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The BMT 60th Street Line tunnels under the East River just one block north of the Queensboro Bridge It connects the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan to the Queensboro Plaza and Queens Plaza stations in Long Island City, Queens. Original plans proposed an upgrade of already existing elevated tracks running over the bridge. But it was determined that the bridge would not be able to handle heavy subway trains; thus, the tunnel was constructed to the north. The original el ceased operation in 1942.

The BMT 60th Street Line tunnels under the East River just one block north of the Queensboro Bridge

It connects the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan to the Queensboro Plaza and Queens Plaza stations in Long Island City, Queens. Original plans proposed an upgrade of already existing elevated tracks running over the bridge. But it was determined that the bridge would not be able to handle heavy subway trains; thus, the tunnel was constructed to the north. The original el ceased operation in 1942.

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