Jerome Avenue
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| Jerome Avenue |
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| Length: | 5.6 mi[1] (9.01 km) |
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| South end: |  Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx |
| Major junctions: |
 Cross Bronx Expressway in Morris Heights |
| North end: | East 233rd Street/Major Deegan Expressway in Woodlawn |
| Counties: | Bronx |
Jerome Avenue is one of the longest thoroughfares in the New York City borough of the Bronx, New York, United States. The road is 5.6 miles (9 km) long and stretches from Yankee Stadium's general area to Woodlawn. Both of these termini are with the Major Deegan Expressway. The road is also home to the IRT Jerome Avenue Line and most to all stations on this line are located on Jerome Avenue. The Cross Bronx Expressway interchanges in Edgewater with Jerome.
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[edit] Street description
Jerome Avenue begins at interchange 5 off the Major Deegan Expressway.[1] The road begins as a divided highway, intersecting with 161st Street, which brings you to Yankee Stadium. Along 161st Street is also a station along the Jerome Avenue IRT line. Jerome merges into the road that brings you to the Macombs Dam Bridge and heads north, paralleling Macombs Dam Park. After some intersections with local roads, Jerome Avenue intersects with 167th Street, which at the intersection, becomes known as the Edward L. Grant Highway. Just east of the intersection is the 167th Street station, another station along the way. Several blocks later, 170th Street intersects, just before merging into the Grant Highway. A subway station is also present here.
Mt. Eden Avenue intersects in Morris Heights and the Cross Bronx Expressway does soon after.[1] West 176th Street becomes concurrent with Jerome for a short time. The roads soon split, West 176th now known as East 176th. After the intersection with Tremont Road, Jerome Avenue becomes a regular local road through the Bronx. Burnside Avenue intersects as Jerome Avenue leaves Morris Heights. 183rd street is the next major intersection, which is located in University Heights. Fordham Road, both East and West intersect in University Heights. Saint James Park is passed to the west of Jerome, before the intersection with Kingsbridge Road. As Jerome passes Lehman College, Bedford Park Boulevard intersects. Jerome Avenue then crosses the Mosholu Parkway and passes the train yard for the Avenue's IRT line.
Jerome Avenue intersects with Gun Hill Road as it enters Woodlawn.[1] Here, Van Cortlandt Park is to the west. The final station on the IRT line is located in Woodlawn, just before intersecting Bainbridge Avenue. Jerome Avenue continues, cuts through Van Cortlandt Park, and comes to an end at the Major Deegan and 233rd Street. The road continues as a frontage road for the Major Deegan.
[edit] History
Jerome Avenue was put together as a plank road in 1874 for $375,000.[2] It appeared on maps as Central Avenue, because it started from Macombs Dam Bridge to Jerome Park Racetrack. Louis F. Haffen selected contractors in 1897 to pave Jerome Avenue. Three sections of the road were going to be remodeled, costing the Bronx about $136,505.[3] The street was to be renamed after an unknown city alderman.[2] Kate Hall Jerome, wife of Leonard Jerome, was furious, replacing all the signs with the name Jerome Avenue. When the subway line was commissioned, Jerome went from rural road to commercial artery.
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Subway
The first station along Jerome Avenue is the 161st Street–Yankee Stadium station, just after the Macombs Dam Bridge and the Major Deegan. The station supports access to the 4 (at all times), B (rush hours until 7:00 PM) and D trains (all except rush hours, peak direction).[4] The station was opened in June 1917. The station also helped service the IRT Ninth Avenue Line before it was decommissioned. The 167th Street station is the next going north, and services only 4 train. The station was opened on the same day as the 161st Street–Yankee Stadium station.[5] The 170th Street station is about the same as the 167th Street station in statistics.[6] The Mount Eden Station is the final one before the Cross Bronx Expressway intersects Jerome.[7] The next station is the 176th Street station, located at the 176th/Jerome intersection.[8]
The next station along the line is the Burnside Avenue station, which serves the 4 train.[9] 183rd Street, Fordham Road and Kingsbridge Road are the next three stations.[10][11][12] The station after is the Bedford Park Boulevard station, which has access to Lehman College. The next-to-last station along the way is the Mosholu Parkway station, located in Van Cortlandt Park. Unlike the others, this station and the last one, Woodlawn, were opened later. The line and 4 train come to an end at the Woodlawn Station.[13]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads intersected | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronx | East Bronx | 0.00 | Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) |
Southern terminus of Jerome Avenue. |
| Tremont | 2.90 | Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95) |
Exit 2A (Cross Bronx) | |
| Woodlawn | 5.60 | Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) |
Northern terminus of Jerome Avenue. |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Google Maps. Overview Map of Jerome Avenue [map]. Retrieved on 2007-11-06.
- ^ a b John McNamara (1991). History in Asphalt: The Origin of Bronx Street and Place Names (PDF). Google Books. Retrieved on 2007-11-09.
- ^ TO PAVE JEROME AVENUE; Contractors Named for Work on Three Sections of the Thoroughfare (HTML). New York Times (August 13, 1897). Retrieved on 2007-11-06.
- ^ nycsubway.org — IRT Woodlawn Line: 161st Street/River Avenue (Yankee Stadium)
- ^ nycsubway.org — IRT Woodlawn Line: 167th Street
- ^ nycsubway.org — IRT Woodlawn Line: 170th Street
- ^ nycsubway.org — IRT Woodlawn Line: Mt. Eden Avenue
- ^ nycsubway.org — IRT Woodlawn Line: 176th Street
- ^ nycsubway.org — IRT Woodlawn Line: Burnside Avenue
- ^ nycsubway.org — IRT Woodlawn Line: Fordham Road
- ^ nycsubway.org — IRT Woodlawn Line: 183rd Street
- ^ nycsubway.org — IRT Woodlawn Line: Kingsbridge Road
- ^ nycsubway.org — IRT Woodlawn Line: Mosholu Parkway
