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The IRT Sixth Avenue Line, often called the Sixth Avenue Elevated or Sixth Avenue El, was the second elevated railway in Manhattan in New York City, following the Ninth Avenue Elevated. The line ran south of Central Park, mainly along Sixth Avenue. Beyond the park, trains continued north on the Ninth Avenue Line.
IND Sixth Avenue Line, a subway line established 1936–1940 to replace the Sixth Avenue Elevated; Sixth Avenue Line (Manhattan surface), a streetcar line opened in 1852 and replaced in 1936 by bus service, later rerouted to Broadway and absorbed into the M5 route; Uptown Hudson Tubes, a PATH line that was built in 1908 and is now located ...
The IRT Sixth Avenue Line elevated railway (the "El") was constructed on Sixth Avenue in 1878, darkening the street and reducing its real-estate value. In the early and mid-1800s Sixth Avenue passed by the popular roadhouse and tavern, Old Grapevine, at the corner of 11th Street, which at the time was the northern edge of the city. [7]
The Sixth Avenue Elevated had to be underpinned during construction, adding another $4 to $5 million to construction costs. The Catskill Aqueduct was located around 200 feet (61 m) below the avenue's surface, and workers on the new subway had to be careful to not cause any cracks in the aqueduct.
The Manhattan Railway Company was an elevated railway company in Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City, United States. It operated four lines: the Second Avenue Line, Third Avenue Line, Sixth Avenue Line, and Ninth Avenue Line.
The Sixth Avenue South bridge is a gateway to Greenacres, Palm Springs and Lake Worth Beach. It closed when work began on a new bridge in August 2023.
The latest addition is part of the roughly $45 million in new tenants’ amenities at 1290 Sixth, and Vornado’s plan also includes a 12,000 square-foot “tablecloth” restaurant.
The IND Sixth Avenue Line was designed to replace the elevated IRT Sixth Avenue Line. [53] The Midtown section of the Sixth Avenue Line was difficult to construct because part of this stretch of Sixth Avenue was already occupied by the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad (H&M)'s Uptown Hudson Tubes, which ran between Eighth and 33rd Streets. [54]