Bear Mountain State Parkway

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Bear Mountain State Parkway
Bear Mountain State Parkway highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length	6.20 mi[1] (9.98 km) Includes connection made by US 202 / NY 35
Existed	1932[citation needed]–present
Restrictions	No commercial vehicles on eastern segment
Western segment
Length	3.85 mi (6.20 km)
West end	US 6 / US 9 / US 202 in Peekskill
Major intersections	US 6 in Cortlandt Manor
East end	US 202 / NY 35 in Cortlandt
Eastern segment
Length	0.73 mi (1,170 m)
West end	US 202 / NY 35 in Crompond
East end	Taconic State Parkway in Crompond
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Counties	Westchester
Highway system
New York Highways Interstate US State Reference Parkways

The Bear Mountain State Parkway (also known as the Bear Mountain Parkway) is a state parkway located in northern Westchester County, New York, in the United States. It is an incomplete highway, with a 3.85-mile (6.20 km) western section and a 0.73-mile (1.17 km) eastern section; both sections comprise New York State Route 987H (NY 987H), the unsigned reference route assigned to the road by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). Crompond Road (U.S. Route 202 (US 202) and NY 35) provides a connection between the two sections. Collectively, the parkway extends from an intersection with US 6, US 9, and US 202 southeast of the Bear Mountain Bridge to an interchange with the Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown.

The parkway was built in 1932 but, unlike most other parkways in Westchester County, it has barely been constructed upon since. The initial reason for the Bear Mountain Parkway was to connect the Taconic State Parkway (or then, the Bronx River Parkway Extension) to the Bear Mountain Bridge. The Tappan Zee Bridge became a more popular Hudson River crossing following its construction, and consequently, the Bear Mountain Parkway was never finished.