Wilbur Cross Parkway
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The Wilbur Cross Parkway is a historic, limited-access scenic highway in Connecticut known for its Art Deco-era bridges and role as a key commuter route through the New Haven area.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wilbur Cross Highway | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic road
ⓘ
limited-access highway ⓘ parkway ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Berlin Turnpike
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Merritt Parkway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | West Rock Ridge via Heroes Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | north–south direction ⓘ |
| formsCorridorWith | Merritt Parkway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridgeStyle |
ornamental railings
ⓘ
stone-faced bridges ⓘ |
| hasDesignStyle | Art Deco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExitNumbering | sequential exit numbers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
grade-separated interchanges
ⓘ
no commercial vehicles allowed ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Berlin Turnpike
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 84 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 91 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 95 NERFINISHED ⓘ Merritt Parkway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | approximately 55 miles per hour ⓘ |
| hasTunnels | Heroes Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Art Deco-era bridges
ⓘ
role as key commuter route through New Haven area ⓘ scenic character ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connecticut
ⓘ
Fairfield County, Connecticut ⓘ New Haven County, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Connecticut Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Wilbur Lucius Cross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
former Governor of Connecticut ⓘ |
| opened | 1930s ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Interstate 91 in the New Haven area ⓘ |
| partOf |
Connecticut Route 15
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Connecticut parkway system NERFINISHED ⓘ National Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Cheshire, Connecticut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hamden, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ Milford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ North Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ Stratford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallingford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Greater New Haven area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
south-central Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restrictedTo | passenger vehicles ⓘ |
| roadType | limited-access ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wilbur Cross Highway
this entity surface form:
Wilbur Cross Highway
subject surface form:
Woodbridge, Connecticut