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.
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 Fordham Road at Webster Avenue in Belmont | |
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| Maintained by | NYCDOT |
| Length | 2.5 mi (4.0 km)[1] |
| Component highways |  US 1 from Belmont to Bronx Park Pelham Parkway in Bronx Park |
| Location | Bronx |
| West end |  I-87 / University Heights Bridge in University Heights |
| Major junctions |  Bronx River Parkway in Bronx Park |
| East end | US 1 / Pelham Parkway in Bronx Park |
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
editEast 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:
- The Bx12 local & Select Bus Service are the primary routes running along the entire length of Fordham Road.
- The Bx9 runs between East Kingsbridge Road and Southern Boulevard.
- The Bx17 runs between Crotona Avenue and either Washington Avenue (Fordham Plaza) or Third Avenue (Port Morris).
- The Bx22 provides additional service east of Valentine Avenue (Castle Hill) or East Kingsbridge Road (Paul Avenue). Fordham service operates straight to/from Valentine.
- The Bx19 and Bx41 local & Select Bus Service intersect with the road at Southern Boulevard and Webster Avenue, respectively.
- The Bx15 uses Fordham from Third to Washington Avenues and back the other way to change direction from Fordham Plaza to The Hub.
- Additional service is provided by Westchester County’s Bee-Line Bus routes 60 and 61 east of Washington Avenue (Bronx) or Third Avenue (opposite terminals), and route 62 east of Tiebout Avenue.[3]
Points of interest
edit- Fordham Plaza is a major commercial and transportation hub.
- St. Nicholas of Tolentine's Church is located on West Fordham Road at University Avenue in University Heights.
- Rose Hill Campus of Fordham University is at 441 East Fordham Road.
- Theodore Roosevelt High School is on the other side of Fordham Road from Fordham University.
- The Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden are at the eastern terminus of Fordham Road in Bronx Park.
- Ice Spice
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Heights | 0.0 | 0.0 | University Heights Bridge | Continuation into Manhattan | |
| 0.1 | 0.16 | Exit 9 on I-87 | |||
| 0.3 | 0.48 | Sedgwick Avenue | |||
| Fordham | 0.7 | 1.1 | Jerome Avenue | ||
| 0.9 | 1.4 | Grand Concourse | Access via service roads; no left turns | ||
| Belmont | 1.2 | 1.9 | 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 | 2.4 | 3.9 | Western end of Pelham Pkwy. overlap; exits 7E-W on Bronx River Pkwy. | ||
| 2.5 | 4.0 | Eastern end of US 1/Pelham Pkwy. overlap | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Fordham Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bronx Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2020.