These are only a few suggested resources.
- 1927 special act began Merritt Parkway.
- 1931 special act organized the Merritt Highway Commission.
- "The legislature enacted a law authorizing the first divided-lane, limited access highway in Connecticut. The Parkway was named after former Congressman Schuyler Merritt of Stamford. The Merritt Parkway was financed by a $15,000,000 Fairfield County bond issue and $6,000,000 of P.W.A. and State Highway Department funds. page 7, Historical Events : Connecticut Department of Transportation, 1991.
- 1938 "The initial 18-mile section of the Merritt Parkway from U.S. 7 to the New York State Line was opened to traffic on June 29, 1938." (page 10, Historical Events).
- 1940, September - Merritt Parkway completed. Work on Wilbur Cross Parkway started until WWII began.
- "The full length of the Merritt Parkway was opened to traffic on September 2, 1940." (page 11, Historical Events)
- 1948 - "The designation of Route 15 was assigned to the Merritt and Wilbur Cross Parkways and to the Wilbur Cross Highway." (Source: Historical Events, page 15)
CTDA has digitized copies of RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF THE MERRITT PARKWAY
- 1945 - "Merritt and Wilbur Cross Parkways - Wartime use of the Parkways by commercial vehicles was terminated and toll lanes which had been specially reconstructed to accommodate trucks were reconverted to their original design." (Source: Historical Events, page 13)
