Third Avenue

Coordinates: 40°49′54.79″N 73°54′19.57″W / 40.8318861°N 73.9054361°W / 40.8318861; -73.9054361
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40°49′54.79″N 73°54′19.57″W / 40.8318861°N 73.9054361°W / 40.8318861; -73.9054361

Third Avenue
Fourth Avenue (between 8th and 14th Streets)
Irving Place (between 14th and 20th Streets
Lexington Avenue (north of 21st Street)
Construction
CommissionedMarch 1811
East 17th Street

Third Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the

24th Street, but carries only northbound (uptown) traffic while in Manhattan above 24th Street; in the Bronx
, it is again two-way. However, the Third Avenue Bridge carries vehicular traffic in the opposite direction, allowing only southbound vehicular traffic, rendering the avenue essentially non-continuous to motor vehicles between the boroughs.

The street leaves Manhattan and continues into the Bronx across the

Third Avenue Bridge north of East 129th Street to East Fordham Road at Fordham Center, where it intersects with U.S. 1. It is one of the four streets that form The Hub, a site of both maximum traffic and architectural density, in the South Bronx.[3]

History

Like most urban streets, Third Avenue was unpaved until the late 19th century. In May 1861, according to a letter to the editor of

7th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment: "The men were not in uniform, but very poorly dressed, — in many cases with flip-flap shoes. The business-like air with which they marched rapidly through the deep mud of the Third-avenue was the more remarkable."[4]

On July 17, 1960, the section of Third Avenue in Manhattan north of 24th Street was converted into a one-way road.[5] Starting in July 2023, a bus lane and a protected bike lane were installed on Third Avenue between 59th and 96th Streets, and that section of the avenue was narrowed from five to three vehicular travel lanes.[6][7]

Public transportation

Buses

Portions of Third Avenue are served by several routes in Manhattan. Buses serving Third Avenue include the

Third and Amsterdam Avenues Line
). Note that southbound M98, M101, M102, and M103 service operates on Lexington Avenue north of East 24th Street.

Along the Bronx's Third Avenue also run several bus routes:

  • Bx2
    : between East 138th Street to East 149th Street
  • Fordham Plaza
  • Bx21
    : between East 138th Street and Boston Road

Subway

Third Avenue was the location of the

<6>​ trains) are served by the New York City Subway
.

In Manhattan, several crosstown subway routes have entrances on Third Avenue:

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Google (September 10, 2015). "Third Avenue" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  2. ^ Google (September 10, 2015). "Third Avenue (Bronx)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  3. ^ Bronx Hub Archived August 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. New York Times
    , May 16, 1861, retrieved: June 23, 2008
  5. ^ Spiegel, Irving (July 18, 1960). "2 One-Way Shifts Go Smoothly". The New York Times. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
  6. ^ "37 blocks of Manhattan's 3rd Avenue getting redesign for more bus, bike lanes". ABC7 New York. July 18, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  7. ^ Brachfeld, Ben (July 18, 2023). "Construction starts next week on redesign of Third Avenue on Upper East Side, adding bus and protected bike lanes". amNewYork. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  8. ^ Nevius, p.138-140
  9. ^ Nevius, p.171

Bibliography

  • Nevius, Michelle & Nevius, James (2009), Inside the Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City, New York:
    ISBN 141658997X

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