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Lake Welch Parkway, sometimes labeled Lake Welch Drive, is a scenic road located within Harriman State Park in southern New York in the United States. It extends for on a southwest–northeast alignment from an intersection with Seven Lakes Drive to a partial interchange with the Palisades Interstate Parkway. The highway is located entirely in Rockland County, although it runs close to the border with Orange County. It is inventoried by the New York State Department of Transportation as New York State Route 987A (NY 987A), an unsigned reference route;〔 however, it is owned by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. The portion of Lake Welch Parkway that lies south of Tiorati Brook Road is closed during the winter. ==Route description== Lake Welch Parkway begins, heading north, on the northbound side of Seven Lakes Drive. Although there is no direct connection with southbound Seven Lakes Drive, the section containing the interchange is widened to form a modified traffic circle, allowing U-turns on either side of this divider to permit access from both sides. The next intersection north is with Johnsontown Road,〔 a dirt road which parallels Lake Welch Parkway, and used to run uninterrupted to Lake Welch, partially along the current parkway's right of way. It is now interrupted after ¾ mile at Camp Wikaki Rd, a non-public road for camp activities, at the next intersection with Lake Welch Parkway. A ½ mile later, the parkway intersects with the next portion of Johnsontown Rd, which is paved; at the same point, the Long Path then crosses the parkway on its way up Nat House Mountain. There is a bridge ⅔ mile later over County Route 106〔 (CR-106, Gate Hill Road and Kanawauke Rd, formerly NY 210,). There is no interchange between the Parkway and CR-106, but the paved portion of Johnsontown Road provides access to CR-106, Lake Welch, and St. John's-in-the-Wilderness Church. About northeast of the bridge, the parkway becomes divides, forming a traffic circle with the access road to the Lake Welch recreation area (lake, beach, and Beaver Pond Campground). The access road continues south to CR-106, forming another path between the two roads.〔(Lake Welch Site Map (New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation) )〕 Lake Welch Parkway continues as a two-lane undivided road for another mile to the vicinity of Tiorati Brook Road, where it widens into a divided highway once again. The parkway connects to the road by way of a Y-interchange with a northbound-to-southbound U-turn. North of Tiorati Brook Road (also known as Cedar Pond Road), the parkway is only open seasonally. The median ends just east of the interchange with the Palisades Interstate Parkway (exit 16 of the Palisades). The first connection encountered of this interchange is the Palisades southbound exit ramp, which merges into Lake Welch Parkway southbound. This is followed by ramps to the Palisades southbound and from the Palisades northbound, where Lake Welch Parkway ends. It is only a partial interchange, lacking a connection between Lake Welch Parkway northbound and Palisades Interstate Parkway northbound.〔 TO access the Palisades northbound requires a 3-mile detour via Gate Hill Road. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lake Welch Parkway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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