Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: Massapequa Hicksville Road Bridge

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  Oct 29 2018

  Mystery Foto #43 Solved:#7 Chalmers at the Hicksville Road Turn During the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race

  This weekend's Mystery Foto is a classic scene during a Vanderbilt Cup Race.

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  Jul 10 2017

  Mystery Foto #27 Solved:Massapequa-Hicksville Road Bridge During the 1909 One-Gallon Efficiency Test

  Brian McCarthy challenged you to identify the Motor Parkway bridge that was captured during the 1909 New York Economy Contest.

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  Jan 30 2017

  Mystery Foto #4 Solved: A View of #54 Lancia Crashing at the Massapequa-Hicksville Road Turn in 1910

  Chuck Rudy, Jr. challenged you to identify this panoramic view of an accident from a Long Island Motor Parkway bridge.

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  Nov 05 2016

  John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album: The 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race at the Massapequa Turn

  The fourth post from the John E. Roosevelt Family Album features photos of the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Races taken at the Masspaequa-Hicksville Turn in Plainedge.

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  Aug 10 2016

  VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Photos from the John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album (1909-1910)

  I am pleased to announce that the Bayport Heritage Association and the Suffolk County Parks Department have provided over 100 photos from the John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album to be posted on VanderbiltCupRaces.com.

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  Jun 13 2016

  Mystery Foto #24 Solved: A Rare View of the Massapequa Lodge on the Motor Parkway

  This weekend's Mystery Foto was a first-ever published view of the Long Island Motor Parkway.

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  Jan 28 2014

  Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #43: Massapequa-Hicksville Motor Parkway Bridge in Plainedge

  The 43rd bridge in the series documenting the 60 bridges built by the Long Island Motor Parkway is the Massapequa-Hicksville Road Bridge in Plainedge.

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  May 19 2010

  Rare 1930s Photos of Two Motor Parkway Bridge Accidents

  The Motor Parkway bridges in Nassau County were built from 1908 to 1911. The significant growth of traffic in the 1920s and 1930s was not anticipated in the design of the bridges and the openings for roads below were very narrow, typically only 22 feet wide. As a result, multiple car accidents occurred