Tag: Motor Parkway Bridges
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Sep 28 2010
Part I: The Motor Parkway “Mayan Ruins” in Garden City
Art writes: "I recently came across what might have been remnants of a bridge that ran over the Motor Parkway in Garden City. Through a friend's suggestion who lives on Pell Terrace, I was able to visit and take some photos but I wonder if you have any information. as to whether it was ever built. I found a map from 1914 that shows the Parkway crossing what was then called "Mineola Road" which ran between Washington Ave. and Clinton Road in Garden City. I suspect that Mineola Road is actually…
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Apr 18 2009
The Elusive Bridges of the Motor Parkway
According to the book The Long Island Motor Parkway, 65 bridges were built by the Motor Parkway to bypass major roads and rail lines. Only five of these bridges are still standing today, three in Queens (73rd Avenue, Hollis Hills Terrace, and Springfield Boulevard) and two in Nassau County (Old Courthouse Road in Mahasset Hills and the farmway bridge in Old Bethpage Restoration Village).
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May 06 2008
The Lost Bridges of the Motor Parkway: The Wheeler Farmway Bridge in Queens
When the 48 miles of the Motor Parkway were completed in the 1926, a total of 65 bridges had been built over and under the parkway. Most of the bridges were used to avoid intersections of major roads. However, many of the bridges were built to connect adjoining properties and farms. These "farmway" bridges were part of the negotiations when the Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc. purchased the right-of way. Only 7 of the original bridges remain intact; 73rd Avenue Bridge, Hollis Hills Terrace…
