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Early-issue Wilbur Cross Parkway toll plate. Tolls were installed in 1939. This plate is from sometime between then and the late 1940s.
This plate measures 8-3/8" x 3-3/8".
I have seen black on white, black on grey and black on orange plates in this style, I believe those predate this one. |
1953 Merritt Parkway - Greenwich
This one is steel, later ones were aluminum. |
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1958 Wilbur Cross Parkway - Milford.
Nice 50's color scheme.
The caption was changed from "TOLL" to "PKY. TOLL" in 1957. The design of the plate was also changed slightly: the border was now raised, went all the way around the plate, and was painted. |
1962 Merritt/Wilbur Cross Parkways - Greenwich/Milford |
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1964 Merritt Parkway - Greenwich |
1968 Merritt/Wilbur Cross Parkways - Good for all 3 tolls
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1969 Merritt/Wilbur Cross Parkways - Greenwich/Milford |
1973 Merritt/Wilbur Cross Parkways - Greenwich/Milford |
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1974 Merritt/Wilbur Cross Parkways - Good for all 3 tolls. I suppose when you have to come up with 6 distinct color schemes each year, you're bound to end up with some odd color combinations. |
1975 Merritt/Wilbur Cross Parkways - Greenwich/Milford |
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1976 Merritt/Wilbur Cross Parkways - Greenwich/Milford
The "M" is actually an upside-down "W" |
1977 Merritt/Wilbur Cross Parkways - Greenwich/Milford |
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1978 Merritt/Wilbur Cross Parkways - Greenwich/Milford
The blank this plate was stamped on was originally yellow and black. |
1978 Wilbur Cross Parkway - Milford |
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1979 Merritt/Wilbur Cross Parkways - Greenwich/Milford |
1980 Merritt/Wilbur Cross Parkways - Greenwich/Milford |
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1980 Wilbur Cross Parkway - Wallingford |
1981 Wilbur Cross Parkway - Wallingford |
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1981 Wilbur Cross Parkway - Milford/Wallingford
You don't see low numbers too often for some reason. |
1988 Wilbur Cross Parkway - Wallingford |
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1988 Merritt Parkway - Milford |
1988 Merritt/Wilbur Cross Parkways - Good for all 3 toll plazas |
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