Spuyten Duyvil Creek
![The mouth of the Spuyten Duyvil Creek with the Henry Hudson Bridge and the Spuyten Duyvil Bridge](/Images/godic/202502/12/Henry_Hudson_Bridge1722.jpg")
![Original course of Spuyten Duyvil Creek and location of King's Bridge and Marble Hill area](/Images/godic/202502/12/Detail_of_Battle_Of_Fort_Washington_Map_By_Sauthier1722.jpg")
![Blue shows the original path of the creek, north around Marble Hill and then curving south around the tip of the BronxMarble Hill was cut off from Manhattan when the Harlem River Ship Canal straightened the creek out, and a small piece of the Bronx became part of Manhattan (not marked on this map)](/Images/godic/202502/12/Spuyten_Duyvil_IRT_map1722.jpg")
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Spuyten Duyvil Creek /ˈspaɪtən ˈdaɪvəl/ is short tidal estuary connecting the Hudson River to the Harlem River Ship Canal and then on to the Harlem River in New York City. The confluence of the three separate the island of Manhattan from the Bronx and the rest of the mainland. Once a distinct, turbulent waterway between the Hudson and Harlem rivers, the creek has been subsumed by the modern ship canal.