Long Island Expressway

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The Long Island Expressway is a major east–west highway in New York that serves as the primary transportation artery across Long Island, connecting it to New York City and numerous suburban communities.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf expressway
interstate highway
limited-access highway
transportation artery
abbreviation LIE
alsoKnownAs I-495
Sunrise Highway
surface form: The Expressway
connectsTo Nassau County, New York
surface form: Nassau County

New York City
Queens
Suffolk County, New York
surface form: Suffolk County

eastern Long Island
connectsWith Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
Cross Island Parkway
Grand Central Parkway
Northern State Parkway
Sagtikos State Parkway
Sunrise Highway
country United States of America
surface form: United States
direction east–west
hasDesignation Interstate 495
hasFeature service roads in many sections
hasLaneConfiguration multiple lanes in each direction
hasNickname The World’s Longest Parking Lot
hasSpeedLimit varies by segment within New York State limits
hasToll no general toll along mainline
knownFor commuter traffic
heavy traffic congestion
locatedIn Long Island
New York metropolitan area
surface form: New York City metropolitan area
maintainedBy New York State Department of Transportation
opened mid-20th century
partOf Interstate Highway System
New York State Route System
passesThrough Nassau County, New York
surface form: Nassau County

Queens
Suffolk County, New York
surface form: Suffolk County
primaryFunction primary transportation artery across Long Island
regionServed Long Island
New York metropolitan area
surface form: New York City metropolitan area
serves suburban communities on Long Island
state New York
terminusEast Riverhead area
terminusWest Queens Midtown Tunnel vicinity
terminusWestBorough Queens
terminusWestCity New York City
usedFor automobile travel
commuter travel
truck travel

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flushing Meadows–Corona Park borderedBy Long Island Expressway
Calvary Cemetery, Queens borders Long Island Expressway
Long Island connectedBy Long Island Expressway
New York State Route 110 hasJunctionWith Long Island Expressway
Huntington, New York, United States hasMajorRoad Long Island Expressway
subject surface form: Huntington, New York
Melville, New York hasMajorRoad Long Island Expressway
Dix Hills, New York majorRoad Long Island Expressway
Northern State Parkway parallelTo Long Island Expressway