Bethpage in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

L.I. Motor Pkwy

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 24, 2019

1. L.I. Motor Pkwy Marker

Inscription.
First parkway in America
built for the automobile &
famed Vanderbilt Cup Races
Ground breaking in Central
Park (Bethpage) June 6 1908

Erected by Central Park Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1908.

Location. 40° 43.927′ N, 73° 28.886′ W. Marker is in Bethpage, New York, in Nassau County. Marker is at the intersection of Stewart Avenue and Arthur Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Stewart Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bethpage NY 11714, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Site of The Beau Sejour (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bethpage Hamlet (approx. half a mile away); First Post Office (approx. half a mile away); Zorn's est 1930 (approx. half a mile away); Captain Brian C. Hickey Memorial (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named L.I. Motor Pkwy (approx. half a mile away); Arthur F. White (approx. half a mile away); Grumman 1930-94 (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethpage.

Also see . . . Long Island Motor Parkway (Wikipedia). "The Long Island Motor
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Parkway (LIMP), also known as the Vanderbilt Parkway and Motor Parkway, was a parkway on Long Island, New York, in the United States. It was the first roadway designed for automobile use only. The road was privately built by William Kissam Vanderbilt II with overpasses and bridges to remove intersections. It officially opened on October 10, 1908. It 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 in sections of other roadways and as a bicycle trail in Queens....On October 10, 1908, a 10-mile-long (16 km) section opened as far as modern Bethpage, making it the first highway....The Long Island Motor Parkway was the first roadway designed exclusively for automobile use, the first concrete highway in the United States, and the first to use overpasses and bridges to eliminate intersections." (Submitted on May 5, 2019.)

Looking south on Stewart Avenue, marker on left image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 24, 2019

2. Looking south on Stewart Avenue, marker on left

Photo on pole below marker, presumably related to the LI Motor Parkway image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 24, 2019

3. Photo on pole below marker, presumably related to the LI Motor Parkway

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 5, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.