Morningside Heights Riverside Drive Viaduct T his is the underside of the bridge that carries Riverside Drive north out of our neighborhood over the Manhattanville valley. The rail line between Riverside Drive and Marginal Street, presently used by Amtrak, provided for freight service to the entire West Side of the piers including the various meat-packing operations located in the area. The western end of St. Clair Place was used as a recreational venue and the Palisades Ferry and various other Hudson River excursion boats used the piers as their termini. Construction of the George Washington Bridge and the Henry Hudson Parkway in the 1930s and 1940s meant the end of ferry and rail service in the Harlem Piers area, relocation of industrial businesses and the deterioration of the piers themselves.
Redevelopment is currently under consideration.