Portions of the Bronx River Parkway are listed on the National Register of Historic Places

The Bronx River Parkway (BRP) is a major north-south transportation artery in southern Westchester County. The BRP is on the National Highway System and the northernmost portions, including the project area, are on the National Register of Historic Places. Approximately midway on this route in Westchester are two interconnected bridges that cross the Bronx River and the MTA Metro-North Railroad. Located immediately south of Exit 12 (Crane Road) in Scarsdale, and straddling the Greenburgh/Scarsdale municipal border, the two connected bridges are referred to as a single structure that is known as the Crane Road Bridge (or Viaduct).

Built in 1924, the Crane Road Bridge was designed by one of New York’s premier architectural firms, Delano & Aldrich, who designed many historic structures, including the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport, and Kykuit, the Rockefeller family estate in Sleepy Hollow, NY. The bridge’s circular concrete piers, covered with rustic stone, are reminiscent of a clutch of mushrooms supporting a bridge deck that curves gently around Scarsdale Lake, over the Bronx River and the adjacent Metro-North railroad, and through the Bronx River Parkway Reservation. The connected bridges have deteriorated and require rehabilitation or replacement.

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