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Direction: North/South
Southern Terminus: West Street (NY 9A) and Battery Tunnel (I-478) in Manhattan
Northern Terminus: RFK Bridge (I-278) and Harlem River Drive in Manhattan
The FDR Drive is a highway that runs along the east side of Manhattan. Even
though it does not have the word "parkway" in its name, the FDR Drive is
considered a parkway because it is a limited-access highway that is not open to
commercial vehicles. It begins at West Street (NY 9A) and the Battery Tunnel
(I-478) in Downtown Manhattan. It runs north along the East River. At the RFK
Bridge (I-278), the FDR Drive ends and becomes the Harlem River Drive. The FDR
Drive was originally known as the East River Drive and was renamed after the
former president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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