FDR Drive
Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive, commonly called FDR Drive for short, 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, where it becomes Harlem River Drive. All of FDR Drive is designated New York State Route 907L (NY 907L), an unsigned reference route.
"East River Drive" redirects here. For East Drive in Central Park, see East Drive (Manhattan). For the Stanley Clarke album, see East River Drive (album).
Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive
Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive
9.68 mi[1] (15.58 km)
1955[2]–present
Upgraded in 1966[2]
No commercial vehicles north of exit 1
NY 900G / Harlem River Drive in East Harlem
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 limit on FDR Drive from 23rd Street to Harlem River Drive in both directions is posted 8,000 pounds (3,600 kg). All commercial vehicles (including trucks) are banned from FDR Drive north of exit 1.[3]
Transportation[edit]
The SIM3, SIM6, SIM10, SIM11, SIM31, X37 and X38 express buses use FDR Drive between its start in Lower Manhattan and 23rd Street.[32][33][34] In addition, the QM7, QM8, QM8 Super Express, QM11 and QM25 use FDR Drive between the Brooklyn Bridge exit and 34th Street[35][36]
The BM1, BM2, BM3 and BM4 buses use the FDR between Brooklyn Bridge and 23rd Street during the off-peak hours, but during the peak hour, "Midtown Express" buses skip Downtown, running directly up the FDR to 23rd.[34][37]