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EspañolPALISADES INTERSTATE PARKWAY
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The 'Palisades Interstate Parkway' ('PIP') is a long limited-access highway in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. The parkway is a major commuter route into New York City from Rockland and Orange counties in New York and Bergen County in New Jersey. The southern terminus of the route is at the George Washington Bridge (I-95/US 1-9/US 46 and the end of NJ 4) in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The northern terminus is at a traffic circle in Fort Montgomery, New York, where the PIP connects to U.S. Route 6, U.S. Route 9W and U.S. Route 202.
The route is named for the New Jersey Palisades, a line of cliffs rising along the western side of the Hudson River. In New Jersey, the parkway is designated, but not signed as, 'Route 445'. A short spur in Fort Lee is designated, but not signed as, 'Route 445S'. In New York, the roadway is designated 'New York State Reference Route 987C', an unsigned reference route. As with most parkways in the New York metropolitan area, commercial traffic is prohibited from using the PIP.
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|NJ || 11.48[1][2] || 18.48
|-
|NY || 26.77[3] || 43.08
|-
|Total || 38.25 || 61.56
|}
Route 445S is a spur off the PIP in Fort Lee that splits from the main road near the south terminus, providing access to US 9W and Route 67.
Southbound, just beyond the split, is a local exit to CR 505; traffic that stays on past that point must use the George Washington Bridge.
The Parkway was planned by A. Kenneth Morgan, director of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, starting in early 1940s; Morgan had been responsible for the design and operation of the 1939 New York World's Fair. The wooded appearance of the parkway mimics Connecticut's Merritt Parkway. The initial budget was $7 million, but World War II delayed its construction. The Parkway was built between 1947 and 1958 at a cost of $47 million to provide access to seventeen state parks and five historic sites of the Palisades Interstate Park region. The first section, from Bear Mountain to Mount Ivy, New York opened on November 30, 1953.
In Fort Lee, NJ 445S is the original alignment of the PIP; what is now the main route was built later.
1. NJ Route 445 Straight Line Diagram
2. NJ Route 445S Straight Line Diagram
3. Traffic Data Report - NY 953B to NY 992P
★ Myles, William J., Harriman Trails, A Guide and History, The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, New York, N.Y., 1999.
★ Palisades Interstate Parkway at nycroads.com
★ Palisades Interstate Parkway
★ an enlarged view of road jurisdiction at the Fort Lee approaches to the George Washington Bridge
★ Google maps satellite image of the southern end of the Parkway
★ C.C. Slater vs. the Palisades Interstate Parkway (The Comrade Yamamoto Experience)
The 'Palisades Interstate Parkway' ('PIP') is a long limited-access highway in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. The parkway is a major commuter route into New York City from Rockland and Orange counties in New York and Bergen County in New Jersey. The southern terminus of the route is at the George Washington Bridge (I-95/US 1-9/US 46 and the end of NJ 4) in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The northern terminus is at a traffic circle in Fort Montgomery, New York, where the PIP connects to U.S. Route 6, U.S. Route 9W and U.S. Route 202.
The route is named for the New Jersey Palisades, a line of cliffs rising along the western side of the Hudson River. In New Jersey, the parkway is designated, but not signed as, 'Route 445'. A short spur in Fort Lee is designated, but not signed as, 'Route 445S'. In New York, the roadway is designated 'New York State Reference Route 987C', an unsigned reference route. As with most parkways in the New York metropolitan area, commercial traffic is prohibited from using the PIP.
| Contents |
| Route description |
| New Jersey |
| New York |
| History |
| Exit list |
| New Jersey |
| New York |
| References |
| Further reading |
| External links |
Route description
|-
|NJ || 11.48[1][2] || 18.48
|-
|NY || 26.77[3] || 43.08
|-
|Total || 38.25 || 61.56
|}
New Jersey
Route 445S is a spur off the PIP in Fort Lee that splits from the main road near the south terminus, providing access to US 9W and Route 67.
Southbound, just beyond the split, is a local exit to CR 505; traffic that stays on past that point must use the George Washington Bridge.
New York
History
The Parkway was planned by A. Kenneth Morgan, director of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, starting in early 1940s; Morgan had been responsible for the design and operation of the 1939 New York World's Fair. The wooded appearance of the parkway mimics Connecticut's Merritt Parkway. The initial budget was $7 million, but World War II delayed its construction. The Parkway was built between 1947 and 1958 at a cost of $47 million to provide access to seventeen state parks and five historic sites of the Palisades Interstate Park region. The first section, from Bear Mountain to Mount Ivy, New York opened on November 30, 1953.
In Fort Lee, NJ 445S is the original alignment of the PIP; what is now the main route was built later.
Exit list
New Jersey
| County | Location | Mile1 | # | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | Fort Lee | 0.00 |   | Southbound exit, northbound entrance. | |
| 0.18 | George Washington Bridge toll plaza (southbound). | ||||
| Myrtle Avenue | Southbound exit and entrance. | ||||
| 0.31 | Southbound exit, northbound entrance. To Fort Lee Spur (Route 445S). | ||||
| Englewood Cliffs | 1.89 | 1 |  | ||
| Alpine | 7.48 | 2 |     | ||
| 9.29 | 3 | | |||
| 10.34 | 4 | | |||
| 11.06 | New Jersey-New York state line. | ||||
New York
| County | Location | Mile3 | # | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockland | Tappan | 2.57 | 5N-S | ||
| Orangeburg | 3.50 | 6E-W |  | ||
| Orangetown/Clarkstown town line | 6.40 | 7 |  | ||
| Clarkstown | 7.13 | 8E-W | |||
| 7.91 | 9E-W |    | |||
| 9.50 | 10 |  | |||
| New Hempstead | 11.62 | 11 |  | ||
| Pomona | 13.30 | 12 | |||
| Ramapo/Haverstraw town line | 14.32 | 13 | – Haverstraw, Suffern | ||
| Stony Point | 16.71 | 14 |  | ||
| 17.92 | 15 |  | Formerly  Passenger cars only north of this point. | ||
| 19.05 | 16 | Lake Welch Parkway | No northbound entrance. | ||
| Orange | Highlands | Palisades Interstate Park Commission Visitor Center | Left exit. | ||
| 23.50 | 17 | Anthony Wayne Recreation Area | |||
| 24.37 | 18 |   | US 6 and Seven Lakes Drive join eastbound and leave westbound. | ||
| 24.57 | 19 | | Seven Lakes Drive leaves eastbound and joins westbound. | ||
| 26.77 | Traffic circle. US 6 leaves eastbound and joins westbound. |
References
1. NJ Route 445 Straight Line Diagram
2. NJ Route 445S Straight Line Diagram
3. Traffic Data Report - NY 953B to NY 992P
Further reading
★ Myles, William J., Harriman Trails, A Guide and History, The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, New York, N.Y., 1999.
External links
★ Palisades Interstate Parkway at nycroads.com
★ Palisades Interstate Parkway
★ an enlarged view of road jurisdiction at the Fort Lee approaches to the George Washington Bridge
★ Google maps satellite image of the southern end of the Parkway
★ C.C. Slater vs. the Palisades Interstate Parkway (The Comrade Yamamoto Experience)
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