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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Battery Park, Manhattan, New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°42′09″N 74°00′58″W / 40.70250°N 74.01611°W |
| Route |  FDR Drive |
| Start | FDR Drive / South Street in Financial District |
| End |  NY 9A / West Side Highway in Battery Park City |
| Operation | |
| Constructed | 1949–1951 |
| Opened | April 10, 1951[1] |
| Closed | October 29, 2012[2] |
| Reopened | November 13, 2012[3] |
| Traffic | Automotive |
| Technical | |
| No. of lanes | 4 |
| Operating speed | 30–40 miles per hour (48–64 km/h) |
| Tunnel clearance | 12 feet 7 inches (3.84 m) |
The Battery Park Underpass is a vehicular tunnel at the southernmost tip of Manhattan, New York City, near the neighborhoods of South Ferry and Battery Park City. The tunnel connects FDR Drive, which runs along the east side of Manhattan Island, with the West Side Highway (New York State Route 9A, or NY 9A), which runs along the island's west side. Opened in 1951, it was the second section of FDR Drive to be completed. The underpass crosses beneath the Battery (formerly Battery Park) and the approach to the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel.
- ^ "City Opens Underpass at Battery, $10,000,000 Link in Express Route". The New York Times. April 11, 1951. p. 31. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
- ^ Newman, Andy (November 13, 2012). "Battery Tunnel Partly Reopens to Motorists". The New York Times.
- ^ "Reopening of the Battery Park Underpass to Westbound Buses for Afternoon Rush Hour Beginning Today and Reopening to All Eastbound Vehicles Beginning Wednesday Nov. 14 During Morning Rush Hour" (Press release). New York City Department of Transportation. November 13, 2012.