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Bronx River Parkway Reservation
Overview
Description
Parkway Precedents
Parkway Precedents
Origins of the Bronx River Parkway Reservation
The Bronx River Valley Sewer Commission
The Bronx Parkway Commission
Off to a Slow Start
Deadlock Between the BPC and New York City
Working Without a Budget
Initial Surveys
Final Approval for the Parkway Project
Commissioners and Staff
Commissioners and Staff
Public Relations: Keeping Work on Track
Keeping Work on Track
Land Acquisition
Purchasing Directly from the Owner
Discontent With the BPC
Acquisition through Condemnation
Moving Ahead
Reclaiming the River
Cleanup and Forestry
Billboards
Buildings
Open for Public Enjoyment
Additional Survey Work
Designing the Parkway and Drive
Landscape Development
Engineered Structures and the Landscape
The BPC's Role in Design
Construction Begins
Preparing the River
Construction Methods and Machinery
Building the Parkway Drive
Suspending Construction: World War I
Postwar Progress
War Department Surplus Equipment
The Rigid-Frame Bridge
Resuming Construction
The Broad Street Viaduct
Further Delays
Woodland Place Viaduct
Bridges Nos. 1 and 2
Bridge No. 33
Bridge Nos. 17 and 18
Bridge Nos. 22, 23 and 24
Additional Bridges
Grading, Paving and Miscellaneous Work
Finishing the Parkway
Grade Separations
Valhalla Bridge
The Challenge at Scarsdale
Wrapping Up Construction
Monuments and Markers
Dedicating the Parkway
Dedicating the Parkway
The Parkway's Early Years
Success
Problems
Finishing Touches
Parkway Modifications
Parkway Modifications
Recent Modifications
Recent Modifications
Impact of the Bronx River Parkway Reservation
Impact
Sources Consulted
Government Documents
Books
Thesis
Dissertation
Articles
Report
Newspapers
Newspaper Clippings
Parks Department Clippings