Major Deegan Expressway & Macombs Dam Bridge Pedestrian Path

Major Deegan Expressway and Macombs Dam Bridge Pedestrian Path (Exit 5) meet at a four-way crossing in Highbridge, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Macombs Dam Park is 40 feet away, and Holcombe Rucker Park is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 4, B and D. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks, and 45 places to eat.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest subway
161 St-Yankee Stadium
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 4, B, D
Nearest bus stop
890 feet
Jerome Av/E 161 St · Bx6, Bx13
Within a walk
5 places
2 parks, 1 park feature and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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Major Deegan Expressway & Macombs Dam Bridge Pedestrian Path Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 161 St-Yankee Stadium 4, B, D
    0.3 miles
    4 B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 155 St B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Room of Tranquility” (2002) by Helene Brandt and “Wall-Slide” (2002) by Vito Acconci (Acconci Studio in collaboration with di Domenico + Partners) at the 161 St-Yankee Stadium station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jerome Av/E 161 St, 890 feet away, for the Bx6 and Bx13.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jerome Av/E 161 St Bx6, Bx13
    890 feet
    Bx6 Bx13

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx6 …
  2. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A link between bike routes runs on Macombs Dam Bridge Pedestrian Path.

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Jerome Ave & Ogden Ave 21 docks in all
    810 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive northbound at Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 89 St Nicholas Place Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10452
Community board
Bronx Community Board 4
City Council district
8 and 16 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Highbridge

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Trees

Two trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated Macomb's Dam Bridge (originally Central Bridge) (720 feet).

  1. Macomb's Dam Bridge (originally Central Bridge) Designated landmark
    720 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Macombs Dam Park.

  1. Macombs Dam Park Fountain Fountain by Martin Schenck, 1908
    740 feet
  2. Highbridge World War I Memorial Statue, 1923
    790 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 1 park feature
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Macombs Dam Park
    40 feet
  2. Grandstand in Macombs Dam Park Park feature
    650 feet
  3. Holcombe Rucker Park
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. Percy E. Sutton Playground
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and homes within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Macombs Dam Bridge Pedestrian Path or Major Deegan Expressway.

Sources: MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYPD, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.