Long Island Motor Parkway
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Dec 05 2011
Highlights from the 3rd Clean Up the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge Day &Tonight’s LIMPPS Meeting
Great progress was made over the last three days to clean up and restore the area around the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge. Some highlights: (3 comments)
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Dec 03 2011
Presentation “Motor Parkway: From Round Swamp Road to Broad Hollow Road” on Tuesday, December 6th
On Tuesday, December 6, 2011, a presentation "The Motor Parkway: From Round Swamp Road to Broad Hollow Road" will be part of the Long Island Motor Parkway Parkway Preservation Society meeting. The presentation will be held in the auditorium of the Old Bethpage Village Restoration beginning at 7:30 PM. All are welcome. (1 comments)
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Dec 01 2011
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #12 The Vanderbilt Farmway Bridge in Queens
When the 48 miles of the Motor Parkway were completed in 1926, a total of 65 bridges were built by William K. Vanderbilt Jr. and his associates over and under the parkway. Going west to east, the last of the 12 Queens bridges was the Motor Parkway farmway bridge connecting the north and south sections of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr's huge Deepdale Estate. (3 comments)
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Nov 25 2011
Third Clean Up the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge Day Scheduled for Saturday, December 3, 2011
Great progress is being made on the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge. Let's continue the restoration! (2 comments)
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Nov 17 2011
Heavy Equipment Crew Visits the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge
The effort to restore the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge in the Old Bethpage Village Restoration made great progress last Monday with the arrival of a heavy equipment crew. (11 comments)
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Nov 10 2011
May 7, 1911 The World : Harry Grant Practicing on the Motor Parkway at 107.8 Miles Per Hour
Margaret, George and Eric Vitale of Barn Find Antiquities recently purchased a vintage leather trunk. To their surprise, the bottom of the truck was lined with a May 7, 1911 edition of the newspaper The World including this article: (2 comments)
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Nov 09 2011
Highlights from the Second Clean Up the Old Bethpage Motor Parkway Bridge Day
The clean up of the Motor Parkway Bridge in the Old Bethpage Village Restoration continued last Sunday. Twenty-five men and women of the Model A Ford Club of Long Island and the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society made great progress to remove debris and clean up the surrounding area. (0 comments)
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Nov 08 2011
The 1931 Caddy with Two Long Island Motor Parkway Plates
One classic car that really caught my eye at the 2011 Cradle of Aviation Museum Car Show hosted by the Long Island Sound Region of CCCA was this beautiful 1931 V-8 Cadillac. Look closer at the radiator and you will see two authentic Motor Parkway license plates in mint condition and previously not recorded in the Motor Parkway License Plate Census. (1 comments)
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Nov 03 2011
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #11 Little Neck Road Motor Parkway Bridge in Queens
When the 48 miles of the Motor Parkway were completed in 1926, a total of 65 bridges were built by William K. Vanderbilt Jr. and his associates over and under the parkway. Going west to east, the next to last of the 12 Queens bridges was the trestle Motor Parkway bridge over Little Neck Road (later renamed Little Neck Parkway): (8 comments)
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Nov 01 2011
Archives: Long Island Motor Parkway Bridges- Nassau County
Links to posts related to the Long Island Motor Parkway Bridges in Nassau County (Updated: January 25, 2012): (0 comments)
