Westchester County parkway system
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The Westchester County parkway system is an interconnected network of limited-access, landscaped roadways in Westchester County, New York, designed primarily for scenic automobile travel and regional commuting.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Westchester County commuter corridor | 1 |
| Westchester County parkway system canonical | 1 |
| parkway system of Westchester County | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parkway system
ⓘ
road network ⓘ transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
The Bronx
ⓘ
surface form:
Bronx, New York City
Connecticut state highway system ⓘ Interstate 287 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 87 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 95 ⓘ New York State Thruway ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
automobile travel
ⓘ
regional commuting ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
divided highways
ⓘ
grade-separated ⓘ landscaped ⓘ limited-access ⓘ scenic ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Bronx River Parkway
ⓘ
Cross County Parkway ⓘ Hutchinson River Parkway ⓘ Kensico Dam Plaza access roads ⓘ Saw Mill River Parkway ⓘ Sprain Brook Parkway ⓘ Taconic State Parkway ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
curvilinear alignments
ⓘ
landscaped medians ⓘ limited access points ⓘ stone bridges ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimitType | posted speed limits varying by segment ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early example of suburban parkway planning in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
City Beautiful movement
ⓘ
early 20th-century parkway design principles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York
ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
Northeastern United States ⓘ Westchester County, New York ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Westchester County Department of Public Works
ⓘ
surface form:
Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation
|
| partOf |
New York–New Jersey transportation network
ⓘ
surface form:
New York metropolitan area road network
|
| purpose |
facilitate suburban commuting to New York City
ⓘ
provide scenic routes for motorists ⓘ relieve congestion on local streets ⓘ |
| regionServed |
New York City metropolitan commuters
ⓘ
Westchester County, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Westchester County suburbs
|
| regulationBy | New York State traffic laws ⓘ |
| trafficRestriction |
generally prohibits commercial trucks
ⓘ
generally prohibits large commercial vehicles ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily commuting
ⓘ
recreational driving ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
parkway system of Westchester County
this entity surface form:
Westchester County commuter corridor