Washington Bridge & University Avenue at Washington Bridge Pedestrian Path
Washington Bridge, University Avenue and Washington Bridge Pedestrian Path 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. Sedgwick Playground is 610 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ogden Av/University Av, is 350 feet away for the Bx13, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them playgrounds, and four places to eat. A bus lane runs along Washington Bridge, all day.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ogden Av/University Av, 350 feet away, for the Bx13.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ogden Av/University Av Bx13350 feetBx13
Next buses at this stop
- Bx13 …
Washington Bridge carries a bus lane, all day, every day.
Cycling
A link between bike routes runs on Washington Bridge.
- 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- W 170 St & University Ave 22 docks in all1,190 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Depot Place & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1314 Sedgwick Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10452
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 4
- City Council district
- 16
- 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 6,700 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 1950.
Since 2014 at least 137 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of University Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No stopping 11 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 playgrounds
- 2 parks
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Garden of Learning and Discovery Pre-K Center at 1434 Ogden Avenue Pre-K center440 feet
- Sedgwick Trade or language school1,130 feet
- Bronx-Manhattan SDA School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bridge Playground40 feet
- Plimpton Playground390 feet
- Sedgwick Playground610 feet
Show all 6
- Bridge Park770 feet
- Ogden Plimpton Playground940 feet
- Highbridge Park1,040 feet
Health care
- Hope Center for HIV and Nursing Care Nursing home or hospice910 feet
Community centers and public services
- Sedgwick Community Center1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket1,220 feet
- Bravo Supermarket1,240 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 23 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Major Deegan Expressway & Washington Bridge Pedestrian Path 50 feet
- University Avenue & Ogden Avenue 100 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Washington Bridge Pedestrian Path 140 feet
- University Avenue & Boscobel Place 290 feet
- Washington Bridge & Undercliff Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway 360 feet
- Washington Bridge & Undercliff Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway 390 feet
- Washington Bridge & University Avenue at Edward L Grant Highway 420 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Alexander Hamilton Bridge 500 feet
See every intersection along University Avenue, Washington Bridge or Washington Bridge Pedestrian Path.