Mosholu Parkway where it enters Van Cortlandt Park at Gun Hill
Road to connect with the Henry Hudson Parkway in the northern part of the
park. Later, in the 1950s, Moses also ran the Major Deegan Expressway
through the park, so now the the park is effectively cut up into six pieces
with very little access from one piece to the other.
See
map.
References:
- NYC Parks Dept press release
of December 28, 1936: “It is proposed to build an entirely new
parkway spur from the Henry Hudson Parkway in Van Cortlandt Park to the
Grand Boulevard and Concourse, and by way of the reconstructed Mosholu
Parkway to a junction with the Bronx River Parkway in Bronx Park.”
- NYC Parks Dept press
release of October 21, 1941: “Department of Parks announces the
completion of work in connection with the construction of a traffic relief
road connecting Mosholu Avenue and the Henry Hudson Parkway and the
restoration of the park and golf course in the north central section of Van
Cortlandt Park, The Bronx.”
- New Deal Assistance in
NYC Parks Department Projects, 1934-43.