Merritt Parkway

**Getting to the Byway:** _Hartford, CT_ * Take I-91 south toward New York City. * Merge onto CT-15 south. * Stay on CT-15 until you reach the Sikorsky Bridge. * The byway begins at the Sikorsky Bridge and follows CT-15. _New York City, NY_ * Get on Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive. * Cross Willis Ave. Bridge. * Turn left onto I-87 north. * Turn right onto Cross Country Parkway, which turns into Hutchinson River Parkway south. * The byway begins at the New York/Connecticut State border, where the road becomes CT-15. **Navigating the Byway:** The Merritt Parkway consists of the portion of Route 15 from the New York State line northerly to the bridge crossing the Housatonic River (known as the Sikorsky Bridge) at the Stratford/Milford town line. (Route 15 continues northerly, but is named the Wilbur Cross Parkway from the bridge north.)