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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]
Tolls were removed from both the Merritt and Wilbur Cross Parkways in 1988. Reflecting its history as a toll road, two pairs of service plazas lie opposite one-another along the parkway where the tolls once stood, in Orange and North Haven. Both have been renovated since 2011, along with six further south on the Merritt Parkway.
This is a list of bridges of the Merritt Parkway, which is located in Fairfield County, Connecticut.. The 72 original bridges were designed by George L. Dunkelberger. Each bridge has a unique design that represents various 1930s architectural styles, such as Art Deco, Art Moderne, French Renaissance, Gothic, Neoclassicism, and Rustic. 23 of the bridges have been reconstructed in recent years ...
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.
The Merritt Parkway was built directly through Trumbull in the late 1930s. Trumbull has the distinction of harboring the youngest original Parkway underpass (Frenchtown Road), built in 1942, and the oldest Parkway overpass (at White Plains Road), built in 1934. Constructed of reinforced concrete and encased steel-girder design at a cost of $47,532.
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.
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 123 (New Canaan Avenue) to Route 15 north (Merritt Parkway) Route 15/Merritt Parkway not signed southbound: 2.93: 4.72: 3: Route 15 south (Merritt Parkway) – New York City: Exits 16-17A on Merritt Parkway; redesign in proposal stage [10] 3.95: 6.36: Northern end of freeway section: 4.11: 6.61: To Route 15 north (Merritt Parkway) – New ...