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- Toll Collector's Badge, circa 1980 - This badge was worn by toll collectors on the Merritt Parkway, a 37 1/2-mile toll road in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Parkway opened in 1938 and is one of the oldest parkways in the United States. Toll officials, stationed in toll plazas and booths, collected fees from drivers until 1988.
- 1895
- Collections - Artifact
Toll Collector's Badge, circa 1980
This badge was worn by toll collectors on the Merritt Parkway, a 37 1/2-mile toll road in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Parkway opened in 1938 and is one of the oldest parkways in the United States. Toll officials, stationed in toll plazas and booths, collected fees from drivers until 1988.
- Toll Collector's Badge, circa 1980 - This badge was worn by toll collectors on the Merritt Parkway, a 37 1/2-mile toll road in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Parkway opened in 1938 and is one of the oldest parkways in the United States. Toll officials, stationed in toll plazas and booths, collected fees from drivers until 1988.
- circa 1980
- Collections - Artifact
Toll Collector's Badge, circa 1980
This badge was worn by toll collectors on the Merritt Parkway, a 37 1/2-mile toll road in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Parkway opened in 1938 and is one of the oldest parkways in the United States. Toll officials, stationed in toll plazas and booths, collected fees from drivers until 1988.
- Merritt Parkway Tollbooth, circa 1950 - Scenic, park-like roadways for carriages, horses, and bicycles led to experiments with urban "parkways" for automobiles. But these roads, intended for pleasure driving, were soon dominated by suburban commuters. One such road was the Merritt Parkway, created in the 1930s to relieve traffic congestion on busy U.S. Route 1 between the New York state line and Milford, Connecticut.
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Merritt Parkway Tollbooth, circa 1950
Scenic, park-like roadways for carriages, horses, and bicycles led to experiments with urban "parkways" for automobiles. But these roads, intended for pleasure driving, were soon dominated by suburban commuters. One such road was the Merritt Parkway, created in the 1930s to relieve traffic congestion on busy U.S. Route 1 between the New York state line and Milford, Connecticut.
- Toll Collector's Hat, circa 1980 - Scenic, park-like roads designed for carriage drivers, horseback riders, and bicyclists led to the idea of pastoral urban "parkways" for motorists. One of these was the 37 1/2-mile, controlled-access Merritt Parkway, created to ease commuter congestion between the New York State line and Milford, Connecticut. Tolls were charged from the Merritt Parkway's opening in 1938 until 1988.
- circa 1980
- Collections - Artifact
Toll Collector's Hat, circa 1980
Scenic, park-like roads designed for carriage drivers, horseback riders, and bicyclists led to the idea of pastoral urban "parkways" for motorists. One of these was the 37 1/2-mile, controlled-access Merritt Parkway, created to ease commuter congestion between the New York State line and Milford, Connecticut. Tolls were charged from the Merritt Parkway's opening in 1938 until 1988.
- Tollbooths on Merritt Parkway, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1960-1969 - This photograph, taken about 1958, shows the Greenwich Toll Plaza along the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut. Its rustic design was intended to blend with the scenery. The Henry Ford acquired one of the outer tollbooths for our collection in 1988.
- 1960-1969
- Collections - Artifact
Tollbooths on Merritt Parkway, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1960-1969
This photograph, taken about 1958, shows the Greenwich Toll Plaza along the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut. Its rustic design was intended to blend with the scenery. The Henry Ford acquired one of the outer tollbooths for our collection in 1988.
- Tollbooths on Merritt Parkway, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1960-1969 - Scenic, park-like roads designed for carriage drivers, horseback riders, and bicyclists led to the idea of pastoral urban "parkways" for motorists. One of these was the 37 1/2-mile, controlled-access Merritt Parkway, created to ease commuter congestion between the New York State line and Milford, Connecticut. Tolls were charged from the Merritt Parkway's opening in 1938 until 1988.
- 1960-1969
- Collections - Artifact
Tollbooths on Merritt Parkway, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1960-1969
Scenic, park-like roads designed for carriage drivers, horseback riders, and bicyclists led to the idea of pastoral urban "parkways" for motorists. One of these was the 37 1/2-mile, controlled-access Merritt Parkway, created to ease commuter congestion between the New York State line and Milford, Connecticut. Tolls were charged from the Merritt Parkway's opening in 1938 until 1988.