Hawthorne Circle

Hawthorne Circle was a large traffic circle connecting two major state highways located in Hawthorne, New York, United States, which carried over 67,000 cars daily^{[citation needed]} at its peak. Opened in 1931 to join the Taconic and Saw Mill River parkways,^[2] it was replaced in 1971 with a three-level interchange.^[1][3] A 2.6-mile (4.18 km) segment of the Taconic continued on to connect to the Bronx River Parkway, adding to the area's congestion.

Hawthorne Interchange
Hawthorne Circle
A map of the interchange's former iteration as a traffic circle
Location
Hawthorne, New York, United States
Coordinates	41°6′34.3″N 73°48′6.4″W
Roads at junction	Saw Mill River Parkway Taconic State Parkway
Construction
Type	Three-level partial stack interchange (former traffic circle)
Spans	4
Lanes	10
Constructed	1929-1931, 1971 by WCPC and NYSDOT
Opened	1931 (1931) (as a circle) 1971 (1971) (as an interchange)[1]
Maintained by	NYSDOT

The Sprain Brook Parkway, the northern terminus of which lies just south of the circle, was not completed until 1980.

References

1. National Environmental Tidal Research, LLC (1971). "HistoricAerials by NETROnline". Retrieved January 14, 2016.
2. File:Taconic State Parkway, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, NY HAER NY,14-POKEP.V,1- (sheet 8 of 13).tif (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.)
3. Witkin, Richard (November 2, 1971). "3-Deck Hawthorne Interchange Opened to Traffic". The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2018.

External links

Media related to Hawthorne Circle at Wikimedia Commons

• 1938 USGS Map of the original Hawthorne Circle. (link no longer works)