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7 unusual facts about Long Island Motor Parkway


1910 American Grand Prize

After a successful race in 1908, the Automobile Club of America made plans with the rival American Automobile Association to hold the Grand Prize and Vanderbilt Cup together on the Long Island Motor Parkway in 1909.

A.R. Pardington

Arthur Rayner Pardington (July 30, 1862 – July 28, 1915) was the chief engineer and 2nd Vice President of The Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc., which oversaw the building and development of the parkway.

Long Island Motor Parkway

It then heads north, crossing the LIE again at exit 57, and then curves to the east and crosses NY 454 (Veterans Memorial Highway).

The parkway heads eastward, paralleling the expressway (with access to and from the LIE) before ultimately crossing it and continuing southeast to NY 111 (Joshua's Path).

Bethpage – Hicksville Road (NY 107) south of Avoca Avenue; Round Swamp Road south of Old Bethpage Road

New York State Route 111

Several blocks to the north, NY 111 intersects with CR 67 (Long Island Motor Parkway) at an at-grade intersection on the northern edge of the community.

New York State Route 231

The highway continues northward along the residential strip, intersecting with CR 67 (the Long Island Motor Parkway).


Alley Pond Park

In 1908, as motorists sought attractive areas for expeditions, William Kissam Vanderbilt (1849–1920) built his privately run Long Island Motor Parkway through the area in 1908.


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