11 Most Endangered
Bronx River Parkway
Year Listed: 1995
Location: New York
Current Status: Favorable
Threat: Road Construction
Last updated in 2003, designed and constructed between 1906 and 9125 during a massive environmental reclamation effort that transformed the Bronx River from a public health nuisance into a vibrant park, the Parkway offers travelers a scenic and leisurely drive from the city to the countryside. Heavy traffic has already had a negative impact on the parkway, and two proposed projects in the 1990s are likely to put more cars on the parkway at higher speeds, eventually increasing pressure to widen and straighten the roadway at the expense of adjoining parkland.
Update
In 1997 the Bronx River Parkway Conservancy was formed to help preserve the Westchester County portion of the parkway after a $13.5 million project to upgrade the Woodland Viaduct to current safety standards and to comply with historic preservation guidelines.
