Harlem River Drive
Harlem River Drive is a 4.20-mile (6.76 km) controlled-access parkway in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It runs along the west bank of the Harlem River from the Triborough Bridge in East Harlem to 10th Avenue in Inwood, where the parkway ends and the road continues northwest as Dyckman Street. South of the Triborough Bridge, the parkway continues toward lower Manhattan as FDR Drive. All of Harlem River Drive is designated New York State Route 907P (NY 907P), an unsigned reference route.
Harlem River Drive | |
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| 369th Harlem Hellfighters Drive | |
Harlem River Drive highlighted in red | |
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| Maintained by NYSDOT | |
| Length | 4.20 mi (6.76 km) |
| Existed | 1964–present |
| Restrictions | No commercial vehicles |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | I-278 Toll / FDR Drive in East Harlem |
| I-95 / US 1 in Highbridge Park | |
| North end | Dyckman Street / 10th Avenue in Inwood |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Counties | New York |
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The parkway north of 165th Street was originally part of the Harlem River Speedway, a horse carriage roadway opened in 1898. The rest of the parkway from 125th to 165th Street opened to traffic in stages from 1951 to 1962. The parkway's ceremonial designation, 369th Harlem Hellfighters Drive, is in honor of the 369th Infantry Regiment, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters.