Westchester Avenue

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Westchester Avenue
Owner City of New York
Maintained by NYCDOT
Length 5.6 mi[1] (9.0 km)
Location Bronx, New York City
Coordinates 40°51′08″N 73°52′55″W / 40.85226°N 73.88198°W / 40.85226; -73.88198Coordinates: 40°51′08″N 73°52′55″W / 40.85226°N 73.88198°W / 40.85226; -73.88198
West end Third Avenue in The Hub
Major
junctions
NY 895 in Hunts Point
Bronx River Parkway in Soundview
I-95 in Parkchester
Hutchinson River Parkway in Pelham Bay
East end I-95 in Pelham Bay

Westchester Avenue is a major east-west street in the South Bronx and East Bronx portions of the Bronx, New York City. It runs from Third Avenue and 150th Street in the Hub to Pelham Bay Park in the Pelham Bay section. It crosses many neighborhoods of the Bronx, which include Melrose, Longwood, Soundview, Parkchester, and Pelham Bay. Westchester Avenue parallels the Bruckner Expressway until their junction at Pelham Bay Park.

With the exception of 0.5 miles (0.80 km) of its length, Westchester Avenue is underneath elevated tracks of the New York City Subway. The IRT White Plains Road Line (2 and ​5 trains) runs over Westchester Avenue from Brook Avenue to Southern Boulevard and the IRT Pelham Line (6 and <6>​ trains) runs over Westchester Avenue from Whitlock Avenue to its terminus at Pelham Bay Park. The Bx4/Bx4A buses use Westchester Avenue between Bergen Avenue and Parkchester (Bx4A) or Westchester Square (Bx4) while the Bx24 uses Westchester Avenue north of Westchester Square. The Bx8 and Bx27 use the road for short segments.

References[]

  1. ^ Google (July 3, 2018). "Westchester Avenue" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 3, 2018.


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