Merritt Parkway
Merritt Parkway is a National Scenic Byway in Connecticut. Within Connecticut it covers roughly 35 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Merritt Parkway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
Opened in the 1930s through Fairfield County, the Merritt Parkway is a landscaped, tree-lined commuter route famous for its 68 bridges — each designed in a different style, from Art Deco to Gothic to Rustic. Trucks are banned, and the road curves gently through wooded median plantings rather than running straight. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a landmark of parkway design.
- 68 individually designed bridges
- Art Deco architecture
- landscaped parkway
- no trucks
- Fairfield County
Designated for its historic qualities
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Places to stop along Merritt Parkway
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
An 1860s Second Empire mansion in Norwalk, one of the earliest of its kind in the country.
WebsiteSikorsky Estuary Walk
A path along the Housatonic River near the parkway's end, with signs on the estuary's plants and birds.
Where to Stay along Merritt Parkway
No campgrounds are listed close to Merritt Parkway yet, but there are rooms near the route.
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Photos of Merritt Parkway
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What is a National Scenic Byway?
National Scenic Byways are roads recognized at the federal level for at least one outstanding quality — scenic, natural, historic, cultural, archaeological or recreational — that gives travelers a reason to seek them out rather than just pass through.