Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1889.
“The Park Avenue Viaduct, also known as the Pershing Square Viaduct, is a roadway in Manhattan, New York City. It carries vehicular traffic on Park Avenue from 40th to 46th Streets.”
Wikipedia article Park Avenue Viaduct, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 601 National Register listings published here for New York County · listed in 1983 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 106 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,434 fires within 5 miles of Grand Central Terminal (Boundary Increase: Park Avenue Viaduct) between 1995 and 2020, burning about 430 acres in total. 94 started naturally. 92 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 931 |
| Smoking | 101 |
| Natural | 94 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 92 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 70 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Fireworks | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Grand Central Terminal (Boundary Increase: Park Avenue Viaduct): 8 occurrences, 4 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Manganese, Garnet. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102nd St & 4th Ave Garnet Deposit | Garnet, Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| 49th St & 1st Ave Beryl Deposit | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| 64th St & 10th Ave Stilbite Deposit | Zeolites | Occurrence | ||
| 69th/70th Sts & 2nd Ave Deposit | Iron, Garnet, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| General Metallic Oxides/Jersey City | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Manhattan Island Occurrence | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| 2nd St & 4th Ave Siderite Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| 55th/56th Sts & 3rd Ave Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| 85th/86th Sts, 9th/10th Aves Dep. | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Granton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1897 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New York, the town this property stands in, in 44 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 16 flash flood, 16 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 4 flood. The reports record 7 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | 1 hurt, $6,000 | A tree limb fell on a car on West 46th Street at 8th Avenue. One person was taken to the hospital with injuries. |
| May 2024 | Lightning | New York | 1 hurt | One person injured when a building on Pine Street near Water Street in Lower Manhattan was struck by lightning. |
| July 2006 | Lightning | New York | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | $5,000 | Downed scaffolding at 18th Street and Seventh Avenue. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | $4,000 | Multiple trees were down. Debris from a construction site also fell at the same location. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | $4,000 | Windows were blown out at the Rector Place and Gateway Plaza. Numerous trees were knocked over. There was damage to the revolving door at The Solaire in River Terrace. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | $3,000 | The NYPD reports wires down in Lower Manhattan. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | $3,000 | Numerous trees were reported down along South End Avenue, especially between Albany and Liberty Streets. Eight trees fell into Merchant's River House, damaging the outdoor seating area. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | $1,000 | Tree down at the intersection of 9th Avenue and 45th Street. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | New York | - | Flooding was reported at the 28th Street subway station on 7th Avenue in Greenwich Village. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | New York | - | Flooding was reported on the eastbound ramp from the center tube of the Lincoln Tunnel to 36th Street in Greenwich Village. All lanes were closed. |
| November 2021 | Hail | New York | - | Hail of 1.25 inches in diameter was measured in Greenwich Village. |
| November 2021 | Hail | New York | - | Hail of 3/4 inch diameter was measured. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | New York | - | Barclay Street was closed due to flooding between West Street and Greenwich Street in Tribeca. |
| June 2019 | Hail | New York | - | Hail size of 0.75 inches was reported in Rose Hill section of Manhattan. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph was reported at Battery Park. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | New York | - | Flooding reported on FDR Drive with water up to car bottoms. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | - | A large tree branch was reported down, blocking two west bound lanes at 360 West 34th Street. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | New York | - | West Side Highway was closed between 20th and 30th Streets in Chelsea due to flooding. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | New York | - | A vehicle was stuck in a flooded roadway on West 24th Street and West Side Highway in Chelsea. |
| July 2012 | Hail | New York | - | Quarter size hail was reported covering the ground at West Broadway and Spring Street. |
| August 2011 | Flood | New York | - | The FDR Drive was closed in both directions at Houston St. due to flooding. |
| August 2011 | Flood | New York | - | The north tube of the Holland Tunnel in Manhattan was closed due to flooding at the New Jersey-bound entrance. Two cars also became stuck in flood waters on 10th Ave. in the West Village. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | New York | - | Southbound FDR Drive was closed due to flooding at 14th St. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | New York | - | Exit 5 (Houston St.) on the FDR Drive southbound was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | New York | - | Six inches of standing water accumulated at the intersection of W. 46th St. and Broadway. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | New York | - | The torrential rainfall caused a sewer to collapse producing a 6 ft deep sinkhole outside of FDNY ladder company 24 on W. 31st Street in Manhattan. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | New York | - | Flooding on West Side Highway. |
| July 2003 | Hail | New York | - | A trained spotter reported penny size hail in Lower Manhattan. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | - | Television media reported that strong winds knocked over a 50 foot tree in Washington Heights. |
| April 2007 | Flood | New York | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | New York | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | New York | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | New York | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Flood | New York | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | New York | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Flash Flood | New York | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Flash Flood | New York | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | House at 146 East 38th St. | under 500 feet | 2008 |
| Murray Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase) | under 500 feet | 2013 | |
 | Adelaide L. T. Douglas House | 0.1 miles | 1982 |
| Murray Hill Historic District | 0.1 miles | 2003 | |
 | Sniffen Court Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1973 |
 | Chanin Building | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83001726 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| New York County | All 601 listed properties in this county. |
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