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template: byway.jade
id: "60441"
name: Colonial Parkway
distance: "23"
duration: "One hour to drive the byway. "
description: "The Colonial Parkway not only illustrates the English colonial experience in America, but is also an outstanding example of American parkway design. Retaining its original scenic and historic integrity to a remarkable degree, the 23-mile route connects the historic sites of Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown."
contact: "**National Park Service, Colonial National Historical Park**  \r\n 757-898-2410  \r\n [Send E-mail](mailto:COLO_Interpretation@nps.gov )  \r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.nps.gov/colo/"
    name: Colonial National Historical Park
  - url: "http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=16309"
    name: Virginia State Webpage
designations: 
  - "All-American Road"
  - Parkway
  - Virginia State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - VA
ll: 
  - -76.77725999999996
  - 37.21202900000003
bounds: 
  - - -76.78433199999995
    - 37.211682
  - - -76.50283999699997
    - 37.28358100000003

---

The Colonial Parkway not only illustrates the English colonial experience in America, but is also an outstanding example of American parkway design. Retaining its original scenic and historic integrity to a remarkable degree, the 23-mile route connects the historic sites of Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown.