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52-474: Historically, the route ran through an alignment through Mount Vernon by way of modern First Street, Lincoln Avenue (and Clinton Street), where it continued along modern North Columbus Ave. The route further continued with the current alignment Hussey Road across the Cross County Parkway, merging again with current North Columbus Avenue (modern NY 22-Columbus Avenue was known as "Central Blvd" into

104-656: A "roller coaster-like" effect for drivers. During the 1960s and since then an entrance and exit on the northbound side between current exits 5 and 6 in the Bronx, and an associated U-turn from southbound to northbound, formerly open to general traffic, were reserved for official use by police and the Parks Dept. which maintains an office there. This was around the time other U-turns were being eliminated from various parkways in New York City. A gas station in

156-661: A 2.6-mile (4.2 km) segment of the parkway between Bronxville and the Bronx was closed to straighten and widen the road. During this reconstruction period, a new overpass was also built for the Cross County Parkway . In 1957, a half mile stretch of the Parkway between Woodland Viaduct in White Plains and the Scarsdale border was reconstructed to eliminate sharp dips and twists that purportedly provided

208-481: A block to the south. From 2012 to 2015, a realignment and bridge replacement project was carried out in Scarsdale. The Bronx River Parkway originally went beyond its northern terminus at Kensico Circle to NY Route 22 northbound. Today, the most obvious route through the circle leads motorists directly to and from the Taconic State Parkway , and the way to NY 22 northbound is considered to be

260-609: A little spur off the circle. This spur from the Kensico Circle to NY 22 is unsigned CR 68 . Prior to heightened security measures enacted post-September 11 motorists could take the road that leads towards NY 22 and then drive across the top of the Kensico Dam and eventually re-connect with the Taconic State Parkway. An extension from the southern terminus in the Bronx into Soundview Park

312-531: A northbound entrance and exit via the local lanes at Broad Street, which connects to Gramatan Avenue. After Exit 7, the parkway winds southeast into the Chester Heights section of Mount Vernon , where it enters Exit 8 for NY 22 (North Columbus Avenue). Just east of Exit 8, the Cross County has an eastbound exit and westbound entrance at Exit 9, which connects the parkway to/from

364-559: A park, and the first highway where intersecting streets crossed over bridges. The Westchester section of the Bronx River Parkway first opened to traffic in 1922 and was completed in 1925. A new roadway in the New York City borough of the Bronx including an extension south of the former Botanical Gardens /Burke Avenue terminus opened in 1951. That extension diverges eastward from the river. From 1953 to 1955,

416-584: A quarter-mile (500 m) north of the county line, even though the station is in the Bronx and the Harlem Line enters Westchester north of it. Northound traffic has 10A, for Mount Vernon Avenue and Yonkers Avenue at the Mount Vernon West station three-quarters of a mile (1.21 km) to the north. Another southbound exit, 10B, serves Bronx River Road just to the north at its Mile Square Road and Winfred Avenue intersections. The park widens around

468-504: A westbound exit/eastbound entrance from the Saw Mill northbound. The entrance/exit at the Saw Mill southbound has no number. After crossing an abandoned railroad grade, the parkway enters Exit 3, a small interchange with Yonkers Avenue . The six-lane roadway crosses through southeast Yonkers, making a gradual bend from the northeast to the southeast before spitting into express and local lanes. The parkway then enters an interchange with

520-481: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cross County Parkway The Cross County Parkway ( CCP ) is a 4.46-mile (7.18 km) controlled-access parkway in lower Westchester County, New York , in the United States. The parkway is a critical east–west connection throughout Westchester, having full interchanges with every major north–south highway in southern Westchester with

572-580: Is a thousand feet (300 m) to the north as the highway curves around downtown Bronxville to the east. Here, the road runs through the Armour Villa neighborhood until it runs under the Tuckahoe Road bridge. Almost a mile (1.6 km) separates it from the next exit, at Elm Street in Tuckahoe . The park continues to parallel the parkway, with paved bike paths and a large pond. A thousand feet to

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624-614: Is because the eastbound entrance and westbound exit are via the Hutch. After Exit 10, the Cross County continues north as a five-lane parkway (three lanes westbound, two lanes eastbound), before crossing under a flyover ramp for the Hutchinson River Parkway southbound and merging into the parkway northbound. The Cross County Parkway was originally built as an east–west link between the Saw Mill, Bronx River, and Hutchinson River Parkways. Construction began in 1929, and

676-636: Is designated unsigned County Route 9987 ( CR 9987 ). Most of the exits on the parkway, including the traffic light-controlled intersections in Westchester County, have interchange numbers. The term "Bronx River Parkway" originally referred to the Bronx River Reservation, New York's first linear park , of which the road is a portion, from the Bronx–Westchester county line to Kensico Dam Plaza. Current usage of

728-452: Is marked only with reference markers, and the section north only with county mileposts. This middle section has county mileposts in the middle, and reference markers with state mileposts (counting from the southern terminus in the Bronx, not the city line) alongside. However, Reference Route 907G is no longer listed in the NYSDOT traffic counts and the entirety of the parkway in the county

780-733: Is only accessed by the local lanes. There is no eastbound entrance. Continuing east through Yonkers, the Cross County Parkway enters an interchange with the Bronx River Parkway and Sprain Brook Parkway , Exit 6. In the center of this interchange, consisting of several flyover ramps, is the Fleetwood Metro-North Railroad station on the Harlem Line . Immediately after Exit 6, the Cross County crosses into Mount Vernon where it meets Exit 7,

832-577: Is visible in the distance as the parkway reaches its northern terminus at Kensico Circle, southern terminus of the Taconic State Parkway , also listed on the Register. A seven-mile (11 km) section of the Bronx River Parkway in Westchester County south of White Plains is closed to motorist traffic from 10 AM to 2 PM select Sundays in May, June, September and October (with the exception of Memorial and Labor Day weekends), allowing bicyclists to venture along

884-600: The Bronx Parkway ) is a 19.12-mile (30.77 km) limited-access parkway in downstate New York in the United States. It is named for the nearby Bronx River , which it parallels. The southern terminus of the parkway is at Story Avenue near the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx neighborhood of Soundview . The northern terminus is at Kensico Circle in North Castle , Westchester County , where

936-696: The East 180th Street Yard along the New York City Subway 's IRT White Plains Road Line , which carries the 2 and ​ 5 services, as well as the former New York, Westchester and Boston Railway . After crossing the yard, wooded surroundings resume as the parkway follows the eastern edge of the Bronx Zoo in the Bronx Park neighborhood and the Bronx River , which gives

988-484: The IRT White Plains Road Line ( 2 and ​ 5 trains) of the New York City Subway , to that line's terminus, Wakefield–241st Street station . The following bus routes run on the corridor: 40°51′22.81″N 73°52′3.46″W  /  40.8563361°N 73.8676278°W  / 40.8563361; -73.8676278 This article relating to roads and streets in New York City

1040-538: The New York State Thruway ( I-87 ) and NY 100 , Exits 4S (for I-87 south) and 4N (for I-87 north/NY-100 north). All exits/entrances are accessed here by the local lanes, except for the eastbound exit and westbound entrance at Exit 4N, which are via the express lanes. The eastbound entrance at Exit 4N connects to both the express and local lanes. Shortly after, the Cross County enters Exit 5, which connects to Kimball Avenue and Midland Avenue and

1092-694: The Rye Playland Parkway . However this proposal was stalled by the Great Depression and Second World War , and finally cancelled in the 1970s. Part of the right of way for the Cross County Parkway's unbuilt extension has since been incorporated into the Leatherstocking Trail. The entire route is in Westchester County . Bronx River Parkway The Bronx River Parkway (sometimes abbreviated as

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1144-600: The White Plains station on the west side of heavily developed downtown White Plains. It bends north and then northwest to the first of several at-grade intersections with traffic lights, also signed and numbered as exits, with Central Avenue ( NY 100 ), at the Westchester County Center , where it reverts to a four-lane expressway. From here, parkway traffic is also directed toward the nearby Cross Westchester Expressway ( I-287 ) via NY 119, as

1196-579: The 1960s between current Hussey Road and the Cross County Parkway , as the rebuilding of the parkway severed the old alignment of NY 22). These roads acquired their modern names around the end of the 19th century. Today at the Bronxville Village line, White Plains Road continues as New York State Route 22 (NY 22), to Broadway in White Plains where it terminates as Post Road. North of Birchall Avenue in Van Nest , White Plains Road runs below

1248-731: The Bronx River. The parkway reaches an interchange with the southern terminus of the Sprain Brook Parkway and narrows to four lanes, turning sharply to the northwest, away from the Harlem Line. The exit numbers reset here; the new exit 1, Paxton Avenue in Bronxville, is on the northbound lanes just north of the Sprain (exit 1A allows southbound traffic to leave the parkway for Desmond Avenue just before merging). Exit 2, West Pondfield Road, also northbound-only,

1300-482: The Long Island road opened for traffic before the end of 1908, opening before the Bronx River Parkway as the first limited-access highway to be put into use. Neither was up to modern freeway standards, utilizing left turns across the opposing direction at access points. The Bronx River Parkway was the first highway to utilize a median strip to separate the opposing lanes, the first highway constructed through

1352-569: The borough it begins to closely parallel the Harlem Line of Metro-North Railroad , a pairing which continues to the road's northern terminus. In Westchester County, the road continues to have the same character until the Sprain Brook Parkway splits off at Bronxville , allowing most through traffic to bypass White Plains . The stretches north of that junction have more of the original park character, and are still used that way. North of White Plains, all interchanges are at-grade intersections with traffic lights. The parkway begins at Story Avenue in

1404-761: The exception of Interstate 95 ( New England Thruway ). Among its junctions, it has access to the New York State Thruway mainline. The western terminus is at the Saw Mill Parkway in Yonkers . The eastern terminus is at the Hutchinson River Parkway in Eastchester . As evident from stubs and oversized overpasses, it appears that there were plans to expand the Parkway west from Exit 2 to Downtown Yonkers and east from Exit 9 to I-95 . World War II had slowed this idea until it

1456-758: The full cloverleaf at Pelham Parkway , where traffic can join US ;1 southbound on Fordham Road . Past the exit the large wooded area on the west is the New York Botanical Garden , a National Historic Landmark (NHL). One half-mile (1 km) further north, exit 8 allows access to the Mosholu Parkway and Allerton Avenue. At the next exit, Gun Hill Road, the Williamsbridge station serving that neighborhood on Metro-North Railroad 's Harlem Line , which closely parallels

1508-468: The highway as it bends slightly, heading even more to the northeast. Just past this is exit 11, the Cross County Parkway , where the road swings toward the east to allow space for the complex of onramps that also allow access to Broad Street and the Fleetwood station. A half-mile north of that junction, the parkland and the roadway narrow as Bronxville becomes the community on the opposite side of

1560-447: The highway was initially a 40-foot (12 m)-wide undivided roadway that could accommodate four lanes of automobile traffic (two in each direction). The parkway had a toll barrier in Fleetwood , which was removed in the early 1950s. The reconstruction of the Cross County Parkway was begun in 1964; however, the project was not completed until 1984. The parkway is now a multi-lane highway with express and local lanes. In conjunction with

1612-585: The interchange with the Cross Bronx Expressway ( I-95 ). The single ramp of exit 5 allows southbound traffic to follow East 177th Street to NY 895 (Sheridan Boulevard) and the Triborough Bridge . North of the interchange the road veers to the northeast slightly and crosses the railroad tracks of Amtrak 's Northeast Corridor line. At East 180th Street, the linear park ends temporarily. The road becomes elevated to cross

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1664-407: The neighborhood of Soundview in the Bronx , where two roadways merge near Metcalf and Morrison Avenues. Immediately to the north is the cloverleaf interchange at the Bruckner Expressway ( Interstate 278 or I-278), where most traffic enters the parkway, which begins as a six-lane freeway . Basketball courts and baseball fields flank the highway in the strip of parkland as the road leads to

1716-423: The next at-grade exit, Leewood Drive, on the northbound side. A quarter-mile (500 m) to the north are abandoned parking lots on both sides that were once gas stations. One-tenth of a mile (150 m) to the north, the roadways diverge and the river runs between them. Just beyond this is another at-grade interchange, Harney and Strathmore Roads. The roadways remain apart through a wooded section as they curve westward for

1768-438: The next three-quarter mile, returning to the highway's northeastern heading as it leaves Yonkers and briefly enters Greenburgh south of the southbound Ardsley Road exit east of downtown Scarsdale . Just after it curves eastward again and crosses the Harlem Line, entering Scarsdale, traffic can enter and exit at Crane Road and East Parkway with southbound traffic using a light to cross over the northbound lanes and no entrance onto

1820-401: The north, Scarsdale Road is the first at-grade interchange, and the parkway becomes a four-lane expressway , turning sharply to the east, then back to the northeast more gradually. Exit 8, Thompson Street, serves the nearby Crestwood station as the Harlem Line's tracks begin to parallel the road again. Another three-quarter mile north, after the road has resumed its northeast course, comes

1872-467: The north, slightly northwestward. North of Watson Avenue, within a half-mile (1 km) of the southern terminus, an on-ramp carries northbound traffic from Metcalf. The corresponding offramp for southbound traffic merges onto Harrod Avenue north of Westchester Avenue. Now in West Farms , the Bronx River Parkway has an onramp to the southbound lanes from East 174th Street. North of it is exit 4,

1924-460: The northbound used only as a tourist information stand. The interchange with the Cross County Parkway did not provide direct access to and from both directions of the latter until extra ramps and an extra overpass were provided beginning in the 1970s. The original interchange is now exit 11W. In 2009 the northbound exit ramp to Oak Street in Yonkers was replaced by an exit to Yonkers Avenue,

1976-581: The northeast, the tracks immediately adjacent, past northbound exits for River and Claremont roads. Just north of the latter exit, the highway enters White Plains , the Westchester county seat . After the northbound Walworth crossing exit, it turns northwest across the river and the tracks and then resumes its northeasterly course. A half-mile (1 km) north it reaches the Main Street ( NY 119 ) northbound exit/southbound entrance, just west of

2028-588: The parkway connects to the Taconic State Parkway and via a short connector, New York State Route 22 (NY 22). Within the Bronx, the parkway is maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation and is designated New York State Route 907H ( NY 907H ), an unsigned reference route . In Westchester County, the parkway is maintained by the Westchester County Department of Public Works and

2080-568: The parkway from this point on, is located immediately west of the highway. The railroad tracks join the river and the parkland in paralleling the road north as it continues straight along the east edge of Woodlawn Cemetery , another NHL. Almost a mile and a half (2.4 km) to the north, the Woodlawn station is located at the northeast corner of the cemetery next to the East 233rd Street exit. The highway bends left and then right again, crossing

2132-537: The parkway has no direct interchange with it. The two roadways once again diverge, becoming almost 400 feet (120 m) apart in the half-mile (1 km) before they converge again as they reach the Old Tarrytown Road intersection just north of the expressway. Beyond it the parkway goes due north before curving slightly into the Fisher Lane intersection just west of the last Metro-North station along

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2184-403: The parkway, North White Plains . The Maryton and Virginia Road intersections follow, spaced roughly a thousand feet (300 m) apart. Another thousand feet from that intersection, the highway turns to the northeast again as the roadways diverge and cross the Harlem Line and the Bronx River for the last time. Northbound traffic has the last exit, exit 27, onto Washington Avenue North. Kensico Dam

2236-505: The renovation of the Cross County Shopping Center, Exit 5 westbound and Exit 5 eastbound of the Cross County Parkway underwent major reconstruction during 2010 and 2011. The two exit ramps were widened and improved with new traffic lights and signage. In addition, traffic can now proceed from the eastbound parkway directly into the shopping center. Cross County Parkway was originally intended to connect to

2288-625: The river and the railroad, near the split along the tracks between the Harlem and New Haven lines immediately north of the station. After the curves, the Bronx River Parkway crosses the county line into Westchester County at the McLean Avenue/Nereid Avenue overpass and leaves the Bronx. Once across the county line the parkway is in Yonkers , close to its boundary with Mount Vernon . A southbound exit, 10C, serves Bronx River Road at Wakefield Avenue near that train station

2340-506: The road its name, begins to follow it on the west. On the northbound side, as it enters the park, is an unnumbered exit allowing authorized vehicles (like those of people working at the NYC Parks Department) access to local streets via Birchall Avenue. A quarter-mile to the north is the main exit for the zoo at Boston Road, with access to Boston Road ( U.S. Route 1 or US 1 northbound) for northbound traffic, then

2392-484: The scenic road. Another section north of the one reserved for bicyclists is reserved for inline skating . This program is sponsored by Con Edison and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Construction began in Westchester County in 1907, making it the earliest limited-access highway to start construction. However, although construction on the Long Island Motor Parkway began a year later, a section of

2444-473: The southbound lanes of the Hutchinson River Parkway at Exit 13. Immediately after Exit 9, the Cross County Parkway turns ninety degrees to the north, going back to a six-lane parkway after briefly expanding to host Exit 9. The Cross County parallels a park in the Chester Heights section of Mount Vernon . Entering Eastchester , the parkway enters Exit 10, a small interchange with New Rochelle Road with only an eastbound exit and westbound entrance. This

2496-455: The southbound lanes. In the next 2.2-mile (3.5 km) stretch, where it becomes a four-lane freeway , there are exits for Ogden and Butler Roads from the northbound lanes. Fenimore Road, just east of the Hartsdale and its train station , is a northbound exit with southbound entry. Just to its north, southbound traffic can exit onto Greenacres Avenue. The parkway begins heading even more to

2548-479: The term is confined to the roadway, but extends it to the portion which now continues southward beyond the Reservation. Its northern terminus ends with a rotary near the Kensico Dam with exits for the Taconic State Parkway and NY 22 . The southern third of the parkway, in the Bronx, is exclusively controlled-access . It serves as a commuter route, intersecting several major east–west routes. Halfway through

2600-467: The wide median between Bronx exits 7 and 8, north of the pedestrian overpass to the Botanical Garden, was closed due to fire in the early 1980s and has since been razed and the median relandscaped. Of a pair of former gas stations on the outer margins of the roadway in Westchester near Crestwood, the southbound one is currently being used as a Westchester County Police Sub-Station, and

2652-454: Was proposed until the 1970s. The southernmost portion of the parkway in Westchester, south of the Sprain, is internally designated as NY 907G, an unsigned reference route , in apparent violation of the numbering standard. Ordinarily, the second digit should be the region. New York City and Long Island , regions 10 and 11, share 0; Westchester is region 8 (the Hutchinson River Parkway also shares this oddity). The section south of here

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2704-548: Was shelved. The CCP is the only parkway in New York state that has express and local lanes. The parkway is designated New York State Route 907K ( NY 907K ), an unsigned reference route . The Cross County Parkway begins at an interchange with the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers . Exits 1 and 2 are part of this interchange, with Exit 1 being a westbound only exit to Rumsey Road, and Exit 2 being

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