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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.
![]() Looking south in 1973, with Arthur Kill and the New Jersey shore in the background | |
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Former name(s) | Fresh Kills Road, Shore Road, Riverside Avenue |
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Namesake | Arthur Kill |
Owner | City of New York |
Maintained by | NYCDOT |
Length | 8.54 mi (13.74 km)[1][2] |
Location | Staten Island, New York |
South end | Dead end in Tottenville |
Major junctions | ![]() |
North end | Richmond 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.
Local service is provided by the following:
Express service is provided by the following:
Train service is provided by the following:
The entire route is in the New York City borough of Staten Island.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Tottenville | 0.00 | 0.00 | Dead end | ||
Charleston | 1.3[2] | 2.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Exit 1 on NY 440 | |
1.6[2] | 2.6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Exit 1 on NY 440 | ||
Rossville | 3.8[2] | 6.1 | ![]() | Exit 4 on NY 440 | |
Arden Heights | 6.87 | 11.06 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Former routing of NY 440 | |
Arden Heights–Eltingville line | 6.92 | 11.14 | Richmond Avenue | ||
Richmondtown | 8.54 | 13.74 | Richmond Road / Richmond Hill Road | Continues into Latourette Park | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
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