' s ▁opening , ▁it ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" tri umph ▁of ▁engineering ▁skill ". ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁stated , ▁" In ▁construct ing ▁the ▁approach ▁highway , ▁engine ers ▁had ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁bridge ▁under ▁an ▁existing ▁bridge , ▁provide ▁two ▁tw in ▁t unn els ▁and ▁five ▁vi ad uct s , ▁de press ▁the ▁road bed ▁in ▁part , ▁elev ate ▁it ▁at ▁other ▁places , ▁and ▁develop ▁an ▁intr icate ▁network ▁of ▁entrance ▁and ▁exit ▁ram ps ▁at ▁intermediate ▁points ." ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁express way ▁design , ▁ram ps ▁were ▁constructed ▁to ▁the ▁Port ▁Author ity ▁Bus ▁Terminal . ▁Pam ph lets ▁were ▁issued ▁to ▁motor ists ▁at ▁the ▁express way ' s ▁opening . ▁ ▁Mid - Man h attan ▁Express way ▁and ▁I - 4 9 5 ▁design ation ▁The ▁Lincoln ▁T unnel ▁Express way ▁is ▁designated ▁the ▁unsigned ▁NY   4 9 5 . ▁The ▁express way ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁integrated ▁into ▁the ▁un built ▁Mid - Man h attan ▁Express way , ▁a ▁c ros st own ▁route ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁Queens - M id town ▁T unnel , ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁Inter state ▁ 4 9 5 , ▁and ▁be ▁designated ▁I - 4 9 5 . ▁The ▁I - 4 9 5 ▁design ation ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁tunnel ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁the ▁Mid - Man h attan ▁Express way ▁being ▁completed . ▁That ▁c ros st