Northern State Parkway

The '''Northern State Parkway''' (also known as '''The Northern State''') is a {{convert|29.88|mi|km|2|sing=on}} long [[limited-access highway|limited-access]] state [[parkway]] on [[Long Island]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New York]]. The western terminus is at the [[Queens]]-[[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] line, where the parkway continues westward into [[New York City]] as the [[Grand Central Parkway]]. The eastern terminus is at [[New York State Route 347]] and [[New York State Route 454]] in [[Hauppauge, New York|Hauppauge]]. The parkway is designated '''New York State Route 908G''', an unsigned [[reference route (New York)|reference route]]. As its name implies, the parkway services communities along the northern half of the island. In western [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] the parkway sports six lanes, three eastbound and three westbound, narrowing to four lanes total in central Nassau at the [[Wantagh Parkway]] (exit 33) and through its twelve miles (19 km) or so in western [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]], where it ends. It was constructed in stages throughout the 1930s and again post-[[World War II]] in the late 1940s/early 1950s until it reached its current terminus in [[Hauppauge, New York|Hauppauge]] in 1965. The Northern State Parkway is an eastern extension of the [[Grand Central Parkway]]. It was part of master planner [[Robert Moses]]' extensive road-building campaign and was built as a sister road to the [[Southern State Parkway]]. In recent years its design has quickly become dated due to an increase in commuter traffic using the roadway, and numerous improvements have been made (including the widening from four to six lanes in Central Nassau west to the Nassau-[[Queens]] line where it becomes the Grand Central) or are still on paper. Like its siblings in the State Parkway system on Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and in [[New York City]], commercial truck traffic is banned from the parkway due to low overpasses. The [[Long Island Expressway]] (designated [[Interstate 495 (New York)|Interstate 495]], abbreviated LIE) was built later on by Moses to handle truck traffic traveling between New York City and Long Island's famed East End. The LIE runs directly alongside the Northern State in some parts of Nassau County. ===Nassau County=== The Northern State Parkway begins at the eastern terminus of the [[Grand Central Parkway]] at the [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau]]-[[Queens, New York|Queens]] border near [[Lake Success, New York|Lake Success]]. 1/2 mile into Nassau County, the parkway interchanges with Lakeville Road then New Hyde Park Road. The parkway then curves north and back east, running directly alongside the [[Long Island Expressway]] and interchanges with Shelter Rock Road (at this point, the LIE curves north away from the parkway). The parkway continues east and interchanges with Willis Avenue then Roslyn Road. After the [[Long Island Expressway]] interchange in [[Old Westbury, New York|Old Westbury]], the parkway takes a sharp curve south and widens to eight lanes. Next, the parkway interchages with I.U. Willets Road and [[Glen Cove Road]]. After that, the parkway rises to a high grade and enters a [[directional-T interchange]] with the [[Meadowbrook Parkway]], at which the parkway narrows to six lanes. The parkway returns to its east–west alignment and transitions to a modern expressway, complete with [[interstate standard]] shoulders and new overpasses. The parkway then interchanges with Post Avenue and then goes for {{convert|1|mi|1|adj=on}} before entering a [[trumpet interchange]] with the [[Wantagh Parkway]]. At this point the parkway narrows to four lanes. Immediately after the [[Wantagh Parkway]] interchange, the parkway interchanges with Brush Hollow Road. The parkway winds through [[Hicksville, New York|Hicksville]] then curves north to run alongside the [[Long Island Expressway]] before interchanging with Routes [[New York State Route 106|106]]/[[New York State Route 107|107]]. Immediately after the interchange, the ramps from the [[Long Island Expressway]] merge with the parkway. The parkway continues to wind through [[Jericho, New York|Jericho]] for .75 miles before interchanging with South Oyster Bay Road then straightens out en route to [[New York State Route 135|Route 135/Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway]]. This tight [[cloverleaf interchange]] does not allow movements from the westbound mainline (traffic bound for that exit should use the LIE via exit 37A). The parkway takes a slight curve north and interchanges with Manetto Hill Road then immediately interchanges with the [[Long Island Expressway]] in [[Woodbury, New York|Woodbury]]. {{convert|0.25|mi|2}} later, the parkway interchanges with Sunnyside Boulevard. ===Suffolk County=== As the parkway enters [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]] it takes on a more hilly terrain and thus curves more frequently; in addition, the exit points become more sparse as the parkway winds through the more rural sections of northern [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk]]. The parkway interchanges with Round Swamp Road. The parkway continues with sparse exits, frequent curves, and takes on hilly terrains while interchanging with [[New York State Route 110|NY 110]], Wolf Hill Road, [[New York State Route 231|NY 231]], and Commack Road. The parkway then continues into a [[cloverleaf interchange]] with the [[Sagtikos Parkway]] and [[Sunken Meadow State Parkway|Sunken Meadow Parkway]] (which is the same mainline). The parkway then provides one last interchange with New Highway before finally terminating at [[New York State Route 454|NY 454]] and becomes [[New York State Route 347|NY 347]] in [[Hauppauge, New York|Hauppauge]]. ==History== Between exits 38 and 39, the northern terminus of [[Bethpage State Parkway]] and southern terminus of [[Caumsett State Parkway]] were proposed to have an unconventional interchange at exits 38A and 38B, respectively.{{Citation needed|date=September 2007|note=The exit numbering would fit the pattern of the Long Island State Park Commission; See the interchange with [[New York State Route 135]].}} Three service areas used to exist in widened areas of the median along the Parkway. The first was east of [[Meadowbrook State Parkway]]; the second was west of [[County Route 4 (Suffolk County, New York)|County Route 4]] (Commack Road) in Suffolk County; the third was at the former terminus of the Northern State Parkway and existing terminus of the [[Sagtikos State Parkway]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2007|note=I keep putting off taking pictures of the ramp, and I saw a map proving this that I can no longer find, so the best thing I can say is to drive there yourself.}} The final {{convert|2.5|mi|1|sing=on}} long extension of the parkway, constructed between Sagtikos State Parkway and Veterans Memorial Highway, opened in June 1965. The only evidence of the formerly shared termini of the Northern and Sagtikos State Parkways can be found in what is now the east-to-south ramp of exit 44, which is wider than the other ramps, as well as those for exit 45 to the [[Sunken Meadow State Parkway]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2007}} Beyond NY 454, there were plans to extend the Northern State Parkway further east through [[Caleb Smith State Park Preserve]], then along the Nissequogue River. After crossing [[New York State Route 111|NY 111]], it would have turned south across Long Island until entering [[Connetquot River State Park Preserve]], where it would include additional park entrances, then turn west finally terminating at [[Heckscher State Parkway]] between [[County Route 17 (Suffolk County, New York)|Suffolk CR 17]](Carleton Avenue) and [[New York State Route 27|NY 27]]. ==Future== The interchange with New Highway in [[Commack, New York|Commack]] will become a full diamond when the [[New York State Route 347|NY 347]] reconstruction project is complete.{{Citation needed|date=September 2007}} ==Exit list== {{NYinttop|length_ref=|exit=yes|note=Exit numbers sequentially follow those of the [[Grand Central Parkway]].}} |- |rowspan=21|[[Nassau County, New York|Nassau]] |rowspan=3|[[Lake Success, New York|Lake Success]] |0.00 | |{{jct|state=NY|Parkway|Grand Central|city1=New York}} |Continuation into New York City |- |0.54 |25 |Lakeville Road – [[New Hyde Park, New York|New Hyde Park]], [[Great Neck, New York|Great Neck]] |Signed as exits 25S (south) and 25N (north) westbound |- |1.35 |26 |New Hyde Park Road – [[New Hyde Park, New York|New Hyde Park]], [[North Hills, New York|North Hills]] |Signed as exits 26S (south) and 26N (north) |- |[[Searingtown, New York|Searingtown]] |2.53 |27 |Shelter Rock Road – [[Searingtown, New York|Searingtown]], [[Manhasset, New York|Manhasset]] |Signed as exits 27S (south) and 27N (north) eastbound |- |rowspan=2|[[Albertson, New York|Albertson]] |3.85 |28 |{{jct|state=NY|to1=to|I|495|road=Willis Avenue|city1=Roslyn|city2=Mineola}} |Signed as exits 28S (south) and 28N (north) eastbound |- |4.40 |29 |Roslyn Road – [[East Hills, New York|East Hills]], [[East Williston, New York|East Williston]] | |- |rowspan=2|[[Old Westbury, New York|Old Westbury]] |5.13 |29A |{{jct|state=NY|I|495|name1=[[Long Island Expressway]]|dir1=west|city1=New York}} |Westbound exit and eastbound entrance |- |5.60 |30 |I.U. Willets Road – [[Albertson, New York|Albertson]], [[Old Westbury, New York|Old Westbury]] |Eastbound exit and entrance |- |rowspan=2|[[Carle Place, New York|Carle Place]] |6.99 |31 |{{jct|state=NY|to1=to|NY|25|city1=Glen Cove|city2=Hempstead|areadab2=village}} |Additional westbound exit is part of exit 31A |- | |31A |{{jct|state=NY|Parkway|Meadowbrook|dir1=south|city1=Jones Beach}} | |- |rowspan=3|[[Westbury, New York|Westbury]] |8.65 |32 |Post Avenue – [[Old Westbury, New York|Old Westbury]], [[Westbury, New York|Westbury]] | |- |9.77 |33 |{{jct|state=NY|Parkway|Wantagh|dir1=south|city1=Jones Beach}} | |- | |34 |Brush Hollow Road – [[Westbury, New York|Westbury]] |Additional eastbound exit is part of exit 33 |- |[[Jericho, New York|Jericho]] |11.91 |35 |{{jct|state=NY|NY|106|NY|107|city1=Hicksville|city2=Oyster Bay|areadab2=hamlet}} |Signed as exits 35S (south) and 35N (north) |- |[[Plainview, New York|Plainview]] |13.65 |36 |South Oyster Bay Road – [[Bethpage, New York|Bethpage]], [[Syosset, New York|Syosset]] |Signed as exits 36S (south) and 36N (north) |- |rowspan=6|[[Woodbury, New York|Woodbury]] |14.53 |36A |{{jct|state=NY|NY|135|dir1=south|city1=Seaford}} |Westbound exit is via exit 37A |- |14.53 |36B |{{jct|state=NY|NY|135|dir1=north|city2=Syosset}} |Westbound exit is via exit 37A |- |14.92 |37 |Manetto Hill Road – [[Woodbury, Nassau County, New York|Woodbury]], [[Plainview, New York|Plainview]] | |- | |37A |{{jct|state=NY|I|495|name1=[[Long Island Expressway]]|dir1=east|city1=Riverhead|areadab1=CDP}} |Eastbound exit and westbound entrance |- | |37A |{{jct|state=NY|I|495|name1=[[Long Island Expressway]]|dir1=west|city1=New York}} |Westbound exit and eastbound entrance |- |15.60 |38 |Sunnyside Boulevard – [[Plainview, New York|Plainview]] | |- |rowspan=10|[[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk]] |rowspan=2|[[Melville, New York|Melville]] | |39 |Round Swamp Road – [[Farmingdale, New York|Farmingdale]] | |- |18.38 |40 |{{jct|state=NY|NY|110|city1=Huntington|city2=Amityville}} |Signed as exits 40S (south) and 40N (north) |- |rowspan=3|[[Dix Hills, New York|Dix Hills]] |21.04 |41 |Wolf Hill Road – [[Dix Hills, New York|Dix Hills]], [[South Huntington, New York|South Huntington]] | |- |23.52 |42S |{{jct|state=NY|NY|231|dir1=south|city1=Babylon|areadab1=village}} | |- |23.52 |42N |{{jct|state=NY|CR|35|county1=Suffolk|dir1=north|CR|66|county2=Suffolk|dir2=north|city1=Northport|city2=Huntington}} | |- |rowspan=5|[[Commack, New York|Commack]] |26.38 |43 |{{jct|state=NY|CR|4|county1=Suffolk|city1=Commack}} | |- |26.56 |44 |{{jct|state=NY|Parkway|Sagtikos|dir1=south|city1=South Shore}} | |- |26.56 |45 |{{jct|state=NY|Parkway|Sunken Meadow|dir1=north|city1=Sunken Meadow Park}} |- |26.68 |46 |New Highway |Eastbound exit and westbound entrance |- |28.88 | |{{jct|state=NY|NY|347|dir1=east|NY|454|dir2=east|city1=Hauppauge}} |Eastbound exit and westbound entrance {{NYintbtm|col=6}} ==External links== *[http://www.greaternyroads.info/nypark/northern/index.htm Northern Parkway (Greater New York Roads)] {{Long Island Parkways}} {{coord missing|New York}}