Amity is a residential and commercial neighborhood of the city of
New Haven, Connecticut
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,
United States
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. It is bounded on the northeast by
West Rock Ridge, on the south by the
Westville neighborhood of New Haven, and on the northwest by
the Flats in the town of
Woodbridge, Connecticut
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. The official New Haven neighborhood planning maps include the traditionally separate neighborhoods of West Hills (vicinity of Valley Street) and Beverly Hills (area between Whalley Avenue and Fountain Street) within the Amity neighborhood.
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The neighborhood lies in the
glacier-carved valley of the
West River. The river flows in a southerly direction, bisecting the neighborhood.
Three primary routes serve Amity:
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Route 15, also known as the
Wilbur Cross Parkway, a limited access highway which has a full interchange numbered as Exit 59 in the neighborhood.
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Route 63 (Amity Road), which runs northwest–southeast, starting in Amity.
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Route 69 (Whalley Avenue), originating in Amity and running north–south parallel to the western flank of West Rock Ridge.
Located near Amity is the western outlet of the
Heroes Tunnel, a twin tunnel which carries the Wilbur Cross Parkway through approximately of solid traprock beneath West Rock Ridge. It is the only tunnel on a limited-access highway in the state of
Connecticut
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. The southbound roadway on the Wilbur Cross Parkway ascends sharply when exiting from the Heroes Tunnel, climbing over in less than , the steepest inclination on any limited-access highway in the State of Connecticut. When travelling northbound on the Wilbur Cross Parkway approaching toward Exit 59, the roadway descends sharply into the valley, offering a scenic vista of the West Rock Ridge, the twin tubes of the Heroes Tunnel, the City of New Haven to the south, and the glacial valley which opens to the north.
Amity is home to its namesake Amity Shopping Center, and is located approximately southeast of
Amity Regional High School, which serves the neighboring towns of
Woodbridge,
Bethany
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of Lazarus (name), L ...
, and
Orange, Connecticut
Orange is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 14,280 at the 2020 census. The town is governed by a Board of Selectmen.
History
The Paugusset and Algonquian people ...
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References
Landforms of New Haven County, Connecticut
Neighborhoods in New Haven, Connecticut
Populated places in New Haven County, Connecticut
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