Henry Hudson Parkway

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Henry Hudson Parkway and Riverside Park looking north to Riverside Church

Henry Hudson Parkway and Riverside Park looking north to George Washington Bridge

The Henry Hudson Parkway is a New York City parkway that stretches from West 72nd Street in Manhattan to the Bronx-Westchester County boundary, where it meets the Saw Mill River Parkway. South of West 72nd Street, the roadway continues as the West Side Highway. It crosses the Harlem River from Manhattan to the Bronx over the Henry Hudson Bridge. The parkway is signed NY-9A for almost its entire length, the exception being the 1.0-mile section north of US 9/Broadway. The entire route is also designated, but unsigned, New York State Reference Route 907V. It is named after Henry Hudson.

The Parkway was completed on October 12, 1937, under New York master builder Robert Moses. It cost $109 million, twice as expensive as the $49 million Hoover Dam that was built in the same period. The Parkway was part of Moses' "West Side Improvement" and included covering the New York Central train line. The covered portion is partially used for the highway and also expands the Riverside Park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.

The Henry Hudson Parkway is a candidate for designation as a New York State Scenic Byway, the first in New York City. At the request of the Henry Hudson Parkway Task Force, in 2005 the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council approved funding to develop a comprehensive corridor management plan, a requirement for its designation.

Combined with the completion of the latest version of the West Side Highway in 2001, there is now a leafy boulevard that runs the length of Manhattan from north to south.

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On May 12,2005 a retaining wall collapsed onto the northbound lanes of the parkway, just north of the George Washington Bridge, shutting it down in the middle of rush hour. The clean-up quickly began, and the road re-opened on May 15.

Exits

This list, from top to bottom, goes south. For northbound exits, start at the bottom and read up.

Exit #	Destinations	Notes
Northbound Henry Hudson Parkway feeds into Northbound Saw Mill River Parkway
24	Moshulu Parkway SOUTH	This exit is not numbered southbound.
23A-B	U.S. Route 9, New York State Route 9A NORTH (Broadway)	Single exit southbound. Exit 23A is for SOUTH, 23B is for NORTH. leaves northbound, joins southbound.
22	W. 254th Street, Moshulu Avenue	Southbound exit
21	Henry Hudson Parkway Service Road East	Northbound exit
20	Henry Hudson Parkway Service Road West	Southbound exit
19	Henry Hudson Parkway Service Road West	Southbound exit
18	Henry Hudson Parkway Service Road West	Southbound exit
18	Kappock Road TO Henry Hudson Parkway Service Road East	Southbound exit; last exit before toll bridge.
Henry Hudson Bridge: .50 toll, both ways (E-ZPass accepted with discounts) Bronx/Manhattan border
17	Dyckman Street TO U.S. Route 9	Southbound, left-hand exit
	Riverside Drive	Northbound exit
	Park Drive, Fort Tryon Park	Northbound exit
14-15	Riverside Drive TO Interstate 95, U.S. Route 1, U.S. Route 9, Trans-Manhattan Expressway, George Washington Bridge	Southbound only, left hand exit. (Northbound separate exits, see below.)
15	Interstate 95, U.S. Route 1, U.S. Route 9, Trans-Manhattan Expressway, George Washington Bridge	Northbound exit
14	Riverside Drive	Northbound exit
13	Henry Hudson Parkway Service Road	Southbound exit
12	W. 125th Street	Southbound exit
	12th Avenue, Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Blvd (W. 125th Street)	Northbound exit
	W. 96th Street	Northbound exit; southbound access available via the W. 95th Street exit.
	W. 95th Street
	W. 79th St, Riverside Drive	Separate exits northbound, single exit southbound.
Southbound Henry Hudson Parkway feeds into Southbound West Side Highway

External links

[Background on the parkway's history and the scenic byway initiative]

New York City parkways
Manhattan	FDR East River Drive - Harlem River Drive - Henry Hudson
The Bronx	Bronx River - Henry Hudson - Hutchinson River - Mosholu - Pelham
Brooklyn-Queens	Belt Parkway system: Cross Island - Laurelton - Shore - Southern Others: Grand Central - Jackie Robinson (Interborough) Former: Gowanus - Whitestone - Long Island Motor Parkway
Staten Island	Korean War Veterans (Richmond) Former: Willowbrook Proposed: Wolfe's Pond

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