The Joe DiMaggio Highway, commonly called the West Side Highway and formerly the Miller Highway, is a 5.42-mile-long (8.72 km) mostly surface section of New York State Route 9A (NY 9A), running from West 72nd Street along the Hudson River to the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City. [2]

The West Side Elevated Highway (West Side Highway or Miller Highway, named for Julius Miller, Manhattan borough president from 1922 to 1930) was an elevated section of New York State Route 9A (NY 9A) running along the Hudson River in the New York City borough of Manhattan to the tip of the island.

The West Side Highway, originally designated NY 9A north of the Holland Tunnel and NY 27A south of the Holland Tunnel, was part of a limited-access, automobile-only system of parkways conceived by New York's master planner, Robert Moses.

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is conducting a comprehensive study on mobility and safety enhancements to upgrade pedestrian and bicycle safety along Route 9A, also known as the West Side Highway. The study limits are from Battery Place to 59th Street in Manhattan, NY.

Sep 30, 2021 · Here are 10 secrets of the West Side Highway, including a look into its contentious predecessor the West Side Elevated Highway.

It heads northward along the west side of Manhattan, connecting to West 79th Street with a large interchange and to other surface streets with more intermittent exits along the way. The parkway continues in a northerly direction, running almost parallel to …

The Joe DiMaggio Highway, commonly called the West Side Highway and formerly the Miller Highway, is a 5.42-mile-long (8.72 km) mostly surface section of New York State Route 9A (NY 9A), running from West 72nd Street along the Hudson River to …

Sep 11, 2001 · The Joe DiMaggio Highway, commonly called the West Side Highway and formerly the Miller Highway, is a 5.42-mile-long (8.72 km) mostly surface section of New York State Route 9A (NY 9A), running from West 72nd Street along the Hudson River to the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City. [2]

New York State Route 9A, also known as the West Side Highway, is an iconic road with a rich history closely tied to the evolution of Manhattan's waterfront and transportation infrastructure. In the early 20th century, the West Side of Manhattan …

For decades, Manhattan’s elevated West Side Highway cast a shadow on its waterfront. Initially built in the 1930s to increase road safety, improve vehicle travel times, and aid commerce, it physically and visually cut off neighborhoods from the Hudson River.