World Trade Center Slurry Wall
WORLD TRADE CENTER SLURRY WALL (c. 1970) AND HUDSON RIVER BULKHEAD (c. 1890) To enable construction of this pedestrian passageway, portions of the World Trade Center's slurry walls were removed (at this location), and portions of the Hudson River Bulkhead wall were removed (at the western end of this corridor). The World Trade Center slurry walls form a 70-foot deep "bathtub" structure to protect the site from water penetration, and is a significant feature of the World Trade Center site that remained after the destructive attacks of September 11, 2001. Sections of the original slurry wall may be viewed at the National September 11 Memorial Museum and at the WTC Transportation Hub (PATH track level). The Hudson River Bulkhead's granite structure marked Lower Manhattan's western edge until the 1940's (extending five miles from Battery Park to West 59th Street). Both the World Trade Center site and the Hudson River Bulkhead are eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Submitted by @lampbane