 thumbnail|view of highbridge from manhattan thumbnail|the highbridge (part of the old croton aqueduct) thumbnail|ps 11, 1257 ogden avenue highbridge is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the centralwest section of the bronx, new york city. the neighborhood is part of bronx community board 4. its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: the cross-bronx expressway to the north, jerome avenue to the east, east 161st street to the south, and the harlem river to the west. ogden avenue is the primary thoroughfare through highbridge. the local subway is the 4 line; operating along jerome avenue, and the d line along grandconcourse. zip codes include 10452. the area is patrolled by the 44th precinct located at 2 east 169th street in concourse. nycha property in the area is patrolled by p.s.a. 7 at 737 melrose avenue in the melrose section of the bronx. ==demographics== highbridge has a population under 35,000. the majority of residents in the area are of puerto rican, or african american descent. a small but growing dominican community exists in this area. bronx community district 4 ==land use and terrain== highbridge is dominated by townhouses and 5 and 6-story apartment buildings. the total land area is roughly one square mile. the terrain is elevated and very hilly. stair streets connect areas located at different elevations. ===low income public housing projects=== *there are three nycha developments located in highbridge.nycha # highbridge gardens; six, 13-story buildings. # highbridge rehabs (nelson avenue); three, 5 and 6-story rehabilitated tenement buildings. # highbridge rehabs (anderson avenue); ==history== the neighborhood takes its name from the high bridge built in 1848 by irish immigrants to carry croton aqueduct water across the harlem river. up until the late 1960s, the residents of highbridge were predominately of irish and eastern european jewish descent. they have since been replaced by large numbers of hispanics and african americans. ==schools== ===public=== * ps 11: high bridge (merriam and ogden avs) * ps 73: joseph dellacava (west 165th st and anderson av) * ps 114x: luis llorens torres schools (west 166th st and cromwell av) * ps 126: dr. marjorie dunbar (west 166th st and university av) * ps 199: william s
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