Some of New York City's bridges get a lot of fanfare and even fireworks when celebrating big birthdays. But yesterday, the Queens Midtown Tunnel, that workhorse of a road that carries an average of nearly 100,000 vehicles a day into the city, turned 70 and almost no one noticed.
Well, one person who did notice is Ben over at Second Avenue Sagas. He had a nice little write up about the history of tunnel and the story of its construction. One interesting fact was that the tunnel had its original brick surface until 2001 when it was entirely repaved.
The Queens-Midtown Tunnel, which brings cars from the city directly to the famed Long Island Expressway, has previously had one big moment in the spotlight. It had a starring role in the original "Men In Black" movie asTommy Lee and Will famously sped out of the city on its roof. It was surely the fastest commute in the tunnel's long, congested history.
