Caumsett State Parkway
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Country | United States |
State | New York |
Counties | Nassau, Suffolk |
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The Caumsett State Parkway (also known as the Caumsett Parkway) was a proposed controlled-access parkway on the North Shore of Long Island, New York, between Plainview in Nassau County and the Caumsett State Historic Park in Lloyd Harbor, Suffolk County.
The parkway was intended to link the Causett State Historic Park in Lloyd Harbor to a northerly extension of the Bethpage State Parkway at the Northern State Parkway in Plainview—and would have linked Caumsett State Historic Park with Bethpage State Park via the extended Bethpage State Parkway. Much of the unbuilt parkway's right-of-way has since been transformed into parks with trails and other recreational amenities.
Route description
Beginning at a full cloverleaf interchange with the
After entering Suffolk County, it was to go over NY 108 (Harbor Road) before paralleling it and running along the east coast of Cold Spring Harbor. As NY 108 ends, it would have then run parallel to NY 25A (Main Street), and then cross over and connect to it in an unorthodox interchange.[1][2]
From there, the Caumsett Parkway would continue north along the coast, soon entering the incorporated village of Lloyd Harbor.
History
The right-of-way for the parkway was acquired in the 1960s, some of which was used to create Trail View State Park and Cold Spring Harbor State Park.[3][4]
On May 20, 1961, a new parkway was proposed by the
Extending the Bethpage Parkway northward from was a requirement for building the new parkway, and four new interchanges were proposed for the Bethpage Parkway. The first, exit B5, would be at
There have been subsequent proposals to utilize the unbuilt Caumsett Parkway's right-of-way.[8][9][10] In 1987, the Long Island Greenbelt Trail Conference proposed that the right-of-way for the Caumsett become part of a new Greenbelt trail.[9][3] In September 2002, Governor George Pataki announced the opening of Trail View State Park—a new, linear 400-acre (160 ha) state park using the rights-of-way for the Caumsett Parkway and the unbuilt extension of the Bethpage Parkway; the park also included a 7.4-mile (11.9 km) trail.[10][11]
Proposed interchanges
County | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Nassau | Plainview | Bethpage State Parkway south | Would continue south as the Bethpage Parkway | |||
C1 | Northern State Parkway | |||||
Woodbury | C2 | NY 25 (Jericho Turnpike) | ||||
Suffolk | Cold Spring Harbor | C3 | NY 25A (Main Street) / NY 108 (Harbor Road) | |||
Caumsett State Historic Park | Northern terminus | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Anderson, Steve. "Bethpage–Caumsett Parkway (unbuilt)". NYCRoads. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "Parkway to Lead to New L.I. Park". The New York Times. May 21, 1961. p. 46. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Cerra, Frances (January 18, 1987). "Blazing a New Trail in the Wilds of Nassau". The New York Times. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
- ^ "Trail View State Park". parks.ny.gov. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Horsley, Carter B. (April 18, 1971). "Future of Caumsett on L.I. Worries Conservationists". The New York Times. p. BQ104. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority.
- ^ Clark and Fapuano Landscape and Architects. "Plan of Caumsett State Park". Long Island State Parks Commission. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ Young, Monte R. (February 22, 1990). "Extension of Three Expressways Urged". Newsday. Nassau County. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Parsons Brinckerhoff. 2001.
- ^ a b "History". Bethpage Bikeway. Colonie, NY: New York State Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ "Governor Pataki Announces New State Park on Long Island" (PDF) (Press release). Albany: Office of the Governor of New York. September 21, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
Sources
- The Caumsett Foundation; Field, Marshall (2016). Caumsett: The Marshall Field III Gold Coast Estate. Images of America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 195–196. ISBN 978-1-4396-5637-2. Retrieved April 20, 2024.