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Merritt Parkway is a limited-access highway in Connecticut, designated an National Scenic Byway. Signed as Connecticut State Route 15, it runs from the New York state line in Greenwich, where it serves as the continuation of the Hutchinson River Parkway, to the Housatonic River in Stratford, where the Wilbur Cross Parkway begins. It is one of the oldest parkways in the United States and is acknowledged for the beauty of the forest that it passes through as well as the architectural design of its overpasses. There are two lanes in each direction and some of the entrances have stop signs.

The highway was named after U.S. Congressman Schuyler Merritt . The section from Greenwich to Norwalk opened in 1938 and the section from Norwalk to the Housatonic River opened in 1940.