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Hutchinson River Parkway

>The Hutchinson River Parkway (also known as The Hutch) is an 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 southern New York. The southern terminus is at the massive Bruckner Interchange

Bruckner Interchange

The Bruckner Interchange is a complex interchange at the intersection of the Bruckner Expressway, Cross Bronx Expressway, Whitestone Expressway, and Hutchinson River Parkway in the New York City borough of the Bronx, United States....
in the Throgs Neck

Throgs Neck

Throggs Neck is a narrow spit of land in the southeastern portion of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. It demarcates the passage between the East River and Long Island Sound....
section 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....
, where the roadway continues south as the Whitestone Expressway (I-678

Interstate 678

Interstate 678 is a north-south spur route in the Interstate Highway System that runs 14 miles entirely within two borough s of New York City: Queens and the Bronx....
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The Hutchinson River Parkway (also known as The Hutch) is an long parkway

Parkway

Bruckner Interchange

Throgs Neck

The Bronx

Interstate 678

Interstate 678 is a north-south spur route in the Interstate Highway System that runs 14 miles entirely within two borough s of New York City: Queens and the Bronx....
). The northern terminus is at the New York

New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
/Connecticut

Connecticut

Rye Brook, New York

Rye Brook is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Village in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States within in the Political subdivisions of New York State#Town of Town of Rye, New York....
, where the parkway continues into Greenwich, Connecticut

Greenwich, Connecticut

Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the town had a total population of 61,101....
as the Merritt Parkway

Merritt Parkway

The Merritt Parkway is a limited-access parkway in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The parkway is known for its scenic layout, its uniquely styled signage, and the architecturally elaborate overpasses along the route....
. The roadway is named for English-born American religious leader Anne Hutchinson

Anne Hutchinson

Anne Hutchinson was a pioneer settler in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Netherlands, and the unauthorized minister of a English dissenters discussion group....
.

Route description

The Hutchinson River Parkway begins in the Bronx at the junction of Interstates 95, 278, 295, and 678 known as the Bruckner Interchange

Bruckner Interchange

Pelham Bay Park

Pelham Bay Park, located in the northeast corner of the New York City borough of The Bronx, is at 2,764 acres the largest public park in New York City, more than three times the size of Manhattan's Central Park....
(exit 3), Co-op City (exit 4), and Orchard Beach

Orchard Beach

Orchard Beach may refer to:*Orchard Beach, Maryland*Orchard Beach, New York*Old Orchard Beach, Maine...
(exit 5) before crossing into 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....
. It then passes through Pelham Manor (exit 7), Pelham (exit 10), Mt Vernon (exit 12), New Rochelle (exits 16-19), Tuckahoe (exit 18), Scarsdale (exit 22), Harrison (exit 25), and Rye Brook (exit 29) before crossing into Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
.

A bikeway parallels the Parkway from Bruckner Interchange to Pelham Bay Parkway.

The road is designated New York State Reference Route 908A within the Bronx and Reference Route 907W within Westchester County. Both designations are unsigned reference routes. Like the Bronx River Parkway

Bronx River Parkway

The Bronx River Parkway is a long parkway in downstate New York. 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, Bronx....
, the reference route designation of the parkway in Westchester County violates the numbering scheme used by the NYSDOT. The second digit of a reference route designation typically indicates its region. While other reference routes in the county carry a second digit of "8", as Westchester County is located in region 8, the "0" in 907W is indicative of Regions 10 and 11, containing Long Island

Long Island

Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, United States, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are Borough s of New York City, and two of which are mainly suburban....
and 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....
, respectively.

History

Construction of the parkway began in 1924 and the first two-mile (3 km) section was completed in December 1927. By October 1928, of the parkway were open, connecting US 1 in Pelham with Westchester Avenue in White Plains. The original roadway was an undivided, limited-access parkway, designed with gently sloping curves, stone arch bridges, and wooden lightpost

Street light

A street light, lamppost, street lamp, light standard, or lamp standard is a raised source of light on the edge of a road, which is turned on or lit at a certain time every night....
s. The original section included bridle path

Bridle Path

Bridle path may refer to the following:*Bridle Path, Toronto, a wealthy residential district of Toronto, Canada*Bridle Path, New Zealand, a recreational track connecting Christchurch and Lyttelton on the South Island of New Zealand...
s along the right-of-way. There was also a riding academy where the public could rent horse

Horse

The horse is a hoofed mammal, a subspecies of one of seven extant species of the family Equidae. The horse has evolution of the horse over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, odd-toed ungulate animal of today....
s.

In 1936 master builder Robert Moses

Robert Moses

Robert Moses was the "master builder" of mid-20th century New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County, New York. As the shaper of a modern city, he is sometimes compared to Baron Haussmann of Second French Empire Paris, and is one of the most polarizing figures in the history of urban planning in the United States....
decided to build more parkways in the Bronx and Westchester. In 1937, the Hutchinson River Parkway was extended north from White Plains to King Street in Rye Brook, on the Connecticut state line. In 1941 the final segment of the parkway, a southward extension into the Bronx, was completed. Between 1941 and 1946, The Hutchinson River Parkway was designated New York State Route 1X.

The claim has been made, most notably in Robert Caro

Robert Caro

Robert Allan Caro is a biographer most noted for his studies of Politics of the United States political figures Robert Moses and Lyndon B. Johnson....
's biography, The Power Broker
The Power Broker

The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York is a Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography-winning 1974 biography of Robert Moses, "New York City's Master Builder", by Robert Caro....
, that Moses deliberately designed the parkways to have low bridges to prevent low-income families from traveling by bus

Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
to destinations outside of New York City.

Originally, the parkway was built and designated all the way to the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge. However, the original parkway designs did not allow for commercial traffic. When the bridge was designated I-678

Interstate 678

Interstate 678 is a north-south spur route in the Interstate Highway System that runs 14 miles entirely within two borough s of New York City: Queens and the Bronx....
, the section between the Bruckner Interchange

Bruckner Interchange

Bronx Whitestone Bridge

The Bronx-Whitestone Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River and connects the Borough of Queens, on Long Island and The Bronx via Interstate 678....
had to be converted to Interstate Highway standards

Interstate Highway standards

Standards for Interstate Highways in the United States are defined by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in the publication A Policy on Design Standards - Interstate System....
. Once that was completed, that section was assigned the I-678 designation and renamed part of the Whitestone Expressway. Modifications in 1984 included straightening of some curves, increased sight distances, removal of the rustic lightposts, and lengthening of acceleration and deceleration lanes.

Originally, there was a 25¢ toll

Toll road

A toll road, , is a road for which a driver pays a toll for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels....
located between exits 7 and 8. The toll was removed on October 31, 1994, as part of a major reconstruction project.

Exit list

County	Location	Mile	# 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 ....	Destinations	Notes
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....	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....	Hutchinson River Parkway southbound becomes Interstate 678 Interstate 678 Interstate 678 is a north-south spur route in the Interstate Highway System that runs 14 miles entirely within two borough s of New York City: Queens and the Bronx.... .
		0.00	1	Bruckner Boulevard west to	Bruckner Interchange Bruckner Interchange The Bruckner Interchange is a complex interchange at the intersection of the Bruckner Expressway, Cross Bronx Expressway, Whitestone Expressway, and Hutchinson River Parkway in the New York City borough of the Bronx, United States.... .
			2	East Tremont Avenue/Westchester Avenue
		1.93	3	Pelham Parkway Pelham Parkway The Bronx and Pelham Parkway is a parkway in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. Despite the parkway moniker, Pelham Parkway is a local street, with 2 main roadways , and two service roads....
		2.36	4A		Exit 9 (I-95). Southbound exit only.
			4B	Baychester Avenue	Southbound exit only.
		3.35	5	Orchard Beach Road
		4.29	6		Exit 14 (I-95). Northbound exit only.
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....	Pelham Manor Pelham Manor, New York Pelham Manor is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Village located in Westchester County, New York, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 5,466....	4.74	7
			8	Sandford Boulevard	Southbound exit and entrance.
	Pelham Pelham (village), New York Pelham is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Village in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 6,400 at the 2000 census....	5.47	9	Wolfs Lane	Northbound exit and entrance.
			10	East Third Street	Southbound exit only.
	Pelham Pelham (village), New York Pelham is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Village in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 6,400 at the 2000 census.... / Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, New York Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County, New York. It lies on the border of the New York City borough of the Bronx....	6.39	12	East Lincoln Avenue
		6.77	13	Cross County Parkway Cross County Parkway The Cross County Parkway is a long parkway in Westchester County, New York. The parkway is a critical east-west connection throughout Westchester, having full interchanges with every major north-south parkway in southern Westchester, in addition to the New York State Thruway mainline.... west	Exit 9 (Cross County Parkway). Northbound exit, southbound entrance.
		7.21	14	Hutchinson Boulevard (south) Pelhamdale Avenue/Eastchester Road (north)	The end of the northbound exit ramps are in New Rochelle.
	Eastchester		15	Cross County Parkway Cross County Parkway The Cross County Parkway is a long parkway in Westchester County, New York. The parkway is a critical east-west connection throughout Westchester, having full interchanges with every major north-south parkway in southern Westchester, in addition to the New York State Thruway mainline.... west	Eastern terminus of Cross County Parkway. Southbound exit, northbound entrance.
	New Rochelle New Rochelle, New York New Rochelle is a Political subdivisions of New York State#City in the south-east portion of the U.S. state of New York in Westchester County, New York.... (Wykagyl Wykagyl, New York Wykagyl is a suburban community in New Rochelle, New York, New York.Wykagyl consists primarily of sprawling, residential neighborhoods and large "period" homes.... )		16	Webster Avenue	Northbound exit and entrance, southbound entrance.
		9.21	17	North Avenue	Northbound exit and entrance.
			18	Mill Road	Southbound exit and entrance.
			19	Wilmot Road	Southbound exit, northbound entrance.
				Pinebrook Boulevard	Southbound entrance.
	New Rochelle New Rochelle, New York New Rochelle is a Political subdivisions of New York State#City in the south-east portion of the U.S. state of New York in Westchester County, New York.... / 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....	11.23	20		Southbound exit and entrance.
		11.23	21		Northbound 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....	12.25	22	Mamaroneck Road
	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.... / Harrison Harrison, New York Harrison is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Village in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 24,154 at the 2000 census....	13.19	23S-N	Mamaroneck Avenue
		14.77	25
	Harrison Harrison, New York Harrison is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Village in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 24,154 at the 2000 census....	15.89	26		Exit 9 (I-287).
		16.19	26A		Exit 1 (I-684). Northbound exit only.
		16.60	27
		17.43	28	Lincoln Avenue
	Rye Brook Rye Brook, New York Rye Brook is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Village in Westchester County, New York, New York, United States within in the Political subdivisions of New York State#Town of Town of Rye, New York....	18.15	29	Ridge Street
		18.72	30		Signed as exit 27 on the Merritt Parkway Merritt Parkway The Merritt Parkway is a limited-access parkway in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The parkway is known for its scenic layout, its uniquely styled signage, and the architecturally elaborate overpasses along the route.... .
		18.78	New York New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S.... /Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east.... state line. Hutchinson River Parkway northbound becomes the Merritt Parkway Merritt Parkway The Merritt Parkway is a limited-access parkway in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The parkway is known for its scenic layout, its uniquely styled signage, and the architecturally elaborate overpasses along the route.... / CT 15.