2046 among attractions in New York City

Relax in park, Park, Street

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The Rockaway Freeway is a road in the New York City borough of Queens that was created from the old right-of-way of the Long Island Rail Road Rockaway Division in 1941–1942 as part of the project to eliminate grade crossings within New York City. The railroad line itself was elevated over the new automotive route, and was incorporated into the New York City Subway system as the IND Rockaway Line in June 1956. ()

Elevation: 3 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°35'28"N, 73°47'49"W

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Rockaway Peninsula (Far Rockaway)New York City United States

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Rockaway Freeway – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rockaway Playland, Temple of Israel Synagogue, Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge, Kohlreiter Square.

1.2 miSW
Amusement, Motel, Amusement park
Rockaway Playland, New York City
32 min walk • Rockaways' Playland was an amusement park that operated from 1902 to 1987 in Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York City. Bounded by Beach 97th and Beach 98th Streets between Rockaway Beach Boulevard and the Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk, Rockaways' Playland was created in 1902 by roller coaster designer LaMarcus Adna Thompson.
0.7 miW
Synagogue
Temple of Israel Synagogue, New York City
19 min walk • Temple of Israel Synagogue is the name of a building "built in 1921 to replace an earlier synagogue that was destroyed by fire." At present it houses a non-denominational Pentecostal church. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
1.2 miW
Bridge
Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge, New York City
31 min walk • The Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge is a toll bridge that carries Cross Bay Boulevard across Jamaica Bay in Queens, New York City, between Broad Channel and the Rockaway Peninsula.
~110 ftE
Park
Kohlreiter Square, New York City
1 min walk • Kohlreiter Square is an 8.6-acre public green space located in the Arverne neighborhood on Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, New York. It located along the north side of Rockaway Freeway between Beach 67th and Beach 69th Streets. The park honors two generations of civic activists, Nathan A.