Friends of the High Line
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The High Line, an aerial greenway, at 20th Street looking downtown; the vegetation was chosen to pay homage to the wild plants that had colonized the abandoned railway before it was repurposed
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Section 1 (opened 2009)
Section 2 (opened 2011) Section 3 (opened 2014) The Spur (opening 2018)  Stairs  Elevator access  Ramp access |
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| Type | elevated urban linear park; public park |
| Location | Manhattan, New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°44′54″N 74°0′18″W / 40.74833°N 74.00500°W |
| Area | A linear 1.45-mile (2.33 km) stretch of viaduct |
| Created | 2009 |
| Operated by | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation |
| Visitors | 5,000,000 (2014) |
| Status | Open |
| Public transit access |
New York City Subway: 34th Street – Hudson Yards (  trains) at park's north endNew York City Bus: M11, M12, M14A, M14D, M23, M34 SBS at various places |
| Website | www.thehighline.org |
Route map: Google
The High Line (also known as High Line Park) is a 1.45-mile-long (2.33 km) elevated linear park, greenway and rail trail. It was created on a former New York Central Railroad spur on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. Led by landscape architecture firm James Corner Field Operations, the abandoned railway has been redesigned as a "living system" that draws from multiple disciplines including landscape architecture, urban design, and ecology. Since opening in 2009, the High Line has become an icon in contemporary landscape architecture.
The park is built on the disused southern viaduct section of a New York Central Railroad line called the West Side Line. Originating in the Lower West Side of Manhattan, the park runs from Gansevoort Street – three blocks below 14th Street – in the Meatpacking District, through Chelsea, to the northern edge of the West Side Yard on 34th Street near the Javits Center. Formerly, the West Side Line went as far south as a railroad terminal at Spring Street, just north of Canal Street. However, most of the southern section was demolished in 1960, with another small portion being demolished in 1991.
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