History
The first implementation of limited-access roadways in the United States was of the Bronx River Parkway in New York, in 1907. The New York State Parkway System was constructed as a network of high speed roads in and around New York City.
The first limited access highway built is thought to be the privately-built Long Island Motor Parkway in Long Island, New York. The Southern State Parkway opend in 1927, the Long Island Moter Parkway was closed in 1937 being replaced by the Northern State Parkway opend in 1931 and its continuation the Grand Central Parkway opend in 1936.
The concept evolved into uninterrupted arterial roads that are commonly known as expressways in some parts of the world and by other names including motorway and autobahn in others.
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