New York City Major Roadways

Note: There are no county routes within the five boroughs of New York City. With the exception of the expressways and parkways that are under the jurisdiction of the state, all roads in the five boroughs are owned and maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation. There are no route numbers other than on interstates and state routes that run through the city. In 2003, the NYCDOT began installing oversized street name signs on certain major roadways. These are large signs that hang from traffic light poles and give the name of the cross street. While these major roadways are not officially a route system, they do form a network of the city's major streets and are the closest thing to county routes that New York City has.

Bridges

Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan Bridge

Major Roadways - Manhattan

Canal Street
Chambers Street
Houston Street
West 14 Street, East 14 Street
West 23 Street, East 23 Street
West 57 Street, East 57 Street
West 72 Street, East 72 Street
West 79 Street, Columbus Avenue, West 81 Street, East 79 Street
West 96 Street, East 96 Street

Major Roadways - Brooklyn

4 Avenue
Atlantic Avenue
Eastern Parkway
Flatbush Avenue

Major Roadways - Queens

College Point Boulevard
Francis Lewis Boulevard
Junction Boulevard, 94 Street
Little Neck Parkway
Rockaway Boulevard
Union Turnpike
Utopia Parkway

Copyright © 2003-2012 by David Golub. All rights reserved. The author would like to thank William Roll for contributing photographs to this web site. You may not reproduce any text or photographs on this web site without express permission from the author. Hotlinking of images from this site is strictly prohibited. Route symbols created using the SignMaker Java applet available at Kurumi.