# Merritt Parkway

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Parkway in Connecticut

Not to be confused with [Connecticut Route 15](/source/Connecticut_Route_15).

Merritt Parkway Merritt Parkway highlighted in red Route information Maintained by CTDOT Length 37.67 mi[1] (60.62 km) Existed June 29, 1938–present Component highways Route 15 entire length Tourist routes Merritt Parkway Restrictions No commercial vehicles[2] Major junctions South end Hutchinson River Parkway at the New York state line Major intersections US 7 in Norwalk Route 25 in Trumbull Route 8 / Route 108 in Trumbull North end Route 15 / Wilbur Cross Parkway / Milford Parkway in Milford Location Country United States State Connecticut Counties Fairfield, New Haven Highway system Connecticut State Highway System Interstate US State SSR SR Scenic Scenic Byways National National Forest BLM NPS Merritt Parkway U.S. National Register of Historic Places Architect Connecticut Highway Department; et al. Architectural style Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Modern Movement NRHP reference No. 91000410 Added to NRHP April 17, 1991[3]

The **Merritt Parkway** (also known locally as "**The Merritt**") is a [controlled-access](/source/Controlled-access_highway) [parkway](/source/Parkway) in [Fairfield County](/source/Fairfield_County%2C_Connecticut), [Connecticut](/source/Connecticut), with a small section at the northern end in [New Haven County](/source/New_Haven_County%2C_Connecticut). Designed for Connecticut's [Gold Coast](/source/Gold_Coast_(Connecticut)), the parkway is known for its scenic layout, its uniquely styled signage, and the architecturally elaborate overpasses along the route. As one of the first, oldest parkways in the United States, it is designated as a [National Scenic Byway](/source/National_Scenic_Byway) and is also listed in the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places).[4][5] Signed as part of [Route 15](/source/Route_15_(Connecticut)), it runs from the [New York](/source/New_York_(state)) state line in [Greenwich](/source/Greenwich%2C_Connecticut), where it serves to continue the [Hutchinson River Parkway](/source/Hutchinson_River_Parkway), to exit 37 in [Milford](/source/Milford%2C_CT), where the [Wilbur Cross Parkway](/source/Wilbur_Cross_Parkway) begins. Facing bitter opposition, the project took six years to build in three different sections, with the Connecticut Department of Transportation constantly requiring additional funding due to the area's high property value. The parkway was named for U.S. Congressman [Schuyler Merritt](/source/Schuyler_Merritt). In 2010, the [National Trust for Historic Preservation](/source/National_Trust_for_Historic_Preservation) called the Merritt Parkway one of "America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places".[6]

Trucks, buses, trailers, towed vehicles, and all vehicles 8 feet (2.4 m) tall or taller are not allowed on any part of the parkway due to its low bridges, narrow lanes, and tight curve radii.

The roadway sign of the Merritt features a blue shield with white lettering, along with the foliage of *[Kalmia latifolia](/source/Kalmia_latifolia)*, commonly known as the mountain laurel, the [state flower](/source/List_of_U.S._state_and_territory_flowers) of Connecticut.

## Route description

Main article: [Connecticut Route 15](/source/Connecticut_Route_15)

[Route 59 Easton Turnpike](/source/Connecticut_Route_59) bridge over the Merritt Parkway at Exit 28 in [Fairfield](/source/Fairfield%2C_Connecticut).

The Merritt is one of a handful of United States highways listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It is acknowledged for the beauty of the forest through which it passes, as well as the architectural design of its overpasses; at the time of its construction, each bridge was decorated in a unique fashion so that no two bridges on the parkway looked alike.[7] Newer overpasses used at exit 16 ([US 7](/source/U.S._Route_7_in_Connecticut)), though, did not maintain this tradition, and as a result, exit 16 on the parkway is now spanned by several ordinary modern bridges constructed using undecorated [concrete](/source/Concrete)-on-[steel](/source/Steel) [I-beams](/source/Beam_(structure)).[8]

The parkway has two lanes in each direction. Due to its age, it was originally constructed without the merge lanes, long on-ramps, and long off-ramps that are found on modern freeways. Some entrances have perilously short and/or sharp ramps; some entrances even have stop signs, with no merge lane whatsoever; this leads to some dangerous entrances onto the highway. Most have since been modernized, with the interchange of [Route 111](/source/Route_111_(Connecticut)) in [Trumbull](/source/Trumbull%2C_Connecticut) featuring [Connecticut](/source/Connecticut)'s first [single-point urban interchange](/source/Single-point_urban_interchange) (SPUI). The stretch of road between exit 21 in [Westport](/source/Westport%2C_Connecticut) and exit 27 in [Fairfield](/source/Fairfield%2C_Connecticut) is a very long stretch, roughly 5+1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) long without a single exit, referred to by local traffic reports as the "No Exit Zone"[9] or "No Man's Land".[10] An exit was planned in the middle of this stretch, but was never built because it would have connected to a northerly extension of the Sherwood Island Connector, which itself was never built to that point.[11]

Vehicles 8 feet (2.4 m) tall or taller in height, weighing 8,000 pounds (3,600 kg) or more, towing a trailer, or having more than four wheels are not allowed on the parkway. Under extenuating circumstances, however, ConnDOT may issue permits for oversized vehicles to use the parkway.[12][2]

## History

An entrance sign to the Merrit Parkway with the white-on-green and sawtooth border

The Merritt Parkway is one of the oldest scenic [parkways](/source/Parkway) in the [United States](/source/United_States).[13] The portion from Greenwich to Norwalk was opened on June 29, 1938.[14] The section from Norwalk to Trumbull was completed in November 1939, and in 1940, it was finished to the [Housatonic River](/source/Housatonic_River) in Stratford. The parkway was named for U.S. Congressman [Schuyler Merritt](/source/Schuyler_Merritt), who was instrumental in enacting legislation allowing the parkway to be built. The Merritt Parkway is the first leg of what later became modern Route 15. Built between 1934 and 1940, the Merritt Parkway runs for 37 miles (60 km) from the New York state line in Greenwich to the Housatonic River in Stratford. It was conceived as a way to alleviate congestion on the [Boston Post Road](/source/Boston_Post_Road) ([U.S. Route 1](/source/U.S._Route_1_(Connecticut))) in [Fairfield County](/source/Fairfield_County%2C_Connecticut).[15] After the parkway fully opened in 1940, travelers commonly stopped to [picnic](/source/Picnic) along the side of the road.[16] The Merritt Parkway Advisory Commission (later the Merritt Parkway Advisory Committee) decided to ban horses and buggies, bicycles, pedestrians, billboards, and U-turns, while a system of horse trails along the parkway was developed, but later abandoned.[17] To ease objections from county residents, who feared an influx of New Yorkers on their roads, in their towns, on their beaches, and through their forests, highway planners called on engineers, landscape architects, and architects to create a safe and aesthetically pleasing limited-access highway, one with exit and entrance ramps, but no intersections, that would not spoil the countryside.[18][19] The bridges played a prominent role in the design. Architect George L. Dunkelberger designed them all. They reflected the popularity of the Art Deco style, with touches of neoclassical and modern design.[20][21][22] Some of these bridges were constructed by the [Works Progress Administration](/source/Works_Progress_Administration).

In 1948, the road was signed as part of [Connecticut Route 15](/source/Connecticut_Route_15). Originally, the road had the unsigned designation of **Connecticut Route 1A**. Also around this time, exit numbers were posted on the road. In December 1949, a connection to the Wilber Cross Parkway was opened to traffic.[23]

In 1955, exit 30 (not to be confused with the new exit 30), an at-grade intersection with Butternut Hollow Road that crossed traffic in both directions, was permanently closed. It had already been declared a safety hazard.[24]

Tree canopy over the Merritt Parkway, and grassy median

In 1957, trees inside the median were cut down for the first time, and a median was installed on a treacherous curve that often got slippery when wet. These followed serious accidents caused by tree related crashes.[25]

The road was initially maintained by the **Merritt Parkway Commission**, though in 1959, this was absorbed into CDOT and renamed the **Merritt Parkway Committee**.[26]

In the late 1960s, the segment of roadway from Stamford to Greenwich was reconstructed in order to make the roadway straighter.[25]

In July 1976, the toll at the Greenwich Toll Plaza was increased from a nickel to 25 cents.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In the late 1970s, a project to replace the Huntington Turnpike exit as well as the original Route 8 exit with new ramps was undertaken. The old ramps were demolished by 1979,[21] with the new exits opened in 1983.[23]

Toll booth in 1955

Tolls were eliminated at the Greenwich Toll Plaza on June 27, 1988, as part of a mandate that abolished tolls on all of Connecticut's roads. The toll plaza is preserved in [Stratford's](/source/Stratford%2C_Connecticut) [Boothe Memorial Park](/source/Boothe_Memorial_Park) near Exit 36, complete with still-flashing lights over each toll lane.

In 1992, a new interchange with US 7 was opened, which involved rebuilding another portion of roadway.[21]

In 1999, a project to reconstruct exit 27 (old exit 44) and eliminate exit 45 was completed at the cost of $4.6 million. In addition, exit 36 (old exit 53) was reconstructed into a standard diamond interchange; it was originally a seven ramp configuration.[23]

In April 2001, a complete reissuance of the parkway's signs was carried out, instituting a uniform white-on-green [color scheme](/source/Color_scheme) and a sawtooth border.[27][28][29]

In 2004, a project to rebuild exit 30 from a standard diamond interchange into a [Single-point urban interchange (SPUI)](/source/Single-point_urban_interchange) was completed. Also as part of this project, a new overpass was built to replace the old one (it was not wide enough for a SPUI), though this new overpass replicated the aesthetics of the old one.[23]

After years of environmental studies, the [Connecticut Department of Transportation](/source/Connecticut_Department_of_Transportation) awarded an $87 million contract to [Balfour Beatty Construction](/source/Balfour_Beatty_Construction) to build the replacement Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge in 2000.[30] The southern half of the replacement bridge opened in 2003; the old bridge was demolished in 2004. In February 2004, the load unexpectedly shifted on a crane that was removing structural steel from the old bridge. The crane overturned and fell into the partially frozen Housatonic River, killing its operator. The remaining half of the bridge was completed in 2006, two years behind schedule.[31][32][33] The new bridge has a concrete deck, with an asphalt surface, three lanes in each direction, full left and right shoulders, a sidewalk for pedestrians, [wrought-iron](/source/Wrought-iron) railing, and aesthetic lighting. The bridge also includes a system of concrete [fenders](/source/Bridge_protection_systems) that protects the bridge piers from ship collisions, a feature that was absent from the original span.

Exits were originally numbered sequentially, not mileage-based, like most highways in Connecticut. However, the state is gradually transitioning to milepost-based exit numbers on most of its highways over the next few years.[34] The Merritt Parkway's (and all of Route 15) transition from sequential exit numbers to mileage-based exit numbers was completed in 2025.[35]

## Service plazas

Six rest areas/service plazas, featuring parking lots, gas stations, and convenience stores, were also built along the Merritt Parkway so that drivers would not have to exit to refuel. Pairs of plazas are located opposite each other on either side of the parkway in Fairfield (near exit 28), New Canaan (near exit 14), and Greenwich (just beyond the CT-NY state line). The northbound-side plaza in Greenwich also houses a Connecticut welcome center. The plazas were originally constructed during the parkway's days as a tolled highway, but remained even after the tolls were removed in 1988, making the parkway one of only a few toll-free highways with service plazas along its length. Between 2011 and 2015, all six of the service plazas (along with the four located further north along the Wilbur Cross Parkway) were completely renovated. The renovations preserved the original brick-and-stone façade of the buildings, but completely redesigned and modernized the interiors. The plazas now include more modern gas pumps, Alltown convenience stores, and a [Dunkin' Donuts](/source/Dunkin'_Donuts) shop at each location; three of the Merritt's six plazas also include a [Subway](/source/Subway_(restaurant)) shop. Prior to the renovations, no fast-food service had previously been available at the plazas. The renovation project was completed during the summer of 2015, when the New Canaan plazas were reopened.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In 2013, electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations for [Tesla](/source/Tesla_Motors) automobiles were added to both the northbound and southbound Greenwich service plazas, with four [Superchargers](/source/Tesla_Supercharger) installed in each direction. In addition, charging for [CHAdeMO](/source/CHAdeMO)-equipped EVs was added to the northbound Greenwich service plaza. The parking/charging stalls are some of the first in the U.S. to be designated "shared use" - EVs may use the stall for up to 45 minutes to charge, or internal-combustion engine vehicles may park for up to 15 minutes.[36]

## Safety

Welcome sign on the northbound side in Greenwich near exit 19B on the NY-CT state border.

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One of the Merritt's aesthetic features is also a potential danger to its drivers. Trees that line either side of the parkway, and often in the center median, grow branches that cover the roadway, and occasionally fall during severe weather, or with natural aging. Stretches of the parkway also lack guardrails on the right shoulders, creating a risk of tree-impact accidents if cars veer off the pavement.

In 2007, after complaints were voiced about the danger of the trees along the parkway, state officials announced they would trim and eliminate some of them more aggressively. A large, seemingly healthy tree fell on a car near exit 21 in [Westport](/source/Westport%2C_Connecticut) in June 2007, killing a couple from [Pelham, New York](/source/Pelham%2C_New_York). On June 23, 2011, a driver was killed in [Stamford](/source/Stamford%2C_Connecticut) when a tree fell onto his car.[37]

A state study of fatalities on Connecticut highways showed that from 1985 to 1992, about 10 people died every three years in tree-related accidents, although no other state roadway averaged more than one in three years.

The state Department of Transportation commonly sends out work crews twice a year to drive along both sides of the parkway at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) in search of decrepit trees. Trees that had been scheduled to be cut down in five to 10 years would be removed sooner. Some more trees also would be removed, as the shoulder of the parkway is being widened to 8 feet (2.4 m) to give drivers room to pull over.[38]

Following the 2007 and 2011 incidents, the state became more aggressive in closing the parkway in times of severe weather. The parkway was closed during [Tropical Storm Irene](/source/Hurricane_Irene)[39] and the [Halloween nor'easter](/source/2011_Halloween_nor'easter) in 2011, and [Hurricane Sandy](/source/Hurricane_Sandy) in 2012. With each of those storms, many trees and limbs fell across the parkway. After Sandy, the state began a large effort to remove unhealthy trees, and in the process created much wider clearances between the roadside and forest.[37]

In addition to numerous trees along the Parkway, interchanges were originally designed with [Right-in/right-out](/source/Right-in%2Fright-out) (RIRO) ramps with no acceleration or deceleration lanes. Crashes were common at Parkway onramps, as vehicles entering the Parkway would have to stop at the top of the ramp and wait for a break in traffic, then rapidly accelerate to meet highway speeds on the heavily-traveled roadway. The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has made progress in improving safety at interchanges by revising ramp configurations and adding acceleration/deceleration lanes, although a few of the original RIRO interchanges remain.

The Merritt Parkway Advisory Committee meets quarterly.[38][40]

## Exit list

Exit numbers on the Merritt Parkway originally continued from the original sequential exits of the [Hutchinson River Parkway](/source/Hutchinson_River_Parkway), which ended at 27.[5]: 15

The Hutchinson River Parkway switched to a mileage-based system in 2021, with New York State's exit numbers ending at 19A.[41] King Street ([NY 120A](/source/New_York_State_Route_120A)), which travels along the state border, is served by exit 19B (formerly exit 27) on the Merritt Parkway and exit 19A on the Hutchinson River Parkway. Because additional interchanges had been added on the New York side, exit 19A on the Hutchinson River Parkway was numbered as exit 30.[41]

The Connecticut Department of Transportation completed the transition from sequential exit numbers to mileage-based exit numbers on the Merritt Parkway in 2025.[35]

County Location mi[1] km Old exit New exit Destinations Notes Fairfield Greenwich 0.00 0.00 — – Hutchinson River Parkway south – New York City Route 15 begins Continuation into New York; southern terminus of Route 15 0.05 0.080 27 19B NY 120A north (King Street) – Armonk, NY Access to NY 120A south via Hutchinson Parkway exit 19A; Armonk not signed northbound; exit no. corresponds to Hutchinson Parkway 3.39 5.46 28 3 Round Hill Road To Greenwich Business District 4.16 6.69 29 4 Lake Avenue 30 — Butternut Hollow Road Intersection closed 1955 5.71 9.19 31 5 North Street To Greenwich Business District Stamford 8.89 14.31 33 8 Den Road Right-in/right-out connections only 9.22 14.84 34 9 Route 104 (Long Ridge Road) To Downtown Stamford and University of Connecticut Stamford Campus 10.40 16.74 35 10 Route 137 (High Ridge Road) New Canaan 13.15 21.16 36 13 Route 106 (Old Stamford Road) 13.89– 14.10 22.35– 22.69 37 14 Route 124 – New Canaan, Darien Norwalk 16.01 25.77 38 16 Route 123 (New Canaan Avenue) To Norwalk Community College 16.87– 17.31 27.15– 27.86 39 16-17A US 7 – Norwalk, Danbury Northbound exit and southbound entrance; signed as exits 16 (US 7 south) and 17A (US 7 north); exit 3 on US 7; redesign in proposal stage[42] 17.53– 17.63 28.21– 28.37 40 17 Main Avenue (SR 719) to US 7 – Norwalk, Danbury Signed as exits 17A (US 7 south) and 17B (US 7 north) southbound, exits 17B (Main Avenue south) and 17C (Main Avenue north) northbound; signed for US 7 southbound, Main Avenue northbound Westport 20.73 33.36 41 20 Route 33 – Westport, Wilton 21.59 34.75 42 21 Route 57 (Route 136) – Westport, Weston Route 136 not signed Fairfield 26.95 43.37 44 27 Route 58 – Fairfield, Redding To Fairfield Business District and Fairfield University 28.58 46.00 46 28 Route 59 – Fairfield, Easton To West Campus of Sacred Heart University; access via SR 713/SR 726[43] Trumbull 29.31 47.17 47 29 Park Avenue To University of Bridgeport and Sacred Heart University 30.37 48.88 48 30 Route 111 (Main Street) Southern terminus of Route 111; single-point urban interchange 31.64– 32.69 50.92– 52.61 49 32A Route 25 – Bridgeport, Danbury No southbound access to Route 25 south; signed as exits 31 (Route 25 south) 32 (Route 25 north) northbound; exit 5 on Route 25 32.99 53.09 50 32B Route 127 – Trumbull Southbound exit and northbound entrance 33.51 53.93 51 33 Route 108 (Nichols Avenue) Northbound exit and southbound entrance 33.77– 34.57 54.35– 55.64 52 34 Route 8 / Route 108 – Bridgeport, Waterbury No northbound access to Route 8 south/Route 108; exits 5 and 6 on Route 8 Stratford 36.54 58.81 53 36 Route 110 – Stratford, Shelton Housatonic River 37.53 60.40 Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge New Haven Milford 37.67 60.62 54 37 To I-95 / US 1 – Milford, New London Access via Milford Parkway and Exits 3A and 3B on Milford Parkway north – – Route 15 north (Wilbur Cross Parkway) – Hartford Continuation north; northern end of Route 15 concurrency 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access

## In popular culture

- The [Willem de Kooning](/source/Willem_de_Kooning) [oil-on-canvas](/source/Oil_painting) painting *Merritt Parkway* (1959) is owned by the [Detroit Institute of Arts](/source/Detroit_Institute_of_Arts).[44][45]

- Lisa Seidenberg, a filmmaker from Westport, produced a [documentary film](/source/Documentary_film), *The Road Taken...The Merritt Parkway* (2008).[46]

- [Dick Dodge](/source/Richard_Staples_Dodge) depicted the Merritt Parkway as a [Christmas tree](/source/Christmas_tree) on the December 1955 issue of *[Ford Times](/source/Ford_Times)* ("Christmas Tree Highway"), with the parkway in [single-point perspective](/source/Perspective_(graphical)) appearing as the tree decorated by the steady stream of headlights (white) and tail lights (red).[47]

### Images

		- Map (western segment)

		- Map (eastern segment)

		- Talmadge Hill Metro-North station over the Merritt in New Canaan

## See also

- [Connecticut portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Connecticut)
- [U.S. Roads portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:U.S._Roads)

- [Merritt Parkway Bridges](/source/Merritt_Parkway_Bridges)

- [National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfield County, Connecticut](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Fairfield_County%2C_Connecticut)

- [Connecticut Route 15](/source/Connecticut_Route_15)

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-29)** Shay, Jim (April 12, 2017). ["State plans to replace signs on Merritt Parkway"](https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/State-plans-to-replace-signs-on-Merritt-Parkway-11067830.php). *[Connecticut Post](/source/Connecticut_Post)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170416024850/https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/State-plans-to-replace-signs-on-Merritt-Parkway-11067830.php) from the original on April 16, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2020.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-36)** ["EV Charging Stations"](http://roadmapforth.org/program/presentations15/RichardHanley.pdf) (PDF). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190605191617/http://roadmapforth.org/program/presentations15/RichardHanley.pdf) (PDF) from the original on June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.

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## Further reading

- Radde, Bruce (1993). *The Merritt Parkway*. New Haven, Connecticut: [Yale University Press](/source/Yale_University_Press). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-300-06877-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-300-06877-8).

- Larned, Larry (1998). *Traveling the Merritt Parkway*. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7524-0946-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7524-0946-8).

[Historic American Engineering Record](/source/Historic_American_Engineering_Record) (HAER) documentation

All of the following are filed under Fairfield County, CT:

- HAER No. CT-63, "[Merritt Parkway, Beginning in Greenwich & running 38 miles to Stratford](https://loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0484/)", 119 photos, 21 measured drawings, 160 data pages, 8 photo caption pages

- HAER No. CT-131, "[Merritt Parkway, Greenwich (Northbound) Service Station](https://loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0552/)", 2 photos, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page

- HAER No. CT-132, "[Merritt Parkway, Greenwich (Southbound) Service Station](https://loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0553/)", 2 photos, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page

- HAER No. CT-133, "[Merritt Parkway, (Northbound) New Canaan Service Station](https://loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0554/)", 1 photo, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page

- HAER No. CT-134, "[Merritt Parkway, (Southbound) New Canaan Service Station](https://loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0555/)", 1 photo, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page

- HAER No. CT-135, "[Merritt Parkway, (Southbound) Maintenance Garage](https://loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0556/)", 4 photos, 5 data pages, 1 photo caption page

- HAER No. CT-136, "[Merritt Parkway, (Northbound) Fairfield Service Station](https://loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0557/)", 3 photos, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page

- HAER No. CT-137, "[Merritt Parkway, (Southbound) Fairfield Service Station](https://loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0558/)", 2 photos, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page

- HAER No. CT-138, "[Merritt Parkway, Toll Booth, Boothe Memorial Park, Stratford](https://loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0559/)", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page

- HAER No. CT-139, "[Merritt Parkway, Visitor's Center, Greenwich](https://loc.gov/pictures/item/ct0563/)", 2 photos, 1 photo caption page

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- [Merritt Parkway Exhibit (Connecticut State Library)](http://www.cslib.org/merritt/)

- [Merritt Parkway Conservancy](https://web.archive.org/web/20081013192542/http://www.merrittparkway.org/default.asp)

- [Photos of the parkway at byways.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20070203182456/http://www.byways.org/browse/byways/2452/photos.html)

- [Connecticut Dept of Transportation rules about what vehicles are allowed on the parkway](https://portal.ct.gov/dot/travel-gateway/roads-and-highways/parkway-restrictions)

- [CT 15 (East Coast Roads)](https://www.eastcoastroads.com/states/ct/state/ct15)

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