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  • Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #10 Commonwealth Boulevard Bridge in Queens
    Oct 24 2011

    Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #10 Commonwealth Boulevard Bridge in Queens

    When the 48 miles of the Motor Parkway were completed in 1926, a total of 65 bridges were built by William K. Vanderbilt Jr. and his associates over and under the parkway. Going west to east, the tenth bridge from the Western Terminus at Nassau Boulevard (Horace Harding Boulevard) was a trestle bridge over Commonwealth Boulevard:



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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.

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