Hawthorne Circle

Road junction
41°6′34.3″N 73°48′6.4″W / 41.109528°N 73.801778°W / 41.109528; -73.801778Roads at
junction Saw Mill River Parkway
Taconic State ParkwayConstructionTypeThree-level partial stack interchange
(former traffic circle)Spans4Lanes10Constructed1929-1931, 1971 by
WCPC and NYSDOTOpened1931 (1931) (as a circle)
1971 (1971) (as an interchange)[1]Maintained byNYSDOT

Hawthorne Circle was a large traffic circle connecting two major state highways located in Hawthorne, New York, United States, which carried over 67,000 cars daily[citation needed] at its peak. Opened in 1931 to join the Taconic and Saw Mill River parkways,[2] it was replaced in 1971 with a three-level interchange.[1][3] A 2.6-mile (4.18 km) segment of the Taconic continued on to connect to the Bronx River Parkway, adding to the area's congestion.

The Sprain Brook Parkway, the northern terminus of which lies just south of the circle, was not completed until 1980.

References

  1. ^ a b National Environmental Tidal Research, LLC (1971). "HistoricAerials by NETROnline". Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  2. ^ File:Taconic State Parkway, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, NY HAER NY,14-POKEP.V,1- (sheet 8 of 13).tif (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.)
  3. ^ Witkin, Richard (November 2, 1971). "3-Deck Hawthorne Interchange Opened to Traffic". The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2018.

External links

Media related to Hawthorne Circle at Wikimedia Commons

  • 1938 USGS Map of the original Hawthorne Circle. (link no longer works)
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