New York State Route 454
Suffolk County Veterans Memorial Highway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by NYSDOT | ||||
Length | 13.67 mi[1] (22.00 km) | |||
Existed | March 29, 1972[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | NY 25 in Commack | |||
Sunken Meadow State Parkway in Commack Northern State Parkway in Hauppauge NY 347 in Hauppauge I-495 in Islandia | ||||
East end | NY 27 / CR 97 in Bayport | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | New York | |||
Counties | Suffolk | |||
Highway system | ||||
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New York State Route 454 (NY 454), also known as the Suffolk County Veterans Memorial Highway or simply Vets Highway, is a 13.67-mile (22.00 km) east–west arterial road in western and central Suffolk County on Long Island in New York. It spans from NY 25 (Jericho Turnpike) in Commack to NY 27 (Sunrise Highway) in Holbrook. The route provides access to the Long Island MacArthur Airport, as well as New York State and Suffolk County government offices, and at one time the Long Island Arena. NY 454 serves as the northern terminus for the Northern State Parkway in Hauppauge, where a concurrency with NY 347 begins.
The origins of NY 454 dates back to the late 1940s when a new freeway was constructed from
Route description
NY 454 begins at a fork along
From there, NY 454 turns to the southeast, intersecting with
NY 454 continues as a four-lane arterial road through a large commercial district, intersecting with
History
Construction first began in 1948 for a new freeway from Commack to Holbrook by the Suffolk County Department of Public Works. The $1.4 million (1949 USD) project was funded by federal aid and was designated as a new memorial for the war veterans. People had been arguing since 1947 to get a new county-funded war veteran memorial installed in Suffolk, including a number of other suggested projects such as trees at a park in
Construction continued throughout 1949, with the new Veterans Memorial Highway opening on January 25, 1950. The new 13.62-mile (21.92 km) highway was designated as CR 76 for 4.18 miles (6.73 km) through
In 1970, the Nassau–Suffolk Regional Planning Board brought up plans to convert CR 78 into a six-lane expressway with new service roads. A similar project was planned for the nearby four-lane NY 347 through Islip.[6] To aid this, ownership and maintenance of CR 78 was transferred to the New York State Department of Transportation on March 29, 1972, receiving the designation of NY 454.[2] The state immediately expanded NY 454 to six lanes, with three in each direction from Holbrook to the terminus of NY 347. In 1977, the state designated the portion of the highway in Hauppague as both NY 454 and NY 347 after it became clear that the Hauppauge Spur of the Long Island Expressway would not be constructed.[7] The plans to expand NY 454 and NY 347 into full-blown freeways were discarded by the 1980s.
During the 1990s, the Department of Transportation looked into the expansion of NY 347 and NY 454. The studies suggested that the state would add one additional traffic lane in each direction, giving most of the highway six lanes with eight travel lanes along the concurrency in Hauppauge. The new lanes would also be capable of holding rapid-commute vehicles for the Long Island Rapid Commute.[8] The interchange where Routes 347 and 454 fork in Hauppague is slated to go from an at-grade fork to a grade-separated interchange. The project, which will cost $359 million (2009 USD) was scheduled to be completed between 2012 and 2015.[9]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Suffolk County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Commack | 0.00 | 0.00 | NY 25 (Jericho Turnpike) – South Huntington, Smithtown | Western terminus | |
0.53 | 0.85 | Sunken Meadow State Parkway south – Bay Shore | Exit SM2 on Sunken Meadow Parkway | ||
begins | Western terminus of NY 347; eastern terminus of Northern Parkway; no westbound entrance | ||||
Hauppauge | 4.38 | 7.05 | NY 347 east – Port Jefferson | Eastern terminus of concurrency with NY 347; no eastbound entrance | |
4.62 | 7.44 | Islip, Smithtown | |||
New York, Riverhead | Exit 57 on I-495 | ||||
CR 93 (Lakeland Avenue) to NY 27 west | |||||
11.32 | 18.22 | Johnson Avenue ( CR 112) – MacArthur Airport | |||
New York | |||||
Holbrook–Bayport line | 13.67 | 22.00 | NY 27 east (Sunrise Highway) / CR 97 (Nicolls Road) – Montauk | Eastern terminus; exit 51 on NY 27 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b "2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. pp. 316–317. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
- ^ a b c "County Road System – County of Suffolk, New York" (PDF). Suffolk County Department of Public Works. December 29, 2005. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
- ^ a b c Microsoft; Nokia (December 26, 2009). "overview map of NY 454" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved December 26, 2009.
- ^ "Road To Be Memorial To Suffolk Veterans". The New York Times. April 30, 1949. p. 88. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ Clayton, Coletta (January 26, 1950). "New County Road Opens Up Interesting Hinterlands". The Patchogue Advance. Patchogue, New York.
- ^ Long Island Regional Transportation Plan. Nassau–Suffolk Regional Planning Board. 1970.
- ^ Greer, Kimberly (December 22, 1986). "Island's Hottest Seven Miles". Newsday. New York City.
- ^ Route 347 Corridor Study. Albany, New York: New York State Department of Transportation. 1993.
- ^ Rather, John (June 12, 2005). "Route 347 Plan: Honk If You Hate It". The New York Times. Retrieved December 26, 2009.
External links
- New York State Route 454 at New York Routes
- NYCRoads – Veterans Memorial Highway (Route 454)