Arthur Kill Road
NYCDOT | |
| Length | 8.54 mi (13.74 km)[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Location | Staten Island, New York |
| South end | Dead end in Tottenville |
| Major junctions |  NY 440 in Rossville |
| North end | Richmond Road / Richmond Hill Road in Richmondtown |
Arthur Kill Road is a major northeast-southwest artery along the South-West Shore of the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is 8.54 miles (13.74 km) long,[1] and runs through the neighborhoods of Tottenville, Richmond Valley, Charleston, Rossville, Woodrow, Huguenot, Arden Heights, Annadale, Eltingville, Greenridge, Great Kills, and Richmondtown.
Arthur Kill Road is named for the waterway to its west, the Arthur Kill, which separates Staten Island from Union County and Middlesex County, New Jersey. It was known by other names in the 19th century, including Fresh Kills Road, Shore Road and Riverside Avenue.
Landmarks include the Blazing Star Burial Ground, the Arthur Kill Correctional Facility,[3] the unused LNG tanks east of Chemical Lane,[4] the Kreischer House as well as the Outerbridge Crossing which Arthur Kill Road passes underneath.
Transportation
Arthur Kill Road is served by the S74/S84 local buses. The S54, S55, and S56 local buses use Arthur Kill Road for part of their route, as do the
Major intersections
The entire route is in the
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenville | 0.00 | 0.00 | Dead end | ||
| Charleston | 1.3[2] | 2.1 |   Bridge Street to NY 440 north (West Shore Expressway) | Exit 1 on NY 440 | |
| 1.6[2] | 2.6 |  Veterans Road West to NY 440 south (Outerbridge Crossing) | Exit 1 on NY 440 | ||
| Rossville | 3.8[2] | 6.1 | NY 440 (West Shore Expressway) – Outerbridge Crossing | Exit 4 on NY 440 | |
| Arden Heights | 6.87 | 11.06 |    Drumgoole Road West to Korean War Veterans Parkway south / NY 440 | Former routing of NY 440 | |
| Arden Heights–Eltingville line | 6.92 | 11.14 | Richmond Avenue | ||
Latourette Park | |||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b c "Richmond County Inventory Listing" (CSV). New York State Department of Transportation. August 7, 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-01-11. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Google (January 20, 2020). "Arthur Kill Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ "Forgotten Cemeteries: The Dead Pool". Forgotten New York. Archived from the original on January 9, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- Daily News. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
External links
| Authority control databases: National |
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