Washington Bridge & Sedgwick Avenue
Washington Bridge and Sedgwick Avenue meet at a four-way crossing 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. Bridge Park is 210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sedgwick Av/W 172 St, is 90 feet away for the Bx18B, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine 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.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sedgwick Av/W 172 St, 90 feet away, for the Bx18B.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sedgwick Av/W 172 St Bx18B90 feetBx18B
Next buses at this stop
- Bx18B …
Cycling
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, 370 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 January 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10453
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 4
- City Council district
- 14 and 16 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- 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
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.
Trees
Six trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the black locust.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated Washington Bridge (780 feet).
- Washington Bridge Designated landmark780 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 1 park feature
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Garden of Learning and Discovery Pre-K Center at 1434 Ogden Avenue Pre-K center1,170 feet
- Jesus Loves the Angels Group Family Daycare Pre-K1,250 feet
- Sedgwick Trade or language school1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bridge Park210 feet
- Sedgwick Playground600 feet
- Bridge Playground680 feet
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- Plimpton Playground1,120 feet
- Highbridge Park1,160 feet
- Skatepark in Highbridge Park Park feature1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 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 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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Sedgwick Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway 70 feet
- Major Deegan Expressway & Washington Bridge Pedestrian Path 230 feet
- Major Deegan Expressway & Washington Bridge Bike Path 240 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Washington Bridge Bike Path 290 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Washington Bridge Pedestrian Path 300 feet
- Alexander Hamilton Bridge & Sedgwick Avenue 320 feet
- Washington Bridge & Undercliff Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway 400 feet
- Washington Bridge & Undercliff Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway 420 feet
See every intersection along Sedgwick Avenue or Washington Bridge.