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Hunts Point in the Bronx in Bronx County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Willis Avenue Bridge Stones

 
 
Willis Avenue Bridge Stones Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 6, 2025
1. Willis Avenue Bridge Stones Marker
Inscription. These stones were salvaged from the Willis Avenue Bridge, opened in 1901, and placed on this site in 2010.
 
Erected 2010.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & ViaductsParks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.
 
Location. 40° 48.132′ N, 73° 52.338′ W. Marker is in Bronx, New York, in Bronx County. It is in Hunts Point. It is on Farragut Street east of Food Center Drive when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Farragut St, Bronx NY 10474, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Joseph Rodman Drake Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); Barretto Point Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Islands of "Barretto Bay" (approx. 0.9 miles away); Salt Marsh Restoration at Soundview Park
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(approx. 0.9 miles away); General Slocum Disaster (approx. 0.9 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); GreenThumb (approx. 1.2 miles away); what's that box doing over there? (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bronx.
 
The Willis Avenue Bridge Stones image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 6, 2025
2. The Willis Avenue Bridge Stones
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 17, 2026