New York State Route 25

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New York State Route 25 marker

New York State Route 25

Map
NY 25 highlighted in red and former reference routes in blue
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT, NYCDOT and the village of Greenport
Length105.07 mi[1] (169.09 km)
Existedmid-1920s[2][3]–present
Component
highways
  • (1)
    Queens
  • (2)
    Hillside Avenue
    in eastern Queens
  • (3) Jericho Turnpike on most of
    Long Island
  • (4) Middle Country Road in Suffolk County
Major junctions
West end
Queens Village
I-495 in Jericho
Sunken Meadow State Parkway in Commack
I-495 in Calverton
East end Orient Point Ferry Landing in Orient
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesNew York, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk
Highway system
← NY 24→ NY 25A

New York State Route 25 (NY 25) is an east–west

North Fork. NY 25 is carried from Manhattan to Queens by way of the double-decked Queensboro Bridge over the East River
.

NY 25 is unique among New York State Routes on Long Island, as it is the only one to leave the geographical boundaries of Long Island, albeit minimally; it ends at the western terminus of the Queensboro Bridge. It is also one of only two signed New York State routes in Manhattan (the other is NY 9A). Additionally, NY 25 is the second-longest highway on Long Island after its South Shore counterpart: NY 27 (Sunrise Highway / Montauk Highway).

NY 25 runs along several differently-named roads. In the

Riverhead
, and finally Main Road in eastern Suffolk.

Two alternate routings exist bearing the designation NY 25 Truck, both along the North Fork. They began as two separate routes, one between Laurel and Mattituck and the other in the vicinity of Greenport; however, they were effectively merged after a truck route was established between Mattituck and Greenport.

Route description

Manhattan and Queens

Main articles: Queens Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue

NY 25 begins near Second Avenue in Manhattan, at the western end of the double-decked Queensboro Bridge spanning the East River and Roosevelt Island. East of the bridge, NY 25 becomes Queens Boulevard at the intersection with NY 25A, in the Long Island City section of the borough of Queens. Queens Plaza is based around this section of the road.[4]

In Long Island City, NY 25 runs southeast beneath the elevated tracks of the

Woodhaven Boulevard.[4]

Outside of

Queens Village the route connects with both I-295 and NY 24 at an interchange that serves as NY 24's western end and I-295's southern terminus. East of I-295, NY 25 intersects the western terminus of NY 25B; NY 25 turns southeast onto Braddock Avenue while Hillside Avenue continues east as Route 25B.[4]

NY 135 exit on NY 25.

In

Floral Park neighborhoods of Queens to the north and the villages of Bellerose and Floral Park in Nassau County to the south. The westbound lanes are in New York City, whereas the eastbound lanes are in Nassau County.[4]

Nassau and Suffolk counties

NY 25B and Hillside Avenue merge into NY 25 in Mineola.[5] NY 25 continues in this area as a divided highway and parallels the Northern State Parkway. NY 25 again intersects with the Long Island Expressway in Jericho. NY 106 and NY 107 interchange with NY 25 in downtown Jericho, however the exit is not numbered.[6]

NY 25 in Orient Point after leaving the Cross Sound Ferry

The northern end of the Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway (

New York State Bicycle Route 25
(NYS Bike Route 25) also begins along NY 25A at this intersection.

Long Island Expressway one final time at another interchange. 20 miles (32 km) further eastward, in Greenport, NY 25 intersects with NY 114 at its northern terminus.[9] NY 25 continues on the northeastern end of Long Island for the final ten miles (16 km). NY 25 enters Orient and ends at the Orient Point Ferry Landing. An attraction along NY 25 in Orient is Orient Beach State Park.[10]

History

NY 25 and 25A overlap in Smithtown.

NY 25 was assigned in the mid-1920s along all of what is now

Orient Point c. 1932.[13][14]

NY 25 was one of several routes that was extended west into New York City in mid-December 1934 when the city signed routes within its limits for the first time. The route followed Jericho Turnpike, Braddock Avenue, Springfield Boulevard, Horace Harding Boulevard, and several smaller streets (including Corona, Woodside, and Skillman Avenues) westward to

Park Avenue (then NY 22 and NY 100), where NY 24, NY 25, and NY 25A all ended. At the time, the segment of modern NY 25 between Skillman Avenue and 212th Street was part of NY 24.[15]

The overlaps with both NY 24 and NY 25A into Manhattan were eventually eliminated. In the mid-1940s, NY 24 was realigned to enter Manhattan by way of the

Park Avenue, where it turned south, then west along 57th Street to its terminus at the West Side Highway (NY 9A). Eastbound traffic traveled on 57th Street from NY 9A to the Queensboro Bridge entrance ramp. In the mid-1960s, NY 25 was truncated to end in Queens as a result.[19][20] It was reextended across the Queensboro Bridge on January 1, 1970, to a new terminus at FDR Drive.[21]

New York City and vicinity

NY 25 has been realigned several times within the New York City limits. In the late 1930s, NY 25 was realigned to follow Queens Boulevard (NY 24) from Skillman Avenue to Horace Harding Boulevard, where NY 25 turned eastward to follow Horace Harding Boulevard back to its original alignment at Corona Avenue.[22][23] The route was altered again in the early 1940s to follow an even more southerly alignment between Horace Harding and Springfield Boulevards via Queens Boulevard and Union Turnpike.[16][23] NY 25 went unchanged until January 1, 1970, when NY 24 was truncated to begin at the junction of 212th Street and Hillside Avenue. NY 24's former alignment along Queens Boulevard and Hillside Avenue became part of a realigned NY 25, which also used a previously unnumbered segment of Hillside Avenue between 212th Street and Braddock Avenue.[21][24]

From 1920 to 2005, the section of NY 25 that forms the border between New York City and Nassau County was simultaneously named Jamaica Avenue on the westbound (Queens, New York City) side and Jericho Turnpike on the eastbound (Nassau County) side.[25] Some map makers only showed one of the names.[26] The confusion ended where the road wholly entered Nassau County and thus became Jericho Turnpike in both directions. Similarly, both sides of the road west of Braddock Avenue (where NY 25 splits off to the northwest) were known as Jamaica Avenue even though the south side is still the Nassau County border until 225th Street. Legislation renaming the westbound side of NY 25 between Braddock Avenue and the Nassau County line as Jericho Turnpike was signed into law by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on June 6, 2005, and took effect on September 4.[25]

Former segments

Many former segments of the roads NY 25 follows exist along the current alignment, with most prefaced by the word "Old" in the road name. Within Jericho, Old Jericho Turnpike parallels the current road from a point east of the NY 106–NY 107 interchange and Marian Lane, where the old alignment merges with the current NY 25.[6] Smithtown contains a former segment in the vicinity of the Nissequogue River with a bridge and former right-of-way that still exists today.[27] In Coram, an old alignment of Middle Country Road (NY 25) extends from east of Paul's Path to Grant Smith Road.[28] The road, however, is discontinuous at NY 112.[29] At Middle Island, a former segment of Middle Country Road exists east of Church Lane and north of Bartlett Pond and runs to Robin Drive in Middle Island, where it rejoins NY 25. Another former segment used to dip south to avoid a small lake to the north.[30] A small segment of the road remains intact as Old Middle Country Road from Picaso Way to Woodville Road.[31] Prior to the construction of Picaso Way and the cluster developments it leads to, this section of Old Middle Country Road connected to the existing section at its west end, the stub of which can still be found.[32]

Near Riverhead, Middle Country Road once followed a parallel roadway to the south of the current roadway between River Road and Forge Road.[33] Although some of this section has been dismantled, a portion still exists as modern Forge Road from the Peconic River Bridge to Kroemer Avenue.[34] In Laurel, New York (Southold township), A quarter mile section was rerouted past the town hamlet of Laurel in a more direct and straight manner. The old section became Franklinville Road which connects to NY 25 at both ends of the 1/4 mile bypass. In Mattituck, an old alignment of Main Road (NY 25) exists as Old Main Road from Bray Avenue to west of Sigsbee Road. Southwest of Southold, Main Road originally followed the length of Lower Road and Ackerly Pond Lane between Lower Road and Main Road.[citation needed] To the northeast of the community, another former segment remains intact as Old Main Road between Budd's Pond and Mill Creek to Hashamomuck Pond.[35]

East of Greenport, a former alignment of Main Road is located between the creek from Silver Lake and Silvermere Road.[33] In Orient, two former routings of Main Road exist, both in the vicinity of Bight Road. The first, a loop connecting Grandview Drive to NY 25, is located west of Bight Road. The second, a loop providing access to Whalers Road from NY 25, is west of Charles Rose Airport.[36]

Reconstruction and widening projects

In the early 1970s, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) wanted to install frontage roads along a divided NY 25 between Nesconset and Lake Grove as part of a proposed upgrade of NY 347 into a freeway.[37]

In the 1960s and 1970s, NYSDOT wanted to realign both NY 25 and NY 112 in Coram. The realignment and widening of NY 25 was to take place between NY 112 and Winfield Davis Road.[38][full citation needed]

The interchange between I-495 and CR 58 in Riverhead was completed as a result of I-495's eastern completion. This interchange was fully operational by 1972. It features grade separated ramps, high-speed banked curves, and interstate standard signing. A traffic light at Manor Road was installed at the time of completion of Splish Splash Water Park in 1991.

Suffixed routes

NY 25 once had as many as four suffixed routes; two no longer exist.

  • Queens Midtown Tunnel in Queens and ends at NY 25 in Calverton.[1] It was assigned c. 1927.[3][11]
  • NY 25B (7.25 miles or 11.67 kilometres) is an alternate route of NY 25 between eastern Queens and Mineola, Nassau County.[1] The route was assigned c. 1935.[15][39]
  • NY 25C was a connector between NY 25 in the New York City borough of Queens and NY 25B in western Nassau County that utilized Union Turnpike and Marcus Avenue. It was assigned in the mid-1930s[40][41] and removed in 1970.[21]
  • NY 25D was a connector between NY 25 in Queens and NY 25A in Nassau County. The route was assigned c. 1933[14][40] and removed in 1958.[42]

NY 25 Truck

Truck plate.svg

New York State Route 25 Truck marker

New York State Route 25 Truck

LocationLaurel–Greenport

There are two separate routes designated NY 25 Truck on the

North Fork of Long Island. The longest of the two routes roughly parallels NY 25 along Franklinville Road, Aldrich Lane, Sound Avenue, and County Route 48 (CR 48) between Laurel and Greenport, while the other follows the north–south Moore's Lane between NY 25 and the east–west truck route just west of Greenport. Together, they bypass a low railroad bridge that carries the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road
over NY 25 in Laurel and narrow historic streets in Greenport.

The two routes were originally distinct highways that did not connect to one another. The truck route along Franklinville Road, Aldrich Lane, and Sound Avenue began as a route between Laurel and Mattituck, which followed Old Sound Avenue at its east end. The other NY 25 Truck began west of Greenport at the junction of NY 25 and Moore's Lane and followed Moore's Lane and CR 48 northeast to NY 25 north of the village. At some point, the section of CR 48 between Mattituck and Greenport was also posted as NY 25 Truck, effectively merging the two routes while retaining the north–south leg of the Greenport truck route along Moore's Lane.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
East 60th Street
Western terminus of the Lower Level
FDR Drive
Western terminus of the Upper Level
Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge
Roosevelt Island
Eastern terminus of the Upper Level
Northern Boulevard
east)
Verrazano Bridge
Exit 39 on I-278; no direct eastbound exit to I-278 west
Eastern Long Island
Exit 19 on I-495
Kew Gardens7.9912.86
 Union Turnpike to Jackie Robinson Parkway		Exit 7 on Jackie Robinson Parkway
8.5913.82
Kennedy Airport
Exit 9 on I-678
Hollis Hills
9.1714.76
 I-295 north (Clearview Expressway) / Grand Central Parkway / Hollis Court Boulevard (NY 24 east) – Throgs Neck Bridge		Southern terminus of I-295; unsigned western terminus of NY 24; exit 21 on Grand Central Parkway
Queens Village13.3721.52
 NY 25B east (Hillside Avenue) / Springfield Boulevard		Western terminus of NY 25B
14.4323.22
Whitestone Bridge
Exit 27 on Cross Island Parkway
New York
Westbound exit only; exit 31 on Northern Parkway
CR 1) to Northern State Parkway east / Meadowbrook State Parkway
south
20.7633.41
 NY 25B west – East Williston		Interchange; eastern terminus of NY 25B
22.2535.81
 Post Avenue (CR 4 south) to Northern State Parkway
New York, Riverhead
Exit 40 on I-495
25.4040.88 NY 106 / NY 107 – Hicksville, Oyster Bay, Glen CoveCloverleaf interchange
Syosset–Woodbury line28.2545.46
 NY 135 south – Seaford		Northern terminus and exits 14E-W on NY 135
SuffolkHuntington Station–South Huntington line32.7652.72 NY 110 – Walt Whitman House
CR 35 to Northern State Parkway
36.9459.45
CR 66 south to Northern State Parkway
Northern terminus of CR 66
CR 4
(Commack Road)
39.5863.70
 NY 454 east – Hauppauge, Patchogue		Western terminus of NY 454
39.8864.18 Sunken Meadow State Parkway – Bay Shore, Sunken Meadow State ParkNo eastbound access to Parkway south; exits SM3E-W on Sunken Meadow Parkway
Community of Smithtown43.8070.49
 NY 25A west		Western terminus of NY 25A concurrency
Smithtown–Village of the Branch line45.1572.66

 NY 25A east / NY 111 south – Hauppauge, Stony Brook, Port Jefferson		Eastern terminus of NY 25A concurrency; northern terminus of NY 111
Village of the Branch45.7873.68
 CR 16 east (Terry Road)		Western terminus of CR 16
St. James–Nesconset line47.9377.14 NY 347 – Hauppauge, Port Jefferson
Centereach51.9283.56 CR 97 (Nicolls Road) – Stony Brook, Blue PointFirst SPUI in New York State[43]
Coram54.2587.31 CR 83 – Patchogue, Mount Sinai
55.1088.67 NY 112 – Medford, Patchogue
CR 21
(Rocky Point Road)
Smith Point Park
Cloverleaf interchange
Wading River–Calverton line66.85107.58
 NY 25A west – Wading River, Port Jefferson		Eastern terminus of NY 25A
CR 58 east (Old Country Road) – Greenport, Orient
Western terminus of CR 58
70.57113.57
New York
Exit 72 (I-495)
NY 113
75.55121.59
CR 58 west (Old Country Road) to I-495
Eastern terminus of CR 58
Riverhead–Aquebogue line75.95122.23 CR 105 – Northville, Westhampton, Montauk
NY 25 Truck east (Franklinville Road) – Mattituck
Western terminus of Truck NY 25
NY 25 Truck east (Moores Lane) – Greenport West
Alternate routing of NY 25 Truck
95.68153.98
 NY 114 south – Shelter Island		Northern terminus of NY 114
96.82155.82

 CR 48 / NY 25 Truck west – Mattituck		Eastern terminus of CR 48 and Truck NY 25
Orient Point
105.07169.09 Orient Point Ferry LandingEastern terminus; ferries serve Fisher's Island and New London, CT
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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