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Queens–Midtown Tunnel
The
Queens–Midtown Tunnel
(sometimes simply known as the
Midtown Tunnel
) is a
highway
,
tunnel
and
toll road
in
New York City
. It crosses under the
East River
and connects the
Borough
of Queens (at the
Long Island City
terminus of the
Long Island Expressway
) on
Long Island
, with the borough of
Manhattan
(between the major crosstown thoroughfares of
East 34th Street
and
East 42nd Street
in the
Midtown Manhattan
area). Designed by
Ole Singstad
, it was opened to traffic on November 15, 1940. The tunnel consists of twin tubes carrying four traffic lanes, and is long. It once carried
New York State Route 24
. The tunnel is owned by
New York City
and operated by
MTA Bridges and Tunnels
, an affiliate agency of the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
.
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