The Merritt Parkway is a Depression-era public works project, completed in 1940 at a cost of $21 million. It runs approximately 38 miles long from the Housatonic River in Stratford, Connecticut to the New York state line in Greenwich. No commercial vehicles are allowed on the parkway, which hosts some 70 uniquely-styled bridges crossing its length. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
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- Merritt Parkway Conservancy Promotes the historical aspects of the parkway (State Route 15).
- Merritt Parkway (CT 15) Historic overview of the scenic road, information and vintage photographs.
- Connecticut's Historic Merritt Parkway Bridges Overview, statistics of selected bridges, and vintage and contemporary photos.
- Merritt Parkway Toll Photos of the plates used on autos in lieu of paying a toll each time the road was traveled.
- Published Case Study: Merritt Parkway Observations on the Merritt from Context Sensative Solutions.org.
- Merritt Parkway Information from Wikipedia.
- Merritt Parkway Vintage photo and descriptive overview.
- Merritt Parkway Bridges Contemporary color photographs of two dozen of the bridges that span the parkway.
- Merritt Parkway Photos and descriptive information provided by America's Byways.
- Merritt Parkway Trail Alliance Group of organizations and individuals who advocate the creation of a continuous non-motorized trail along the entire length of the parkway for walkers, cyclists, skaters, cross country skiers and persons with disabilities.