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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.
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.
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 ...
I-95 follows the Connecticut Turnpike from the New York state line eastward for 88 miles (142 km). This portion of the highway passes through the most heavily urbanized section of Connecticut along the shoreline between Greenwich and New Haven, with daily traffic volumes of around 150,000 vehicles throughout the entire 48-mile (77 km) length between the New York state line and the junction ...
Route 8 / Route 15 north / Merritt Parkway north – Waterbury, New Haven, Bridgeport: Exit 5 on Route 8; exit 52 on Merritt Parkway: 3.15: 5.07: Route 15 south / Merritt Parkway south – New York City: Exit 51 on Merritt Parkway: Shelton: 10.99: 17.69: To Route 8 south: Access via SR 714: 11.05: 17.78
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.
Route 15 / Merritt Parkway – New Haven, New York City: Exit 41 on Merritt Parkway: Wilton: 4.67: 7.52: Route 53 – Weston, Norwalk: 5.91: 9.51: US 7 south to Route 15 / Merritt Parkway: Southern end of US 7 concurrency: 6.17: 9.93: Route 106 south – Wilton Center: Southern end of Route 106 concurrency: 6.35: 10.22: Route 106 north ...