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Harlem Speedway

Harlem River Drive marker

Harlem River Drive
369th Harlem Hellfighters Drive
Map of New York City with Harlem River Drive highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length: 4.20 mi (6.76 km)
Existed: 1964 – present
Restrictions: No commercial vehicles
Major junctions
South end: FDR Drive in East Harlem
  Willis Avenue Bridge in East Harlem
Third Avenue Bridge in East Harlem
I-95 / US 1 in Highbridge Park
North end: 10th Avenue / Dyckman Street in InwoodFort George
Location
Counties: New York
Highway system

Harlem River Drive marker

The Harlem River Drive is a 4.20-mile (6.76 km) long north–south parkway in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It runs along the west bank of the Harlem River from the Triborough Bridge in East Harlem to 10th Avenue in Inwood, where the parkway ends and the road continues north as Dyckman Street. The portion of the Harlem River Drive from the Triborough Bridge to the Alexander Hamilton Bridge is a limited-access highway. South of the Triborough Bridge, the parkway continues toward lower Manhattan as FDR Drive. All of the Harlem River Drive is designated New York State Route 907P (NY 907P), an unsigned reference route.

The parkway north of 165th Street was originally part of the Harlem River Speedway, a horse carriage race track opened in 1898. The rest of the parkway from 125th to 165th Streets opened to traffic in stages from 1951 to 1962. The parkway's ceremonial designation, 369th Harlem Hellfighters Drive, is in honor of the 369th Infantry Regiment, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters.


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