Spuyten Duyvil Canal

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Spuyten Duyvil Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Harlem River to the Hudson River, facilitating navigation around the northern tip of Manhattan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
man-made waterway
connectsWaterBody Harlem River
Hudson River
constructionStartDate late 19th century
country United States of America
surface form: United States
facilitates navigation around the northern tip of Manhattan
geographicFeatureOf New York Harbor
hasBridge Broadway Bridge
Henry Hudson Bridge
Spuyten Duyvil Bridge
hasCurrentType tidal current
hasMouth Hudson River
hasSource Harlem River
languageOfName Dutch
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
The Bronx
locatedInBorough The Bronx
surface form: Bronx

Manhattan
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Inwood
surface form: Inwood, Manhattan

Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx
maintainedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: United States Army Corps of Engineers
nameEtymology derived from the historic name Spuyten Duyvil Creek
navigableFor barges
ocean-going vessels
small craft
nearRailLine Amtrak Empire Corridor
Metro-North Railroad Hudson Line
surface form: Metro-North Hudson Line
nearRoad Broadway (U.S. Route 9)
Henry Hudson Parkway
openedForNavigation 1895
partOf Hudson River
surface form: Hudson River estuary

New York City waterway system
region Northwest Bronx
surface form: Northwestern Bronx

Upper Manhattan
replaced original Spuyten Duyvil Creek navigation route
separates Manhattan from the Bronx at its northern end
Marble Hill from the Bronx mainland
usedFor commercial shipping
recreational boating
waterwayFunction maritime shortcut
navigation
waterwaySystemRole bypass of the natural Harlem River channel around Marble Hill
waterwayType tidal strait

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Spuyten Duyvil Creek hasNameVariant Spuyten Duyvil Canal