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The Merritt Parkway is the first leg of what later became modern Route 15. Built between 1934 and 1940, the Merritt Parkway runs for 37 miles (60 km) from the New York state line in Greenwich to the Housatonic River in Stratford. It was conceived as a way to alleviate congestion on the Boston Post Road (U.S. Route 1) in Fairfield County. [15]
The highway comes into the state of Connecticut, continuing as the Merritt Parkway, a four-lane controlled-access parkway with low bridges, sharp curves, and a tree-filled median, that passes through the affluent urbanized areas of southern Fairfield County. Commercial vehicles are prohibited on this section of Route 15.
There is an interchange with the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield. Within Easton, Route 58 can also go by the name "Black Rock Road" as well as "Black Rock Turnpike." Route 58 passes by two reservoirs (Hemlock Reservoir and Aspetuck Reservoir) that supply the Greater Bridgeport area with much of its drinking water.
Open and closed Red Lobsters in California. OPEN. Bakersfield: 8180 ... Merritt Island: 215 E Merritt ... 4290 Sergeant Road West Des Moines 3838 Westown Parkway. CLOSED. Council Bluffs: 3040 ...
In Fairfield, the road is known as Stratfield Road and Easton Turnpike. Just south of the Fairfield-Easton town line, Route 59 crosses over the Merritt Parkway (at Exit 46). After crossing the Mill River bridge, Route 59 enters the town of Easton and the road name changes to Sport Hill Road.
Route 25 begins at an interchange with Interstate 95 in Bridgeport. For the first 3.8 miles (6.1 km) of the route, it is co-signed with the Route 8 freeway. After the split with Route 8, it continues as its own freeway through the town of Trumbull for another 6.1 miles (9.8 km), providing partial access to the Merritt Parkway along its path through the town.
Route 15 north / Merritt Parkway north / Route 108 – Stratford, New Haven: No northbound exit; exit 34 on Merritt Parkway: 5.51– 6.25: 8.87– 10.06: 9 (NB) 10 (SB) 6: Route 15 / Merritt Parkway – New Haven, New York City: Same-directional access only; exit 34 on Merritt Parkway: Shelton: 7.16: 11.52: 11: 7: Huntington Road: No southbound ...
The planned called for the creation of interchanges at the Merritt Parkway, Connecticut Route 104, U.S. Route 1, and I-95. [4] The road also might have continued south to a proposed bridge to Long Island (see Long Island Crossing).This plan was never implemented. In 1976, the southern portion of Route 137, south of Bull's Head, was changed.