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 (on the Bronx-Westchester borderline). 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 (East 238th Street) 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 (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.
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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 / 165th Street in Melrose |
| Major junctions |  I-95 in Morris Heights Bronx River Parkway in Woodlawn |
| North end | Bronx River Road in Woodlawn |
Route description
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Webster Avenue, which is wide for most of its length, begins as a continuation of Melrose Avenue at a large intersection with four roads including Melrose Avenue, East 165th Street, Brook Avenue, and Park Avenue.[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. Now parallel to the Bronx River Parkway, Webster Avenue then intersects with East 233rd Street, and finally ends at Nereid Avenue (East 238th Street) in northern Woodlawn, where it continues as Bronx River Road.
Transportation
editThe 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
editOn 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
editThe entire route is in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Melrose | 0.0 | 0.0 | East 165th Street / Melrose Avenue / Brook Avenue / Park Avenue | Continues south as Melrose Avenue | |
| Tremont | 1.2 | 1.9 |   I-95 south / US 1 south (Cross Bronx Expressway) – George Washington Bridge | US 1 continues south via Cross Bronx Expressway; exit 2B on I-95 | |
| 1.5 | 2.4 | East Tremont Avenue | |||
| Belmont | 2.6 | 4.2 |  US 1 north (East Fordham Road) | US 1 continues north via Fordham Road | |
| Norwood | 4.2 | 6.8 | East Gun Hill Road | ||
| Woodlawn | 5.4 | 8.7 | East 233rd Street | To Bronx River Parkway north | |
| 5.5 | 8.9 | Bronx River Parkway south – Sound View Park | Exit 10 on Bronx Parkway | ||
| 5.8 | 9.3 | Nereid Avenue / Bronx River Road north | Continuation into Yonkers | ||
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 2007-11-09.
- ^ "IND Concourse Line". NYCSubway.org. 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
- ^ "IRT White Plains Line". NYCSubway.org. 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
- ^ "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 2007-11-09.