Yonkers Avenue

Yonkers Avenue
Maintained by:	New York State Department of Transportation
Length:	3.22 mi[1] (5.18 km)
Location:	Yonkers, New York
West end:	Nepperhan Avenue
Major junctions:	I-87 / Thruway
East end:	Mount Vernon Avenue

Yonkers Avenue is an east–west street in the city of Yonkers in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is one of four major east–west through routes in the city. The western terminus of the street is at Nepperhan Avenue, which connects to U.S. Route 9 (US 9) and New York State Route 9A (NY 9A). Its eastern terminus is at Bronx River Road near the Bronx River Parkway. The entirety of Yonkers Avenue is maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation as New York State Route 983C from Nepperhan Avenue to the Saw Mill River Parkway and New York State Route 984E from the Saw Mill Parkway to Bronx River Road. Both are unsigned reference route designations.^[2]

A continuation of Yonkers Avenue east into Mount Vernon is signed as "To Mount Vernon Avenue" for the street it connects to on the opposite bank of the Bronx River. The bridge carrying the street over the Bronx River Parkway and the Bronx River is maintained by Westchester County^[3] and the 0.02-mile (0.03 km) long portion in Mount Vernon is designated but not signed as County Route 66A (CR 66A).^[4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Yonkers, Westchester County.

Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
0.00	Nepperhan Avenue (NY 983B)
0.71	Saw Mill Parkway	Exit 5 (Saw Mill Parkway)
	Cross County Parkway	Exit 3 (Cross County Parkway)
	I-87 / Thruway	Exit 2 (I-87 / Thruway)
3.22	Mount Vernon Avenue
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

New York Roads portal

1. ^ ^{a b} "2007 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. July 25, 2008. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT_Traffic_Data_Report_2007.pdf. Retrieved May 30, 2009. 
2. ^ New York State Department of Transportation (January 2009) (PDF). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycling Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/operating/oom/transportation-systems/repository/2009%20tour-bk.pdf. Retrieved May 30, 2009. 
3. ^ Federal Highway Administration (2008). "Structure 3348160". National Bridge Inventory. United States Department of Transportation. http://nationalbridges.com/nbi_record.php?StateCode=36&struct=000000003348160. Retrieved May 30, 2009. 
4. ^ Westchester County Department of Public Works. "County roads in Mount Vernon". http://www.westchestergov.com/dpw/County%20Roads/mountvernonroads.htm. Retrieved May 30, 2009.