Mosholu Parkway
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The Mosholu Parkway is a hybrid freeway-standard parkway and grade-level roadway in the New York City borough of the Bronx, constructed from 1935 to 1937. The roadway extends for 3.0 miles between the New York Botanical Garden (where its southeast end meets the Bronx River Parkway) and Van Cortlandt Park (where its northwest end meets the Henry Hudson Parkway). Its New York State Reference Route is 908F. The New York City Department of Transportation is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the roadway. The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation is responsible for the surrounding rights-of-way.
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[edit] Route description
The Mosholu Parkway begins at Interchange 8E of the Bronx River Parkway. It heads northward as an arterial boulevard through the northern parts of the Bronx. The highway crosses through Bedford Park, passing Bainbridge Avenue. It intersects with the Grand Concourse farther ahead, with Jerome Avenue, Sedgwick Avenue and West Gun Hill Road soon after. In Van Cortlandt Park, the Mosholu Parkway becomes a limited-access freeway, with exits at the Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) and its terminus at the Henry Hudson Parkway just south of the Westchester County line where it turns into the Saw Mill River Parkway.[1]
A bikeway runs along the northeast side of the parkway from Bronx Park to Van Cortlandt Park, connecting through the park to another bikeway on the former New York and Putnam Railroad line.[1]
[edit] History
“Mosholu” is an Algonquin Indian word meaning “smooth stones” or “small stones”, and was first applied to the nearby creek now known as Tibbett’s Brook. The southern end of the parkway was once home to another creek, running under what is now Middlebrook Road, which supplied water to a British fort located on old Van Cortlandt Avenue East during the Revolutionary War. [2]
[edit] Exit list
| County | Location | Mile | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Bronx | Bedford Park | 0.00 | Bronx River Pkwy | Exit 8E-W (Bronx River Parkway) |
| Grand Concourse | Unnumbered interchange | |||
| Sedgwick Avenue | Unnumbered interchange | |||
| Van Cortlandt Park | Gun Hill Road | Unnumbered interchange | ||
| 2.98 | Henry Hudson Parkway | Exit 24 (Henry Hudson Parkway) |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Yahoo Maps. Overview map of the Mosholu Pakway [map]. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
- ^ MOSHOLU PARKWAY - Historical Sign
[edit] External links
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