Webster Avenue
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| Webster Avenue |
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| Length: | 5.8 mi[1] (9.33 km) |
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| South end: | Melrose Avenue/Park Avenue/East 165th Street/Brook Avenue in Melrose |
| Major junctions: |
 Cross Bronx Expressway in Morris Heights |
| North end: | Nereid Avenue and East 240th Street in Woodlawn (on the Bronx-Westchester border) |
| Counties: | Bronx |
Webster Avenue is one of the longest thoroughfares in the Bronx. It stretches for 5.8 miles (9.33 kilometres) from Melrose to Woodlawn (on the Bronx-Westchester borderline). The road starts at an intersection with Melrose Avenue, East 165th Street, Brook Avenue and Park Avenue in Melrose, ending at Nereid Avenue and East 240th Street in the town of Woodlawn. There are no subway lines along this road, uncharacteristic to the streets it parallels, Jerome Avenue, Grand Concourse, and White Plains Road, which all have subway lines.
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Webster Avenue begins a large intersection with four roads including Melrose Avenue and East 165th Street.[1] Webster begins in a northward direction, parallelling the Metro-North railroad tracks and Brook Avenue, one of the roads present at the terminus. At .2 of a mile, East 167th Street intersects Webster. At this intersection, East 167th goes from a two-way road to a one-way going westward. At Claremont Parkway, the parallel Brook Avenue comes to an end and Webster continues north. At 1.2 miles, the Cross Bronx Expressway interchanges with Webster. East Tremont Avenue intersects soon after in the eastern section of Tremont. Most of the southern half of Webster Avenue is concurrent with U.S. Route 1.
Webster continues, entering the eastern portion of Fordham.[1] In Fordham, a large intersection is reached by Webster. Streets present at this intersection include Webster, Decatur Avenue, East Fordham Road, and the nearby Third Avenue. Decatur Avenue parallels Webster as both roads continue north. Bedford Park Boulevard intersects in Bedford Park as Webster heads towards Woodlawn. Soon after the intersection with Bedford Park Boulevard, the Mosholu Parkway crosses over Webster. As Webster enters Woodlawn, Gun Hill Road intersects. Now parallel to the Bronx River Parkway, Webster intersects with East 233rd Street.
Webster comes to an end at Nereid Avenue and East 240th Street in northern Woodlawn. The road Webster follows continues as Bronx River Road.
[edit] History
Late on March 29, 1936, a trolley riding on Webster Avenue crashed into a new automobile at 209th Street. The crash hurt 20 people, 12 of them were rushed to Fordham Hospital.[2]
[edit] Transportation
There is no subway stations located along the whole length of Webster Avenue. However the nearby streets, Jerome Avenue, Grand Concourse and White Plains Road have station serving the 2, 4, 5, B, and D trains.[3][4][5] There are 3 bus lines along parts of Webster Avenue, the Bx31, Bx41 and Bx55 lines. They replaced the Webster and White Plains Avenues Line.[6]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Bronx | Melrose | 0.00 | East 165th Street and Melrose Avenue | Southern terminus of Webster Avenue. |
| Tremont | 1.20 | Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95) |
Exit 2B (Cross Bronx) | |
| Woodlawn | 5.80 | Nereid Avenue; East 240th Street | Southern terminus of Webster Avenue. |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Google Maps. Overview Map of Webster Avenue [map]. Retrieved on 2007-11-09.
- ^ New York Times (March 26, 1936). 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. (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-11-09.
- ^ IRT White Plains Line (HTML). NYCSubway.org (2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-09.
- ^ IRT Jerome Avenue Line (HTML). NYCSubway.org (2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-09.
- ^ IND Concourse Line (HTML). NYCSubway.org (2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-09.
- ^ Metropolitan Transportation Authority (2007). Bx31 bus schedule (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-11-09. Also see Bx41 and Bx55
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