Wilbur Cross Parkway
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The Wilbur Cross Parkway is a limited access highway in Connecticut, comprising the portion of Route 15 between Milford and Meriden. It is named after the former governor of the state. It is the nearly-universal habit of local residents to describe the entire length of Route 15 as the Merritt Parkway, which often confuses visitors and new residents since most maps label the parts of Route 15 by their official names.
The parkway is two lanes in each direction and is known for the beauty and variety of its bridges. It also passes through a tunnel under West Rock near New Haven. Many of the trees along the parkway were planted by its designer. South of Milford, Route 15 is known as the Merritt Parkway. North of Meriden it ceases to be a limited-access highway, and is known as the Berlin Turnpike.
The parkway used to be a toll road. It still contains service areas along the highway.