Looking south from 73rd Street, toward Union Tpke exit,
as Clearview continues through Cunningham Park. The trussed overhead
sign posts went up in the late 60's.
The truss type long masted lightpoles are of two types. The two
in the foreground are relatively recent replacements. Their braces
don't come flush with the top part of the mast. Those in the background
are mostly originals from the early 60's.
The Clearview was opened around 1962, along with it's associated
Throggs Neck Bridge, connecting Queens with the East Bronx. Planned
as part of the Interstate network, it was originally part of the
I-78 route. It was switched some years ago to the I-95 route,
as I-295. It connects directly with I-95 in the Bronx.
The I-78 connection never materialized. I-78 never made it through
the crucial mid Brooklyn right of way. As master builder Robert
Moses lost his once unquestioned control, neighborhood groups
were able to stop him from plowing any more highways through their
homes.
The Clearview, probably intended to at least link up with the
Nassau Expwy. at JFK Airport, comes to an abrupt end at Hillside
Avenue, about a mile south of this point.
