Korean War Veterans Parkway
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The Richmond Parkway is a Parkway that traverses the South Shore
of Staten Island, New York, USA
from southwest to northeast. It officially begins at the Outerbridge Crossing
toll plaza and ends near the intersection of Richmond Avenue
and Arthur Kill Road in the island's Greenridge
section, briefly overlapping NY 440
for 0.38 mile (0.6115492 km) near the western terminus. It opened in 1972 and is designated New York State Route 909C, an unsigned reference route.
with NY 440
at the Outerbridge Crossing
toll plaza east of the New Jersey
state line on Staten Island
. NY 440 and the parkway remain overlapped to Pleasant Plains
, where NY 440 splits from the parkway and heads north on the West Shore Expressway. Past NY 440, the parkway goes under Bloomingdale Road, a road that borders Bloomingdale Park
. The Parkway continues east, interchanging southbound with Huguenot Avenue. The road turns to the northeast through the villages of Woodrow
and Eltingville
. The parkway interchanges with Arden Avenue in Eltingville. The final interchange along the parkway is for Richmond Avenue in Greenridge. The parkway merges into its western service road, which comes to an end at Richmond Avenue.
neighborhood, where it was to branch off from the Staten Island Expressway; however, in the late 1960s intense community opposition erupted — much of it from environmentalist
s — because the parkway's planned route would have bisected the Staten Island Greenbelt
and would have caused much condemnation of private property; indeed, Al Deppe's Restaurant, a highly popular establishment resembling Chuck E. Cheese's
which had stood at the corner of Richmond Avenue and Arthur Kill Road since 1921, was forced out of business while the arguments raged. The section of the parkway between the proposed Staten Island Expressway interchange and its present terminus ended up never being built, and the route itself, covering 4.8 miles (7.72 km), was subsequently demapped.
The spur that was actually built, which is 4.5 miles (7.24 km) long, was constructed along Drumgoole Rd, and as a result, the parkway's service roads were named Drumgoole Road East and Drumgoole Road West (these roads being named for Father John Drumgoole, the Irish-born founder of the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin, a Roman Catholic orphanage
and monastery
better known today as Mount Loretto
).
From time to time, proposals have been made to revive the aborted section of the parkway, in response to steadily increasing traffic congestion on Staten Island, but none of these proposals has yet to receive significant support from the island's elected officials or residents.
In 1997 the Richmond Parkway was officially renamed the Korean War Veterans Memorial Parkway; however, when signs announcing the change were erected, the word "Memorial" was inadvertently omitted. In any event, the vast majority of Staten Islanders continue to refer to the parkway by its original name.
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|Outerbridge Crossing
toll plaza; western terminus of overlap
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|Huguenot
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|Maguire Avenue / Foster Road / Huguenot Avenue
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|Annadale
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|Arden Avenue / Annadale Road / Albee Avenue
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|Greenridge
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|Richmond Avenue
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South Shore, Staten Island
The South Shore is a geographical term applied to the area in the New York City borough of Staten Island, south and east of the island's ridge of hills along the waterfront and adjacent areas from the Narrows to the mouth of the Arthur Kill, although many observers prefer to restrict its scope to...
of Staten Island, New York, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
from southwest to northeast. It officially begins at the Outerbridge Crossing
Outerbridge Crossing
The Outerbridge Crossing is a cantilever bridge which spans the Arthur Kill. The "Outerbridge", as it is commonly known, connects Perth Amboy, New Jersey, with the New York City borough of Staten Island and carries NY-440 and NJ-440, each road ending at the respective state border.The bridge was...
toll plaza and ends near the intersection of Richmond Avenue
Richmond Avenue
Richmond Avenue is an integral north-south thoroughfare on Staten Island. Measuring approximately 7.0 miles , the road runs from the community of Graniteville to the south shore community of Eltingville.- Street description :...
and Arthur Kill Road in the island's Greenridge
Greenridge, Staten Island
Greenridge is a name sometimes used to denote the western part of Eltingville, a neighborhood on Staten Island's South Shore.The area's earliest settlers were French Huguenots, who are also responsible for another South Shore neighborhood not far away being named Huguenot...
section, briefly overlapping NY 440
New York State Route 440
New York State Route 440 is a state highway 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 to the south to Port Richmond to the north...
for 0.38 mile (0.6115492 km) near the western terminus. It opened in 1972 and is designated New York State Route 909C, an unsigned reference route.
Route description
The Korean War Veterans Parkway begins concurrentConcurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
with NY 440
New York State Route 440
New York State Route 440 is a state highway 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 to the south to Port Richmond to the north...
at the Outerbridge Crossing
Outerbridge Crossing
The Outerbridge Crossing is a cantilever bridge which spans the Arthur Kill. The "Outerbridge", as it is commonly known, connects Perth Amboy, New Jersey, with the New York City borough of Staten Island and carries NY-440 and NJ-440, each road ending at the respective state border.The bridge was...
toll plaza east of the New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
state line on Staten Island
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
. NY 440 and the parkway remain overlapped to Pleasant Plains
Pleasant Plains, Staten Island
Pleasant Plains is a neighborhood located on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, New York, the most populous city in the United States....
, where NY 440 splits from the parkway and heads north on the West Shore Expressway. Past NY 440, the parkway goes under Bloomingdale Road, a road that borders Bloomingdale Park
Bloomingdale Park
Bloomingdale Park is a park on the South Shore of Staten Island. It is located in the Prince's Bay neighborhood, and is bounded on the north by Ramona Avenue, on the west by Bloomingdale Road, on the east by Lenevar Avenue, and on the south by Drumgoole Road West and the Korean War Veterans Parkway...
. The Parkway continues east, interchanging southbound with Huguenot Avenue. The road turns to the northeast through the villages of Woodrow
Woodrow, Staten Island
Woodrow is a name increasingly applied to the western part of Huguenot, a neighborhood located on the South Shore of Staten Island, New York, United States.The first Methodist church in the immediate New York City area opened in the neighborhood in 1771...
and Eltingville
Eltingville, Staten Island
Eltingville is the name of a neighborhood on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. It is on the island's South Shore, immediately to the south of Great Kills and north of Annadale...
. The parkway interchanges with Arden Avenue in Eltingville. The final interchange along the parkway is for Richmond Avenue in Greenridge. The parkway merges into its western service road, which comes to an end at Richmond Avenue.
History
The section of the parkway that exists today represents less than half of the highway that was originally planned. The parkway was supposed to begin in the island's SunnysideSunnyside, Staten Island
Sunnyside is the name of a neighborhood in the Mid-Island region of the New York City borough of Staten Island.Two large city parks—Silver Lake Park and Clove Lakes Park—form the eastern and western boundaries, respectively, of Sunnyside, which is named for a boarding house that was...
neighborhood, where it was to branch off from the Staten Island Expressway; however, in the late 1960s intense community opposition erupted — much of it from environmentalist
Environmentalist
An environmentalist broadly supports the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through changes to environmentally harmful human activities"...
s — because the parkway's planned route would have bisected the Staten Island Greenbelt
Staten Island Greenbelt
The Staten Island Greenbelt is a system of contiguous public parkland and natural areas in the central hills of the New York City borough of Staten Island...
and would have caused much condemnation of private property; indeed, Al Deppe's Restaurant, a highly popular establishment resembling Chuck E. Cheese's
Chuck E. Cheese's
Chuck E. Cheese's is a chain of family entertainment centers. Chuck E...
which had stood at the corner of Richmond Avenue and Arthur Kill Road since 1921, was forced out of business while the arguments raged. The section of the parkway between the proposed Staten Island Expressway interchange and its present terminus ended up never being built, and the route itself, covering 4.8 miles (7.72 km), was subsequently demapped.
The spur that was actually built, which is 4.5 miles (7.24 km) long, was constructed along Drumgoole Rd, and as a result, the parkway's service roads were named Drumgoole Road East and Drumgoole Road West (these roads being named for Father John Drumgoole, the Irish-born founder of the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin, a Roman Catholic orphanage
Orphanage
An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them...
and monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
better known today as Mount Loretto
Pleasant Plains, Staten Island
Pleasant Plains is a neighborhood located on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, New York, the most populous city in the United States....
).
From time to time, proposals have been made to revive the aborted section of the parkway, in response to steadily increasing traffic congestion on Staten Island, but none of these proposals has yet to receive significant support from the island's elected officials or residents.
In 1997 the Richmond Parkway was officially renamed the Korean War Veterans Memorial Parkway; however, when signs announcing the change were erected, the word "Memorial" was inadvertently omitted. In any event, the vast majority of Staten Islanders continue to refer to the parkway by its original name.
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Pleasant Plains, Staten Island
Pleasant Plains is a neighborhood located on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, New York, the most populous city in the United States....
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Outerbridge Crossing
The Outerbridge Crossing is a cantilever bridge which spans the Arthur Kill. The "Outerbridge", as it is commonly known, connects Perth Amboy, New Jersey, with the New York City borough of Staten Island and carries NY-440 and NJ-440, each road ending at the respective state border.The bridge was...
toll plaza; western terminus of overlap
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|Huguenot
Huguenot, Staten Island
Huguenot is the name of a neighborhood located on the South Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. In recent years it has become increasingly customary to refer to the western part of Huguenot as a separate neighborhood called Woodrow...
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|Annadale
Annadale, Staten Island
Annadale is a neighborhood or section of New York City in the borough of Staten Island, New York, USA, situated on the island's South Shore. Annadale Station serves the community....
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|Arden Avenue / Annadale Road / Albee Avenue
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|Greenridge
Greenridge, Staten Island
Greenridge is a name sometimes used to denote the western part of Eltingville, a neighborhood on Staten Island's South Shore.The area's earliest settlers were French Huguenots, who are also responsible for another South Shore neighborhood not far away being named Huguenot...
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|Richmond Avenue
Richmond Avenue
Richmond Avenue is an integral north-south thoroughfare on Staten Island. Measuring approximately 7.0 miles , the road runs from the community of Graniteville to the south shore community of Eltingville.- Street description :...
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