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26-607: Victory Boulevard may refer to: Victory Boulevard (Staten Island) Victory Boulevard (Los Angeles) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about roads and streets with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Victory_Boulevard&oldid=933235423 " Category : Road disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

52-783: A freeway in the late 1960s and early 1970s and renamed the Richmond Parkway (now the Korean War Veterans Parkway ) c.  1973 ; however, NY 440 initially continued to follow the parkway. The segment of the West Shore Expressway southwest of Huguenot Avenue was opened c.  1973 and became part of a realigned NY 440 on July 1, 1977. NY 440 left the expressway at Huguenot Avenue and followed Arthur Kill Road east to Richmond Avenue, where it continued north on its original alignment. The former alignment of NY 440 on

78-541: A toll barrier for eastbound traffic entering the city. Immediately following the toll barrier is a ramp to Page Avenue, the eastbound exit 1. In the westbound direction, the ramp to Arthur Kill Road is exit 1. After Page Avenue, NY 440 enters a partial cloverleaf interchange with the Korean War Veterans Parkway (the KWVP, though often referred to as the Richmond Parkway, its name until 1997) and

104-525: A nearby park and ride . At exit 2 in the Pleasant Plains neighborhood, NY 440 exits the right-of-way it entered on, which becomes the KWVP, while NY 440 proceeds north as the co-signed West Shore Expressway. The West Shore Expressway continues north as a four-lane expressway, entering exit 3, a ramp to Woodrow Road going northbound. Crossing into the Rossville neighborhood,

130-471: A ramp to South Avenue and the Bloomfield neighborhood. Just a bit further north, the expressway enters exit 9 northbound, a single ramp to Glen Street. Just north of Glen Street, the West Shore Expressway enters a semi-directional T interchange with the northwest-southeast Staten Island Expressway portion of I-278. At this interchange, NY 440 and I-278 become concurrent for a short distance on

156-665: Is a freeway 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 in the south to Port Richmond in the north. NY 440 is connected to the two New Jersey segments by the Outerbridge Crossing to the south and the Bayonne Bridge to the north. It

182-591: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Victory Boulevard (Staten Island) The street follows a path similar to the Staten Island Expressway , an integral Staten Island traffic route. Both roadways intersect Clove Road, Slosson Avenue, Todt Hill Road, Bradley Avenue, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway, Richmond Avenue and

208-562: Is one of several signed New York State routes that are not connected to any others in the state, and one of only two NYS routes ( NY 426 being the other) that is the middle section of another state's highway bearing the same number. From the Korean War Veterans Parkway to Interstate 278 (I-278), it is known as the West Shore Expressway . North of I-278, it is named the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway (also known as

234-679: The I-287 designation eastward from its current terminus at the New Jersey Turnpike ( I-95 ) to Staten Island via New Jersey Route 440 and the Richmond Parkway. The idea was eventually halted soon afterward. However, it is possible that the NYSDOT may reconsider these plans in the future. In 1990, the Willowbrook Expressway was renamed the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. ,

260-519: The West Shore Expressway , as well as each other. Forest Avenue, too, is intersected by both roads; however, these two intersections are on opposite sides of the island. Victory Boulevard is the only street on Staten Island that meets three different expressways by way of interchanges. It is exit 7 for the West Shore Expressway, exit 10 for the Staten Island Expressway westbound (exit 8 eastbound), and exit 11 for

286-687: The Willowbrook Expressway ). NY 440 is the southernmost state route in the state of New York. NY 440 begins at the New York – New Jersey state line, mid-span on the east-west Outerbridge Crossing over the Arthur Kill in the Richmond Valley neighborhood of Staten Island . The four-lane bridge crosses east through Richmond Valley and over Arthur Kill Road . After entering Staten Island, NY 440 passes through

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312-634: The 1860s to 1930, Travis was known as Linoleumville, the home of America's first Linoleum factory. After World War I , the Richmond Turnpike was renamed Victory Boulevard in honor of the allied victory. The segment of Victory Boulevard from Richmond Avenue (then- NY 440 ) in Bulls Head to Forest Avenue (then- NY 439 ) in Silver Lake was designated as NY 439A in the late 1940s. East of Forest Avenue, Victory Boulevard

338-464: The Dr. MLK Jr., just north of a junction with Victory Boulevard. The Dr. MLK Jr. crosses north through Staten Island, with the neighborhoods of Graniteville then Mariners Harbor on the west side, while Westerleigh then Elm Park (technically a portion of the Port Richmond neighborhood) are on the east side. Dr. MLK Jr. enters exit 12, a junction with Forest Avenue (the portion used by

364-895: The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway. A number of prominent Staten Island sites and events are located along Victory Boulevard. Among these are the Travis Independence Day Parade, the Sylvan Grove Cemetery, the Mid-Island Little League field, and the College of Staten Island (CSI, formerly the Willowbrook State School ). The Bulls' Head Tavern, a pub known for its Tory meetings during the American Revolution , also stood on Victory Boulevard, on

390-586: The Richmond Parkway was redesignated as Temporary NY 440. When the West Shore Expressway was completed in 1976, the Temporary NY ;440 designation was eliminated while NY 440 was shifted westward to follow the West Shore and Clove Lakes Expressways between Huguenot Avenue and the Willowbrook Expressway. In the mid-1960s, officials in New Jersey and New York considered extending

416-520: The Staten Island Expressway, a four-lane expressway along the northern tier of Staten Island. Along this stretch, NY 440 and I-278 meet Richmond Avenue at exit 7. Just to the east, the expressway enters exit 9, which serves as a junction with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway (the Dr. MLK Jr., also known, for its initial portion, as the Willowbrook Expressway). NY 440 turns north off I-278 and continues as

442-555: The United States . The route was "promoted as the fastest...from New York to Philadelphia ." Ferries from Manhattan and Brooklyn would dock at the eastern end of the turnpike, at Bay Street. Horse-drawn carriages would carry passengers to Travis, known at the time as Long Neck or the New Blazing Star Ferry, whence a ferry would carry people over the Arthur Kill to Woodbridge Township, New Jersey . From

468-723: The West Shore Expressway, was proposed c.  1961 . As proposed, it would begin at the Outerbridge Crossing and run along the west shore of Staten Island to meet the Clove Lakes Expressway ( I-278 ) near the Goethals Bridge . The first section of the Willowbrook Parkway—from I-278 north to modern exit 13—was completed by 1965. A short extension south to Victory Boulevard was opened to traffic by 1968. The highway

494-582: The West Shore crosses over Fresh Kills creek, and passes through a portion of the William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge . West Shore continues through the Chelsea - Travis neighborhood, accessible at exit 7 through a service road interchange with Victory Boulevard (itself previously designated as NY 439A, until c.  1968 ). Running along the northern end of Travis, the West Shore Expressway parallels nearby railroad tracks before entering exit 8,

520-407: The abutments of the Bayonne Bridge , condensing to four lanes. A short distance to the north, NY 440 crosses the state line back into New Jersey, continuing north as Route 440 and County Route 501 into the city of Bayonne . NY 440 was initially designated in 1949, beginning at the Outerbridge Crossing and ending at the Bayonne Bridge , as it does today; however, the route

546-635: The corner with Richmond Avenue. East of the Staten Island Railway mainline, the dead end at the eastern end of Victory Boulevard contains the Lyons Pool Recreation Center . Victory Boulevard was established in 1816 by the Richmond Turnpike Company as the Richmond Turnpike. The toll road was owned by Daniel D. Tompkins , a prominent Staten Islander who, a year later, became Vice President of

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572-433: The expressway enters exit 3 southbound, connecting to Bloomingdale Road, and parallels a section of the Arthur Kill . Crossing north of South Shore Golf Course, the West Shore enters exit 4, an interchange with Huguenot Avenue. Continuing northeast, NY 440 is routed parallel with the eastern side of the former Fresh Kills Landfill , with exit 5 providing access to Arden Avenue. Bending northward once again,

598-569: The previously designated, until 1968, NY 439 ), forming a "four corners" of the neighborhoods just mentioned. Continuing north, Dr. MLK Jr. enters exit 13, which connects to Walker Street in Port Richmond. Just north of exit 13, NY 440 passes through an electronic toll collection gantry (for traffic crossing from New Jersey over the Bergen Point Reach to enter onto the northside of Staten Island), then slopes onto

624-408: Was also renamed the Willowbrook Expressway by this time. It was never extended past Victory Boulevard as opposition from both local property owners and environmental activists prevented construction of the rest of the highway. Its original route has never been formally demapped, however. NY 440 was realigned to follow the Willowbrook Expressway by 1970. Drumgoole Boulevard was transformed into

650-438: Was designated as part of NY 439 down to Bay Street. Both designations were removed from Victory Boulevard c.  1968 . Victory Boulevard is served by the following bus routes: The Staten Island Railway has a station at the eastern end of the road. The entire route is in the New York City borough of Staten Island .  New York State Route 440 New York State Route 440 ( NY 440 )

676-624: Was originally routed on Drumgoole Boulevard and Richmond Avenue in between the two bridges. In the early 1950s, proposals surfaced for the Willowbrook Parkway, which would extend from Staten Island Marine Park (later Great Kills Park and now part of the Gateway National Recreation Area ) on the island's East Shore to the Bayonne Bridge via Egbertville and Bulls Head . A second highway,

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