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Pelham Parkway (New York City, New York)

USA / New York / Mount Vernon / New York City, New York
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The Bronx and Pelham Parkway, or Pelham Pkwy. for short, connects Bronx Park and Pelham Bay Park, also an integral part of the Mosholu-Pelham Greenway. Pelham Parkway was established in 1911 and was originally only one lane which is today’s westbound lane. The parkway was lined with trees on both sides and had a strict building code. Nobody was allowed to build within 150 feet of the center. No railroads were allowed to cross over it; this is why the roadbed of the New Haven Railroad had to be laid in a tunnel underneath the parkway which is now the Dyre Avenue subway line. Bars and hotels were also prohibited from being built alongside it. Today’s parkway was constructed in the 1930s and is 2.3 miles in length and 400 feet wide and features wide expanses of lawn with full canopies of trees. Its New York State reference route is 907F.
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Coordinates:   40°51'25"N   73°51'15"W
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