to build a highway up the mountain. Twelve years later, in 1966, then-Governor Nelson Rockefeller made funds available for the highway. The Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway was opened in 1969, dedicated to war veterans and providing access to the summit with a view at its peak. Major intersections References Parkways in New York (state) Transport infrastructure completed in 1969 Transportation in Warren County, New York Monuments and memorials in New York (state) Toll roads in New York (state)