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| Maintained by | NYCDOT |
| Length | 2.5 mi (4.0 km)[1] |
| Component highways |  US 1 from BelmonttoBronx Park Pelham Parkway in Bronx Park |
| Location | Bronx |
| West end |  I-87 / University Heights BridgeinUniversity Heights |
| Major junctions |  Bronx River ParkwayinBronx 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 RivertoBronx 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 AvenuetoBoston 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.
East of Webster Avenue and directly across from Fordham University, Fordham Plaza is a major hub for buses and a stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem and New Haven lines. Metro North Railroad's Hudson Line stops at the University Heights station. Fordham Road is served by the New York City SubwayatJerome Avenue (4 train) and Grand Concourse (B and D trains).
The Bx12 and Bx12 Select Bus Service are the primary routes running along the entire length of Fordham Road. Other bus routes in the area include the Bx9, Bx15, Bx17, Bx19, Bx22, Bx41 and Bx41 Select Bus Service, as well as Westchester County Bee-Line Bus routes 60, 61, and 62.[3]
The entire route is in the New York City boroughofthe Bronx.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| University Heights | 0.0 | 0.0 | University Heights Bridge | Continuation into Manhattan | |
| 0.1 | 0.16 | I-87 (Major Deegan Expressway) – Albany, RFK Bridge, Queens | Exit 9 on I-87 | ||
| 0.3 | 0.48 | Sedgwick Avenue | |||
| Fordham | 0.7 | 1.1 | Jerome Avenue | ||
| 0.9 | 1.4 | Grand Concourse | Access via service roads; no left turns | ||
| Belmont | 1.2 | 1.9 |  US 1 south (Webster Avenue) | Western end of US 1 overlap; no westbound left turn | |
| 1.7– 2.0 | 2.7– 3.2 | Bronx Zoo, Fordham University, Botanical Garden | Interchange; access via Southern Boulevard | ||
| Bronx Park | 2.4 | 3.9 | Bronx River Parkway – White Plains, Soundview Park Pelham Parkway begins | Western end of Pelham Pkwy. overlap; exits 7E-W on Bronx River Pkwy. | |
| 2.5 | 4.0 |   US 1 north (Boston Road) / Pelham Parkway east | Eastern end of US 1/Pelham Pkwy. overlap | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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