JFK Expressway

The JFK Expressway is a freeway connecting the Belt Parkway with John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York City.

[2] The JFK Expressway begins on the grounds of John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York City.

The JFK Expressway passes under airport taxiways in a tunnel as a six-lane road and comes to an interchange with South Cargo Road, which provides access to Cargo Areas, Medical Building, Vetport, Airport Services, as well as a return route to the terminals.

The road turns to the north again and interchanges with 150th Street, with access to Long Term Parking, Rental Car Returns, and General Aviation.

[2] The JFK Expressway was built as part of a costly overhaul of Kennedy Airport that began in the late 1980s.

[5][9][10] What is now the JFK Expressway was first proposed in the 1960s by the Port Authority, as a second short highway on the east side of the airport.

It, and the rest of I-78 between the Holland Tunnel and the existing Clearview spur were cancelled by Governor Nelson Rockefeller in March 1971.

JFK Expressway crosses over Rockaway Boulevard
The JFK Expressway, as seen from the air.