West Side Highway

For other uses, see West Street (disambiguation) and West Side Highway (disambiguation).
This article is about the section of NY 9A in Manhattan below 72nd Street. For the section of NY 9A in Manhattan above 72nd Street, see Henry Hudson Parkway. For the entire route, see New York State Route 9A. For elevated highway it mostly replaced, see West Side Elevated Highway.
West Side Highway
Joe DiMaggio Highway
Map
West Side Highway highlighted
Route information
Length5.42 mi[1] (8.72 km)
Existed2001–present
RestrictionsNo commercial vehicles on freeway section
Major junctions
South end I-478 / FDR Drive / Battery Place in Battery Park City
North end NY 9A / Henry Hudson Parkway in Hell's Kitchen
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
Highway system
View from One World Trade Center

The Joe DiMaggio Highway, commonly called the West Side Highway and formerly the Miller Highway, is a 5.42-mile-long (8.72 km) mostly surface section of New York State Route 9A (NY 9A), running from West 72nd Street along the Hudson River to the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City.[2] It replaced the West Side Elevated Highway, built between 1929 and 1951, was shut down in 1973 due to neglect and lack of maintenance, and was dismantled by 1989. North of 72nd Street, the roadway continues as the Henry Hudson Parkway.[2]

The current highway was complete by 2001, but required reconstruction after the September 11 attacks that year, when the collapse of the World Trade Center caused debris to fall onto the surrounding areas, damaging the highway. It uses the surface streets that existed before the elevated highway was built: West Street, Eleventh Avenue and Twelfth Avenue. A short section of Twelfth Avenue still runs between 125th and 138th Streets, under the Riverside Drive Viaduct. Eleventh Avenue is a separate street north of 22nd Street. The portion between West 42nd Street and Canal Street is part of the Lincoln Highway.

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  2. ^ a b New York State Department of Transportation (2003). List of State Routes in New York County (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.