Fordham Road

Fordham Road
Fordham Road at Webster Avenue in Belmont
Fordham Road at Webster Avenue in Belmont
Map
Maintained byNYCDOT
Length2.5 mi (4.0 km)[1]
Component
highways
US 1 from Belmont to Bronx Park
Pelham Parkway in Bronx Park
LocationBronx
West end I-87 / University Heights Bridge in University Heights
Major
junctions
Bronx River Parkway in Bronx Park
East end US 1 / Pelham Parkway in Bronx Park
Fordham Plaza bus hub
St Nicholas of Tolentine Church

Fordham Road is a major thoroughfare in the Bronx, New York City, that runs west-east from the Harlem River to Bronx Park. Fordham Road houses the borough's largest and most diverse shopping district.[2] It geographically separates the geopolitical North Bronx from the South Bronx.

This street runs through the neighborhood of University Heights, divides Fordham from Fordham-Bedford and finally runs along the northern border of Belmont. It begins to the east as a continuation of Pelham Parkway and continues to the west over the University Heights Bridge into Manhattan, where it runs as West 207th Street. It is a two-way, four-lane road. Fordham Road runs concurrent with U.S. Route 1 from Webster Avenue to Boston Road, and with Pelham Parkway from the Bronx River Parkway to Boston Road. Fordham Road is divided into East Fordham Road and West Fordham Road by Jerome Avenue following after the Manhattan grid, with address numbers for both the East Fordham Road and West Fordham Road increasing away from Jerome Avenue.[citation needed]

Fordham Road is under the management of the Fordham Road Business Improvement District, a non-profit organization under contract with the City of New York. The BID maintains, develops, and markets the merchants along Fordham Road and hosts many community events throughout the year.

  1. ^ "Fordham Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Holter, Lauren (January 30, 2016). "What to do and see in Fordham, the largest shopping district in the Bronx". am New York. Retrieved 2018-12-02.