Highbridge, Bronx

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Highbridge is a neighborhood in New York City located in the western part of The Bronx, adjacent to the Harlem River. Traditional boundaries are the Harlem River on the west, 161st Street on the south, the E.L. Grant Highway on the north and east and Jerome Avenue, also on the east. Ogden Avenue is the main thoroughfare through Highbridge.

The High Bridge across the Harlem River, with the Alexander Hamilton Bridge and the Washington Bridge behind it.

The neighborhood takes its name from the bridge built in the 1800s to carry water across the Harlem River. It is a mainly residential area, within walking distance to Yankee Stadium which lies to the south. To the north lie the Alexander Hamilton Bridge and Washington Bridge, which link the Bronx and Manhattan.

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