Major Deegan Expressway & Harlem River Park Bridge
Major Deegan Expressway and Harlem River Park Bridge meet at a four-way crossing in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Cedar Playground is 1,270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sedgwick Av/Harlem River Bridge, is 160 feet away for the Bx18B, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them schools, and one place to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1973, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sedgwick Av/Harlem River Bridge, 160 feet away, for the Bx18B.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sedgwick Av/Harlem River Bridge Bx18B160 feetBx18B
Next buses at this stop
- Bx18B …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- W Tremont Ave & Matthewson Rd 19 docks in all770 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Cedar Avenue & West 179th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1764 University Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10453
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 16
- Police precinct
- 46
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- University Heights (South)-Morris Heights
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1973.
Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 community center
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- I.S. 229 Roland Patterson School400 feet
- The New American Academy at Roberto Clemente State Park School400 feet
- Luminous Early Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K820 feet
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- P.S. 109 Sedgwick School1,180 feet
- Promesa Head Start Pre-K1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Roberto Clemente State Park190 feet
- Cedar Playground1,270 feet
Houses of worship
- St Matthews AME Church House of worship220 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at West Tremont Avenue-Sedgwick Avenue Area Community center890 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket620 feet
- Bravo Supermarket0.5 miles
- Antillana Market Place Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Harlem River Park Bridge & Sedgwick Avenue 80 feet
- Sedgwick Avenue & Cedar Avenue 190 feet
- Matthewson Road & Harlem River Park Bridge 210 feet
- Harlem River Park Bridge & MacCracken Avenue 300 feet
- Sedgwick Avenue & Undercliff Avenue 560 feet
- Cedar Avenue & West Tremont Avenue 610 feet
- Sedgwick Avenue & Palisade Place 640 feet
- Major Deegan Expressway & West Tremont Avenue 690 feet
See every intersection along Harlem River Park Bridge or Major Deegan Expressway.