Sedgwick Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway
Sedgwick Avenue and Major Deegan Expressway meet at a six-way junction in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Sedgwick Playground is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sedgwick Av/W 172 St, is 160 feet away for the Bx18B, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them playgrounds, and one place to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sedgwick Av/W 172 St, 160 feet away, for the Bx18B.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sedgwick Av/W 172 St Bx18B160 feetBx18B
Next buses at this stop
- Bx18B …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Popham Ave & W 174 St 20 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Washington Bridge & Undercliff Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway, 410 feet by car along the streets.
- 1314 Sedgwick Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10452
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 4
- City Council district
- 14 and 16 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 44
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- University Heights (South)-Morris Heights
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 87 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated Washington Bridge (790 feet).
- Washington Bridge Designated landmark790 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Garden of Learning and Discovery Pre-K Center at 1434 Ogden Avenue Pre-K center1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bridge Park280 feet
- Sedgwick Playground660 feet
- Bridge Playground680 feet
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- Plimpton Playground1,130 feet
- Highbridge Park1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
- Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket0.4 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Washington Bridge & Sedgwick Avenue 70 feet
- Major Deegan Expressway & Washington Bridge Pedestrian Path 240 feet
- Alexander Hamilton Bridge & Sedgwick Avenue 240 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Washington Bridge Pedestrian Path 310 feet
- Major Deegan Expressway & Washington Bridge Bike Path 310 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Washington Bridge Bike Path 360 feet
- Washington Bridge & Undercliff Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway 410 feet
- Washington Bridge & Undercliff Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway 440 feet
See every intersection along Major Deegan Expressway or Sedgwick Avenue.