Hey guys, I'm moving today and I'll be driving a Uhaul to my apparently around 96th and Broadway. It just dawned on me that I can't drive on the west side highway. Does anyone have a recommended route for getting there?
Thanks so much in advance.
Posted Mar 23, 2014, 9:55 AM UTC
NOTE OF CAUTION: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, CHECK FOR TRUCK ROUTES.
Seriously, if you take a U-Haul on a road that is NOT a truck route, not only can you endanger yourself and other motorists, but you are looking at a large traffic fine. NYC has some overpasses/underpasses that are too low for trucks. A common mistake with self-movers is literally jamming their U-Haul truck into one of those passes because they didn't realize they didn't have clearance.
I'm not trying to be a dick, but check a map for truck routes. It might save your f'ing life.
+1 on this, OP. Thinking about it more, take the Amsterdam Avenue exit. The turn for the last exit before the GWB is very tight onto Haven/181st. The truck route off I-95 into Manhattan will probably suggest Amsterdam, actually, rather than the later exit.
Why can't you drive on the west side highway? Rival gang activity? Can't turn west? You may consider ditching the u haul for a helicopter? Maybe this is all happening subconsciously because you know no one here wants some one from Boston moving to the city. Lots of possible answers. So exciting.
You're actually not supposed to drive trucks on the Henry Hudson north of 59th Street. I assume his U-Haul is a truck, not a van.
Wife agrees with you about commercial traffic. I disagree uhaul is commercial traffic. Any who do Google directions and indicate no highways. Problem solved.
It's more the size of the vehicle. Exits off the Henry Hudson have low clearance.
On I-95 (i.e., the Cross Bronx), take the last exit before the lower deck GWB. You'll have a choice of going on the Henry Hudson, or going on local roads (Haven Ave? 181st Street? I don't recall what the sign says, but, basically, take the fork to the right). Once you're on local streets, just go down Broadway.
If you want to be super cautious about not waiting for the last exit, get off at the Amsterdam Avenue exit (I think the ramp is in the Bronx, not Manhattan). Once you're on Amsterdam Avenue, work your way over to Broadway, and proceed downtown.
If you want to do this with your Google Maps on the phone, drop a pin somewhere in upper Manhattan around 181st Street, and get directions to there. You will get directions to exit onto local streets, and you can just pick your way over to Broadway and drive down.