Sprain Brook Parkway

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Sprain Brook Parkway
Reference Route 987F
Length:	12.65 mi[1] (20.36 km)
South end:	Bronx River Pkwy in Yonkers
Major junctions:	I-287 in Elmsford
North end:	Taconic Pkwy in Hawthorne
Counties:	Westchester
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The Sprain Brook Parkway is a 12.65-mile (20.36 km) long north-south parkway in Westchester County, New York. It is one of the newest and most modern parkways in Westchester County, adopting many ideas and improvements developed during decades of statewide highway construction. The southern terminus is at the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers. The northern terminus is located at the Taconic State Parkway in Hawthorne. All of the Sprain Brook is designated New York State Reference Route 987F, an unsigned reference route, by NYSDOT.

The parkway forms the eastern edge of the Sprain Ridge Park in Yonkers, giving the parkway its name.

Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Exit list 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Route description

The Sprain Brook begins at the Bronx River Parkway on the west bank of the Bronx River in Yonkers. About midway between its termini, the Sprain Brook splits to straddle the Grassy Sprain Reservoir, with northbound traffic traveling on the east side and southbound traffic on the west. The parkway interchanges with multiple Westchester County arterials, including Interstate 287, before terminating at the Taconic State Parkway just south of where the Taconic interchanges with the Saw Mill River Parkway.

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[edit] History

The Sprain Brook and Taconic Parkways were built as completely separate highways, and at the time of building, the southern section of the Taconic kept its name, but few signs still show the name today (it is usually signed as the northern part of the Bronx River Parkway nowadays).^{[citation needed]} The original plan was to connect to the Saw Mill River Parkway, but in 1980, the Sprain was connected to the Taconic instead, making the two appear to be one highway.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Exit list

All exits are unnumbered.

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Westchester	Yonkers	0.00	Sprain Brook Parkway southbound merges with Bronx River Parkway southbound. No access to Bronx River northbound from Sprain Brook southbound.
		0.88	NY 100 (Central Park Avenue) – Yonkers	Same-direction connections plus southbound NY 100 to northbound Sprain.
		1.33	Tuckahoe Road – Yonkers
	Greenburgh	4.00	Jackson Avenue – Greenburgh, Yonkers
		7.60	NY 100B (Dobbs Ferry Road) – Greenburgh
	Elmsford	8.91	I-287 (Cross-Westchester Expressway)	No access to I-287 west from Sprain Brook south.
	Greenburgh	10.39	NY 100C (Grasslands Road)
	Mount Pleasant	11.20	Peripheral Road to NY 100	Northbound exit, southbound entrance.
		11.57	NY 100 (Bradhurst Avenue)	No access to NY 100 from Sprain Brook north.
	Hawthorne	12.65	Sprain Brook Parkway northbound feeds into Taconic State Parkway northbound. No access to Taconic southbound from Sprain Brook northbound.

[edit] See also

• Parkways in New York State

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Sprain Brook Parkway
• Sprain Parkway (Greater New York Roads)

v • d • e Westchester County Parkways North-South Parkways: Briarcliff-Peekskill, Bronx River, Central Westchester, Farragut, Hutchinson River, Saw Mill River, Sprain Brook, Taconic State East-West Parkways: Bear Mt. State, Cross County, Playland