Bronx River Parkway | |
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Map of southeastern New York with Bronx River Parkway highlighted in red
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Route information | |
Maintained by NYSDOT and Westchester County | |
Length: | 19.12 mi (30.77 km) |
Existed: | 1908 – present |
History: | Completed in 1952 |
Tourist routes: |
New York State Scenic Byway |
Restrictions: | No commercial vehicles |
Major junctions | |
South end: | Story Avenue in Soundview |
I-278 in Soundview I-95 in West Farms US 1 / Pelham Parkway in Bronx Park Mosholu Parkway in Bronx Park Cross County Parkway in Yonkers Sprain Brook Parkway in Bronxville |
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North end: | Taconic State Parkway in North Castle |
Location | |
Counties: | Bronx, Westchester |
Highway system | |
The Bronx River Parkway (sometimes abbreviated as the Bronx Parkway) is a 19.12-mile (30.77 km) long 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 Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx neighborhood of Soundview. The northern terminus is at the Kensico Circle in North Castle, Westchester County, where 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 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 the term is confined to the roadway, but extends it to the portion which now continues southward beyond the Reservation.