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The Broker-Dukes Expressway is a major road running from Algonquin to Dukes through Broker, Liberty City. It is a highway that runs mostly along the north and eastern edge of East Island, and central Broker of Liberty City, and links broker, and Dukes from each other. The Highway runs through areas in Algonquin, Broker and Dukes, including Chinatown, Hove Beach, Firefly Projects, Beechwood City, Francis International Airport and Meadows Park. It is based off of the real life Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (Interstate 278) in New York City. The Broker-Dukes Expressway is one of the longest continuous roads in Broker and Dukes, and is central to two of Brucie's Races.

Exits and Entrances

No Exits or Entrances are numbered in the game, so they will be listed in order from where it begins after the Albany Avenue intersection, to where it ends at the intersection of Dukes Boulevard and Hewes Street, Steinway.

Downtown Algonquin

1. Albany Avenue Intersection

This is when Diamond Street in Chinatown intersects with Albany Avenue, immediately following the green traffic light and continuing straight Diamond Street turns into the Broker Bridge, and Broker-Dukes Expressway. If you are coming the opposite way and finishing the Expressway and the bridge, going straight on Diamond Street will take you through Chinatown. Making a right takes you north to Lower Easton and northern districts. Turning left takes you south to The Exchange until Albany Avenue ends when it intersects with South Parkway.

Broker

2. Boundary of Hove Beach and Outlook

Immediately after leaving the Broker Bridge from Algonquin is the Oneida Avenue Overpass in the boundary of Hove Beach and Outlook. Leaving the freeway will take you to Hove Beach or Downtown Broker. Driving straight will bring you to the large intersection in Firefly Projects, where the freeway structure runs between.

3. Firefly Projects Intersection

This large intersection in Firefly Projects brings you to / from Crockett Avenue, Hove Beach and Shinnecock Avenue, Beachgate in the borough of Broker. From the Broker Bridge side, the left lane brings you to Hove Beach and Beachgate while the right to South Slopes and Schottler. If you drive from the north, you may continue the expressway by keeping the right lane while entering Hove Beach using the left lanes.

4, 5, 6, 7. Traffic Lights Intersections in eastern South Slopes, Schottler and Beechwood City

Hickcock Street, Sundance Street, Tutelo Avenue and Carson Street connect eastern Broker neighborhoods and the expressway. These intersections enables you to access the eastern areas like South Slopes, Schottler, Beechwood City or even Downtown Broker and Outlook conveniently from the expressway. These intersections are guided by traffic lights, making the traffic to move slow.

This part of the Broker-Dukes Expressway probably was a part of Mohegan Avenue, which is currently divided into two parts - near the Burger Shot in Beechwood City and Firefly Projects. There are some old avenue leftovers underneath the expressway between Carson Street and Tutelo Avenue. Being upgraded to an expressway, it explains the presence of these frequent intersections.

8. Saratoga Avenue Intersection

It is the most convenient entrance / exit to Willis and Cerveza Heights to / from the Broker-Dukes Expressway. Moreover, you may access Algonquin-Dukes Expressway in Saratoga Avenue, or you have to make a loop in Francis International Airport to access. The Saratoga Avenue intersection is the only way for the traffic from the Airport to enter the expressway southbound.

Dukes

9. Access Road to Francis International Airport

You may drive to the Francis International Airport using the connect road built to the Broker-Dukes Expressway. It is the easiest way to access the Airport from southeastern Broker or northern Dukes. You can only make an exit to the airport here, but not an entrance to the expressway.

10. Exit from Francis International Airport

Vehicles from Francis International may enter the expressway northbound in the northwestern part of the Airport area. Being one of the major exit of the Airport, the traffic is very high and traffic jams and accidents seem to be happening very often.

11. Northern Meadows Park Intersection

You may drive to the Cleves Avenue, Meadows Park (near Pavillion Towers) and Willis area through this intersection. There is a gas station for the cars to replenish gasoline.

12. Steinway Intersection

This is the end of the northern side of the Broker-Dukes Expressway. Its continuation is the Dukes Boulevard, which is a major road in Dukes. You may go to Steinway and Bohan if you turn right using the not far Dukes Bay Bridge. Continuing on the Dukes Boulevard will take you through East Island City, Cerveza Heights, and then to Downtown Broker. If you make a left on Hewes Street you go into Meadows Park, and eventually reach the McReary household. As the intersection is the major intersection of northern Dukes, the traffic is quite high here.

Points of Interest

The following places of interest can be visited via the Broker-Dukes Expressway

Mission Appearances

The Ballad of Gay Tony

Departure Time, which Luis refers the expressway as Dukes Expressway but not its full name.

Trivia

A sign reads Goatherd, a removed neighborhood in Broker, is on the ramp to Oneida Avenue on the Algonquin direction of Broker-Dukes Expressway.

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-The '''Broker-Dukes Expressway''' is a freeway linking [[Broker]] and [[Dukes]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].  It extends along the Eastern shore of East Island, the island that consists of Broker and Dukes.  It begins in [[Hove Beach]], at the entrance into Broker from the [[Broker Bridge]], and travels through [[Firefly Projects]], [[South Slopes]], [[Schottler]], [[Beechwood City]], and the [[Francis International Airport]], ending in [[Meadows Park]] at Dukes Boulevard.
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-[[Category:Freeways]]
+[[File:110109002533.jpg|thumb|Broker-Dukes Expressway]]The '''Broker-Dukes Expressway''' is a major road running from [[Algonquin]] to [[Dukes]] through [[Broker]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]. It is a highway that runs mostly along the north and eastern edge of [[East Island]], and central [[Broker]] of [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]], and links [[broker]], and [[Dukes]] from each other. The Highway runs through areas in Algonquin, Broker and Dukes, including [[Chinatown, Algonquin|Chinatown]], [[Hove Beach]], [[Firefly Projects]], [[Beechwood City]], [[Francis International Airport, Dukes|Francis International Airport]] and [[Meadows Park]]. It is based off of the real life [[wp:Brooklyn-Queens Expressway|Brooklyn-Queens Expressway]] ([[wp:Interstate 278 (New York)|Interstate 278]]) in New York City. The Broker-Dukes Expressway is one of the longest continuous roads in Broker and Dukes, and is central to two of [[Brucie's Races]].
+== Exits and Entrances ==
+No Exits or Entrances are numbered in the game, so they will be listed in order from where it begins after the [[Albany Avenue]] intersection, to where it ends at the intersection of [[Dukes Boulevard]] and [[Hewes Street]], [[Steinway]].
+'''[[Downtown Algonquin]]'''
+'''1. [[Albany Avenue]] Intersection'''
+This is when Diamond Street in Chinatown intersects with Albany Avenue, immediately following the green traffic light and continuing straight Diamond Street turns into the '''Broker Bridge''', and Broker-Dukes Expressway. If you are coming the opposite way and finishing the Expressway and the bridge, going straight on [[Diamond Street]] will take you through Chinatown. Making a right takes you north to [[Lower Easton]] and northern districts. Turning left takes you south to [[The Exchange]] until Albany Avenue ends when it intersects with [[South Parkway]].
+'''[[Broker]]'''
+'''2. Boundary of [[Hove Beach]] and [[Outlook]]'''
+Immediately after leaving the [[Broker Bridge]] from Algonquin is the [[Oneida Avenue]] Overpass in the boundary of [[Hove Beach]] and [[Outlook]]. Leaving the freeway will take you to Hove Beach or Downtown Broker. Driving straight will bring you to the large intersection in Firefly Projects, where the freeway structure runs between.
+'''3. [[Firefly Projects]] Intersection'''
+This large intersection in [[Firefly Projects]] brings you to / from [[Crockett Avenue]], [[Hove Beach]] and [[Shinnecock Avenue]], [[Beachgate]] in the borough of [[Broker]]. From the Broker Bridge side, the left lane brings you to [[Hove Beach]] and [[Beachgate]] while the right to [[South Slopes]] and [[Schottler]]. If you drive from the north, you may continue the expressway by keeping the right lane while entering [[Hove Beach]] using the left lanes.
+'''4, 5, 6, 7. Traffic Lights Intersections in eastern [[South Slopes]], [[Schottler]] and [[Beechwood City]]'''
+[[Hickcock Street]], [[Sundance Street]], [[Tutelo Avenue]] and [[Carson Street]] connect eastern Broker neighborhoods and the expressway. These intersections enables you to access the eastern areas like [[South Slopes]], [[Schottler]], [[Beechwood City]] or even [[Downtown Broker]] and [[Outlook]] conveniently from the expressway. These intersections are guided by traffic lights, making the traffic to move slow.
+This part of the Broker-Dukes Expressway probably was a part of [[Mohegan Avenue]], which is currently divided into two parts - near the Burger Shot in [[Beechwood City]] and [[Firefly Projects]]. There are some old avenue leftovers underneath the expressway between [[Carson Street]] and [[Tutelo Avenue]]. Being upgraded to an expressway, it explains the presence of these frequent intersections.
+'''8. [[Saratoga Avenue]] Intersection'''
+It is the most convenient entrance / exit to [[Willis]] and [[Cerveza Heights]] to / from the Broker-Dukes Expressway. Moreover, you may access [[Algonquin-Dukes Expressway]] in [[Saratoga Avenue]], or you have to make a loop in [[Francis International Airport]] to access. The Saratoga Avenue intersection is the only way for the traffic from the Airport to enter the expressway southbound.
+'''[[Dukes]]'''
+'''9. Access Road to [[Francis International Airport]]'''
+You may drive to the [[Francis International Airport]] using the connect road built to the Broker-Dukes Expressway. It is the easiest way to access the Airport from southeastern Broker or northern Dukes. You can only make an exit to the airport here, but not an entrance to the expressway.
+'''10. Exit from [[Francis International Airport]]'''
+Vehicles from Francis International may enter the expressway northbound in the northwestern part of the Airport area. Being one of the major exit of the Airport, the traffic is very high and traffic jams and accidents seem to be happening very often.
+'''11. Northern [[Meadows Park]] Intersection'''
+You may drive to the [[Cleves Avenue]], [[Meadows Park]] (near [[Liberty State Pavillion Towers|Pavillion Towers]]) and [[Willis]] area through this intersection. There is a gas station for the cars to replenish gasoline.
+'''12. [[Steinway]] Intersection'''
+This is the end of the northern side of the Broker-Dukes Expressway. Its continuation is the [[Dukes Boulevard]], which is a major road in Dukes. You may go to [[Steinway]] and [[Bohan]] if you turn right using the not far [[Dukes Bay Bridge]]. Continuing on the Dukes Boulevard will take you through [[East Island City]], [[Cerveza Heights]], and then to [[Downtown Broker]]. If you make a left on [[Hewes Street]] you go into Meadows Park, and eventually reach the [[McReary]] household. As the intersection is the major intersection of northern Dukes, the traffic is quite high here.
+== Points of Interest ==
+The following places of interest can be visited via the Broker-Dukes Expressway
+*[[Homebrew Cafe]]
+*[[Burger Shot]]
+*[[Car Wash]]
+*[[Francis International Airport, Dukes|Francis International Airport]]
+*[[Dukes Bay Bridge]]
+*[[Broker Bridge]]
+== Mission Appearances ==
+=== [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] ===
+* [[Departure Time]], which [[Luis Fernando Lopez|Luis]] refers the expressway as '''Dukes Expressway''' but not its full name.
+== Trivia ==
+* A sign reads '''Goatherd''', a removed neighborhood in [[Broker]], is on the ramp to Oneida Avenue on the Algonquin direction of Broker-Dukes Expressway.
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+'''EXITS AND INTERSECTIONS'''
+No exits or entrances were numbered in the game, so they will be numbered in order here.
+'''Albany Avenue Intersection'''
+This is when Diamond Street in Chinatown intersects with Albany Avenue, immediately following the green traffic light and continuing straight Diamond Street turns into the '''Broker Bridge''', and Broker-Dukes Expressway. If you are coming the opposite way and finishing the Expressway and the bridge, going straight on [[Diamond Street]] will take you through Chinatown, where the road is stopped by a ramp (use at your own will, will take you into [[City Hall]]) in the arch of [[Civic Citadel]]. Making a right takes you north, into [[Lower Easton]] and northern districts. Turning left takes you south to [[The Exchange]] untill Albany Avenue ends when it intersects with South Parkway.
+'''1. [[Hove Beach]]/[[Outlook Park]]'''
+This full set of exit and entrances intersect Oneida Avenue in Hove Beach. Where going north (right from Southbound exit, left from Northbound) takes you to [[Perestroika]] Cabaret Club, Outlook Park, and to Rotterdam Hill, and Downtown Broker. Going south will take you to Firefly Island and Crockett Avenue.
+'''2. [[Crockett Avenue]]/[[Firefly Projects]]/[[Beachgate]]'''
+This exit is different from a normal exit, in which case the elevated highway ends, and only by taking the exit on the right-side will have you continue on the Broker-Dukes Expressway, and going the other way, the exit that appears actually continues the highway, and going straight is actually the exit to Crockett Avenue and Firefly Projects. When you reach the beginning of Crockett Avenue finally, it leads you through Firefly Projects already. Immediately when you get to Crockett Avenue, there will be a toll booth looking gate on your right, which going through (not a real toll, no fare required) will take you into Beachgate.
+'''3. Hickcock Street Intersection'''
+As the freeway is now temporarily a boulevard with stoplights and intersections, the first our of five is to Hickcock street, where you can only travel west (right from Southbound, left from Northbound). It will take you through southern [[South Slopes]] to [[Montauk Avenue]] and [[Outlook Park]].
+'''4. Sundance Street Intersection'''
+The next light after Hickcock Street is Sundance Street, where only allowing to travel west takes you through northern [[South Slopes]] to [[Montauk Avenue]] and [[Outlook Park]].
+'''5. Tutelo Avenue Intersection'''
+The next light after Sundance Street is Tutelo Avenue, where the road curves to make you have to travel northward on Tutelo. Tutelo Avenue is on the eastern edge of Beechwood City.
+'''6. Carson Street Intersection'''
+The next light after Tutelo Avenue is Carson Street, which you can only travel west. Carson Street can be easier identified when you come across a [[Burger Shot]] at the Intersection. Carson Street runs parallel with the [[Algonquin-Dukes Expressway]], and can lead you to central Schottler, including the medical center.
+'''7.  Saratoga Avenue Intersection'''
+The last light is the Saratoga Avenue Intersection, allowing you only to travel North, Saratoga leads you to exits and entrances to the [[Algonquin-Dukes Expressway]], and beyond leading you Willis.
+'''8. FIA- Francis International Airport'''
+As the expressway begins to become a highway form once more, the next exit takes you to the airport loop which encompasses the FIA parking lot. From the Oval you have access to the terminal, parking lot, LTA station, Willis, a police department, an entrance back to the BDE (Broker Dukes Expressway) North, as well as entrance to the ADE (Algonquin-Dukes Expressway) West, which also leads to BDE South.
+'''9. ADE- Algonquin Dukes Expressway'''
+Only directly accessible from southbound BDE, northbound travelers would either need to use the Saratoga Avenue Intersection to get to the Algonquin Dukes Expressway, or have to go 3/4 of the way around the airport loop to the entrance onto the ADE. From the ADE a direct exit to the BDE South is provided, to get to the BDE north either around the Airport Loop, or using the Saratoga Avenue exit to the Saratoga Avenue Intersection.
+'''10. Meadows Park'''
+The last exit before the road ends is an exit to Meadows Park accessible from both ways, and with entrances to both ways. The exit forms Cleves Avenue which runs through a small portion of Meadows Park before running through Willis.
+'''11. Dukes Boulevard'''
+Not long after the Meadows Park Exit an intersection occurs with Hewes Street, which afterward the Expressway becomes Dukes Boulevard. Continuing on the Dukes Boulevard will take you through East Island City, Cerveza Heights, and then to Downtown Broker. If you make a left on Hewes Street you go into Meadows Park, and eventually reach the [[McReary]] household. If you make a right you go through northern Steinway where you intersect the Dukes Bay Bridge (toll road).-->
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