The Long Island Motor Parkway, also known as the Vanderbilt Parkway, Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, or Motor Parkway, was a limited-access parkway on Long Island, New York, United States. It was the first highway designed for automobile use only. [2]

The Long Island Motor Parkway, also known as the Vanderbilt Parkway was the first roadway designed for automobile use only. The parkway was privately built by William Kissam Vanderbilt II with overpasses and bridges to remove most intersections. It officially …

2000年7月9日 · The old Motor Parkway is extant as a pedestrian and bike path from Cunningham Park east to Winchester Boulevard. At left it runs under Grand Central Parkway, and above, runs past Alley Pond. Today, the Motor Parkway is maintained by the New York City Parks Department, which keeps the foliage trimmed and removes any fallen branches after storms.

Unlike the first roads built for commerce and horses, the Long Island Motor Parkway was conceived from a sporting contest; the colorful, exciting and often dangerous Vanderbilt Cup Races. At the turn of the 20th century the superiority of European automotive craftsmanship cast a long shadow over America’s fledgling car industry.

Long Island Motor Parkway, built in 1908, was America’s very first expressway, running 45 miles from Fresh Meadows in Queens to Lake Ronkonkoma in Smithtown. It was the first highway to use reinforced concrete and to adopt bridges and overpasses to avoid intersections.

The Long Island Motor Parkway, also known as the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, survives today as a bicycle path, but began as America’s first limited-access road for cars.

The Long Island Motor Parkway was an early toll road built exclusively for automobiles from 1908-1938. The Eastern Terminus to Lake Ronkonkoma was completed in 1911. The Parkway was 44 miles and connected Fresh Meadows, Queens, to Lake Ronkonkoma.

The Long Island Motor Parkway was a private toll road that eventually stretched for 45 miles from Queens to Lake Ronkonkoma, one of the first concrete roads in the nation, and the first highway to use bridges and overpasses to eliminate intersections.

2024年4月23日 · The Long Island Motor Parkway system was developed by William K. Vanderbilt Jr. in the very early 1900s as one of the first roads dedicated to automobiles (as opposed to horses and carriages). Car racing at the time was a great pastime, and residents did not want the dust, noise and danger to run through their neighborhoods.

The Long Island Motor Parkway was one of the first roadways built exclusively for motor vehicles in the United States. The Parkway was the private enterprise of William K. Vanderbilt II, an early automobile enthusiast and founder of the Vanderbilt Cup.