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|established=1949<ref name=nycroads>{{cite web |first=Steve |last=Anderson |work=NYCRoads |title=State and US Roads in New York City |url=http://www.nycroads.com/roads/state_NYC/ |access-date=November 21, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219081019/http://www.nycroads.com/roads/state_NYC/ |archive-date=February 19, 2014 }}</ref> |
|established=1949<ref name=nycroads>{{cite web |first=Steve |last=Anderson |work=NYCRoads |title=State and US Roads in New York City |url=http://www.nycroads.com/roads/state_NYC/ |access-date=November 21, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219081019/http://www.nycroads.com/roads/state_NYC/ |archive-date=February 19, 2014 }}</ref> |
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|terminus_a={{jct|state=NJ|NJ|440|CR|501}} |
|terminus_a={{jct|state=NJ|NJ|440|CR|501}} at the [[New Jersey]] state line |
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|junction={{jct|state=NY|Parkway|Korean War Veterans}} in [[Greenridge, Staten Island|Greenridge]]<br>{{jct|state=NY|I|278}} |
|junction={{jct|state=NY|Parkway|Korean War Veterans}} in [[Greenridge, Staten Island|Greenridge]]<br>{{jct|state=NY|I|278}} from [[Bloomfield, Staten Island|Bloomfield]] to [[Bulls Head, Staten Island|Bulls Head]] |
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|terminus_b={{jct|state=NJ|NJ|440|CR|501}} |
|terminus_b={{jct|state=NJ|NJ|440|CR|501}} at the New Jersey state line |
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|counties=[[Richmond County, New York|Richmond]] |
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'''New York State Route 440''' ('''NY 440''') is a [[ |
'''New York State Route 440''' ('''NY 440''') is a [[Controlled-access highway|freeway]] located entirely on [[Staten Island]] in [[New York City]]. The route acts as a connector between the two segments of [[New Jersey Route 440]], running from the Staten Island community of [[Richmond Valley, Staten Island|Richmond Valley]] in the south to [[Port Richmond, Staten Island|Port Richmond]] in the north. NY 440 is connected to the two New Jersey segments by the [[Outerbridge Crossing]] to the south and the [[Bayonne Bridge]] to the north. It is one of several signed New York State routes that are not connected to any others in the state, and one of only two New York State routes ([[New York State Route 426|NY 426]] being the other) that is the middle section of another state's highway bearing the same number. From the [[Korean War Veterans Parkway]] to [[Interstate 278|I-278]], it is known as the '''West Shore Expressway'''. North of I-278, it is named the '''Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway''' (also known as the '''Willowbrook Expressway'''). NY 440 is the southernmost state route in the state of New York. |
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==Route description== |
==Route description== |
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NY 440 begins at the [[New York (state)|New York]]–[[New Jersey]] state line, mid-span on the east-west [[Outerbridge Crossing]] over the [[Arthur Kill]] in the [[Richmond Valley, Staten Island|Richmond Valley]] neighborhood of [[Staten Island]]. The four-lane bridge crosses east through Richmond Valley and over [[Arthur Kill Road]]. |
NY 440 begins at the [[New York (state)|New York]]–[[New Jersey]] state line, mid-span on the east-west [[Outerbridge Crossing]] over the [[Arthur Kill]] in the [[Richmond Valley, Staten Island|Richmond Valley]] neighborhood of [[Staten Island]]. The four-lane bridge crosses east through Richmond Valley and over [[Arthur Kill Road]]. |
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After entering Staten Island, NY 440 passes through a [[toll barrier]] for eastbound traffic entering the city. Immediately following the toll barrier is a ramp to Page Avenue, the eastbound exit 1.<ref name="bing"/> In the westbound direction, the ramp to Arthur Kill Road is exit 1. |
After entering Staten Island, NY 440 begins a brief [[Concurrency (road)|concurrency]] with the [[Korean War Veterans Parkway]] and passes through a [[Barrier toll system|toll barrier]] for eastbound traffic entering the city. Immediately following the toll barrier is a ramp to Page Avenue, the eastbound exit 1.<ref name="bing"/> In the westbound direction, the ramp to Arthur Kill Road is exit 1. |
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After Page Avenue, NY 440 enters a [[partial cloverleaf interchange]] |
After Page Avenue, NY 440 enters a [[Partial cloverleaf interchange|partial cloverleaf interchange]] where the Korean War Veterans Parkway splits off. At exit 2 in the [[Pleasant Plains, Staten Island|Pleasant Plains]] neighborhood, NY 440 exits the right-of-way it entered on, which continues as the KWVP, while NY 440 proceeds north as the co-signed West Shore Expressway.<ref name="bing">{{bing maps|url=http://binged.it/SIxhyZ|title=overview map of NY 440|accessdate=September 13, 2012}}</ref> |
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The West Shore Expressway continues north as a four-lane |
The West Shore Expressway continues north as a four-lane freeway, entering exit 3, a ramp to Woodrow Road going northbound. Crossing into the [[Rossville, Staten Island|Rossville]] neighborhood, the expressway enters exit 3 southbound, connecting to Bloomingdale Road, and parallels a section of the [[Arthur Kill]]. Crossing north of South Shore Golf Course, the West Shore enters exit 4, an interchange with Huguenot Avenue. Continuing northeast, NY 440 is routed parallel with the eastern side of the former [[Fresh Kills Landfill]], with exit 5 providing access to Arden Avenue. Bending northward once again, the West Shore Expressway crosses over [[Fresh Kills]] creek, and passes through a portion of the [[William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge]]. The West Shore Expressway continues through the [[Chelsea, Staten Island|Chelsea]]-[[Travis, Staten Island|Travis]] neighborhood, accessible at exit 7 through a service road interchange with [[Victory Boulevard (Staten Island)|Victory Boulevard]] (itself previously designated as NY 439A, until {{circa|lk=no|1968}}).<ref name="1967map">{{cite map |title=Gousha Road Atlas – New York and vicinity |publisher=[[H.M. Gousha Company]] |year=1967 |url=http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/Midatlantic/NewYork/NewYorkCity/gousha_ra_1967_038.html |access-date=December 5, 2009}}</ref><ref name="1968map">{{cite map |title=New York City and Vicinity including Long Island |publisher=[[American Automobile Association]] |year=1968 |edition=1968–69}}</ref> |
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[[File:2020-10-09 17 27 13 View north along New York State Route 440 (Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Expressway) just north of Interstate 278 (Staten Island Expressway) in Staten Island, New York.jpg|thumb|right|NY 440 northbound past I-278 in Staten Island]] |
[[File:2020-10-09 17 27 13 View north along New York State Route 440 (Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Expressway) just north of Interstate 278 (Staten Island Expressway) in Staten Island, New York.jpg|thumb|right|NY 440 northbound past I-278 in Staten Island]] |
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Running along the northern end of Travis, the West Shore Expressway parallels nearby railroad tracks before entering exit 8, a ramp to South Avenue and the [[Bloomfield, Staten Island|Bloomfield]] neighborhood. Just a bit further north, the expressway enters exit 9 northbound, a single ramp to Glen Street. Just north of Glen Street, the West Shore Expressway enters a [[semi-directional T interchange]] with the northwest-southeast |
Running along the northern end of Travis, the West Shore Expressway parallels nearby railroad tracks before entering exit 8, a ramp to South Avenue and the [[Bloomfield, Staten Island|Bloomfield]] neighborhood. Just a bit further north, the expressway enters exit 9 northbound, a single ramp to Glen Street. Just north of Glen Street, the West Shore Expressway enters a [[Interchange (road)#T and Y interchanges|semi-directional T interchange]] with the northwest-southeast Staten Island Expressway portion of I-278. At this interchange, NY 440 and I-278 become concurrent for a short distance on the Staten Island Expressway, a four-lane expressway along the northern tier of Staten Island. Along this stretch, NY 440 and I-278 meet the interchange with [[Richmond Avenue]] at exit 7. Just to the east, the expressway enters exit 9, which serves as a junction with the Dr. [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] Expressway (the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway, also known, for its initial portion, as the Willowbrook Expressway).<ref name="bing" /> |
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NY 440 turns north off I-278 and continues as the Dr. |
NY 440 turns north off I-278 and continues as the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway, just north of an interchange with Victory Boulevard. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway crosses north through Staten Island, with the neighborhoods of [[Graniteville, Staten Island|Graniteville]] then [[Mariners Harbor, Staten Island|Mariners Harbor]] on the west side, while [[Westerleigh, Staten Island|Westerleigh]] then [[Elm Park, Staten Island|Elm Park]] (technically a portion of the [[Port Richmond, Staten Island|Port Richmond]] neighborhood) are on the east side. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway enters exit 12, an interchange with Forest Avenue (the portion used by the previously designated, until 1968, [[New York State Route 439|NY 439]]), forming a "four corners" of the neighborhoods just mentioned. Continuing north, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway enters exit 13, which connects to Walker Street in Port Richmond. Just north of exit 13, NY 440 passes through an [[Electronic toll collection|electronic toll collection]] gantry (for traffic crossing from New Jersey over the [[Bergen Point]] Reach to enter onto the northside of Staten Island), then slopes onto the abutments of the [[Bayonne Bridge]], condensing to four lanes. A short distance to the north, NY 440 crosses the state line back into New Jersey, continuing north as [[New Jersey Route 440|Route 440]] into the city of [[Bayonne, New Jersey|Bayonne]].<ref name="bing" /> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:2024-08-05 15 39 16 View north along New York State Route 440 (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway) from the overpass for Walker Avenue in Staten Island, New York City, New York.jpg|thumb|right|upright|The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway, northbound approaching the Bayonne Bridge, from Walker Street.]] |
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NY 440 was initially designated in 1949, beginning at the [[Outerbridge Crossing]] and ending at the [[Bayonne Bridge]], as it does today; however, the route was originally routed on Drumgoole Boulevard and [[Richmond Avenue]] in between the two bridges.<ref name="1950map">{{cite map |title=New York |publisher=[[Socony-Vacuum Oil Company]] |cartography=[[Rand McNally and Company]] |year=1950}}</ref> In the early 1950s, proposals surfaced for the Willowbrook Parkway, which would extend from Staten Island Marine Park (later [[Great Kills Park]] and now part of the [[Gateway National Recreation Area]]) on the island's [[East Shore, Staten Island|East Shore]] to the Bayonne Bridge via [[Egbertville, Staten Island|Egbertville]] and [[Bulls Head, Staten Island|Bulls Head]].<ref name="1950map" /><ref>{{cite map |title=New York |publisher=[[Sunoco]] |cartography=Rand McNally and Company |year=1952}}</ref> A second highway, the West Shore Expressway, was proposed {{circa|1961}}. As proposed, it would begin at the Outerbridge Crossing and run along the west shore of [[Staten Island]] to meet the [[Clove Lakes Expressway]] ([[Interstate 278|I-278]]) near the [[Goethals Bridge]].<ref>{{cite map |title=New York and New Jersey Tourgide<!--sic--> Map |publisher=[[Gulf Oil Company]] |cartography=Rand McNally and Company |year=1960}}</ref><ref name="1961map">{{cite map |title=New York and Metropolitan New York |publisher=Sunoco |cartography=[[H.M. Gousha Company]] |year=1961 |edition=1961–62}}</ref> |
NY 440 was initially designated in 1949, beginning at the [[Outerbridge Crossing]] and ending at the [[Bayonne Bridge]], as it does today; however, the route was originally routed on Drumgoole Boulevard and [[Richmond Avenue]] in between the two bridges.<ref name="1950map">{{cite map |title=New York |publisher=[[Socony-Vacuum Oil Company]] |cartography=[[Rand McNally and Company]] |year=1950}}</ref> In the early 1950s, proposals surfaced for the Willowbrook Parkway, which would extend from Staten Island Marine Park (later [[Great Kills Park]] and now part of the [[Gateway National Recreation Area]]) on the island's [[East Shore, Staten Island|East Shore]] to the Bayonne Bridge via [[Egbertville, Staten Island|Egbertville]] and [[Bulls Head, Staten Island|Bulls Head]].<ref name="1950map" /><ref>{{cite map |title=New York |publisher=[[Sunoco]] |cartography=Rand McNally and Company |year=1952}}</ref> A second highway, the West Shore Expressway, was proposed {{circa|1961}}. As proposed, it would begin at the Outerbridge Crossing and run along the west shore of [[Staten Island]] to meet the [[Interstate 278|Clove Lakes Expressway]] ([[Interstate 278|I-278]]) near the [[Goethals Bridge]].<ref>{{cite map |title=New York and New Jersey Tourgide<!--sic--> Map |publisher=[[Gulf Oil Company]] |cartography=Rand McNally and Company |year=1960}}</ref><ref name="1961map">{{cite map |title=New York and Metropolitan New York |publisher=Sunoco |cartography=[[H.M. Gousha Company]] |year=1961 |edition=1961–62}}</ref> |
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The first section of the Willowbrook Parkway—from I-278 north to modern exit 13—was completed by 1965.<ref name="1965map">{{cite map |title=New York |publisher=[[Mobil]] |cartography=Rand McNally and Company |year=1965}}</ref> A short extension south to [[Victory Boulevard (Staten Island)|Victory Boulevard]] was opened to traffic by 1968. The highway was also renamed the Willowbrook Expressway by this time.<ref name="1968map"/> It was never extended past Victory Boulevard as opposition from both local property owners and environmental activists prevented construction of the rest of the highway. Its original route has never been formally demapped, however.<ref name="willow" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Grady |first1=Jim |title=Neighborhood Report: Staten Island; Greenbelt Fans Want Routes Off the Maps |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/22/nyregion/neighborhood-report-staten-island-up-close-greenbelt-fans-want-routes-off-maps.html |access-date=26 August 2018 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 22, 1998}}</ref> NY 440 was realigned to follow the Willowbrook Expressway by 1970.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.greaternyroads.info/pdfs/state70.pdf |title=Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State |date=January 1, 1970 |author=State of New York Department of Transportation |author-link=State of New York Department of Transportation |format=PDF |access-date=January 3, 2010}}</ref> |
The first section of the Willowbrook Parkway—from I-278 north to modern exit 13—was completed by 1965.<ref name="1965map">{{cite map |title=New York |publisher=[[Mobil]] |cartography=Rand McNally and Company |year=1965}}</ref> A short extension south to [[Victory Boulevard (Staten Island)|Victory Boulevard]] was opened to traffic by 1968. The highway was also renamed the Willowbrook Expressway by this time.<ref name="1968map"/> It was never extended past Victory Boulevard as opposition from both local property owners and environmental activists prevented construction of the rest of the highway. Its original route has never been formally demapped, however.<ref name="willow" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Grady |first1=Jim |title=Neighborhood Report: Staten Island; Greenbelt Fans Want Routes Off the Maps |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/22/nyregion/neighborhood-report-staten-island-up-close-greenbelt-fans-want-routes-off-maps.html |access-date=26 August 2018 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 22, 1998}}</ref> NY 440 was realigned to follow the Willowbrook Expressway by 1970.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.greaternyroads.info/pdfs/state70.pdf |title=Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State |date=January 1, 1970 |author=State of New York Department of Transportation |author-link=State of New York Department of Transportation |format=PDF |access-date=January 3, 2010}}</ref> |
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Drumgoole Boulevard was transformed into a [[ |
Drumgoole Boulevard was transformed into a [[Controlled-access highway|freeway]] in the late 1960s and early 1970s<ref name="1968map" /><ref name="1972map">{{cite map |title=New York and New Jersey Tourgide<!--sic--> Map |publisher=Gulf Oil Company |cartography=Rand McNally and Company |year=1972 |edition=1972}}</ref> and renamed the [[Richmond Parkway (Staten Island)|Richmond Parkway]] (now the [[Korean War Veterans Parkway]]) {{circa|lk=no|1973}}; however, NY 440 initially continued to follow the parkway. The segment of the West Shore Expressway southwest of Huguenot Avenue was opened {{circa|lk=no|1973}}<ref name="1972map" /><ref name="1973map">{{cite map |title=New York |publisher=[[Shell Oil Company]] |cartography=H.M. Gousha Company |year=1973 |edition=1973}}</ref> and became part of a realigned NY 440 on July 1, 1977.<ref name="1977log">{{cite book|author=Herr, Charles|title=Description of Touring Routes in New York State for the Interstate (I), Federal (US) and State (NY) Route Number Systems |agency=[[New York State Department of Transportation]] |date=August 24, 1977}}</ref> NY 440 left the expressway at Huguenot Avenue and followed Arthur Kill Road east to Richmond Avenue, where it continued north on its original alignment. The former alignment of NY 440 on the Richmond Parkway was redesignated as Temporary NY 440.<ref name="1973map" /><ref>{{cite map |title=New York and New Jersey Tourgide<!--sic--> Map |publisher=Gulf Oil Company |cartography=Rand McNally and Company |year=1974}}</ref> When the West Shore Expressway was completed in 1976,<ref name="nycroads" /> the Temporary NY 440 designation was eliminated while NY 440 was shifted westward to follow the West Shore and Clove Lakes Expressways between Huguenot Avenue and the Willowbrook Expressway.<ref>{{cite map |title=New York |publisher=[[Exxon]] |year=1977 |edition=1977–78 |cartography=[[General Drafting]]}}</ref> |
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In the mid-1960s, officials in New Jersey and New York considered extending the [[Interstate 287|I-287]] designation eastward from its current terminus at the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] ([[Interstate 95 (New Jersey)|I-95]]) to Staten Island via [[New Jersey Route 440| |
In the mid-1960s, officials in New Jersey and New York considered extending the [[Interstate 287|I-287]] designation eastward from its current terminus at the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] ([[Interstate 95 (New Jersey)|I-95]]) to Staten Island via [[New Jersey Route 440|Route 440]] and the Richmond Parkway. The idea was eventually halted soon afterward. However, it is possible that the [[New York State Department of Transportation]] may reconsider these plans in the future.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nycroads.com/roads/NJ-440S/ |title=NJ 440 Freeway (Middlesex County Section) |first=Steve |last=Anderson |work=NYCRoads |access-date=May 11, 2010}}</ref> In 1990, the Willowbrook Expressway was renamed the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway in honor of [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], the famous [[Civil and political rights|civil rights]] leader.<ref name="willow">{{cite web |url=http://www.nycroads.com/roads/mlk/ |title=Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway (NY 440) |first=Steve |last=Anderson |work=NYCRoads |access-date=May 11, 2010}}</ref> However, it is sometimes still called the Willowbrook Expressway by many locals today. The West Shore Expressway was ceremonially designated the '''Pearl Harbor Veterans Expressway''' by New York Governor [[George Pataki]] in 1999. However, the expressway's official name did not change.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nycroads.com/roads/west-shore/ |title=West Shore Expressway (NY 440) |first=Steve |last=Anderson |work=NYCRoads |access-date=May 11, 2010}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 2001, Exit 9 opened as a direct connection to Glen St.<ref>{{cite news |title=Freeways of a different sort |url=http://www.silive.com/westshore/index.ssf/2010/07/freeways_of_a_different_sort.html |work=[[Staten Island Advance]] |access-date=January 27, 2013 |first=Mark D. |last=Stein |date=July 15, 2010}}</ref> |
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In 2014, Exit 3A opened and the Bloomingdale Road exit was renumbered from 3 to 3B, and the Southbound entrance from Bloomingdale Road was opened at the same time. In addition a Southbound entrance ramp on Veterans Road between those 2 ramps was permanently closed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/09302014West-Shore-Expressway |title=Governor Cuomo Announces Opening of Two West Shore Expressway Ramps |date=September 30, 2014 |publisher=[[Governor of New York]] |access-date=October 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006125430/http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/09302014West-Shore-Expressway |archive-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref> |
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|road=[[Arthur Kill Road]] / Huguenot Avenue |
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|road={{jct|state=NY|I|278|dir1=west|name1=Staten Island Expressway|location1=[[Goethals Bridge]]|location2=[[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark Airport]]|extra=airport}} |
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|road=[[Richmond Avenue]] |
|road=[[Richmond Avenue]] |
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|exit=8 (NB)<br>11 (SB) |
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|road=[[Victory Boulevard (Staten Island)|Victory Boulevard]] |
|road=[[Victory Boulevard (Staten Island)|Victory Boulevard]] |
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|notes=Former |
|notes=Former [[Victory Boulevard (Staten Island)|NY 439A]] |
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|road={{jct|state=NY|I|278|dir1=east|location1=[[Verrazano-Narrows Bridge|Verrazzano Bridge]]|location2=[[Brooklyn]]}} |
|road={{jct|state=NY|I|278|dir1=east|name1=Staten Island Expressway|location1=[[Verrazano-Narrows Bridge|Verrazzano Bridge]]|location2=[[Brooklyn]]}} |
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|mile=11. |
|mile=11.3 |
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|exit=12 |
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|road=Forest Avenue |
|road=Forest Avenue |
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|notes=Former |
|notes=Former [[New York State Route 439|NY 439]] |
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|road=Richmond Terrace |
|road=Morningstar Road to Richmond Terrace |
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|location_special=[[Kill Van Kull]] |
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|mile=12.1 |
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|bridge=[[Bayonne Bridge]] (southbound toll; [[E-ZPass]] or [[Video tolling|pay-by-plate]]) |
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|road={{jct|state=NJ|NJ|440|dir1=north|name1={{jct|state=NJ|CR|501|dir1=north|noshield=yes}}|city1=Jersey City}} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 02:21, 15 November 2024
 New York State Route 440 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Map of Staten Island in New York City with NY 440 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NYSDOT and PANYNJ | ||||
| Length | 12.7 mi[1][2] (20.4 km) | |||
| Existed | 1949[3]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   Route 440 / CR 501 at the New Jersey state line | |||
 Korean War Veterans Parkway in Greenridge I-278 from Bloomfield to Bulls Head | ||||
| North end | Route 440 / CR 501 at the New Jersey state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Richmond | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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New York State Route 440 (NY 440) is a freeway located entirely on Staten Island in New York City. The route acts as a connector between the two segments of New Jersey Route 440, running from the Staten Island community of Richmond Valley in the south to Port Richmond in the north. NY 440 is connected to the two New Jersey segments by the Outerbridge Crossing to the south and the Bayonne Bridge to the north. It is one of several signed New York State routes that are not connected to any others in the state, and one of only two New York State routes (NY 426 being the other) that is the middle section of another state's highway bearing the same number. From the Korean War Veterans Parkway to I-278, it is known as the West Shore Expressway. North of I-278, it is named the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway (also known as the Willowbrook Expressway). NY 440 is the southernmost state route in the state of New York.
Route description
NY 440 begins at the New York–New Jersey state line, mid-span on the east-west Outerbridge Crossing over the Arthur Kill in the Richmond Valley neighborhood of Staten Island. The four-lane bridge crosses east through Richmond Valley and over Arthur Kill Road.
After entering Staten Island, NY 440 begins a brief concurrency with the Korean War Veterans Parkway and passes through a toll barrier for eastbound traffic entering the city. Immediately following the toll barrier is a ramp to Page Avenue, the eastbound exit 1.[4] In the westbound direction, the ramp to Arthur Kill Road is exit 1.
After Page Avenue, NY 440 enters a partial cloverleaf interchange where the Korean War Veterans Parkway splits off. At exit 2 in the Pleasant Plains neighborhood, NY 440 exits the right-of-way it entered on, which continues as the KWVP, while NY 440 proceeds north as the co-signed West Shore Expressway.[4]
The West Shore Expressway continues north as a four-lane freeway, entering exit 3, a ramp to Woodrow Road going northbound. Crossing into the Rossville neighborhood, the expressway enters exit 3 southbound, connecting to Bloomingdale Road, and parallels a section of the Arthur Kill. Crossing north of South Shore Golf Course, the West Shore enters exit 4, an interchange with Huguenot Avenue. Continuing northeast, NY 440 is routed parallel with the eastern side of the former Fresh Kills Landfill, with exit 5 providing access to Arden Avenue. Bending northward once again, the West Shore Expressway crosses over Fresh Kills creek, and passes through a portion of the William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge. The West Shore Expressway continues through the Chelsea-Travis neighborhood, accessible at exit 7 through a service road interchange with Victory Boulevard (itself previously designated as NY 439A, until c. 1968).[5][6]
_just_north_of_Interstate_278_(Staten_Island_Expressway)_in_Staten_Island,_New_York.jpg)
Running along the northern end of Travis, the West Shore Expressway parallels nearby railroad tracks before entering exit 8, a ramp to South Avenue and the Bloomfield neighborhood. Just a bit further north, the expressway enters exit 9 northbound, a single ramp to Glen Street. Just north of Glen Street, the West Shore Expressway enters a semi-directional T interchange with the northwest-southeast Staten Island Expressway portion of I-278. At this interchange, NY 440 and I-278 become concurrent for a short distance on the Staten Island Expressway, a four-lane expressway along the northern tier of Staten Island. Along this stretch, NY 440 and I-278 meet the interchange with Richmond Avenue at exit 7. Just to the east, the expressway enters exit 9, which serves as a junction with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway (the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway, also known, for its initial portion, as the Willowbrook Expressway).[4]
NY 440 turns north off I-278 and continues as the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway, just north of an interchange with Victory Boulevard. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway crosses north through Staten Island, with the neighborhoods of Graniteville then Mariners Harbor on the west side, while Westerleigh then Elm Park (technically a portion of the Port Richmond neighborhood) are on the east side. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway enters exit 12, an interchange with Forest Avenue (the portion used by the previously designated, until 1968, NY 439), forming a "four corners" of the neighborhoods just mentioned. Continuing north, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway enters exit 13, which connects to Walker Street in Port Richmond. Just north of exit 13, NY 440 passes through an electronic toll collection gantry (for traffic crossing from New Jersey over the Bergen Point Reach to enter onto the northside of Staten Island), then slopes onto the abutments of the Bayonne Bridge, condensing to four lanes. A short distance to the north, NY 440 crosses the state line back into New Jersey, continuing north as Route 440 into the city of Bayonne.[4]
History
The Willowbrook Parkway as originally planned
_from_the_overpass_for_Walker_Avenue_in_Staten_Island,_New_York_City,_New_York.jpg)
NY 440 was initially designated in 1949, beginning at the Outerbridge Crossing and ending at the Bayonne Bridge, as it does today; however, the route was originally routed on Drumgoole Boulevard and Richmond Avenue in between the two bridges.[7] In the early 1950s, proposals surfaced for the Willowbrook Parkway, which would extend from Staten Island Marine Park (later Great Kills Park and now part of the Gateway National Recreation Area) on the island's East Shore to the Bayonne Bridge via Egbertville and Bulls Head.[7][8] A second highway, the West Shore Expressway, was proposed c. 1961. As proposed, it would begin at the Outerbridge Crossing and run along the west shore of Staten Island to meet the Clove Lakes Expressway (I-278) near the Goethals Bridge.[9][10] The first section of the Willowbrook Parkway—from I-278 north to modern exit 13—was completed by 1965.[11] A short extension south to Victory Boulevard was opened to traffic by 1968. The highway was also renamed the Willowbrook Expressway by this time.[6] It was never extended past Victory Boulevard as opposition from both local property owners and environmental activists prevented construction of the rest of the highway. Its original route has never been formally demapped, however.[12][13] NY 440 was realigned to follow the Willowbrook Expressway by 1970.[14]
Drumgoole Boulevard was transformed into a freeway in the late 1960s and early 1970s[6][15] and renamed the Richmond Parkway (now the Korean War Veterans Parkway) c. 1973; however, NY 440 initially continued to follow the parkway. The segment of the West Shore Expressway southwest of Huguenot Avenue was opened c. 1973[15][16] and became part of a realigned NY 440 on July 1, 1977.[17] NY 440 left the expressway at Huguenot Avenue and followed Arthur Kill Road east to Richmond Avenue, where it continued north on its original alignment. The former alignment of NY 440 on the Richmond Parkway was redesignated as Temporary NY 440.[16][18] When the West Shore Expressway was completed in 1976,[3] the Temporary NY 440 designation was eliminated while NY 440 was shifted westward to follow the West Shore and Clove Lakes Expressways between Huguenot Avenue and the Willowbrook Expressway.[19]
In the mid-1960s, officials in New Jersey and New York considered extending the I-287 designation eastward from its current terminus at the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) to Staten Island via Route 440 and the Richmond Parkway. The idea was eventually halted soon afterward. However, it is possible that the New York State Department of Transportation may reconsider these plans in the future.[20] In 1990, the Willowbrook Expressway was renamed the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., the famous civil rights leader.[12] However, it is sometimes still called the Willowbrook Expressway by many locals today. The West Shore Expressway was ceremonially designated the Pearl Harbor Veterans Expressway by New York Governor George Pataki in 1999. However, the expressway's official name did not change.[21]
In 2001, Exit 9 opened as a direct connection to Glen St.[22]
In 2014, Exit 3A opened and the Bloomingdale Road exit was renumbered from 3 to 3B, and the Southbound entrance from Bloomingdale Road was opened at the same time. In addition a Southbound entrance ramp on Veterans Road between those 2 ramps was permanently closed.[23]
Exit list
The entire route is in the New York City borough of Staten Island.
| Location | mi[1][2] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Kill | 0.0 | 0.0 |      Route 440 south (CR 501 west) to G.S. Parkway / US 9 – New Jersey | Continuation into New Jersey | |
| 0.6 | 0.97 | Outerbridge Crossing (northbound toll) | |||
| Charleston–Richmond Valley line | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1 | Page Avenue / Arthur Kill Road to Hylan Boulevard Korean War Veterans Parkway begins | Signed for Page Avenue/Hylan Boulevard northbound, Arthur Kill Road southbound |
| 1.1 | 1.8 | 2 |  Korean War Veterans Parkway north to Richmond Avenue – Park & Ride | North end of Korean War Veterans Parkway overlap | |
| Charleston–Rossville line | 3A | Englewood Avenue | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; serves Clay Pit Ponds State Park | ||
| 3 | Clay Pit Road | Northbound exit only; signed as Woodrow Road | |||
| 3B | Bloomingdale Road | No northbound exit | |||
| 3.7 | 6.0 | 4 | Arthur Kill Road / Huguenot Avenue | ||
| Greenridge | 5.0 | 8.0 | 5 | Muldoon Avenue to Arden Avenue | Southbound exit only |
| Fresh Kills | 5.4 | 8.7 | Bridge | ||
| Travis–Chelsea line | 6.2 | 10.0 | 7 | Victory Boulevard | |
| 7.1 | 11.4 | 8 | South Avenue | ||
| Bloomfield | 7.8 | 12.6 | 9 | Glen Street | Northbound exit only |
| 9.2 | 14.8 | Transition between West Shore and Staten Island Expressways | |||
| 5 |   I-278 west (Staten Island Expressway) – Goethals Bridge, Newark Airport | South end of I-278 overlap; exit number not signed northbound; serves Howland Hook Marine Terminal | |||
| 9.22 | 14.84 | 6 | South Avenue | Southbound exit only | |
| Graniteville–Bulls Head line | 9.5 | 15.3 | 7 | Richmond Avenue | |
| 10.1– 10.3 | 16.3– 16.6 | 8 (NB) 11 (SB) | Victory Boulevard | Former NY 439A | |
| 9 (NB) 10E (SB) |  I-278 east (Staten Island Expressway) – Verrazzano Bridge, Brooklyn | North end of I-278 overlap | |||
| Transition between Staten Island and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressways | |||||
| 10W |  I-278 west / NY 440 south (Staten Island Expressway) – Goethals Bridge, Outerbridge Crossing | Northbound exit only; provides u-turn from exit 8 to access I-278 west | |||
| Mariners Harbor–Elm Park line | 11.3 | 18.2 | 12 | Forest Avenue | Former NY 439 |
| 12.0 | 19.3 | 13 | Morningstar Road to Richmond Terrace | Morningstar Road not signed northbound | |
| Kill Van Kull | 12.1 | 19.5 | Bayonne Bridge (southbound toll; E-ZPass or pay-by-plate) | ||
| 12.7 | 20.4 |  Route 440 north (CR 501 north) – Jersey City | Continuation into New Jersey | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 235. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ^ a b "Richmond County Inventory Listing" (CSV). New York State Department of Transportation. August 7, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ a b Anderson, Steve. "State and US Roads in New York City". NYCRoads. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2007.
- ^ a b c d Microsoft; Nokia. "overview map of NY 440" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ^ Gousha Road Atlas – New York and vicinity (Map). H.M. Gousha Company. 1967. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
- ^ a b c New York City and Vicinity including Long Island (Map) (1968–69 ed.). American Automobile Association. 1968.
- ^ a b New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Socony-Vacuum Oil Company. 1950.
- ^ New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Sunoco. 1952.
- ^ New York and New Jersey Tourgide Map (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Gulf Oil Company. 1960.
- ^ New York and Metropolitan New York (Map) (1961–62 ed.). Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. Sunoco. 1961.
- ^ New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Mobil. 1965.
- ^ a b Anderson, Steve. "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway (NY 440)". NYCRoads. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ^ O'Grady, Jim (November 22, 1998). "Neighborhood Report: Staten Island; Greenbelt Fans Want Routes Off the Maps". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ State of New York Department of Transportation (January 1, 1970). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State (PDF). Retrieved January 3, 2010.
- ^ a b New York and New Jersey Tourgide Map (Map) (1972 ed.). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Gulf Oil Company. 1972.
- ^ a b New York (Map) (1973 ed.). Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. Shell Oil Company. 1973.
- ^ Herr, Charles (August 24, 1977). Description of Touring Routes in New York State for the Interstate (I), Federal (US) and State (NY) Route Number Systems.
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- ^ New York (Map) (1977–78 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Exxon. 1977.
- ^ Anderson, Steve. "NJ 440 Freeway (Middlesex County Section)". NYCRoads. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ^ Anderson, Steve. "West Shore Expressway (NY 440)". NYCRoads. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
- ^ Stein, Mark D. (July 15, 2010). "Freeways of a different sort". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ "Governor Cuomo Announces Opening of Two West Shore Expressway Ramps". Governor of New York. September 30, 2014. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
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