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 Fordham Road at Webster Avenue in Belmont | |
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| Maintained by | NYCDOT |
| Length | 2.5 mi (4.0 km)[1] |
| Component highways |  US 1 from Belmont to Bronx Park Pelham Parkway in Bronx Park |
| Location | Bronx |
| 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 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.
- ^ "Fordham Road" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ 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.