New York State Route 25A
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New York State Route 25A (NY 25A) is a
The route is known for its scenic path through decidedly lesser-developed areas such as Brookville, Fort Salonga, Centerport, and Roslyn. It is known by various names along its routing, the most prominent of which include Northern Boulevard, North Hempstead Turnpike, Main Street, Fort Salonga Road, and North Country Road. It merges with NY 25 for approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in Smithtown.
Route description
Queens
NY 25A begins at
As Northern Boulevard, NY 25A begins to follow a more easterly path, loosely paralleling the
Northern Boulevard continues through Flushing—where it was once known as Broadway—towards Bayside. The route travels generally easterly across Bayside, intersecting with the Clearview Expressway (I-295) along the way. Not far to the east, it crosses over the Cross Island Parkway at Alley Pond Park. Past the Cross Island Parkway, NY 25A goes through Douglaston and Little Neck before crossing the New York City line into Nassau County. The five-mile (8 km) stretch of Northern Boulevard stretching eastward from Flushing has been described as roughly coterminous with Koreatown, Queens.[4][5]
Nassau County
NY 25A, still bearing the Northern Boulevard name, crosses into Nassau County at the
The old and new routes converge east of the viaduct at an interchange with Bryant Avenue, and Northern Boulevard heads northeastward through
Some discrepancy exists over NY 25A's street name in Nassau County, particularly regarding the eastern half of the county. While signage for Northern Boulevard exists as far east as Cold Spring Road, implying that Northern Boulevard extends from Queens to the Suffolk line, several businesses located between NY 107 and NY 106 give North Hempstead Turnpike as the highway's name.[6] Additionally, an old, undated Hagstrom Map from the late 1940s indicates that the Turnpike name extends as far west as the Queens line.[7]
Suffolk County
NY 25A makes a sharp northward turn just inside the county line at an intersection with
Past the parkway, the route changes names from Fort Salonga Road to Main Street as it enters
The Jericho Turnpike name ends a short distance into the community at a junction with Edgewood Avenue, giving way to Main Street. The Main Street name continues into the adjacent Village of the Branch, where NY 25 and NY 25A split at an intersection that also serves as the northern terminus of
On the eastern edge of the Stony Brook campus, the route intersects with the north end of CR 97 (Nicolls Road). It continues on a generally northeasterly track to East Setauket, where it turns to head due east toward Port Jefferson. It enters the village as West Broadway, but turns south onto Main Street once the road reaches the harbor. NY 25A follows Main Street southeastward to Port Jefferson Station, home to the end of the LIRR's Port Jefferson Branch and NY 25A's junction with the north end of NY 112. At the latter, NY 25A makes a sharp turn to the east, heading through the hamlet on Hallock Avenue toward its intersection with NY 347 (Nesconset Highway). NY 347 ends here, and NY 25A briefly becomes a wider highway to match the width of the former road.
About 1 mile (1.6 km) from NY 347, NY 25A intersects with
History
Origins
A handful of smaller, mostly local sections also exist. In Northport, the through road originally utilized Woodbine Avenue from Fort Salonga Road to Main Street and Bayview Avenue, and all of Main Street from there to Fort Salonga Road. In Setauket, it followed Main Street from Ridgeway Avenue and North Country Road to Old Town Road and current NY 25A.[8] Finally, in Port Jefferson, the main road was initially East Broadway from Main Street and West Broadway to East Main Street, and East Main Street from there to the current Main Street.
Designation
All of modern NY 25A east of the
NY 25A 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
The east end of NY 25A was reconfigured c. 1931 to follow Sound Avenue across the north shore of
Former sections
NY 25A has been realigned in several locations in order to bypass local streets or entire communities along its routing.[19][20]
Old Northern Boulevard (Flower Hill–Roslyn)
The construction of the
Much of Old Northern Boulevard within the downtown area of the Village of Roslyn is also part of its own historic district.Other former sections
New York State Route 25A Business | |
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| Location | Rocky Point |
New York State Route 25A Bypass | |
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| Location | Rocky Point |
Several smaller sections also exist:
- Huntington: Old Northport Road between Woodruff Court and Huntington Crescent Club.
- CR 86) and Centershore Road.
- Northport: between Troy Court and the driveway to Stonyhill Equestrian Center.[19]
- Fort Salonga: Old Route 25A from east of Sunken Meadow Road to east of Tanyard Place.
- Smithtown: Realigned segment between John Street and Monroe Street,[24] and again at the vicinity of Stone Gate Court.[20]
- Setauket: North Country Road from Bennet's Road to Ridgeway Avenue and Main Street; Ridgeway Avenue from there to current NY 25A.[25]
- Rocky Point: North Country Road from west of Rocky Point Landing Road to Woodville Road. The current alignment carries the designation NY 25A Bypass, with the former alignment designated as NY 25A Business.[26][27]
Proposed bypasses
Several bypasses were planned for NY 25A by the New York State Department of Transportation. Only the Roslyn Viaduct and the Rocky Point Bypass were constructed; other attempts to realign the highway were cancelled as a result of public opposition. The projects were largely opposed out of fear that they would lower property values and bring more traffic jams and rampant development.
The proposed bypasses were:
- Manhasset Bypass (also known as the Miracle Mile Bypass): from East Shore Road to Manhasset Woods Road, crossing Whitney Pond and Shelter Rock Road.[28][29][30][31][32] The proposal would have consisted of a four-lane or six-lane bypass south of the Miracle Mile, bypassing its western half, and would have cost approximately $5,000,000-$8,000,000 (1956 USD).[28][29] Approximately 10 homes in the South Strathmore subdivision would have been acquired through eminent domain, and would have also taken portions of property from two churches as well as from the Munsey Park School (and closing off one of its major exits).[30][33] It also would have severed one of the South Strathmore subdivision's major entrances/exits.[28][33]
A similar proposal was made in 1968 when the Spinney Hill area near Whitney Pond was preparing to receive a slum clearance/urban renewal project.[34] This proposal would have created a bypass between East Shore Road and Plandome Road.[34]
- North Shore Expressway (Lloyd Harbor–Kings Park): from Syosset–Cold Spring Road to Main Street, running mostly along Pulaski Road (CR 11).
- Smithtown Bypass North (San Remo–Saint James): beginning at East Main Street, St. Johnland Road, and Rose Street, and ending somewhere in the vicinity of Edgewood Avenue (eastern intersection). Upon completion of this segment, NY 111 would have been extended to Saint James.
- Setauket–Port Jefferson Station Bypass: beginning between North Country Road and Ridgeway Drive, and ending at NY 112 at Hallock Avenue. Upon completion of this segment, NY 112 was to be extended along Main Street to the Port Jefferson–Bridgeport Ferry. Instead, much of the right-of-way was converted into a bicycle trail.[35]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1][38][39][40] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Manhattan | Exit 14 on I-495 | ||||
| 0.91 | 1.46 | Queens Plaza | |||
Staten Island | Exit 41 on I-278 | ||||
Eastern Long Island | Exits 9E-W on Grand Central Parkway | ||||
| Astoria Boulevard west | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||
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  Kennedy Airport | No westbound access to I-678 north; exit 13D on I-678 | ||||
Hillside Avenue) – Throgs Neck Bridge | Exit 5 on I-295 | ||||
Kennedy Airport | Exit 31 on Cross Island Parkway | ||||
| Nassau | Munsey Park–Manhasset line | 15.72 | 25.30 | Manhasset Woods Road and East Gate | |
CR 101) – Port Washington, Sands Point | Southern terminus of NY 101 | ||||
| Flower Hill | 17.05 | 27.44 | Mineola Avenue (CR E64) and Center Drive | ||
Bryant Avenue (CR C26) | Interchange | ||||
| Brookville–Old Brookville– Upper Brookville tripoint | 21.18 | 34.09 |    NY 107 to I-495 – Hicksville, Glen Cove, Sea Cliff | ||
| East Norwich | 24.37 | 39.22 |  NY 106 – Oyster Bay, Hicksville | ||
CR 9 south) – Syosset | Northern terminus of CR 9 | ||||
| Suffolk | Cold Spring Harbor | 28.41 | 45.72 |   NY 108 south – Woodbury | Northern terminus of NY 108 |
| Community of Huntington | 31.17 | 50.16 |  NY 110 (New York Avenue) – Halesite, Melville, Amityville | ||
| 31.71 | 51.03 |  CR 35 (Park Avenue) | |||
CR 9 east) | Western temrinus of CR 9 | ||||
CR 10 south (Elwood Road) | Northern terminus of CR 10 | ||||
South Shore, Sunken Meadow State Park | Exits SM5E-W (Sunken Meadow Parkway) | ||||
| Kings Park | 42.05 | 67.67 |   CR 11 west (Pulaski Road) | Eastern terminus of CR 11 | |
| Community of Smithtown | 45.93 | 73.92 |  NY 25 west – Commack | Western terminus of concurrency with NY 25 | |
| Village of the Branch | 47.28 | 76.09 |   NY 25 east / NY 111 south – Coram, Hauppauge | Eastern terminus of concurrency with NY 25 | |
Historic Stony Brook | Western terminus of CR 68 | ||||
| Setauket–East Setauket line | 53.74 | 86.49 |   CR 97 south (Nicolls Road) – Centereach, Blue Point, Stony Brook University | Northern terminus of CR 97 | |
| 54.54 | 87.77 |  Historic Stony Brook | Eastern terminus of CR 68 | ||
| Port Jefferson Station | 58.55 | 94.23 |  NY 112 south | Northern terminus of NY 112 | |
| Mount Sinai | 59.65 | 96.00 |  NY 347 west | Eastern terminus of NY 347 | |
| 60.75 | 97.77 |  CR 83 south to I-495 – Patchogue | Northern terminus of CR 83 | ||
Rocky Point Historic District | Former alignment of NY 25A | ||||
| 66.35 | 106.78 |   NY 25A Bus. west / Woodville Road | Former alignment of NY 25A | ||
Smith Point Park | Northern terminus of CR 46 | ||||
CR 25 | |||||
| 70.69 | 113.76 | North Country Road west / Sound Avenue east – Wildwood | Former alignment of NY 25A | ||
New York | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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In popular culture
Northern Boulevard was mentioned in several episodes of
References
- ^ a b "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. pp. 77–78. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- ^ State of New York Department of Public Works. 1926.
- ^ Standard Oil Company of New York. 1927.
- ISBN 9781412905565. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ Pete Wells (December 16, 2014). "In Queens, Kimchi Is Just the Start - Pete Wells Explores Korean Restaurants in Queens". The New York Times. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ "Contact us". Muttontown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- ^ Hagstrom Map of Westchester County (#2560A) (Map). Hagstrom Map. c. 1948.
- ^ Long Island (Map). Beers, Comstock & Cline. 1873. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
- ^ a b Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times. p. 136. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
- ^ "Mark Ways in the City". The New York Times. December 16, 1934. p. XX12. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
- ^ Rand McNally and Company. Sunoco. 1952.
- Rand McNally and Company. Mobil. 1965.
- State of New York Department of Transportation (January 1, 1970). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State(PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2010.
- Kendall Refining Company. 1931.
- Standard Oil Company. 1939.
- H.M. Gousha Company. 1940. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
- Socony-Vacuum Oil Company. 1950.
- ^ a b Google Maps view of Fort Salonga Drive vs. NYS Route 25A in Northport
- ^ a b Old NY 25A East of Willow Ridge-Stone Gate Court
- ^ LCCN 2008942609.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ "Long Island Index: Interactive Map". www.longislandindexmaps.org. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ Google Maps of NY 25A from John Street to Monroe Street showing realigned segment
- ^ Atlas of Western Suffolk County, New York (Map). Hagstrom Map. 1958.
- ^ Google (January 22, 2014). "Street View of NY 25A West of Rocky Point" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ Google (January 22, 2014). "Street View of NY 25A East of Rocky Point" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ^ a b c "200 Residents Sign Petition Against Manhasset By-Pass". Newsday. November 29, 1956. p. 21 – via ProQuest.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ a b Fougner, Robert S. (September 18, 1958). "Why the Miracle Mile Bypass Was Beaten". Newsday – via ProQuest.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ a b "Meeting Will Protest Manhasset By-Pass". Newsday. April 4, 1957. p. 41 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b "6 Area Mayors Oppose Spinney Hill Overpass". Newsday. July 30, 1968 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "The Setauket–Port Jefferson Station Greenway Trail". The Civic Association of the Setaukets and Stony Brook. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- ^ Proposed Park and Ride Center at Calverton (Map). Suffolk County Department of Planning.
- ^ "County Road System – County of Suffolk, New York" (PDF). Suffolk County Department of Public Works. December 29, 2005. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ^ Google (March 30, 2012). "distance from Sunken Meadow State Parkway to CR 11" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- ^ a b c "New York State Roadway Inventory System Viewer". gis.dot.ny.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ Google (April 4, 2023). "New York State Route 25A" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
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- ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
External links
- New York State Route 25A at Alps' Roads • New York Routes
- Greater New York Roads – New York State Route 25A
- New York State Route 25A (Mile by Mile)
- Smithtown Public Library Local History Department
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