▁the ▁Bron x ▁River ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁time . ▁North bound ▁traffic ▁has ▁the ▁last ▁exit , ▁exit   2 7 , ▁onto ▁Washington ▁Avenue . ▁K ens ico ▁Dam ▁is ▁visible ▁in ▁the ▁distance ▁as ▁the ▁park way ▁reaches ▁its ▁northern ▁termin us ▁at ▁K ens ico ▁Circle , ▁southern ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁Ta con ic ▁State ▁Park way , ▁also ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Register . ▁ ▁A ▁seven - mile ▁( 1 1   km ) ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Bron x ▁River ▁Park way ▁in ▁West chester ▁County ▁south ▁of ▁White ▁Pla ins ▁is ▁closed ▁to ▁motor ist ▁traffic ▁from ▁ 1 0 ▁AM ▁to ▁ 2 ▁PM ▁select ▁Sund ays ▁in ▁May , ▁June ▁and ▁September ▁( with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁Memorial ▁and ▁Labor ▁Day ▁week ends ), ▁allowing ▁b icy cl ists ▁to ▁vent ure ▁along ▁the ▁scen ic ▁road . ▁Another ▁section ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁one ▁reserved ▁for ▁b icy cl ists ▁is ▁reserved ▁for ▁inline ▁sk ating . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁in ▁West chester ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁earliest ▁limited - access ▁autom obile ▁highway ▁to ▁start ▁construction . ▁However , ▁although ▁construction ▁on ▁the ▁Long ▁Island ▁Motor ▁Park way ▁began ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Long ▁Island ▁road ▁opened ▁for ▁traffic ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁opening ▁before ▁the ▁Bron x ▁River ▁Park way ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁limited ▁access ▁autom obile ▁highway ▁to ▁be ▁put ▁into ▁use