Arthur Kill Road

Arthur Kill Road is a major northeast-southwest artery along the South-West Shore of the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is 8.54 miles (13.74 km) long,[1] and runs through the neighborhoods of Tottenville, Richmond Valley, Charleston, Rossville, Woodrow, Huguenot, Arden Heights, Annadale, Eltingville, Greenridge, Great Kills, and Richmondtown.

Arthur Kill Road
Looking south in 1973, with Arthur Kill and the New Jersey shore in the background
Former name(s)Fresh Kills Road, Shore Road, Riverside Avenue
NamesakeArthur Kill
OwnerCity of New York
Maintained byNYCDOT
Length8.54 mi[1][2] (13.74 km)
LocationStaten Island, New York
South endDead end in Tottenville
Major
junctions		 NY 440 in Rossville
North endRichmond Road / Richmond Hill Road in Richmondtown

Arthur Kill Road is named for the waterway to its west, the Arthur Kill, which separates Staten Island from Union County and Middlesex County, New Jersey. It was known by other names in the 19th century, including Fresh Kills Road, Shore Road and Riverside Avenue.

Landmarks include the Blazing Star Burial Ground, the Arthur Kill Correctional Facility,[3] the unused LNG tanks east of Chemical Lane,[4] the Kreischer House as well as the Outerbridge Crossing which Arthur Kill Road passes underneath.

Transportation

Arthur Kill Road is served by the S74/S84 local buses. The S54, S55, and S56 local buses use Arthur Kill Road for part of their route, as do the SIM2, SIM4, SIM5, SIM6, SIM8, SIM15, SIM22, SIM23, SIM24 and SIM25 express buses, but the SIM4, SIM5, SIM6, SIM8, and the SIM24 do not make stops along the road.

Major intersections

The entire route is in the New York City borough of Staten Island. 

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Tottenville0.000.00Dead end
Charleston1.3[2]2.1 Bridge Street to NY 440 north (West Shore Expressway)Exit 1 on NY 440
1.6[2]2.6 Veterans Road West to NY 440 south (Outerbridge Crossing)Exit 1 on NY 440
Rossville3.8[2]6.1 NY 440 (West Shore Expressway) – Outerbridge CrossingExit 4 on NY 440
Arden Heights6.8711.06 Drumgoole Road West to Korean War Veterans Parkway south / NY 440Former routing of NY 440
Arden Heights–Eltingville line6.9211.14Richmond Avenue
Richmondtown8.5413.74Richmond Road / Richmond Hill RoadContinues into Latourette Park
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. "Richmond County Inventory Listing" (CSV). New York State Department of Transportation. August 7, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  2. Google (January 20, 2020). "Arthur Kill Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  3. "Forgotten Cemeteries: The Dead Pool". Forgotten New York. Archived from the original on January 9, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  4. Engels, Mary (December 23, 1997). "Gas Storage Tanks On Staten Island To Be Torn Down?". Daily News. Retrieved February 7, 2015.

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