Eighth Avenue (Manhattan)

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Eighth Avenue in June 2013
Central Park West (59th–110th Streets)
Frederick Douglass Boulevard (north of 110th Street)
Facing north on Eighth Avenue from 32nd Street
Map
OwnerCity of New York
Maintained byNYCDOT
Length7.8 mi (12.6 km)[1]
LocationManhattan, New York City, U.S.
South endHudson / Bleecker Streets in West Village
Major
junctions
Columbus Circle in Midtown
Frederick Douglass Circle in Harlem
North end Harlem River Drive in Washington Heights
EastGreenwich Avenue & 4th Street (below 14th Street)
Seventh Avenue (14th–59th Streets)
West Drive (59th–110th Streets)
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (above 110th Street)
WestHudson Street (below 14th Street)
Ninth Avenue (14th–59th Streets)
Columbus Avenue (59th–100th Streets)
Manhattan Avenue (100th–124th Streets)
St. Nicholas Avenue (above 124th Street)
Construction
CommissionedMarch 1811

Eighth Avenue is a major north–south avenue on the west side of Manhattan in New York City, carrying northbound traffic below 59th Street. It is one of the original avenues of the Commissioners' Plan of 1811 to run the length of Manhattan, though today the name changes twice: At 59th Street/Columbus Circle, it becomes Central Park West, where it forms the western boundary of Central Park, and north of 110th Street/Frederick Douglass Circle, it is known as Frederick Douglass Boulevard before merging onto Harlem River Drive north of 155th Street.

  1. ^ Google (September 13, 2015). "Eighth Avenue / Central Park West / Frederick Douglass Boulevard" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 13, 2015.