Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive, commonly known as the FDR Drive, is a controlled-access parkway on the east side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It starts near South and Broad Streets, just north of the Battery Park Underpass , and runs north along the East River to the 125th Street / Robert F. Kennedy Bridge interchange ...

Dec 12, 2021 · FDR Drive, originally named East River Drive, is a freeway running along the eastern edge of Manhattan. It is extended by Harlem River Drive (an upgrade of the original Harlem River Speedway). Exit 6 for 15th Street was closed after 9/11 due to proximity to an electric substation.

Harlem River Drive is a 4.20-mile (6.76 km) controlled-access parkway in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It runs along the west bank of the Harlem River from the Triborough Bridge in East Harlem to 10th Avenue in Inwood, where the parkway ends and the road continues northwest as Dyckman Street.

The Harlem River Drive is an extension of the FDR Drive into the northern portion of Manhattan. The FDR Drive becomes the Harlem River Drive at the RFK Bridge (I-278). It runs north along the Harlem River. There is an exit for the George Washington Bridge (I-95/US 1/US 9) near the northern terminus.

Jul 27, 2007 · Signed as FDR Drive on trailblazers, Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive runs along the west banks of the East River from NY 9A (West Street) and the end of the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel (Interstate 478) in Lower Manhattan to the Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Bridge in East Harlem.

Feb 4, 2025 · NEW YORK -- The FDR Drive is back open following a deadly crash that closed a section of the roadway overnight in Manhattan. A roughly two-mile stretch was closed in both directions for hours ...

Feb 4, 2025 · A driver is dead, and a passenger injured, after a Tesla collided with a guardrail on the FDR Drive in NYC, ejecting both passengers, the NYPD said.

FDR Drive features a mix of below-grade, at-grade, and elevated sections, as well as three partially covered tunnels. The parkway is mostly three lanes in each direction, except for several small sections. By law, the current weight limits on FDR Drive from 23rd Street to Harlem River Drive in both directions is posted 8,000 pounds (3,600 kg).

Jul 20, 2024 · It starts near South and Broad Streets, just north of the Battery Park Underpass, and runs north along the East River to the 125th Street / Robert F. Kennedy Bridge / Willis Avenue Bridge interchange, where it becomes the Harlem River Drive.

The Harlem River Drive begins at exit 17 of the FDR Drive in East Harlem. The parkway crosses under 125th Street alongside the Harlem River. Bending to the northwest, the Harlem River Drive crosses under Willis Avenue, passing west of the Willis Avenue Bridge.