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Sam & Dave’s “Excellent Motor Parkway Adventure” VIX: On to Bethpage State Park Updated 1/14/16
On April 4, 2015, Dave Russo and his 10-year old son Sam experienced a one-day 38-mile bike tour on the Long Island Motor Parkway. In the ninth post of this series, Sammy and Dave continued their exploration after leaving Deadman's Curve in Bethpage and headed to Bethpage State Park.
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Mystery Foto #94 Solved: The Stymus Farmway Underpass of the Motor Parkway’s Longest Bridge
Al Velocci and Hector Gavilla challenged you to solve these mysteries associated with the Central Avenue/Long Island Railroad Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage).
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Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #45: Central Avenue/LIRR Railroad Bridge in Bethpage
The 45th bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Central Avenue/Long Island Railroad Bridge in Central Park (now Bethpage).
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Central Park Historical Society Marker: Central Avenue/LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge
The Central Park Historical Society has placed two markers in Bethpage honoring the Long Island Motor Parkway. The first marker was placed on the north side of Central Avenue at the site of the longest Motor Parkway bridge.
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The Bethpage Challenge Part IV: A Few More Gems From Deadman’s Curve
Over the last three days, the location of the second Bethpage Deadman's Curve was documented as being north of Central Avenue on the Stymus property. A closer look at the photos and documents reveals a few more new and old gems:
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The Bethpage Challenge Part III: The Second Deadman’s Curve
After exploring aerials, maps, surveys and construction photos of the Central Avenue/LIRR Motor Parkway Bridge over the last two days, Part III of "The Bethpage Challenge" will provide evidence of the location of the "Dead Man's Curve" shown in this postcard.
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The Bethpage Challenge Part II: Building the Central Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge
Part II of "The Bethpage Challenge: Documenting the Second Deadman's Curve" features photos of the construction of the Central Avenue/LIRR Bridge located in Bethpage (then Central Park). Because this bridge was the largest on the Motor Parkway and was used for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, it was well-documented…
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The Bethpage Challenge Part I: Documenting the Second Deadman’s Curve
One of my favorite Motor Parkway images is this 1909 colored postcard of a race car practicing on "Dead Man's Curve" for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. For years,most LIMPers and I believed the postcard depicted the almost 90 degree curve near North Hermann Road. But, I am convinced that…
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Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway- Bethpage (Central Park)
Index to posts related to the Long Island Motor Parkway in Bethpage (Central Park) (Updated: October 31, 2011):
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The Two Deadman’s Curves in Bethpage (Central Park)
A famous feature of the Vanderbilt Cup Course in 1908 was the Deadman's Curve located in Bethpage, then called Central Park. However, few people know that there were two "Deadman's Curves" in this area. Here's the proof:
Thanks to Howard Kroplick and http://www.vanderbiltcup races.com for Keeping American Automotive Racing History & my…