Hawthorne Circle

Hawthorne Interchange
Hawthorne Circle
A map of the interchange's former iteration as a traffic circle
A map of the interchange's former iteration as a traffic circle
Map
Location
Hawthorne, New York, United States
Coordinates41°6′34.3″N 73°48′6.4″W / 41.109528°N 73.801778°W / 41.109528; -73.801778
Roads at
junction
Saw Mill River Parkway
Taconic State Parkway
Construction
TypeThree-level partial stack interchange
(former traffic circle)
Spans4
Lanes10
Constructed1929-1931, 1971 by
WCPC and NYSDOT
Opened1931 (1931) (as a circle)
1971 (1971) (as an interchange)[1]
Maintained byNYSDOT

Hawthorne Circle was a large traffic circle connecting two major state highways located in Hawthorne, New York, United States, which carried over 67,000 cars daily[citation needed] at its peak. Opened in 1931 to join the Taconic and Saw Mill River parkways,[2] it was replaced in 1971 with a three-level interchange.[1][3] A 2.6-mile (4.18 km) segment of the Taconic continued on to connect to the Bronx River Parkway, adding to the area's congestion.

The Sprain Brook Parkway, the northern terminus of which lies just south of the circle, was not completed until 1980.

  1. ^ a b National Environmental Tidal Research, LLC (1971). "HistoricAerials by NETROnline". Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  2. ^ File:Taconic State Parkway, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, NY HAER NY,14-POKEP.V,1- (sheet 8 of 13).tif (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.)
  3. ^ Witkin, Richard (November 2, 1971). "3-Deck Hawthorne Interchange Opened to Traffic". The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2018.