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The Bronx River Parkway is a long parkway
Parkway

In the United States, Parkways are defined as follows:#A type of road##A broad landscaped thoroughfare; especially : one from which trucks and other heavy vehicles are excluded....
 in downstate New York
Downstate New York

Downstate New York is a term denoting the southeastern portion of New York, United States, in contrast to Upstate New York. It should be noted that the term "Downstate New York" has significantly less currency than its counterpart term "Upstate New York", and the Downstate region is often not regarded as one cohesive unit but rather though...
. It is named for the nearby Bronx River
Bronx River

The Bronx River, approximately 24 miles long, flows through southeast New York in the United States. Its Native Americans in the United States name was the Aquahung before the arrival of European colonists, like Jonas Bronck, for whom the Bronx and its river are named, in 1639....
, which it parallels. The southern terminus of the parkway is at Story Avenue near Bruckner Expressway
Bruckner Expressway

The Bruckner Expressway is a freeway in The Bronx. It carries Interstate 278 and Interstate 95 in New York from the Triborough Bridge to the south end of the New England Thruway at the Pelham Parkway interchange....
 in the Bronx
The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost of the Five Boroughs of New York City and the newest of the 62 Administrative divisions of New York#county of New York State....
 neighborhood of Soundview
Soundview, Bronx

Soundview is a low income residential neighborhood geographically located in the south central section of the borough of the Bronx in New York City....
. The northern terminus is at the Kensico Circle in North Castle
North Castle, New York

North Castle is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Town in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 10,849 at the 2000 census....
, Westchester County
Westchester County, New York

Westchester County is a primarily suburban Political subdivisions of New York State#County located in the U.S. state of New York with about 950,000 residents....
, where the parkway connects to the Taconic State Parkway
Taconic State Parkway

The Taconic State Parkway is a part of the New York State highway system. For most of its route, the TSP is four lanes. All of the parkway in Westchester County, New York north of the Sprain Brook Parkway is now a six lane limited-access freeway....
 and, via a short connector, New York State Route 22
New York State Route 22

New York State Route 22 is a New York state highway running north–south parallel to the state's eastern edge from the outskirts of New York City to a short distance south of the United States-Canada border....
. Within the Bronx, the parkway is maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation
New York State Department of Transportation

The New York State Department of Transportation is responsible for the development and operation of highways, Rail transport, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in the U.S....
 and is designated New York State Reference Route 907H, an unsigned reference route.






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The Bronx River Parkway is a long parkway
Parkway

In the United States, Parkways are defined as follows:#A type of road##A broad landscaped thoroughfare; especially : one from which trucks and other heavy vehicles are excluded....
 in downstate New York
Downstate New York

Downstate New York is a term denoting the southeastern portion of New York, United States, in contrast to Upstate New York. It should be noted that the term "Downstate New York" has significantly less currency than its counterpart term "Upstate New York", and the Downstate region is often not regarded as one cohesive unit but rather though...
. It is named for the nearby Bronx River
Bronx River

The Bronx River, approximately 24 miles long, flows through southeast New York in the United States. Its Native Americans in the United States name was the Aquahung before the arrival of European colonists, like Jonas Bronck, for whom the Bronx and its river are named, in 1639....
, which it parallels. The southern terminus of the parkway is at Story Avenue near Bruckner Expressway
Bruckner Expressway

The Bruckner Expressway is a freeway in The Bronx. It carries Interstate 278 and Interstate 95 in New York from the Triborough Bridge to the south end of the New England Thruway at the Pelham Parkway interchange....
 in the Bronx
The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost of the Five Boroughs of New York City and the newest of the 62 Administrative divisions of New York#county of New York State....
 neighborhood of Soundview
Soundview, Bronx

Soundview is a low income residential neighborhood geographically located in the south central section of the borough of the Bronx in New York City....
. The northern terminus is at the Kensico Circle in North Castle
North Castle, New York

North Castle is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Town in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 10,849 at the 2000 census....
, Westchester County
Westchester County, New York

Westchester County is a primarily suburban Political subdivisions of New York State#County located in the U.S. state of New York with about 950,000 residents....
, where the parkway connects to the Taconic State Parkway
Taconic State Parkway

The Taconic State Parkway is a part of the New York State highway system. For most of its route, the TSP is four lanes. All of the parkway in Westchester County, New York north of the Sprain Brook Parkway is now a six lane limited-access freeway....
 and, via a short connector, New York State Route 22
New York State Route 22

New York State Route 22 is a New York state highway running north–south parallel to the state's eastern edge from the outskirts of New York City to a short distance south of the United States-Canada border....
. Within the Bronx, the parkway is maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation
New York State Department of Transportation

The New York State Department of Transportation is responsible for the development and operation of highways, Rail transport, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in the U.S....
 and is designated New York State Reference Route 907H, an unsigned reference route. In Westchester County, the parkway is maintained by the Westchester County Department of Public Works and is designated unsigned Westchester County Route 9987.

All 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 entire Bronx River Reservation, of which the road is a portion, but current usage of the term confines it to the roadway, including the portion which now continues southward beyond the Reservation.

Route description

A seven-mile (11 km) section of the Bronx River Parkway in Westchester County is closed to motorist traffic from 10 AM to 2 PM every Sunday in April, May, June, September and October (with the exception of Memorial and Labor Day weekends), allowing bicyclists
Bicycle

The bicycle, bike, or cycle is a pedal-driven, human-powered transport with two bicycle wheel attached to a bicycle frame, one behind the other....
 to venture along the scenic road. Another section north of the one reserved for bicyclists is reserved for inline skating.

History

Construction began in Westchester County
Westchester County, New York

Westchester County is a primarily suburban Political subdivisions of New York State#County located in the U.S. state of New York with about 950,000 residents....
 in 1907, making it the earliest limited-access automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 highway
Highway

A highway is a main road intended for travel by the public between important destinations, such as city and towns. Highway designs vary widely and can range from a two-lane road without margins to a multi-lane, grade separated freeway....
 to start construction. However, although construction on the Long Island Motor Parkway
Long Island Motor Parkway

The Long Island Motor Parkway , also known as the Vanderbilt Parkway and Motor Parkway, was the first roadway designed for automobile use only....
 began a year later, a section of the Long Island road opened for traffic before the end of 1908, opening before the Bronx River as the first limited access automobile highway to be put into use. Neither was up to modern freeway
Freeway

A freeway is a type of road designed for Road safety#Motorway high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections....
 standards, utilizing left turns across the opposing direction at access points.

The Westchester section of the Bronx River Parkway was completed in 1923. A new roadway in the New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 Borough
Borough (New York City)

New York City is one of the largest cities in the world, and it is segmented into boroughs for various reasons. A borough is a unique form of government which administers the five fundamental constituent parts that make up the History of New York City ....
 of the Bronx
The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost of the Five Boroughs of New York City and the newest of the 62 Administrative divisions of New York#county of New York State....
 including an extension south of the former Botanical Gardens
New York Botanical Garden

The New York Botanical Garden also known as The NYBG is one of the premier botanical gardens in the United States, located in New York City....
/Burke Avenue terminus was added between 1946 and 1950. That extension diverges eastward from the river.

Late exit modifications

During the 1960s and since then an entrance and exit on the northbound side between current exits 5 and 6 in the Bronx, and an associated U-turn from southbound to northbound, formerly open to general traffic, were reserved for official use by police and the Parks Dept. which maintains an office there. This was around the time other U-turns were being eliminated from various parkways in New York City.

A gas station in the wide median between Bronx exits 7 and 8, north of the pedestrian overpass to the Botanical Garden, was closed due to fire in the early 1980s and has since been razed and the median relandscaped. Of a pair of former gas stations on the outer margins of the roadway in Westchester near Crestwood, the southbound one has been demolished and the northbound used only as a tourist information stand.

The interchange with the Cross County Parkway did not provide direct access to and from both directions of the latter until extra ramps and an extra overpass were provided in the 1970s. The original interchange is now exit 11W.

Truncation and extension

The Bronx River Parkway originally went beyond its northern terminus at Kensico Circle to NY Route 22 northbound. Today, the most obvious route through the circle leads motorists directly to and from the Taconic State Parkway, and the way to NY 22 northbound is considered to be a little spur off the circle. This spur from the Kensico Circle to NY 22 is unsigned County Route 68.

An extension from the southern terminus in the Bronx into was proposed until the 1970s.

Westchester designation

The southernmost portion of the parkway in Westchester, south of the Sprain, is Reference Route 907G in apparent violation of the numbering standard. Ordinarily, the second digit should be the region. New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 and Long Island, regions 10 and 11, share 0; Westchester is region 8 (the Hutchinson River Parkway
Hutchinson River Parkway

The Hutchinson River Parkway is an long parkway in southern New York. The southern terminus is at the massive Bruckner Interchange in the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx, where the roadway continues south as the Whitestone Expressway ....
 also shares this oddity). The section south of here is marked only with reference markers, and the section north only with county mileposts. This middle section has county mileposts in the middle, and reference markers with state mileposts (counting from the southern terminus in the Bronx, not the city line) alongside. However, Reference Route 907G is no longer listed in the NYSDOT traffic counts and the entirety of the parkway in the county is considered a county route by Westchester County.

Exit list

CountyLocationMile#
Exit number

An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore ....
DestinationsNotes
BronxSoundview
Soundview, Bronx

Soundview is a low income residential neighborhood geographically located in the south central section of the borough of the Bronx in New York City....
0.001Story AvenueSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
 2New England
New England

New England is a region of the United States located in the northeastern corner of the country, bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Canada and New York State, and consisting of the modern U.S....
Signed as exits 2E (east) and 2W (west)
 2WWatson AvenueNo southbound exit
West Farms
West Farms, Bronx

West Farms is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the west The Bronx, New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 6....
 3Westchester AvenueSouthbound exit only
0.804 
 5Southbound exit and northbound entrance
Bronx Park
Bronx Park

File:WSTM Free Culture NYU 0016.jpgBronx Park, laid out along the Bronx River in the Bronx, New York City, is the home of the New York Botanical Garden and the Bronx Zoo....
 6 
2.307E 
2.307W 
3.108Signed as exits 8E (Allerton Avenue) and 8W (Mosholu Parkway)
Williamsbridge
Williamsbridge, Bronx

Williamsbridge is a working class neighborhood geographically located in the northeast The Bronx borough of New York City in the United States. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 12....
4.009Gun Hill Road 
Woodlawn
Woodlawn, Bronx

Woodlawn is a neighborhood in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. Unlike some neighborhoods in New York City, its boundaries are fairly well-defined, as it is bounded by McLean Avenue to the north, which is approximately the New York City / Westchester County, New York line, th Bronx River to the east, Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx to th...
5.4010East 233rd Street 
Westchester
Westchester County, New York

Westchester County is a primarily suburban Political subdivisions of New York State#County located in the U.S. state of New York with about 950,000 residents....
Yonkers
Yonkers, New York

Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the U.S. State of New York , and the largest city in Westchester County, with a population of 196,086 . More recent estimates put the population at 197,234 in 2002, 197,126 in 2004 and 196,425 in 2005....
  Bronx River Road
Bronx River Road

Bronx River Road is a major street and neighborhood in Yonkers, New York. It runs alongside the Bronx River, Bronx River Parkway, and Metro-North Railroad railroad tracks in south-eastern Yonkers....
 - Yonkers
Southbound exit and entrance
  Oak Street, Bronx River Road - Yonkers, Mount Vernon 
7.8711Signed as exits 11E (east) and 11W (west)
8.86 Northbound exit and southbound entrance
  Desmond Avenue - YonkersSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
  Paxton Avenue – Bronxville
Bronxville, New York

Bronxville is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Village within the Political subdivisions of New York State#Town of Eastchester , New York, New York....
No southbound exit
 2West Pondfield Road – Bronxville
Bronxville, New York

Bronxville is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Village within the Political subdivisions of New York State#Town of Eastchester , New York, New York....
, Yonkers
Yonkers, New York

Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the U.S. State of New York , and the largest city in Westchester County, with a population of 196,086 . More recent estimates put the population at 197,234 in 2002, 197,126 in 2004 and 196,425 in 2005....
Northbound exit only
 3Elm Street – Tuckahoe
Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York

Tuckahoe is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Village in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States, and is located in the Political subdivisions of New York State#Town of Eastchester , New York....
Northbound exit and entrance
North end of freeway
Freeway

A freeway is a type of road designed for Road safety#Motorway high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections....
9.264Scarsdale Road – Yonkers
Yonkers, New York

Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the U.S. State of New York , and the largest city in Westchester County, with a population of 196,086 . More recent estimates put the population at 197,234 in 2002, 197,126 in 2004 and 196,425 in 2005....
, Tuckahoe
Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York

Tuckahoe is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Village in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States, and is located in the Political subdivisions of New York State#Town of Eastchester , New York....
At-grade
 6Read Avenue – Yonkers
Yonkers, New York

Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the U.S. State of New York , and the largest city in Westchester County, with a population of 196,086 . More recent estimates put the population at 197,234 in 2002, 197,126 in 2004 and 196,425 in 2005....
, Tuckahoe
Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York

Tuckahoe is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Village in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States, and is located in the Political subdivisions of New York State#Town of Eastchester , New York....
No entrance from Read Avenue; south-north and north-south connections only
 8Thompson Street - Yonkers
Yonkers, New York

Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the U.S. State of New York , and the largest city in Westchester County, with a population of 196,086 . More recent estimates put the population at 197,234 in 2002, 197,126 in 2004 and 196,425 in 2005....
Northbound exit and entrance
 8Vermont Terrace – Yonkers
Yonkers, New York

Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the U.S. State of New York , and the largest city in Westchester County, with a population of 196,086 . More recent estimates put the population at 197,234 in 2002, 197,126 in 2004 and 196,425 in 2005....
Southbound exit and entrance
 9Leewood Drive – EastchesterAt-grade intersection
12.2610Strathmore Road/Harney Road – Yonkers
Yonkers, New York

Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the U.S. State of New York , and the largest city in Westchester County, with a population of 196,086 . More recent estimates put the population at 197,234 in 2002, 197,126 in 2004 and 196,425 in 2005....
, Eastchester
At-grade intersection
Greenburgh
Greenburgh, New York

Greenburgh is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Town in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 86,764 at the 2000 census....
 11Ardsley Road – Greenburgh
Greenburgh, New York

Greenburgh is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Town in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 86,764 at the 2000 census....
Southbound exit and entrance
Scarsdale
Scarsdale, New York

Scarsdale is a community in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States, in the northern suburbs of New York City, which is both a Administrative divisions of New York#Town and a Administrative divisions of New York#Village....
13.2812Crane Road – Scarsdale
Scarsdale, New York

Scarsdale is a community in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States, in the northern suburbs of New York City, which is both a Administrative divisions of New York#Town and a Administrative divisions of New York#Village....
At-grade intersection
 13Ogden Road – Scarsdale
Scarsdale, New York

Scarsdale is a community in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States, in the northern suburbs of New York City, which is both a Administrative divisions of New York#Town and a Administrative divisions of New York#Village....
Northbound exit and entrance
 14Butler Road – Scarsdale
Scarsdale, New York

Scarsdale is a community in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States, in the northern suburbs of New York City, which is both a Administrative divisions of New York#Town and a Administrative divisions of New York#Village....
Northbound exit and entrance
15.4115Fenimore Road/East Hartsdale Avenue – Scarsdale
Scarsdale, New York

Scarsdale is a community in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States, in the northern suburbs of New York City, which is both a Administrative divisions of New York#Town and a Administrative divisions of New York#Village....
, Greenburgh
Greenburgh, New York

Greenburgh is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Town in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 86,764 at the 2000 census....
Northbound exit, southbound entrance
 16Greenacres Avenue – Scarsdale
Scarsdale, New York

Scarsdale is a community in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States, in the northern suburbs of New York City, which is both a Administrative divisions of New York#Town and a Administrative divisions of New York#Village....
Southbound exit only
 18Claremont Road – Scarsdale
Scarsdale, New York

Scarsdale is a community in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States, in the northern suburbs of New York City, which is both a Administrative divisions of New York#Town and a Administrative divisions of New York#Village....
Northbound exit and entrance
White Plains
White Plains, New York

The City of White Plains is the county seat of Westchester County, New York. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound....
 19Walworth Crossing - White Plains
White Plains, New York

The City of White Plains is the county seat of Westchester County, New York. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound....
, Scarsdale
Scarsdale, New York

Scarsdale is a community in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States, in the northern suburbs of New York City, which is both a Administrative divisions of New York#Town and a Administrative divisions of New York#Village....
Northbound exit and entrance
 21Main Street NY 119
New York State Route 119

New York State Route 119 is a state highway in Westchester, New York. The road starts in Tarrytown, New York at U.S. Route 9 in New York and comes to an end at an intersection with New York State Route 22 in White Plains, New York....
 – White Plains
White Plains, New York

The City of White Plains is the county seat of Westchester County, New York. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound....
 (north)
Chatterton Avenue (south)
No northbound entrance
16.7422Westchester County Center
Westchester County Center

Westchester County Center is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in White Plains, New York. It hosts various local concerts and sporting events for the area....
/To
Ny 100
Ny 119
NY 100
New York State Route 100

New York State Route 100 is a major north?south state highway in Westchester County, New York. It begins parallel to Interstate 87 at a junction with the Cross County Parkway in the city of Yonkers and runs through most of the length of the county via the city of White Plains, New York up to U.S....
/NY 119
New York State Route 119

New York State Route 119 is a state highway in Westchester, New York. The road starts in Tarrytown, New York at U.S. Route 9 in New York and comes to an end at an intersection with New York State Route 22 in White Plains, New York....
 – White Plains
White Plains, New York

The City of White Plains is the county seat of Westchester County, New York. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound....
At-grade intersection
 23Cemetery Road/Old Tarrytown Road - Greenburgh
Greenburgh, New York

Greenburgh is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Town in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 86,764 at the 2000 census....
At-grade intersection
 24Fisher Lane – Greenburgh
Greenburgh, New York

Greenburgh is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Town in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 86,764 at the 2000 census....
, North Castle
North Castle, New York

North Castle is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Town in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 10,849 at the 2000 census....
At-grade intersection
 25Parkway Homes Road – Greenburgh
Greenburgh, New York

Greenburgh is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Town in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 86,764 at the 2000 census....
, North Castle
At-grade intersection
18.6026Virginia Road - Greenburgh
Greenburgh, New York

Greenburgh is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Town in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 86,764 at the 2000 census....
, North Castle
At-grade intersection
North Castle
North Castle, New York

North Castle is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Town in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 10,849 at the 2000 census....
 27Lafayette Road - North Castle
North Castle, New York

North Castle is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Town in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 10,849 at the 2000 census....
Northbound only; at-grade intersection
19.12Kensico Circle; direct connection to
Taconic State Pkwy Shield
Taconic State Parkway
Taconic State Parkway

The Taconic State Parkway is a part of the New York State highway system. For most of its route, the TSP is four lanes. All of the parkway in Westchester County, New York north of the Sprain Brook Parkway is now a six lane limited-access freeway....
, Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant, New York

Mount Pleasant is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Town in Westchester County, New York, New York, in the United States. As of the 2000 census , the town population was 43,221....


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