At Hoyt Street, two blocks west of Bond Street, the canal turns south with two extra tributaries at the east: one tributary at Seventh Street, and another near Sixth Street. Shortly afterward, it crosses under the Ninth Street Bridge, a vertical-lift bridge opened in 1999. The New York City Subway's Culver Viaduct, a fixed-span viaduct, crosses above the Ninth Street Bridge. The viaduct contains the Smith–Ninth Streets station, which is partially located above the canal and is served by the . There is a short tributary to the east, about long, connecting to a Lowe's home-improvement store on that side. At this point, a walkway leads from Lowe's north to Ninth Street along the northern bank of the tributary and the eastern bank of the canal. Owing to its hidden location, the waterfront promenade has seen little use.