We advocate for the Merritt Parkway
to achieve a balance between its functionality
as a major thoroughfare and the preservation of
this unique and treasured historic asset.The Merritt Parkway is one of America's
most significant achievements in public architecture,
engineering, and landscape design
of the 20th century.

We advocate for the Merritt Parkway to achieve a balance between its functionality as a major thoroughfare and the preservation of this unique and treasured historic asset.The Merritt Parkway is one of America's most significant achievements in public architecture, engineering, and landscape design of the 20th century.

The Merritt Parkway - Gateway to New England

Close to 100,000 people travel the Merritt Parkway every day. Few realize the complexity of design and ingenuity that went into creating the Merritt or the complexity of stewarding this scenic byway.

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Queen of the Parkways

The Merritt Parkway, completed in 1940, is a 37.5 mile scenic byway from Greenwich to Stratford with a bucolic landscape designed by Weld Thayer Chase and 69 iconic bridges designed by the architect George Dunkelberger in a range of styles, most notably Art Deco and Art Moderne.

Help us Preserve our Parkway

We advocate for the Merritt Parkway to achieve a balance between its functionality as a major thoroughfare and the preservation of this unique and treasured historic asset.

The Merritt Parkway Conservancy is a member-supported 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working in partnership with the CT Department of Transportation to protect, revitalize, and steward this National Register-listed historic district and National Scenic Byway.

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