Little Hell Gate was a waterway in New York City, New York, USA. It passed between Randall's Island and Wards Island, near the confluence of the Harlem River and East River.
The east end of Little Hell Gate opened into the Hell Gate passage, of the East River, opposite Lawrence Point, Queens. The west end met the Harlem River across from East 116th Street, Manhattan.
The Triborough Bridge opened in 1936, allowing easy access to Wards and Randall's islands. This spurred the conversion of both islands to parkland. Soon thereafter, the city began filling in the passage between the two, to expand and connect the two parks.
Few traces of Little Hell Gate still exist. Only indentations in the shoreline of the joined island in the East River indicate the former entrances to the waterway. Today, parkland and part of the New York City Fire Department Academy occupy its former location.
Read more about Little Hell Gate: Little Hell Gate Bridge
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