Hawthorne Circle was a large

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connecting two major state

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located in

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, New York,

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, which carried over 67,000 cars daily at its peak. Opened in 1931 to join the Taconic and

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parkways, it was replaced in 1971 with a three-level interchange. A segment of the Taconic continued on to connect to the Bronx River Parkway, adding to the area's congestion. The

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, the northern terminus of which lies just south of the circle, was not completed until 1980.

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1938 USGS Map of the original Hawthorne Circle.
(link no longer works) Roundabouts and traffic circles in the United States Transportation in Westchester County, New York 1931 establishments in New York (state) 1971 disestablishments in New York (state) {{NewYork-road-stub