Bx3 (New York City bus)

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University Avenue Line
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A 2009 Orion VII NG HEV (4397) on the Riverdale-bound Bx3 on Washington Bridge
Overview
System MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator New York City Transit Authority
Garage Kingsbridge Depot
Vehicle Nova Bus LFS
Nova Bus LFS HEV
New Flyer Xcelsior XE40
Route
Locale The Bronx and Manhattan
Communities served Washington Heights, Morris Heights, University Heights, Kingsbridge Heights, Kingsbridge
Start Kingsbridge  238th Street station
Via West 181st Street, University Avenue, Sedgwick Avenue
End Washington Heights  George Washington Bridge Bus Station Broadway & West 179th Street
Length4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Other routes Bx11 170th/East 174th Sts
Bx13 Ogden/River Avs
Bx35 E.L. Grant Hwy/East 167th/169th Sts
Bx36 Tremont Av/White Plains Rd
Annual patronage1,967,640 (2023) [1]
TransfersYes
Timetable Bx3
  Bx2  {{{system_nav}}}  Bx4  

The Bx3 bus constitutes the University Avenue Line public transit line in The Bronx and Manhattan, operating between Washington Heights, Manhattan at Broadway & 179th Street, and Kingsbridge, Bronx, at 238th Street station on the 1 line. It operates mainly via University Avenue, serving the West Bronx and Upper Manhattan.

Contents

Current route

The Bx3 starts with the Bx11 , Bx13 , Bx35 and Bx36 buses at 179th Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan. It then uses 181st Street to access the Washington Bridge, which it uses to get to The Bronx. Immediately after the bridge, it turns onto University Avenue, which it continues on until Kingsbridge Road, serving Morris Heights and University Heights. After doing a dogleg turn onto Sedgwick Avenue, it passes through the Kingsbridge Heights neighborhood, before using 238th Street to its terminus at Broadway. [2] [3]

History

A 1999 Orion V (6009) on the Riverdale-bound Bx3 MaBSTOA 6009 - Flickr - njt4148.jpg
A 1999 Orion V (6009) on the Riverdale-bound Bx3

Buses replaced University Avenue Line streetcars on October 25, 1947, operating as the Bx38. The route was renamed to the Bx3, and extended from 181st Street to 179th Street in September 1985. [4] Until 1995, late night service terminated at Kingsbridge Road, it was extended to 238th Street in 1995. [5]

Equipment

The Bx3 operates out of Kingsbridge Depot. It uses Kingsbridge's fleet of 40-foot (12-metre) buses.

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