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1930 Long Island/Vanderbilt Motor Parkway Paved Private Right of Way Map/Info

Price $85.00 $68.00 Details W: 4.75 x H: 4.25 x D: 0.1 Weight 0.06 lbs. Page Count Opens to 14 x 4.25 + 1 small text sheet Condition Used Original - Good Item Type Promotional Material Inventory Number MEM-60203
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1930 Long Island/Vanderbilt Motor Parkway 45 Mi of Paved Private Right of Way Map/Info. Collectible. Original.

Small (3 x 7) "Please Read Carefully" page.

The Long Island Motor Parkway, also known as the Vanderbilt Parkway, Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, or Motor Parkway, was a roadway on Long Island, New York, in the United States. It was the first roadway designed for automobile use only. The parkway was privately built by William Kissam Vanderbilt II with overpasses and bridges to remove most intersections. It officially opened on October 10, 1908.

After the famous races, the roadway went on until the 1930s as a private toll road free of intersections and police. Annual passes were available for unlimited use (the first EZ-PASS concept). During the 1920s, 150,000 cars per year used the road. At its peak year in 1929, the Long Island Motor Parkway had 175,000 motorists travel along its 45 miles.

The Long Island Motor Parkway closed in 1938 when it was taken over by the state of New York in lieu of back taxes. Parts of the parkway survive today, used as sections of other roadways or as a bicycle trail.

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Condition: Small page shows some yellowing and has been folded. Fold-out map shows a good amount of soiling, especially on outer folds. Scuffs on front. Small tears along folds.

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