The Lost Long Island (Motor) Parkway
1. Where it began - This intersection at 199th Street and the Long Island Expressway is where the Long Island Motor Parkway began.
2. At the left here is where the Long Island Motor Parkway (LIMP) ran south towards Union Turnpike.
3. View of present terminus from the north.
4. Present LIMP (Long Island Motor Parkway) terminus.
5. At the present terminus facing north. It's important to note that the LIMP was actually elevated here.
6. The ROW (Right Of Way) going South towards Union Turnpike.
7. The Row going South. It has been re-paved.
8. View on parkway ROW towards the present terminus.
9. LIMP posts. These posts mark(ed) the road path.
10. More LIMP posts.
11. Another view of the ROW just north of the 73rd Avenue bridge.
12. A view of the LIMP going South.
13. More posts (marking the side of the road) just north of 73rd Avenue.
14. Another view just north of the 73rd Avenue Bridge.
15. The LIMP bridge at 73rd Avenue facing south.
16. Another view of the bridge.
17. Yet another view of the bridge.
18. The ROW coming off the hill heading south.
19. More views of the ROW heading south.
20. More views of the row heading south of the bridge.
21. One last look at the ROW between the present terminus and 73rd Avenue.
22. View of the 73rd Avenue bridge built in 1926 facing east.
23. View of the 73rd Avenue bridge built in 1926 facing east.
24. View of the 73rd Avenue bridge built in 1926 facing west.
25. Another view of the 73rd Avenue bridge built in 1926 facing east.
26. The date of the bridge in the wall.
27. The ROW at the base of the hill south of 73rd Avenue. The pedestrian walkway veers a few yards off the ROW.
28. View of the ROW facing north up the hill.
29. In this picture the walkway veers toward 199th Street. The ROW actually lies at the left of the picture.
30. I took this picture from the walkway. The ROW is at the left.
31. I took this picture from the walkway. The ROW is at the left further south towards Union Turnpike.
32. The ROW further south. The walkway crosses Francis Lewis Boulevard here while the actual ROW runs down further south.
33. The ROW further south. I am standing on the parkway ROW facing north. The bike path splits off to the right.
34. View of the ROW facing north.
35. View of the ROW facing south. Behind the volley ball game is a hill which is where the row curved abruptly east.
36. View of the ROW facing south approaching the hill where the parkway curved east (remember the parkway was elevated here!).
37. View of the hill.
38. View on the hill. This is where the ROW goes east. This picture shows the ROW from the hill going east.
39. Here the ROW went east. There was no overpass from Francis Lewis here as it didn't run this far south until the mid-1940's.
40. View of the hill facing west at Francis Lewis.
41. View of the ROW facing west on the east side of Francis Lewis.
42. East side of Francis Lewis Boulevard. There is now ROW here, but space in the middle in between the trees is where the ROW passed.
43. Once you pass between the trees here you pick up the ROW. Here is where it starts.
44. A view of the ROW further down as it nears the Clearview Expressway.
45. A view of a boundary marker on this section of the ROW.
46. This shot was taken North of the ROW. If you look closely to the left you can see the side posts of the parkway itself.
47. A closeup of a post.
48. A shot of the ROW going East towards the Clearview Expressway.
49. Another shot further East facing West.
50. I'm not sure if this is a boundary marker of the property of a side post of the ROW.
51. Another shot of heading East towards the Clearview. You can see the side posts of the ROW in the right center.
52. Another signpost facing South.
53. This is a property marker of the Motor Parkway property.
54. The ROW as it approaches the Clearview Expressway facing East.
55. Facing West.
56. Road posts facing West.
57. The ROW at the Clearview Expressway.
58. Facing East at the Clearview Expressway. When Robert Moses built the Clearview he made it so it would cut off one section of the ROW from the other.
59. After the Clearview facing West.
60. The ROW East of the Clearview going East. New York City has repaved this part of the parkway ROW, but only enough for 2 bicycles to pass. Note the road markers on the left.
61. Just East of the Clearview, still right before Hollis Hills Boulevard. At this point the ROW rises to about 20 feet above ground to ...
62. ... pass over Hollis Hills Boulevard. This is a shot of the bridge. it is one of the few LIMP bridges standing. Seen from the South.
63. A shot of the bridge from the North.
64. Underneath the bridge. You can see the year it was built.
65. On the bridge facing West.
66. Another shot facing West. In both these pictures you can see the Clearview.
67. On the bridge facing West...
68. ...and again
69. Another shot of the Hollis Hills Bridge from the South...
70. ...and again
71. This is from the bridge facing East.
72. Now we have past the bridge and looking East. Note the road posts on the left.
73. Another view from the bridge facing West.
74. A picture of the bridge from the bridge. The City added the fences in the '90's
75. From the bridge facing East.
76. About 500 feet East of the bridge the ROW heads East toward Bell Boulevard.
77. A view of the ROW just a few feet further. It is likely there was access here to the Parkway even when it was in use judging by the bars on the right.
78. View of the ROW heading East...
79. ...and another
80. Facing West from the area in pictures 76 + 77.
81. A view of the new 1990's pavement and the original pavement underneath.
82. The ROW approaching Bell Boulevard. It is important to note that Bell Boulevard did not go this far south until 1942. The ROW curves off to the right. The bridge ahead was built after the Motor Parkway closed.
83. A view of the ROW branching South. The ROW is actually on the left.
84. View West of Bell Boulevard.
85. View of the actual ROW; again the actual is on the left almost out of the picture. The road on the center right may have been an access road, or built later.
86. Another view of Bell Boulevard facing West.
87. East of Bell Boulevard facing East.