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=== Circulation === [[File:2015 Fort Tryon Park Margaret Corbin Drive Arch 2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|alt=Stone archway under Margaret Corbin Drive, which connects to the northbound Henry Hudson Parkway|The archway under Margaret Corbin Drive, which connects to the northbound [[Henry Hudson Parkway]]]] Fort Tryon Park contains numerous roads that can accommodate light traffic volumes. The primary road, named [[Margaret Corbin]] Drive, carries traffic from the park's southern entrance at [[#Corbin Circle|Corbin Circle]] to a roadway that loops around the Cloisters.<ref name="NYCL p. 9" /> Formally designated in 1977,<ref name=":0" /><ref name="NYDN-Corbin-1978" /><ref name="NYCL p. 13" /> the name commemorates the [[Continental Army]] soldier in the American Revolutionary War who was wounded in the Battle of Fort Washington.<ref name="NYCL p. 2" /><ref name="NYC Parks Bennett" /><ref name="Torrey p. 15" /> A secondary roadway named Fort Tryon Place carries traffic to and from the northbound lanes of [[Henry Hudson Parkway]], at the bottom of the cliff to the west. Corbin Drive passes above Fort Tryon Place via a pair of masonry arches: one large arch at a [[rock cut]] that carries both directions of Corbin Drive above both directions of Fort Tryon Place, and a smaller arch that carries northbound Corbin Drive over the westbound Fort Tryon Place. The drive contains numerous small parking lots.<ref name="NYCL p. 9" /> The north–south [[Fort Washington Avenue]] ends at Corbin Circle, though it once extended north through the park. Another street, Abbey Hill Road, once connected Margaret Corbin Drive with Broadway, though it no longer exists on maps. The north–south Overlook Terrace, on the south side of the park, was authorized to be extended to Corbin Circle, though that section was not built.<ref>{{harvnb|Husband|2008|p=23|ps=.}}</ref> An {{Convert|8|mi|km|abbr=|adj=on}}-long network of pedestrian pathways is also located within the park.<ref name="NPS p. 3" /> Along the edges of some paths, there are rows of stone that have been cut and placed to produce naturalistic effects. Tunnels carry the paths under the drives at two locations: at Fort Tryon Place and near the concession building. Another bridge carries a path over Fort Tryon Place.<ref name="NYCL p. 9" /> Ramps and stairways connect the park to [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] and [[Riverside Drive (Manhattan)|Riverside Drive]], respectively located at the bottom of the cliff to the east and north.<ref name="NPS p. 3" /> A formal promenade, containing seating areas and elm trees, runs north from Corbin Circle to [[#Linden Terrace|Linden Terrace]].<ref name="NYCL p. 10" />
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