Bx11 (New York City bus)

### **Start**

Washington Heights, Manhattan – George Washington Bridge Bus Station, Washington Bridge

### **Via**

West 181st Street, East 170th Street, Claremont Parkway

### **End**

Longwood – West Farms Road and Southern Boulevard / Simpson Street subway station

The **Bx11** constitutes a bus route in Manhattan and the Bronx, New York running primarily on West 181st Street, East 170th Street, and Claremont Parkway between Washington Heights and Longwood.

The Bx11 began service in 1948, and was changed over time in the late 20th century.

## Route description

The Bx11 begins at George Washington Bridge Bus Station, and uses Fort Washington Avenue and West 178th Street to access Wadsworth Avenue, while buses heading to the last and first stops in Manhattan uses West 179th Street. It then continues on Wadsworth Avenue until it turns to West 181st Street. It then continues along West 181st Street until it turns to Ogden Avenue, while westbound buses use Ogden Avenue, Plimpton Avenue and Edward L. Grant Highway to access West 181st Street. It then continues on Ogden Avenue until it turns to West 168th Street, Shakespeare Avenue, and then 170th Street. It then goes on 170th Street for a length until it turns to Clay Avenue and then Claremont Parkway. It then continues on Claremont Parkway until it makes a turn to Louis Nine Boulevard, and then continues until it uses Jennings Street to access West Farms Road, while westbound buses use Longfellow Avenue, East 172nd Street, Seabury Place, and East 170th Street to access Louis Nine Boulevard. It continues on West Farms Road until it ends at Westchester Avenue, which is the first stop, while westbound buses heading to the last stop use Westchester Avenue and Hoe Avenue.

## History

The Bx10 bus began service on February 27, 1948.

It was extended to the George Washington Bus Station from 181st Street and Broadway on September 13, 1987.

In 1991, New York City Transit proposed eliminating overnight service between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.. This was proposed once again, and was approved in 1994 to take into effect in 1995. The change affected nine daily passengers.

On January 18, 1998, buses started turning south on Wadsworth Avenue instead of Broadway.

The original southern terminus was at Freeman Street on the IRT White Plains Road Line. Service was extended to its current terminus in June 1998.

As part of the MTA's 2017 Fast Forward Plan to speed up mass transit service, a draft plan for a reorganization of Bronx bus routes was proposed in draft format in June 2019, with a final version published in October 2019. The plan included restoring overnight service on the Bx11, and rerouting service east along Boston Road and 174th Street to end at Parkchester, and rerouting service via Edward L. Grant Highway west of 170th Street. The Bx18 will cover 168th Street and Shakespeare Avenue, and the Bx35 will cover Jennings Street and West Farms Road. This change was proposed to be implemented by mid-2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, the changes were halted for over a year. In February 2022, it was announced that the modifications would take place on June 26, 2022.