Port Authority Bus Terminal

Port Authority Bus Terminal is a major bus terminal in New York City. In fact, it is the biggest bus station in the United States and the busiest by volume of traffic in the world. The terminal occupies an entire city block in Manhattan, between Eighth and Ninth Avenues, and between West 40th and West 42th Streets. Its address is at 625 8th Avenue.

The Port Authority Bus Terminal is the main bus terminal for interstate buses into Manhattan. It is served by arteries of bus lanes on the west side of the terminal leading towards the Lincoln Tunnel. This allows the buses to bypass the congested streets during rush hour. Nonetheless the ramps entering the terminal still get congested at times.

Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York City
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An average of 7,200 buses pass through the Port Authority Bus Terminal every day. It is used by 200,000 commuters.

The Port Authority Bus Terminal has been located at the present site since 15 December, 1950. It consolidates the various bus terminals located throughout Midtown Manhattan. The North Wing of the bus terminal was completed in 1979. The expansion did away with the Art Deco style, replacing it with a more "modern" steel-and-glass building fashionable in the late 1970's and early 1980's. Today, however, it is considered outdated, and has even been voted as the World's Top 10 Ugliest Buildings and Monuments by Virtualtourist.

How to reach the Port Authority Bus Terminal

The West 42nd Street / Port Authority Bus Terminal is served by the A, C and E trains.

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