 Westchester Avenue at Bryant Triangle | |
| Owner | City of New York |
|---|---|
| Maintained by | NYCDOT |
| Length | 5.6 mi (9.0 km) [1] |
| Location | Bronx, New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°51′08″N 73°52′55″W / 40.85226°N 73.88198°W |
| West end | Third Avenue in The Hub |
| Major junctions | 
NY 895 in
Longwood
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 and East portions of the Bronx, New York City. It runs from Third Avenue and East 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.
Transportation
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 (
trains) runs over Westchester Avenue from Brook Avenue to
Southern Boulevard, and the
IRT Pelham Line (
trains) from
Whitlock Avenue to its terminus at
Pelham Bay Park. The
Bx4/Bx4A buses serves Westchester Avenue between Bergen Avenue and
Parkchester (Bx4A) or
Westchester Square (Bx4) while the
Bx24 serves Westchester Avenue north of Westchester Square. The
Bx8 and
Bx27 use the road for short segments.
References
- ^ Google (July 3, 2018). "Westchester Avenue" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
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