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Bronx River Parkway
Bronx River bet. Burke Ave. and the New York City-Westchester Line
Bronx
Directions: Google Maps | MTA Trip Planner
Acres: 205.65
The 23-mile Bronx River winds down through southern Westchester County and the Bronx creating a peaceful corridor of green. Called Aquehung or “River of High Bluffs” by the Mohegan Indians who lived and fished along it, the river attracted European traders, farmers, and millers in the 1600s and 1700s. The construction of the New York Central Railroad in the 1840s turned the valley into an industrial corridor, and by the end of the 19th century the Bronx River had degenerated into what one official commission called “an open sewer.”
Know Before You Go
The East 211th Street entrance is closed. We are creating a formal entrance to the northern section of Bronx Park at East 211th Street and connecting two disconnected segments of the Bronx River Greenway. The project will also intercept storm-water run-off to reduce peak flows into the Bronx River and increase recharge of the ground water. Seating and plantings will be provided to beautify the area.
Anticipated Completion: Summer 2011
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