&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:161_IRT_GC_jeh.jpg) Looking west down East 161st Street from Grand Concourse | |
| Owner | City of New York |
|---|---|
| Maintained by | NYCDOT |
| Length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km)[1][2] |
| Location | Bronx, New York City |
| West end | Jerome Avenue in Highbridge |
| East end | Elton Avenue in Melrose |
161st Street is a short, major thoroughfare in the southern portion of the Bronx. The road is 1.6 miles (2.6 km) long and is a much used access to Yankee Stadium on its north side.[3] The 20th-century Yankee Stadium was on the south side of the street. The road begins in the west at an intersection with Jerome Avenue, a major thoroughfare in the Bronx, and Woodycrest Avenue, a one-way street in the Bronx. The road is one of the widest in the Bronx, until the Sheridan Avenue intersection, where the divided highway merges. East 161st Street ends at Elton Avenue. However, the road continues eastward in parts, ending at Hewitt Place, as a short connector.
- ^ Google (July 3, 2018). "161st Street (west section)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ Google (July 3, 2018). "161st Street (east section)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ [mlb.mlb.com/nyy NY Yankees official site], Ballpark directions