Highbridge

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Highbridge is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of The Bronx. Approximate boundaries are the Harlem River on the west, 161st Street on the south, Cross-Bronx Expressway to the north and Jerome Avenue 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. Once a predominately Irish neighborhood, African Americans and Dominicans make up the majority of the present day population of High Bridge.

In March 2007, a fire broke out at 1022 Woodycrest Avenue, killing several people. It was one of the worst fires in the Bronx since the 1970s.