Richmond Avenue

Richmond Avenue is an integral north-south thoroughfare on Staten Island. Measuring approximately 7.0 miles (11.27 kilometres), the road runs from the community of Graniteville to the south shore community of Eltingville.

Street description

Richmond Avenue begins at an intersection with Forest Avenue and Morningstar Road in Graniteville (Actually, the street goes for 2 blocks further east as a one-way street to Willow Road West). Goethals Road North, a road that parallels the Staten Island Expressway, begins to the left at .8 miles. After crossing the Staten Island Expressway, Richmond Avenue intersects with Lamberts Lane, a road with access to 278 north. At , Victory Boulevard intersects on its way towards Forest Avenue. Rockland Avenue intersects at with Draper Place in New Springville. At , the Korean War Veterans Parkway (formerly the Richmond Parkway), comes to an end at Richmond Avenue. A tenth of a mile later, Arthur Kill Road intersects. At , Hylan Boulevard crosses before it becomes a divided highway. .2 of a mile later, Richmond Avenue comes to an end at Tennyson Drive.

History

The road is one of the older ones on Staten Island, presumably dating back to the early-to-mid-19th century. Early writings and periodicals refer to Richmond Avenue as the road from Port Richmond to New Springville, just north of the Fresh......
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