Central Westchester Parkway
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The Central Westchester Parkway is a 1.01-mile (1.63 km) controlled-access parkway in Westchester County, New York, in the United States. It runs from exit 7 of the Cross-Westchester Expressway (I-287) to New York State Route 22 (NY 22). The road has two intermediate exits and is maintained by Westchester County as County Route 150.
Central Westchester Parkway | |
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Route information | |
Maintained by Westchester County | |
Length | 1.01 mi[1][2][3] (1.63 km) |
Existed | August 13, 1932[4]–present |
History | Closed June 3, 1957–September 2, 1960[5][6] |
Major junctions | |
South end | I-287 in White Plains |
North end | NY 22 in North Castle |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Westchester |
Highway system | |
The Central Westchester Parkway was first conceived in the 1920s, from a plan by Westchester County to construct an east–west parkway from Elmsford to White Plains. Never constructed to its full length, the parkway was opened on August 13, 1932 from Westchester Avenue to the city of White Plains. The parkway however became part of a new project to connect the New York State Thruway and the New England Thruway, which would entail using the southern piece of the Central Westchester Parkway. The road was closed in 1957 and was not reopened until 1960, when a rebuilt section of the Central Westchester Parkway was built as a bypass of White Plains and the Cross-Westchester Expressway opened to traffic.