Henry Hudson Parkway

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Henry Hudson Parkway

Reference Route 907V

Length:

11.1 mi^{[citation needed]} (17.9 km)

Formed:

1933-1937

South end:

W. 72nd St./West Side Highway in Manhattan

Major
junctions:

I-95 in Fort Washington Park

North end:

Saw Mill at Bronx-Westchester

Counties:

New York, Bronx

New York State Reference Routes

The Henry Hudson Parkway is a New York City parkway that stretches from West 72nd Street in Manhattan to the Bronx-Westchester County boundary, where it meets the Saw Mill River Parkway. South of West 72nd Street, the roadway continues as the West Side Highway. It crosses the Harlem River from Manhattan to the Bronx over the Henry Hudson Bridge. The parkway is signed NY-9A for almost its entire length, the exception being the 1.0-mile section north of US 9/Broadway. The entire route is also designated, but unsigned, New York State Reference Route 907V. It is named after Henry Hudson.

The Parkway was completed on October 12, 1937, under New York master builder Robert Moses. It cost $109 million, twice as expensive as the $49 million Hoover Dam that was built in the same period. The Parkway was part of Moses's "West Side Improvement" and included covering the New York Central train line. The covered portion is partially used for the highway and also expands the Riverside Park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.

The Henry Hudson Parkway is a candidate for designation as a New York State Scenic Byway, the first in New York City. At the request of the Henry Hudson Parkway Task Force, in 2005 the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council approved funding to develop a comprehensive corridor management plan, a requirement for its designation.

The Henry Hudson Parkway in Riverdale

The beginning of the parkway

Combined with the completion of the latest version of the West Side Highway in 2001, there is now a leafy boulevard that runs the length of Manhattan from north to south.

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NYC Henry Hudson highway retaining wall collapses

On May 12, 2005 a retaining wall collapsed onto the northbound lanes of the parkway, just north of the George Washington Bridge, shutting it down in the middle of rush hour. The clean-up quickly began, and the road re-opened on May 15.

[edit] Exit list

County	Location	#	Destinations	Notes
New York	Riverside Park	becomes West Side Highway
			W. 79th St, Riverside Drive	Separate exits northbound, single exit southbound.
			W. 95th Street	Southbound exit only; Use 96th Str. Exit for 95th
			W. 96th Street	Northbound exit only; southbound access available via the W. 95th Street exit.
			12th Avenue, Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Blvd (W. 125th Street)	Northbound exit only.
		12	W. 125th Street	Southbound exit only.
		13	Henry Hudson Parkway Service Road
	Fort Washington Park	14	Riverside Drive	Northbound exit only. Southbound exit is joined with exit 15 and is a left exit.
		15	I-95/US 1/US 9/Trans-Manhattan Expressway/George Washington Bridge	Northbound exit only. Southbound exit is joined with exit 14 and is a left exit.
			Park Drive, Fort Tryon Park	Northbound exit only.
			Riverside Drive	Northbound exit only.
	Inwood Hill Park	17	Dyckman Street - To US 9	Southbound exit only; left exit.
Henry Hudson Bridge over the Harlem River. $2.50 toll, both ways (E-ZPass accepted with discounts). Bronx/Manhattan border.
Bronx	Spuyten Duyvil	18	Kappock Street
		19	Henry Hudson Parkway frontage roads
		20	Henry Hudson Parkway frontage roads
		21	Henry Hudson Parkway frontage roads
	Riverdale	22	W. 254th Street, Mosholu Avenue
	Riverdale	23A-B	US 9/NY 9A North (Broadway)	Single exit southbound. Northbound: exit 23A is for South; 23B is for North. leaves northbound, joins southbound.
	Van Cortlandt Park	24	Mosholu Parkway South	Southbound: exit is not numbered.
	Van Cortlandt Park	becomes Saw Mill River Parkway

[edit] External links

Background on the parkway's history and the scenic byway initiative

edit New York City parkways
Manhattan	FDR East River Drive - Harlem River Drive - Henry Hudson
The Bronx	Bronx River - Henry Hudson - Hutchinson River - Mosholu - Pelham
Brooklyn-Queens	Belt Parkway system: Cross Island - Laurelton - Shore - Southern Others: Grand Central - Jackie Robinson (Interborough) Former: Gowanus - Whitestone - Long Island Motor Parkway
Staten Island	Korean War Veterans (Richmond) Former: Willowbrook Proposed: Wolfe's Pond