Ride from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to Coney Island, New York - September 14, 2007
The route for this ride: US 20 -> Massachusetts 8 -> Connecticut 8 ->
I-95 -> I-287 -> Hutchinson River Parkway -> I-278 -> Belt Parkway ->
Coney Island.
At the Mass Pike entrance in Lee.
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US 20 under the Mass Pike. The overpasses are under construction.
Coming up on Route 8.
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Into Otis on Route 8.
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There's a village. It's Otis.
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Next is Sandisfield.
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New Boston.
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And into Colebrook, Connecticut.
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Continuing down through Torrington.
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And Watertown.
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Not taking the Merritt today.
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Continuing on past US 1 in Bridgeport.
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Coming up on I-95 in Bridgeport.
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We follow US 1 along I-95 in southwestern Connecticut.
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Into New York on I-95 South.
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There's an accident on I-95, so it's on to I-287 for a bit.
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Then on to the Hutch.
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And into New York City on the Hutchinson River Parkway.
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Back to I-95.
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Next - the Bruckner and I-278.
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Looking up at the south end of I-895.
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The Manhattan skyline from the Bruckner.
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Coming up on the south end of the Major Deegan.
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Now across into Queens, it's the Grand Central Parkway.
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More of the skyline from the BQE in Queens.
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Passing the LIE.
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And into Brooklyn.
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Things get narrow and crowded through Brooklyn.
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Lots of traffic backed up approaching the Verrazano, where a fatal
construction accident closed some lanes.
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Sun Sep 16 20:48:12 EDT 2007
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