Washington Bridge & Major Deegan Expressway
Washington Bridge and Major Deegan Expressway 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. Washington Bridge stands 470 feet away. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more. Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the black locust.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBy car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Amsterdam Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 4275 Broadway Gas station0.6 miles
- 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
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 4
- City Council district
- 16
- Police precinct
- 44 and 46 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- University Heights (South)-Morris Heights
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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.
Trees
Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the black locust.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated Washington Bridge (470 feet).
- Washington Bridge Designated landmark470 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bus stop 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 listed public place within a five-minute walk