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{{short description|Street in the Bronx, New York}}
{{about|the section of U.S. Route 1 in New York City|the entire route|U.S. Route 1}}
{{Infobox street
| name=Fordham Road
| alternate_name = 
| marker_image = [[File:US 1.svg|70px]] [[File: Pelham Pkwy Shield free.svg|70px]]
| map_notes = 
| image = Fordhamroadbx1.JPG
| image_size = 300px
| image_alt = Fordham Road at Webster Avenue in Belmont
| caption = Fordham Road at [[Webster Avenue]] in [[Belmont, Bronx|Belmont]]
| image_map               = {{maplink-road}}
| maint = [[NYCDOT]]
| length_mi = 2.5
| length_ref = <ref name=googlemaps>{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/40.8621605,-73.9134213/40.8567039,-73.8693373/@40.8591138,-73.9000367,15z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-73.902355!2d40.8627227!3s0x89c2f38825356961:0xf36b412a8da71378!1m0!3e0 |access-date=July 2, 2018}}</ref>
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| established =
| allocation = {{jct|state=NY|US|1}} from [[Belmont, Bronx|Belmont]] to [[Bronx Park]]<br>{{jct|state=NY|Parkway|Pelham}} in Bronx Park
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = {{jct|state=NY|I|87}} / [[University Heights Bridge]] in [[University Heights, Bronx|University Heights]]
| junction = {{jct|state=NY|Parkway|Bronx River NYC}} in [[Bronx Park]]
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = {{jct|state=NY|US|1|Parkway|Pelham}} in Bronx Park
| location = [[Bronx]]
}}
[[Image:Fordham bus station jeh.jpg|thumb|Fordham Plaza bus hub]]
[[Image:Nicholas of Tolentine RCC FR Univ jeh.jpg|thumb|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.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Holter|first=Lauren|date=January 30, 2016|url=https://www.amny.com/real-estate/city-living/bronx/fordham-the-bronx-what-to-do-see-and-more-in-the-borough-s-largest-shopping-district-1.11410139|title=What to do and see in Fordham, the largest shopping district in the Bronx|work=am New York|access-date=2018-12-02|language=en}}</ref>  It geographically separates the [[geopolitical]] [[North Bronx]] from the [[South Bronx]].  

This street runs through the neighborhood of [[University Heights, Bronx|University Heights]], divides [[Fordham, Bronx|Fordham]] from Fordham-Bedford and finally runs along the northern border of [[Belmont, Bronx|Belmont]]. It begins to the east as a continuation of [[Pelham Parkway (road)|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 in New York|U.S. Route 1]] from [[Webster Avenue]] to [[Boston Road (Bronx)|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.{{Fact|date=March 2023|reason=Need citation for Jerome being the point where east changes to west.}} 

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.

==Transportation==
East of Webster Avenue and directly across from [[Fordham University]], Fordham Plaza is a major hub for buses and a [[Fordham (Metro-North station)|stop]] on the [[Metro-North Railroad]]'s [[Harlem Line (Metro-North)|Harlem]] and [[New Haven Line (Metro-North)|New Haven]] lines. Metro North Railroad's [[Hudson Line (Metro-North)|Hudson Line]] stops at the [[University Heights (Metro-North station)|University Heights]] station. Fordham Road is served by the [[New York City Subway]] at [[Fordham Road (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)|Jerome Avenue]] ({{NYCS trains|Jerome local}}) and [[Fordham Road (IND Concourse Line)|Grand Concourse]] ({{NYCS trains|Concourse}}).

The following bus routes serve Fordham Road:
* The [[Bx12 (New York City bus)|Bx12 local & Select Bus Service]] are the primary routes running along the entire length of Fordham Road. 
* The [[Bx9 (New York City bus)|Bx9]] runs between East Kingsbridge Road and Southern Boulevard.
* The [[Bx17 (New York City bus)|Bx17]] runs between Crotona Avenue and either Washington Avenue (Fordham Plaza) or Third Avenue (Port Morris).
* The [[Bx22 (New York City bus)|Bx22]] provides additional service east of Valentine Avenue (Castle Hill) or East Kingsbridge Road (Paul Avenue). Fordham service operates straight to/from Valentine.
* The {{NYC bus link|Bx19}} and [[Bx41 (New York City bus)|Bx41 local & Select Bus Service]] intersect with the road at Southern Boulevard and Webster Avenue, respectively. 
* The {{NYC bus link|Bx15}} uses Fordham from Third to Washington Avenues and back the other way to change direction from Fordham Plaza to The Hub.
* Additional service is provided by Westchester County’s [[Bee-Line Bus System|Bee-Line Bus]] routes [[List of bus routes in Westchester County, New York|60 and 61]] east of Washington Avenue (Bronx) or Third Avenue (opposite terminals), and route [[List of bus routes in Westchester County, New York|62]] east of Tiebout Avenue.<ref>{{cite NYC bus map|Bx}}</ref>

==Points of interest==
* [[Fordham Plaza, Bronx|Fordham Plaza]] is a major commercial and transportation hub.
* [[St. Nicholas of Tolentine's Church (Bronx, New York)|St. Nicholas of Tolentine's Church]] is located on West Fordham Road at University Avenue in University Heights.
* Rose Hill Campus of [[Fordham University]] is at 441 East Fordham Road.
* [[Theodore Roosevelt High School (New York City)|Theodore Roosevelt High School]] is on the other side of Fordham Road from Fordham University.
* The [[Bronx Zoo]] and [[New York Botanical Garden]] are at the eastern terminus of Fordham Road in [[Bronx Park]].
* [[Ice Spice]]

==Major intersections==
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{{NYCint
|borough=Bronx
|location=University Heights
|lspan=3
|mile=0.0
|road=[[University Heights Bridge]]
|notes=Continuation into [[Manhattan]]
}}
{{NYCint
|mile=0.1
|road={{jct|state=NY|I|87|name1=[[Major Deegan Expressway]]|city1=Albany|location2=[[RFK Bridge]]|city3=Queens}}
|notes=Exit 9 on I-87
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{{NYCint
|mile=0.3
|road=[[Sedgwick Avenue]]
}}
{{NYCint
|borough=Bronx
|location=Fordham
|lspan=2
|mile=0.7
|road=[[Jerome Avenue]]
}}
{{NYCint
|mile=0.9
|type=incomplete
|road=[[Grand Concourse (Bronx)|Grand Concourse]]
|notes=Access via [[frontage road|service roads]]; no left turns
}}
{{NYCint
|borough=Bronx
|location=Belmont
|lspan=2
|mile=1.2
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NY|US|1|dir1=south|name1=[[Webster Avenue]]}}
|notes=Western end of US 1 overlap; no westbound left turn
}}
{{NYCint
|mile=1.7
|mile2=2.0
|road=[[Bronx Zoo]], [[Fordham University]], [[New York Botanical Garden|Botanical Garden]]
|notes=Interchange; access via [[Southern Boulevard (Bronx)|Southern Boulevard]]
}}
{{NYCint
|location_special=[[Bronx Park]]
|lspan=2
|mile=2.4
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NY|Parkway|Bronx River NYC|city1=White Plains|location2=[[Soundview Park (Bronx)|Soundview Park]]}}<br>{{jct|state=NY|Parkway|Pelham|dir1=begins}}
|notes=Western end of Pelham Pkwy. overlap; exits&nbsp;7E-W on Bronx River Pkwy.
}}
{{NYCint
|mile=2.5
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NY|US|1|dir1=north|name1=Boston Road|Parkway|Pelham|dir2=east}}
|notes=Eastern end of US 1/Pelham Pkwy. overlap
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concyr,incomplete}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://fordhamroadbid.org/ Stores]

{{commonscat|Fordham Road (Bronx)}}

{{Bronx streets}}

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[[Category:Streets in the Bronx]]
[[Category:U.S. Route 1]]