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The Merritt Parkway (also known locally as "The Merritt") is a controlled-access parkway in Fairfield County, Connecticut, with a small section at the northern end in New Haven County. Designed for Connecticut's Gold Coast , the parkway is known for its scenic layout, its uniquely styled signage, and the architecturally elaborate overpasses ...
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.
A driver going the wrong way on Connecticut's Merritt Parkway crashed head-on into a minivan early Thursday, killing all four people in the vehicles and closing one side of the highway for nearly ...
The crash significantly increased traffic on other highways and secondary roads. The major alternate route in the area, the Merritt Parkway, cannot be used by trucks because its underpasses are too low. Norwalk schools were closed Friday, and Mayor Harry Rilling urged local employers to consider allowing employees to work from home
State police said they were aware of only one incident where a commercial vehicle struck a bridge overpass in New Canaan on the Merritt Parkway, which bans tractor trailers because of low bridge heights. Blair said his group has been trying to get long-haul truckers to avoid that part of state.
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.
Frequently, the congestion spills over to clog the parallel Merritt Parkway. The state has encouraged traffic reduction schemes, including rail use and ride-sharing. [6] Connecticut also has a very active bicycling community, with one of the highest rates of bicycling ownership and use in the United States.
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.