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155th Street is a crosstown street separating the Harlem and Washington Heights neighborhoods, in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is the northernmost of the 155 crosstown streets mapped out in the Commissioner's Plan of 1811 that established the numbered street grid in Manhattan.^[1]

The street consists of upper and lower portions. The upper portion starts on the West Side at Riverside Drive, crossing Broadway, Amsterdam Avenue, and St. Nicholas Avenue. At St. Nicholas Place, the terrain drops off steeply, forming Coogan's Bluff. 155th Street is carried on the 1,600-foot (490 m) long 155th Street Viaduct, a City Landmark constructed in 1893, that slopes down towards the Harlem River, continuing onto the Macombs Dam Bridge, crossing over (but not intersecting with) the Harlem River Drive.^[2]^[3] An unconnected lower section of 155th Street runs at ground level under the viaduct, between a dead-end west of Bradhurst Avenue and a service road of the Harlem River Drive.^[4]

The New York City Subway serves the upper portion of 155th Street at 155th Street/St. Nicholas Avenue on the IND Eighth Avenue Line and the lower portion at 155th Street/Frederick Douglass Boulevard on the IND Concourse Line.^[5]

Points of interest

Highbridge Park – situated on the banks of the Harlem River near the northernmost tip of Manhattan, between 155th Street and Dyckman Street.^[6]
Polo Grounds – The second and third (final) incarnations of the famed stadium were located at was then 8th Avenue from 1889 to 1963, in Coogan's Hollow on the north side of the viaduct. Over its life, it was home of the New York Giants (1889–1957), New York Yankees (1913–1922) and New York Mets (1962–1963) baseball franchises, and the New York Giants (1925–1955) and New York Jets (1960–1963) football teams.
Rucker Park – located at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, Rucker Park is one of the premier havens of streetball, and its summer league has been the launching point for many NBA players.^[7]
Hispanic Society of America – Museum of Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American art and artifacts, as well as a rare books and manuscripts and research library, located at Audubon Terrace.
Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum, on the south side of 155th between Broadway and Riverside Drive.

References

^ "REMARKS OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR LAYING OUT STREETS AND ROADS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, UNDER THE ACT OF APRIL 3, 1807". Archived from the original on June 10, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2007. These streets are all sixty feet wide except fifteen, which are one hundred feet wide, viz.: Numbers fourteen, twenty-three, thirty-four, forty-two, fifty-seven, seventy-two, seventy-nine, eighty-six, ninety-six, one hundred and six, one hundred and sixteen, one hundred and twenty-five, one hundred and thirty-five, one hundred and forty-five, and one hundred and fifty-five—the block or space between them being in general about two hundred feet.
^ Gray, Christopher (July 9, 2000). "Streetscapes/The 155th Street Viaduct; An Elevated 1893 Roadway With a Lacy Elegance". The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
^ New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 204–205. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.
^ Google (January 7, 2020). "Macombs Dam Bridge" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
^ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
^ "Highbridge Park". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
^ "Directions to Rucker Park". InsideHoops.com. Retrieved November 10, 2007.

External links

I Can't Drive 155, Forgotten-NY

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[1] "REMARKS OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR LAYING OUT STREETS AND ROADS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, UNDER THE ACT OF APRIL 3, 1807". Archived from the original on June 10, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2007. These streets are all sixty feet wide except fifteen, which are one hundred feet wide, viz.: Numbers fourteen, twenty-three, thirty-four, forty-two, fifty-seven, seventy-two, seventy-nine, eighty-six, ninety-six, one hundred and six, one hundred and sixteen, one hundred and twenty-five, one hundred and thirty-five, one hundred and forty-five, and one hundred and fifty-five—the block or space between them being in general about two hundred feet.

[2] Gray, Christopher (July 9, 2000). "Streetscapes/The 155th Street Viaduct; An Elevated 1893 Roadway With a Lacy Elegance". The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2007.

[nycland-3] New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 204–205. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.

[maps-4] Google (January 7, 2020). "Macombs Dam Bridge" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 7, 2020.

[5] "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

[6] "Highbridge Park". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2007.

[7] "Directions to Rucker Park". InsideHoops.com. Retrieved November 10, 2007.

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-[[File:Top 155 St Causeway jeh.JPG|thumb|Eastern viaduct]]
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+[[File:W155 end jeh.JPG|thumb|Western end, high portion]]
+[[File:View looking west along west along west 155th street viaduct - Macombs Dam Bridge, Spanning Harlem River Between 155th Street Viaduct, Jerome Avenue, and East 162nd Street, Bronx HAER NY,31-NEYO,175-2.tif|thumb|Eastern viaduct, pictured in 1994]]
-'''155th Street''' is a major crosstown street in the [[Harlem, Manhattan|Harlem]] neighborhood, in the [[New York City]] [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[Manhattan]]. It is the northernmost of the 155 crosstown streets mapped out in the [[Commissioner's Plan of 1811]] that established the numbered street grid in Manhattan.<ref>[http://www.library.cornell.edu/Reps/DOCS/nyc1811.htm REMARKS OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR LAYING OUT STREETS AND ROADS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, UNDER THE ACT OF APRIL 3, 1807], accessed May 2, 2007. "These streets are all sixty feet wide except fifteen, which are one hundred feet wide, viz.: Numbers fourteen, twenty-three, thirty-four, forty-two, fifty-seven, seventy-two, seventy-nine, eighty-six, ninety-six, one hundred and six, one hundred and sixteen, one hundred and twenty-five, one hundred and thirty-five, one hundred and forty-five, and one hundred and fifty-five—the block or space between them being in general about two hundred feet."</ref>
+'''155th Street''' is a crosstown street separating the [[Harlem, Manhattan|Harlem]] and [[Washington Heights, Manhattan|Washington Heights]] neighborhoods, in the New York City [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[Manhattan]]. It is the northernmost of the 155 crosstown streets mapped out in the [[Commissioner's Plan of 1811]] that established the numbered street grid in Manhattan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.library.cornell.edu/Reps/DOCS/nyc1811.htm |title=REMARKS OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR LAYING OUT STREETS AND ROADS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, UNDER THE ACT OF APRIL 3, 1807 |access-date=May 2, 2007 |quote=These streets are all sixty feet wide except fifteen, which are one hundred feet wide, viz.: Numbers fourteen, twenty-three, thirty-four, forty-two, fifty-seven, seventy-two, seventy-nine, eighty-six, ninety-six, one hundred and six, one hundred and sixteen, one hundred and twenty-five, one hundred and thirty-five, one hundred and forty-five, and one hundred and fifty-five—the block or space between them being in general about two hundred feet. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610165318/http://www.library.cornell.edu/Reps/DOCS/nyc1811.htm |archive-date=June 10, 2007}}</ref>
-th Street starts on the West Side at [[Riverside Drive (Manhattan)|Riverside Drive]], crossing [[Broadway (New York City)|Broadway]], [[Tenth Avenue (Manhattan)|Amsterdam Avenue]] and [[Saint Nicholas Avenue (Manhattan)|Saint Nicholas Avenue]]. At Saint Nicholas Place, the terrain drops off steeply, and 155th Street is carried on a {{convert|1600|ft|m|sing=on}} long viaduct, a [[List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan above 110th Street|City Landmark]] constructed in 1893, that slopes down towards the [[Harlem River]], continuing onto the [[Macombs Dam Bridge]], crossing over (but not intersecting with) the [[Harlem River Drive]].<ref>Gray, Christopher. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807EFDF1F39F93AA35754C0A9669C8B63 "Streetscapes/The 155th Street Viaduct; An Elevated 1893 Roadway With a Lacy Elegance"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 9, 2000. Accessed November 10, 2007.</ref> A separate, unconnected section of 155th Street runs under the viaduct, connecting Bradhurst Avenue and the Harlem River Drive.
+The street consists of upper and lower portions. The upper portion starts on the [[West Side (Manhattan)|West Side]] at [[Riverside Drive (Manhattan)|Riverside Drive]], crossing [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]], [[Tenth Avenue (Manhattan)|Amsterdam Avenue]], and [[Saint Nicholas Avenue (Manhattan)|St. Nicholas Avenue]]. At St. Nicholas Place, the terrain drops off steeply, forming [[Coogan's Bluff]]. 155th Street is carried on the {{convert|1600|ft|m|sing=on}} long [[155th Street Viaduct]], a [[List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan above 110th Street|City Landmark]] constructed in 1893, that slopes down towards the [[Harlem River]], continuing onto the [[Macombs Dam Bridge]], crossing over (but not intersecting with) the [[Harlem River Drive]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Gray |first=Christopher |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/09/realestate/streetscapes-155th-street-viaduct-elevated-1893-roadway-with-lacy-elegance.html |title=Streetscapes/The 155th Street Viaduct; An Elevated 1893 Roadway With a Lacy Elegance |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 9, 2000 |access-date=November 10, 2007}}</ref><ref name="nycland">{{cite nycland|pages=204-205}}</ref>  An unconnected lower section of 155th Street runs at ground level under the viaduct, between a dead-end west of Bradhurst Avenue and a service road of the Harlem River Drive.<ref name="maps">{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Macombs+Dam+Bridge/@40.8280968,-73.9338342,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x5e0021e91772341e?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihq8_11PDmAhXMTN8KHfBHDEsQ_BIwFnoECCAQCA|title=Macombs Dam Bridge|access-date=January 7, 2020}}</ref>
-The New York City subway serves 155th Street at [[155th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line station)]] and [[155th Street (IND Concourse Line station)]].
+The [[New York City Subway]] serves the upper portion of 155th Street at [[155th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|155th Street/St. Nicholas Avenue]] on the [[IND Eighth Avenue Line]] and the lower portion at [[155th Street station (IND Concourse Line)|155th Street/Frederick Douglass Boulevard]] on the [[IND Concourse Line]].<ref>{{NYCS const|map}}</ref>
 ==Points of interest==
+{{More citations needed section|date=December 2023}}
-*[[Highbridge Park]] – situated on the banks of the Harlem River near the northernmost tip of Manhattan, between 155th Street and [[Dyckman Street (Manhattan)|Dyckman Street]].<ref>[http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=7732 Highbridge Park], [[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]. Accessed November 10, 2007.</ref>
+*[[Highbridge Park]] – situated on the banks of the Harlem River near the northernmost tip of Manhattan, between 155th Street and [[Dyckman Street (Manhattan)|Dyckman Street]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=7732 |title=Highbridge Park |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926223534/http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=7732 |archive-date=September 26, 2007 |website=[[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]] |access-date=November 10, 2007}}</ref>
-*[[Polo Grounds]] – The second and third (final) incarnations of the famed stadium were located at was then 8th Avenue from 1911 to 1963, in Coogan's Hollow on the north side of the viaduct. Over its life, it was home of the [[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]] (1911–1957), [[New York Yankees]] (1913–1922) and [[New York Mets]] (1962–1963) baseball franchises, and the [[New York Giants]] (1925–1955) and [[New York Jets]] (1960–1963) football teams.
+*[[Polo Grounds]] – The second and third (final) incarnations of the famed stadium were located at was then 8th Avenue from 1889 to 1963, in Coogan's Hollow on the north side of the viaduct. Over its life, it was home of the [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]] (1889–1957), [[New York Yankees]] (1913–1922) and [[New York Mets]] (1962–1963) baseball franchises, and the [[New York Giants]] (1925–1955) and [[New York Jets]] (1960–1963) football teams.
-*[[Rucker Park]] – located at [[Eighth Avenue (Manhattan)|Frederick Douglass Boulevard]], Rucker Park is one of the premier havens of [[streetball]], and its summer league has been the launching point for many NBA players.<ref>[http://www.insidehoops.com/rucker/directions.shtml Directions to Rucker Park], InsideHoops.com. Accessed November 10, 2007.</ref>
+*[[Rucker Park]] – located at [[Eighth Avenue (Manhattan)|Frederick Douglass Boulevard]], Rucker Park is one of the premier havens of [[streetball]], and its summer league has been the launching point for many NBA players.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidehoops.com/rucker/directions.shtml |title=Directions to Rucker Park |website=InsideHoops.com |access-date=November 10, 2007}}</ref>
 *[[Hispanic Society of America]] – Museum of Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American art and artifacts, as well as a rare books and manuscripts and research library, located at [[Audubon Terrace]].
-*[[Trinity Church Cemetery#Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum|Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum]], on the south side of 155th between Broadway and Riverside Drive.
+*[[Trinity Church Cemetery#Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum (770 Riverside Drive)|Trinity Church Cemetery and Mausoleum]], on the south side of 155th between Broadway and Riverside Drive.
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-*[http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/155thstreet/155.html I Can't Drive 155], Forgotten-NY
+* [http://forgotten-ny.com/2005/01/155th-street-manhattan/ I Can't Drive 155], Forgotten-NY
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