Fordham Road

Last updated
Fordham Road
US 1.svg Pelham Pkwy Shield free.svg
Fordhamroadbx1.JPG
Fordham Road at Webster Avenue in Belmont
Fordham Road
Maintained by NYCDOT
Length2.5 mi (4.0 km) [1]
Component
highways
US 1.svg US 1 from Belmont to Bronx Park
Pelham Pkwy Shield free.svg Pelham Parkway in Bronx Park
Location Bronx
West endI-87.svg I-87 / University Heights Bridge in University Heights
Major
junctions
Bronx River Pkwy Shield free.svg Bronx River Parkway in Bronx Park
East endUS 1.svgPelham Pkwy Shield free.svg US 1  / Pelham Parkway in Bronx Park
Fordham Plaza bus hub Fordham bus station jeh.jpg
Fordham Plaza bus hub
St Nicholas of Tolentine Church Nicholas of Tolentine RCC FR Univ jeh.jpg
St Nicholas of Tolentine Church

Fordham Road is a major thoroughfare in the Bronx, New York City, that runs west-east from the Harlem River to Bronx Park. Fordham Road houses the borough's largest and most diverse shopping district. [2] It geographically separates the geopolitical North Bronx from the South Bronx.

Contents

This street runs through the neighborhood of University Heights, divides Fordham from Fordham-Bedford and finally runs along the northern border of Belmont. It begins to the east as a continuation of Pelham Parkway and continues to the west over the University Heights Bridge into Manhattan, where it runs as West 207th Street. It is a two-way, four-lane road. Fordham Road runs concurrent with U.S. Route 1 from Webster Avenue to Boston Road, and with Pelham Parkway from the Bronx River Parkway to Boston Road. Fordham Road is divided into East Fordham Road and West Fordham Road by Jerome Avenue following after the Manhattan grid, with address numbers for both the East Fordham Road and West Fordham Road increasing away from Jerome Avenue.[ citation needed ]

Fordham Road is under the management of the Fordham Road Business Improvement District, a non-profit organization under contract with the City of New York. The BID maintains, develops, and markets the merchants along Fordham Road and hosts many community events throughout the year.

Transportation

East of Webster Avenue and directly across from Fordham University, Fordham Plaza is a major hub for buses and a stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem and New Haven lines. Metro North Railroad's Hudson Line stops at the University Heights station. Fordham Road is served by the New York City Subway at Jerome Avenue ( 4 train) and Grand Concourse ( B and D trains).

The following bus routes serve Fordham Road:

Points of interest

Major intersections

The entire route is in the New York City borough of the Bronx. 

Locationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
University Heights 0.00.0 University Heights Bridge Continuation into Manhattan
0.10.16I-87.svg I-87 (Major Deegan Expressway) Albany, RFK Bridge, Queens Exit 9 on I-87
0.30.48 Sedgwick Avenue
Fordham 0.71.1 Jerome Avenue
0.91.4 Grand Concourse Access via service roads; no left turns
Belmont 1.21.9South plate.svg
US 1.svg
US 1 south (Webster Avenue)
Western end of US 1 overlap; no westbound left turn
1.7–
2.0
2.7–
3.2
Bronx Zoo, Fordham University, Botanical Garden Interchange; access via Southern Boulevard
Bronx Park 2.43.9Bronx River Pkwy Shield free.svg Bronx River Parkway  White Plains, Soundview Park
Begin plate.svg
Pelham Pkwy Shield free.svg
Pelham Parkway begins
Western end of Pelham Pkwy. overlap; exits 7E-W on Bronx River Pkwy.
2.54.0North plate.svg
US 1.svg
East plate.svg
Pelham Pkwy Shield free.svg
US 1 north (Boston Road) / Pelham Parkway east
Eastern end of US 1/Pelham Pkwy. overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fordham, Bronx</span> Neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City

Fordham Manor is a neighborhood located in the western Bronx, New York City. Fordham is roughly bordered by East 196th Street to the north, the Harlem River to the west, Fordham Road to the south, and Southern Boulevard to the east. The neighborhood's primary thoroughfares are Fordham Road and Grand Concourse.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Third Avenue</span> North-south avenue in Manhattan and the Bronx, New York

Third Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan, as well as in the center portion of the Bronx. Its southern end is at Astor Place and St. Mark's Place. It transitions into Cooper Square, and further south, the Bowery, Chatham Square, and Park Row. The Manhattan side ends at East 128th Street. Third Avenue is two-way from Cooper Square to 24th Street, but carries only northbound (uptown) traffic while in Manhattan above 24th Street; in the Bronx, it is again two-way. However, the Third Avenue Bridge carries vehicular traffic in the opposite direction, allowing only southbound vehicular traffic, rendering the avenue essentially non-continuous to motor vehicles between the boroughs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bedford Park, Bronx</span> Neighborhood in New York City

Bedford Park is a residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx, New York City, adjacent to the New York Botanical Garden. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are: Mosholu Parkway to the north, Webster Avenue to the east, East 196th Street to the south, and Jerome Avenue to the west.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University Heights, Bronx</span> Neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City

University Heights is a neighborhood of the West Bronx in New York City. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are: West Fordham Road to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, West Burnside Avenue to the south and the Harlem River to the west. University Avenue is the primary thoroughfare in University Heights.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bronx Community Board 7</span> Community District in New York, United States

Bronx Community Board 7 the governing body of Bronx Community District 7, a local government unit of the city of New York. The Community District encompasses the neighborhoods of Bedford Park, Fordham, Jerome Park, Kingsbridge Heights, Norwood, and University Heights. It is delimited by the New York-New Haven Railroad, Webster Avenue, East Fordham Road, Jerome Avenue, and West 183rd Street to the east, Jerome Avenue, West Gun Hill Road, Goulden Avenue, Kingsbridge Road, West 225th Street, and the Harlem River to the west, West Gun Hill Road, Jerome Avenue, Bainbridge Avenue, and East 211th Street to the north and Hall of Fame Terrace to the south.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pelham Parkway (neighborhood), Bronx</span> Neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City

Pelham Parkway is a working- and middle-class residential neighborhood geographically located in the center of the Bronx, a borough of New York City in the United States. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: Pelham Parkway South, to the east the IRT Dyre Avenue Line tracks and to the south Bronxdale Avenue and to the west, Bronx Park East. White Plains Road is the primary commercial thoroughfare through Pelham Parkway. The neighborhood is named after Pelham Parkway, a major west–east parkway that travels through the East Bronx.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mosholu Parkway</span> Road in the Bronx, New York

Mosholu Parkway is a 3.03-mile-long (4.88 km) parkway in the borough of the Bronx in New York City, constructed from 1935 to 1937 as part of the roadway network created under Robert Moses. The roadway extends between the New York Botanical Garden and Van Cortlandt Park. The New York City Department of Transportation is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the roadway while the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation is responsible for the surrounding rights-of-way. The parkway is designated as New York State Route 908F (NY 908F), an unsigned reference route, by the New York State Department of Transportation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fordham Plaza, Bronx</span> Place

Fordham Plaza, originally known as Fordham Square, is a major commercial and transportation hub in the Fordham and Belmont sections of the Bronx in New York City, New York, United States. It is located on the south side of Fordham Road at Third and Webster Avenues, at the eastern end of the commercial strip along Fordham Road that runs past Grand Concourse and Jerome Avenue to about Grand Avenue, and to the west of the Bronx's Little Italy district on Arthur Avenue in Belmont.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">U.S. Route 1 in New York</span> Section of U.S. Numbered Highway in New York, United States

U.S. Route 1 (US 1) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that extends from Key West, Florida, to the Canada–United States border at Fort Kent, Maine. In the U.S. state of New York, US 1 extends 21.54 miles (34.67 km) from the George Washington Bridge in Manhattan to the Connecticut state line at Port Chester. It closely parallels Interstate 95 (I-95) for much of its course and does not serve as a major trunk road within the state. It is not concurrent with any other highways besides I-95 and (briefly) US 9, and few other state highways intersect it.

The West Bronx is a region in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The region lies west of the Bronx River and roughly corresponds to the western half of the borough.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gun Hill Road (road)</span> Street in the Bronx, New York

Gun Hill Road is a major thoroughfare in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The road stretches for 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from Mosholu Parkway in Norwood to Stillwell Avenue in Baychester, near an exit for the Hutchinson River Parkway. Van Cortlandt Park and the Mosholu Golf Course are both located at the western terminus of Gun Hill Road.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jerome Avenue</span> Avenue in the Bronx, New York

Jerome Avenue is one of the longest thoroughfares in the New York City borough of the Bronx, New York, United States. The road is 5.6 miles (9.0 km) long and stretches from Concourse to Woodlawn. Both of these termini are with the Major Deegan Expressway which runs parallel to the west. Most of the elevated IRT Jerome Avenue Line runs along Jerome Avenue. The Cross Bronx Expressway interchanges with Jerome and the Deegan. Though it runs through what is now the West Bronx neighborhood, Jerome Avenue is the dividing avenue between nominal and some named "West" and "East" streets in the Bronx; Fifth Avenue, and to a lesser extent, Broadway, also splits Manhattan into nominal "West" and "East" streets.

Webster Avenue is a major north–south thoroughfare in the Bronx, New York City, United States. It stretches for 5.8 miles (9.3 km) from Melrose to Woodlawn. The road starts at the intersection of Melrose Avenue, East 165th Street, Brook Avenue, and Park Avenue in the neighborhood of Melrose, ending at Nereid Avenue in the neighborhood of Woodlawn. There are no subway lines along this thoroughfare, unlike the streets it parallels—Jerome Avenue, The Grand Concourse, and White Plains Road, which all have subway lines —but until 1973, Webster Avenue north of Fordham Road was served by the Third Avenue Elevated, served by the 8 train.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bx12 bus</span> Bus route in New York City

The Bx12 is a public transit line in New York City running along the 207th Street Crosstown Line, within the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. The line runs along 207th Street in Upper Manhattan and along the continuous Fordham Road and Pelham Parkway in the Bronx.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fordham Road–190th Street station</span> New York City Subway station in Bronx (Closed 1973)

The Fordham Road–190th Street station was an express station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, New York City. It was located at Fordham Road and Third Avenue, one block east of Webster Avenue, in the modern location of Fordham Plaza. Opened in 1901, the station was closed in 1973 and demolished in 1977 along with the rest of the Third Avenue Line. No trace of the station exists today.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sedgwick Avenue</span> Avenue in the Bronx, New York

Sedgwick Avenue is a major street in the Bronx, New York City. It runs roughly parallel to Jerome Avenue, the Major Deegan Expressway, and University Avenue. Sedgwick Avenue is one of the longest streets in the western part of the Bronx, running from Mosholu Parkway at the north to Macombs Dam Bridge at its southern end, about 800 feet west of Yankee Stadium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bx15 and M125 buses</span> Bus routes in Manhattan and the Bronx, New York

The Bx15 and M125 bus routes constitute the Third Avenue/125th Street Line, a public transit line in New York City. The Bx15 runs between Fordham Plaza and the Hub in the Bronx, running primarily along Third Avenue. The M125 runs between the Hub in the Bronx and Manhattanville in Manhattan, running along Willis Avenue in the South Bronx and along 125th Street in Harlem, Manhattan.

The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to New York City. New York City is a city in the United States state of New York.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bx28 and Bx38 buses</span> Bus routes in the Bronx, New York

The Bx28 and Bx38 constitute a public transit line in The Bronx. These routes primarily run on Gun Hill Road between the northern part of West Bronx and Co-op City.

References

  1. 1 2 "Fordham Road" (Map). Google Maps . Google. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  2. Holter, Lauren (January 30, 2016). "What to do and see in Fordham, the largest shopping district in the Bronx". am New York. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  3. "Bronx Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2020.

40°51′44.13″N73°53′56.07″W / 40.8622583°N 73.8989083°W / 40.8622583; -73.8989083