▁Avenue ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁T enth ▁Avenue ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁connecting ▁to ▁the ▁Lincoln ▁T unnel ▁to ▁New ▁Jersey ▁at ▁its ▁northern ▁end . ▁The ▁southern ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁express way ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁West ▁ 3 0 th ▁Street , ▁mid block ▁between ▁N inth ▁and ▁T enth ▁Aven ues . ▁The ▁block ▁of ▁ 3 0 th ▁Street ▁between ▁these ▁two ▁a ven ues ▁is ▁a ▁six - lane ▁divided ▁street : ▁the ▁southern ▁road way ▁hosts ▁east bound ▁local ▁traffic , ▁while ▁the ▁northern ▁road way ▁fun n els ▁north bound ▁traffic ▁from ▁T enth ▁Avenue ▁east ▁into ▁the ▁north bound ▁express way , ▁and ▁south bound ▁traffic ▁from ▁N inth ▁Avenue ▁west ▁into ▁the ▁express way . ▁South bound ▁express way ▁traffic ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁turn ▁left ▁onto ▁east bound ▁ 3 0 th ▁Street . ▁ ▁The ▁express way ▁then ▁continues ▁north ▁as ▁D yer ▁Avenue , ▁a ▁divided ▁four - lane ▁street , ▁for ▁one ▁block . ▁At ▁ 3 1 st ▁Street , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁traffic ▁light , ▁and ▁the ▁express way ▁continues ▁north ▁under ne ath ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁West ▁development ▁and ▁local ▁streets ▁as ▁a ▁grade - separ ated ▁highway . ▁The ▁highway ▁passes ▁under ▁ 3 3 rd ▁Street , ▁where ▁an ▁entrance ▁and ▁exit ▁r amp ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁Lincoln ▁T unnel ▁desc ends ▁from ▁ 3 3 rd ▁Street ▁to ▁the ▁median ▁of ▁the ▁below - grade ▁highway , ▁mer ging ▁with ▁the ▁respective ▁directions ▁of