Amity is a residential and commercial neighborhood of the city of New Haven, Connecticut, United States. It is bounded on the northeast by West Rock Ridge, on the south by the Westville neighborhood of New Haven, and on the northwest by the Flats in the town of Woodbridge, Connecticut. The official New Haven neighborhood planning maps include the traditionally separate neighborhoods of West Hills (vicinity of Valley Street) and Beverly Hills (area between Whalley Avenue and Fountain Street) within the Amity neighborhood.[1] The neighborhood lies in the glacier-carved valley of the West River. The river flows in a southerly direction, bisecting the neighborhood.
Three primary routes serve Amity:
Route 15, also known as the Wilbur Cross Parkway, a limited access highway which has a full interchange numbered as Exit 59 in the neighborhood.
Route 63 (Amity Road), which runs northwest–southeast, starting in Amity.
Route 69 (Whalley Avenue), originating in Amity and running north–south parallel to the western flank of West Rock Ridge.
Located near Amity is the western outlet of the Heroes Tunnel, a twin tunnel which carries the Wilbur Cross Parkway through approximately 1,200 feet (370 m) of solid traprock beneath West Rock Ridge. It is the only tunnel on a limited-access highway in the state of Connecticut. The southbound roadway on the Wilbur Cross Parkway ascends sharply when exiting from the Heroes Tunnel, climbing over 250 feet (76 m) in less than 2 miles (3.2 km), the steepest inclination on any limited-access highway in the State of Connecticut. When travelling northbound on the Wilbur Cross Parkway approaching toward Exit 59, the roadway descends sharply into the valley, offering a scenic vista of the West Rock Ridge, the twin tubes of the Heroes Tunnel, the City of New Haven to the south, and the glacial valley which opens to the north.
amity, haven, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, amity, haven, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Amity New Haven news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Amity is a residential and commercial neighborhood of the city of New Haven Connecticut United States It is bounded on the northeast by West Rock Ridge on the south by the Westville neighborhood of New Haven and on the northwest by the Flats in the town of Woodbridge Connecticut The official New Haven neighborhood planning maps include the traditionally separate neighborhoods of West Hills vicinity of Valley Street and Beverly Hills area between Whalley Avenue and Fountain Street within the Amity neighborhood 1 The neighborhood lies in the glacier carved valley of the West River The river flows in a southerly direction bisecting the neighborhood Three primary routes serve Amity Route 15 also known as the Wilbur Cross Parkway a limited access highway which has a full interchange numbered as Exit 59 in the neighborhood Route 63 Amity Road which runs northwest southeast starting in Amity Route 69 Whalley Avenue originating in Amity and running north south parallel to the western flank of West Rock Ridge Located near Amity is the western outlet of the Heroes Tunnel a twin tunnel which carries the Wilbur Cross Parkway through approximately 1 200 feet 370 m of solid traprock beneath West Rock Ridge It is the only tunnel on a limited access highway in the state of Connecticut The southbound roadway on the Wilbur Cross Parkway ascends sharply when exiting from the Heroes Tunnel climbing over 250 feet 76 m in less than 2 miles 3 2 km the steepest inclination on any limited access highway in the State of Connecticut When travelling northbound on the Wilbur Cross Parkway approaching toward Exit 59 the roadway descends sharply into the valley offering a scenic vista of the West Rock Ridge the twin tubes of the Heroes Tunnel the City of New Haven to the south and the glacial valley which opens to the north Amity is home to its namesake Amity Shopping Center and is located approximately 2 miles 3 2 km southeast of Amity Regional High School which serves the neighboring towns of Woodbridge Bethany and Orange Connecticut References edit nbsp Connecticut portal Amity PDF Map New Haven City Plan Department Archived from the original PDF on 2007 02 05 Retrieved 2009 02 06 41 20 05 N 72 58 36 W 41 3347 N 72 9768 W 41 3347 72 9768 nbsp This Connecticut state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amity New Haven amp oldid 1096138518, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
