Set in natural surroundings, Merritt Parkway s significant design brilliantly integrates the craft of the engineer and the artist. The bridges along the route are excellent examples of Art Deco, or Art Moderne, styles of the 1920s and 1930s. Magnificent foliage abounds in both spring and fall.

Federal Highway Administration, America’s Byways
Length
37 mi / 59.5 km
Time to allow
Allow one hour to drive the byway.
Fees
There are no fees for traveling the byway.

Who looks after this road

  • CT Commission on Culture & Tourism · 860-256-2800 · their site

We publish 4 places that sit on this road, listed in the order you meet them. This is not a route and not a drive time — it is the names, so you can put them into whatever navigation you already use.

Of those, 1 is a roadside oddity — the sort of thing you would drive past without knowing it was there.

“Off” is a straight line from the place to the road, rounded. It is not a driving distance, and the road itself is a simplified centre line, so treat a mile or two as noise.

  1. PlaylandNY5 miles offFun park

    County-owned; 2026 season May 23-Sept 13. Old ryeplayland.org replaced.

    Season
    Seasonal
  2. Sleepy HollowNY10 miles off

    No guide of our own yet — the name is here so you can find it.

  3. New HavenCT9 miles off

    In our guide: 5 animal attractions · 2 parks · 1 lake

  4. PEZ Visitor CenterCT5 miles offRoadside oddity

    Huge PEZ dispenser collection with factory viewing