Merritt Parkway (CT 15)

The Merritt Parkway is the first stretch of CT 15. This is one of the oldest scenic parkways in the United States. Additionally, the parkway is a crucial corridor for the region, and a preferred route New Yorkers use to go to Boston. The parkway generally runs parallel to and serves as an alternative to I-95, making this parkway horrendously congested at peak times. However, what makes the Merritt Parkway arguably enjoyable is how scenic the road is and the fact trucks are banned from the parkway. The road is made scenic through the natural forest, landscaping made to complement the forest, as well as the unique stone overpasses.

King Street, the first of many unique overpasses along the Merritt Parkway. And this one is extra unique because the bridge is the state line. Right as the Hutchinson River Parkway passes under this bridge, the Merritt Parkway and CT 15 begin.

A feature of the Merritt Parkway is sign borders that re-create wooden boards. This is because the Merritt Parkway used to have wooden signs in its earliest days.

The Sikorsky headquarters. See why this name is significant for the road soon.

CT 15 crosses the Housatonic River on the Igor Sikorsky Memorial Bridge.

The Merritt Parkway ends at the Milford Parkway (CT 796), a connector between CT 15 and I-95 as well as US 1. CT 15 continues north on the Wilbur Cross Parkway.

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