Bx13 (New York City bus)

### **Via**

West 181st Street, Ogden Avenue, East 161st Street, Washington Bridge, River Avenue

### **End**

Bronx Terminal Market – East 149th Street and River Avenue
**AM rush hours:** Melrose – East 163rd Street and Third Avenue

The **Bx13** constitutes a bus route in Manhattan and the Bronx, Bew York running primarily on West 181st Street, Ogden Avenue and East 161st Street between Washington Heights, Manhattan and Bronx Terminal Market, The Bronx or Melrose during AM rush hours.

The Bx13 was originally a streetcar route, which was replaced by buses in 1947 and was numbered the Bx37 and Bx49. In February 1984 the original Bx49 split branches service was renumbered the Bx13.

## Route description

The Bx13 begins at George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal in Washington Heights, Manhattan and uses Fort Washington Avenue and West 178th Street to access Wadsworth Avenue, while buses heading to the terminal use West 179th Street. It continues on Wadsworth Avenue until it makes a turn to West 181st Street. It continues on West 181st Street for a length until it turns to Ogden Avenue, while buses heading to Manhattan use West 170th Street, Plimpton Avenue, and Edward L. Grant Highway to access West 181st Street. It then continues on Ogden Avenue for most of the length until it turns to Jerome Avenue, then goes on East 161st Street, and continues on the latter street until it makes a turn to River Avenue. It then continues on River Avenue until it ends at East 149th Street, near Bronx Terminal Market.

During AM rush hours, the Bx13 runs to Melrose. In this case, it continues on East 161st Street, rather than turning to River Avenue, until eastbound buses use Elton Avenue to access East 163rd Street, while westbound buses use Washington Avenue to access East 161st Street. It then continues on East 163rd Street until it ends at Third Avenue.

## History

Ogden Avenue Line streetcars were replaced with buses on October 25, 1947, numbered the Bx37 and Bx49.

The original branched north-western terminus of the former Bx49 was at Union Place-Woodycrest Avenue. Service was extended to the Morrisania neighborhood at Walton Avenue-East 167th Street in July 1974.

The former Bx49 service was rerouted away from Morrisania, and started serving Washington Heights with the former Bx37 service via one-way directions at Woodycrest Avenue and Anderson Avenue in 1977.

The former Bx49 split branched service became part of the Bx13 in February 1984. This rush hour-only service ran between El Grant Highway-West 174th Street and Third Avenue-East 163rd Street via one-way directions at Woodycrest Avenue and Anderson Avenue until 1988, when all rush hour-only service was shifted over to Ogden Avenue. All rush hour-only service was eventually discontinued in 1990.

The Bx13 originally had late night service until September 1995.

The original western terminus of the Bx13 was at 181st Street (1 train). Service was extended to the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal on January 18, 1998.

In July 2004, service was later extended back to Third Avenue-East 163rd Street as a weekday morning-only service.

Full-time service from Yankee Stadium was extended southward to the Bronx Terminal Market in January 2013.