First Avenue (Manhattan)

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First Avenue
Looking south down 1st Avenue from the Roosevelt Island Tramway
Map
OwnerCity of New York
Maintained byNYCDOT
Length6.3 mi (10.1 km)[1]
LocationManhattan, New York City
South endHouston / Allen Streets in Lower East Side
Major
junctions
FDR Drive / Willis Avenue Bridge in East Harlem
North endEast 127th Street in East Harlem
EastAvenue A (Houston–14th Sts)
Sutton Place (53rd–59th Sts)
York Avenue (59th–92nd Sts)
Pleasant Avenue (114th–120th Sts)
WestSecond Avenue
Construction
CommissionedMarch 1811

First Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan, running from Houston Street northbound to 127th Street. At 125th Street, most traffic continues onto the Willis Avenue Bridge over the Harlem River, which continues into the Bronx. South of Houston Street, the roadway continues as Allen Street south to Division Street. Traffic on First Avenue runs northbound (uptown) only.[2]

  1. ^ "First Avenue (Manhattan)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "First Avenue (Manhattan) - New York, United States". Yellow.Place. Retrieved February 7, 2023.