Webster Avenue
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| Maintained by | NYCDOT |
| Length | 5.8 mi (9.3 km)[1] |
| Component highways |  US 1 from Tremont to Belmont |
| Location | Bronx |
| South end | Melrose Avenue in Melrose |
| Major junctions |  I-95 / US 1 in Tremont Bronx River Parkway / East 233rd Street in Woodlawn |
| North end | Bronx River Road at the Woodlawn–Yonkers line |
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, where it begins as a continuation of Melrose Avenue, to the Bronx–Westchester county line, where it continues north as Bronx River Road. 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 (the IRT Jerome Avenue Line, IND Concourse Line, and IRT White Plains Road Line, respectively)—but until 1973, Webster Avenue north of Fordham Road was served by the Third Avenue Elevated, served by the 8 train.
Route description
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Webster Avenue, which is wide for most of its length, begins as a continuation of Melrose Avenue in Melrose.[1] It begins in a northward direction, parallelling the Metro-North railroad tracks and Brook Avenue. After about 0.2 miles (0.32 km), East 167th Street intersects Webster Avenue and changes from a two-way road to one-way going westward. At Claremont Parkway, the still parallel Brook Avenue comes to an end, and Webster Avenue continues north. At 1.2 miles (1.9 km), the Cross Bronx Expressway passes over Webster Avenue. East Tremont Avenue (East 177th Street) intersects it soon afterward, in the eastern section of Tremont. Most of the southern half of Webster Avenue is concurrent with US 1.
Webster Avenue continues northerly by entering the eastern portion of the Fordham neighborhood.[1] In Fordham, it forms a large intersection at Fordham Plaza with Decatur Avenue, East Fordham Road, and Third Avenue, across the street from Fordham University's Rose Hill campus. Decatur Avenue then parallels Webster Avenue on its west side as both roads continue north. Bedford Park Boulevard (East 200th Street) then intersects Webster Avenue in Bedford Park as it heads further north towards Woodlawn. Soon after the intersection with Bedford Park Boulevard (East 200th Street), Mosholu Parkway crosses over Webster Avenue, and then Gun Hill Road intersects it. Webster Avenue then intersects with East 233rd Street and the Bronx River Parkway in Woodlawn, before becoming Bronx River Road as it enters Westchester County.
Transportation
[edit]The Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line has several stations along Webster Avenue: Fordham station at Fordham Road; Botanical Garden station at Bedford Park Boulevard; and Williams Bridge station at Gun Hill Road. Additionally, the New York City Subway’s IRT Jerome Avenue Line (4 train),[2] IND Concourse Line (B and D trains),[3] and IRT White Plains Road Line (2 and 5 trains),[4] serve the avenue.
The following New York City Bus routes serve Webster:
- The Bx41 and Bx41 SBS are the main buses, serving it south of East Gun Hill Road.
- The River Park Towers-bound Bx40 and Bx42 run from East 180th Street to East 178th Street.
- The Bx35 runs between East 167th and East 168th Streets.
- The Bx16 serves the avenue north of East 233rd Street.[5]
Incidents
[edit]On March 29, 1936, a trolley on Webster Avenue crashed into a new automobile at 209th Street. The crash hurt 20 people, 12 of whom were rushed to Fordham Hospital.[6]
Major intersections
[edit]| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| The Bronx | Melrose | 0.0 | 0.0 | Melrose Avenue | Continuation south |
| Tremont | 1.2 | 1.9 |   I-95 south / US 1 south (Cross Bronx Expressway) – George Washington Bridge | Southern end of US 1 concurrency; exit 2B on I-95 | |
| 1.5 | 2.4 | East Tremont Avenue | |||
| Belmont | 2.6 | 4.2 |  US 1 north (Fordham Road) | Northern end of US 1 concurrency | |
| Norwood | 4.2 | 6.8 | Gun Hill Road | ||
| Woodlawn | 5.4– 5.5 | 8.7– 8.9 | Bronx River Parkway / East 233rd Street – Sound View Park | Exit 10 on Bronx River Parkway | |
| Bronx–Westchester county line | Woodlawn–Yonkers line | 5.8 | 9.3 | Bronx River Road | Continuation north |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Webster Avenue" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ "IRT Jerome Avenue Line". NYCSubway.org. 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2007.
- ^ "IND Concourse Line". NYCSubway.org. 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2007.
- ^ "IRT White Plains Line". NYCSubway.org. 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2007.
- ^ "Bronx Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "20 Hurt in Crash of Bronx Trolley; Webster Av. Car and an Auto Are Telescoped by Rear-End Collision at 209th St. - 12 Rushed to Hospital - Driver Says He Halted Suddenly in Path of Trolley to Avoid Hitting a Truck". The New York Times. March 26, 1936. Retrieved November 9, 2007.