BQE

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BQE is a major highway in New York City that connects Brooklyn and Queens and forms part of Interstate 278.

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BQE canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway
segment of Interstate 278
abbreviation BQE
adjacentTo Brooklyn Heights Promenade
boroughsTraversed Brooklyn
Queens
connects Brooklyn
Queens
connectsTo Gowanus Expressway
Grand Central Parkway
Long Island Expressway
country United States
crosses Gowanus Canal
Newtown Creek
designedBy Robert Moses
formsBelt part of circumferential route around Brooklyn and Queens
fullName Brooklyn–Queens Expressway
hasIssue air pollution impacts
congestion
structural deterioration
hasLanes multiple lanes in each direction
hasNickname BQE
hasRouteNumber I-278
intersects Brooklyn Bridge approaches
Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel approaches
Kosciuszko Bridge
Manhattan Bridge approaches
linked to: Manhattan Bridge

Williamsburg Bridge approaches
isTollRoad false
isUrban true
locatedIn New York City
New York State
maintainedBy New York City Department of Transportation
New York State Department of Transportation
openedInDecade 1950s
partOf Interstate 278
New York City freeway system
passesThrough Bay Ridge
Downtown Brooklyn
Greenpoint
Red Hook
Sunset Park
Williamsburg
roadType limited-access highway
speedLimit varies by segment
usedFor commuter traffic
truck traffic

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