Bear Mountain State Parkway
The Bear Mountain State Parkway (also known as the Bear Mountain Parkway) is a parkway located in northern Westchester County, New York, in the United States. It is an incomplete highway, with a 3.85-mile (6.20 km) western section and a 0.73-mile (1.17 km) eastern section; both sections comprise New York State Route 987H (NY 987H), the unsigned reference route assigned to the road by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). Crompond Road (U.S. Route 202 (US 202) and NY 35) provides a connection between the two sections. Collectively, the parkway extends from an intersection with US 6, US 9, and US 202 southeast of the Bear Mountain Bridge to an interchange with the Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown.
Bear Mountain State Parkway | |
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Bear Mountain State Parkway highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by NYSDOT | |
| Length | 6.20 mi (9.98 km) Includes connection made by US 202 / NY 35 |
| Existed | 1932–present |
| Western segment | |
| Length | 3.85 mi (6.20 km) |
| West end | US 6 / US 9 / US 202 in Peekskill |
| Major intersections | US 6 in Cortlandt Manor |
| East end | US 202 / NY 35 in Cortlandt |
| Eastern segment | |
| Length | 0.73 mi (1,170 m) |
| West end | US 202 / NY 35 in Crompond |
| East end | Taconic State Parkway in Crompond |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Counties | Westchester |
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The parkway was built in 1932 but, unlike most other parkways in Westchester County, it has barely been constructed upon since. The initial reason for the Bear Mountain Parkway was to connect the Taconic State Parkway (or then, the Bronx River Parkway Extension) to the Bear Mountain Bridge. The Tappan Zee Bridge became a more popular Hudson River crossing following its construction, and consequently, the Bear Mountain Parkway was never finished.