How to Travel New York's Saw Mill River Parkway

Learn the highways leading to this parkway.

Lots of names are used regarding the lead-up point to the Saw Mill River- heading northbound. However, when you reach there you'll see one name; other names appear below this in other counties. Where this highway begins heading northbound, there is a merge point between the Henry Hudson Parkway heading north, along with the Mosholu Parkway at the Henry Hudson Parkway's last exit at the Bronx-Westchester county line. However, when the Henry Hudson Parkway merges to become this highway, it will zipper-merge into this parkway's southern terminus. But, even further south where this highway begins is the West Side Highway between 72nd Street and Battery Park, near the Brooklyn Battery Terminal and Interstate 478. Google Maps lists the complete highway names scattered sporadically along that portion of the route, including the Joe DiMaggio Highway between 55th and 72nd Streets, Hudson River Greenway between 40th and 55th Streets, and 12th St below 40th St—though the route between 55th and South is littered with traffic lights at every block.

Travel the highway through the intersection of I-87 and I-287 before merging.

In this section of highway, the road stays pretty much on an even track north from Van Cortlandt Park, until just before the I-87 exit, where it turns straighter east. It then meets with I-287 and heads more north-by-northeast again. However, this span also begins as a freeway until exit 7 for NY-9A before exit 9 with Executive Parkway, then becomes an expressway with at-grade intersections for the rest of the route. In this area, it has interchanges for big roads/highways for the Henry Hudson Parkway (southern terminus), Cross County Parkway (in Yonkers), NY-9A (in Yonkers), I-87 (in Elmsford), NY-119 (in Elmsford), and I-287 (in Elmsford). In this span, you'll encounter several exits, including those in Yonkers, Hastings on Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, and Elmsford. Travel in Yonkers. Here, you'll find exits for the Henry Hudson Parkway (southbound only), McLean Ave (exit 3), Cross County Parkway (exit 4), Rumsey Rd (4A), Yonkers Ave (5), Palmer Rd (5A), Lockwood Ave (6), NY-9A/Tuckahoe Rd (7), Executive Blvd (9), Hearst St (10), and Tompkins Ave (11). At exit 5, you'll have access to Dunwoodie Golf Course - a popular golf course for the area. Just past exit 7, you'll spot how the freeway ends, and the highway becomes an expressway with at-grade intersections - some signaled, others not so much. Also at exit 7, the highway will begin paralleling the namesake river (Saw Mill River) in Runyon Heights (neighborhood). Travel in Hastings-on-Hudson. Here, you'll find exits for Farragut Parkway (12), Farragut Ave (13), Clarence Ave (14), and Cliff St (15). At exit 13, you'll find a right-in/right-out interchange in both highway directions. Travel in Dobbs Ferry. Here, you'll find exits for Lawrence St (16), Ashford Ave (17), and Cyrus Field Rd (18). Travel in Elmsford. Here, you'll find exits for Mountain Rd (19), I-87 (20), NY-119 (21), and I-287 (22).

Travel the highway from the I-87/I-287 intersection to its end terminus.

In this section from the I-87/I-287 area, the highway parallels the Saw Mill River as it curves northwest into Graham Hill County Park then curves northeast where it stays on an almost northeast course until Thornwood. Here, it makes a big U-shaped loop, straightens out and runs from there past Pleasantville, Chappaqua, Mt Kisco, Bedford Hills and into Katonah. In its path, it interchanges with big roads and highways such as NY-9A (in Greenburgh), the Taconic State Parkway/Sprain Brook Parkway (in Hawthorne), NY-117 (in Pleasantville), NY-120 (in Chappaqua), NY-133 (in Mt Kisco), and several exits for NY-117 (in Bedford Hills and Katonah). In this span, you'll encounter several exits, including those in Greenburgh, Mount Pleasant, Hawthorne, Thornwood, Pleasantville, Chappaqua, New Castle, Mount Kisco, Town of Bedford, Bedford Hills, and Katonah. Travel in Greenburgh. Here, you'll find an exit for Old Saw Mill River Rd (23). Travel in Mount Pleasant. Here, you'll find an exit for NY-9A (25). Travel in Hawthorne. Here, you'll find an exit for the Taconic State Parkway (26). At this location, you'll find the exit for the Taconic State Parkway and Sprain Brook Parkway at Graham Hills County Park. Travel in Thornwood. Here, you'll find an exit for Marble Ave (27). Travel in Pleasantville. Here, you'll find exits for Bedford Rd (28), NY-117 (29), and Grant St (30). Travel in Chappaqua. Here, you'll find an exit for NY-120 (32). In this stretch between exits 32 and 33, you'll even find the highway becoming a two-lane roadway heading northbound with no interchanges. Also at the NY-120 exit, you'll find the location of the northern terminus of the parallel to the named river - Saw Mill River. At this point, the two go their separate ways! Travel in New Castle. Here, you'll find an exit for Roaring Brook Rd-Reader's Digest Rd (33). At this exit, you'll spot the global headquarters of Reader's Digest within the exit, which it has access to. Travel in Mount Kisco. Here, you'll find exits for NY-133 (34), Croton Ave (36), and Kisco Ave (37). At exit 36, you'll have access to a Tesla location - one of only 4 in New York State. However, trees are between the highway and the location. You'll pass through the northwest corner of the Mount Kisco Country Club and the railroad forks off. Travel in the town of Bedford. Here, you'll find an exit for Green Ln (38). You'll have a second right-in/right-out interchange here for both directions and it becomes the first intersection with the parkway going the opposite direction (southbound). Travel in Bedford Hills. You'll find an exit for NY-117 (39) at this location for southbound only. Travel in Katonah. Here, you'll find exits for NY-117/Harris Rd (42) and NY-117 South (43)

Connect to this highway's northern terminus.

At this highway's northern terminus, you'll find it connects to I-684 at I-684's exit 5, just east of Katonah.