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| As traffic merges onto Interstate 495 west from Round Swamp Road, drivers in the HOV lane see an egress point for Exits 46 (Sunnyside Boulevard) to 43A (Robbins Lane). Nassau County sees less frequent movements between the HOV lane and freeway mainline than Suffolk County provided. 06/13/05 |
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| Interstate 495 rises onto the Manetto Hills ahead of the Exit 46 diamond interchange with Sunnyside Boulevard at Plainview. 06/13/05 |
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| Sunnyside Boulevard forms an arc east from Manetto Hill Road to Northern State Parkway (Exit 38) and Woodbury Road (as Sunnyside Boulevard Extension) through Plainview. 06/13/05 |
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| NY 135, a 10.7 mile route from Seaford to Syosett, meets Interstate 495 next at a directional cloverleaf interchange (Exit 44). 06/13/05 |
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| Interstate 495 crosses over Northern Parkway without direct access on the half mile approach to Exit 44 and NY 135. NY 135 follows all of the Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway. The freeway sees stubs at both ends, alluding to abandoned proposals to extend the road south to Jones Beach and north to Rye across a bridge over Long Island Sound. 06/13/05 |
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| The Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway was initially opened in June 1962 between Exits 10 (Old Country Road) and 14 (NY 25), between Exits 4 (Southern State Parkway) and 10 in 1963 and Merrick Road and Exit 4 by late 1969. The freeway was designated as NY 135 by 1964.1< 06/13/05 |
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| A two lane ramp departs Interstate 495 west for NY 135 (Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway). NY 135 north ends at a partially built cloverleaf interchange with NY 25 (Jericho Turnpike) in 0.7 miles. 06/13/05 |
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| Motorists taking NY 135 south to Seaford follow a directional ramp. The freeway passes through Plainview, Bethpage, Plainedge and Wantagh before ending at a trumpet interchange with Merrick Road in Seaford. 06/13/05 |
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| Interstate 495 enters Syosset ahead of the off-ramps for South Oyster Bay Road (Exit 43) and Robbins Lane (Exit 43A). 06/13/05 |
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| South Oyster Bay Road splits from NY 107 (Broadway) at Bethpage en route to Exit 43 and Jackson Avenue at NY 25 (Jericho Turnpike) in Syosset. 06/13/05 |
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| Robbins Lane branches northwest from the Long Island Expressway frontage road system (Miller Place / South Service Road) along the Syosset and Jericho line to NY 25. 06/13/05 |
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| Motorists bound for Exits 42, 41 or 40 depart the HOV lane as Interstate 495 approaches the Exit 42 ramp connecting the L.I.E. with Northern State Parkway west. 06/13/05 |
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| Northern State Parkway veers away from Interstate 495 west to Westbury, before turning northward again at Meadowbrook State Parkway to East Hills. The 28.9 mile parkway provides an alternate route to New York City for the Long Island Expressway. 06/13/05 |
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| Exit 42 parts ways with Interstate 495 west for Northern State Parkway ahead of NY 106 & 107 (Broadway). Forthcoming Exits 41N/S join the L.I.E. with the state route pair at Jericho in one half mile. 06/13/05 |
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| A slip ramp connects adjacent Miller Place with the Exit 42 ramp for Northern State Parkway. The parkway and Long Island Expressway come together again by Exit 36. 06/13/05 |
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| Access to the HOV lane exists beyond the split with Exit 42. 06/13/05 |
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| Exit 41N connects Interstate 495 west with NY 106 & 107 (Broadway) north. The pair split beyond their cloverleaf interchange with NY 25 (Jericho Turnpike) for Glen Cove and Oyster Bay, their respective endpoints. Exits 41S and 40E/W otherwise serve adjacent areas of Jericho. 06/13/05 |
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| Exit 41N utilizes the adjacent frontage road for NY 106 & 107 (Broadway) north. NY 106 follows Jericho Oyster Bay Road north from NY 25 through Muttontown and East Norwich to an end at Bay Avenue in Oyster Bay. 06/13/05 |
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| NY 107 follows Cedar Swamp Road northwest from Jericho through Brookville and Old Brookville to its end at Pulaski Street in Glen Cove. 06/13/05 |
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| The HOV lane ended within the cloverleaf interchange at NY 106 & 107 until June 30, 2005, when the lane was extended west to Exit 32.2 06/13/05 |
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| Westbound at the Exit 41S onto Broadway south. NY 106 & 107 conclude their 2.43 mile overlap by Broadway Mall in Hicksville. NY 107 remains along Broadway southward toward Plainedge and its end at Massapequa while NY 106 travels Newbridge Road to East Meadow and North Bellmore. 06/13/05 |
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| NY 25, which last met Interstate 495 at the east end of the Long Island Expressway, meets the freeway next at Exits 40W/E in Jericho. 06/13/05 |
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| Exit 40E provides return access to NY 25 (Jericho Turnpike) east back to Syosset. 06/13/05 |
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| A directional ramp leaves Interstate 495 west to join NY 25 west to Westbury and Mineola. NY 25 stays south of the L.I.E. to Elmhurst in Queens (Exit 19). 06/13/05 |
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| Taken just a few weeks before the HOV lane opened, shrouded signs were posted at the egress point for Exits 39 to 37. All signs that were installed in 2005 were already replaced by 2013. See the replacement for this assembly at greaternyroads.info. 06/13/05 |
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| Interstate 495 west winds through Old Westbury and approaches the next ingress point for the HOV lane. Sign replacements for these sets of signs are found on greaternyroads.info here and here. 06/13/05 |
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| What was the one mile button copy sign for Glen Cove Road (Exit 39) posted alongside Interstate 495 west. The forthcoming exit was originally a cloverleaf, but the loop ramps from the L.I.E. to Glen Cove Road were removed. 06/13/05 |
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| Glen Cove Road heads north from Exit 39 to East Hills, Glen Head and NY 107 (Cedar Swamp Road) south of Glen Cove. 06/13/05 |
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| Exit 39 departs Interstate 495 west for Old Westbury Road (north frontage road) to Glen Cove Road. South from I-495, Glen Cove Road parallels Northern State Parkway to a commercial area anchored by Roosevelt Field mall. 06/13/05 |
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| A wye interchange joins Interstate 495 east with Northern State Parkway east and the parkway west with the L.I.E. west ahead of an egress point of the HOV lane for Exit 36. 06/13/05 |
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| Mineola Avenue south and Willis Avenue north come together at the Exit 37 diamond interchange with Interstate 495 in one half mile. 06/13/05 |
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| Mineola Avenue leads north from Exit 37 in Roslyn Heights to NY 25A (Northern Boulevard) at Roslyn and Roslyn Estates. 06/13/05 |
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| South from Exit 37, Willis Avenue bisects the Albertson and Williston Park communities to NY 25 (Jericho Turnpike) at Mineola. 06/13/05 |
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| A diamond interchange (Exit 36) follows with Searingtown Road along Interstate 495 west. 06/13/05 |
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| Searingtown Road leads south from the Long Island Expressway into Searingtown. Northward the road becomes NY 101 (Port Washington Boulevard) at NY 25A and Manhasset. NY 101 constitutes a 3.6 mile route from Northern Boulevard to Port Washington and Sands Point. 06/13/05 |
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| North Service Road provides access from Exit 36 to Shelter Rock Road, which leads north to North Hills and south to Herricks. The north-south road sees an interchange with adjacent Northern Parkway (Exit 27). 06/13/05 |
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| Traveling through North Hills, Interstate 495 sees a diamond interchange (Exit 34) with New Hyde Park Road in one mile. 06/13/05 |
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| New Hyde Park Road spurs south from the Long Island Expressway frontage road system to North New New Hyde Park and NY 24 (Hempstead Turnpike) at Franklin Square. 06/13/05 |
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| The on-ramp from Shelter Rock Road briefly adds a fifth westbound lane to Exit 34 and New Hyde Park Road. A pair of golf courses line the adjacent North Service Road along this stretch. 06/13/05 |
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| Exit 34 leaves Interstate 495 west for North Service Road ahead of New Hyde Park Road. New Hyde Park Road ventures 2.5 miles south to NY 25 (Jericho Turnpike) at New Hyde Park village hall. 06/13/05 |
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| Exit 33 serves the Lake Success community at Community Drive north and Lakeville Road next on the Long Island Expressway. 06/13/05 |
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| Community Drive stems north from the L.I.E. frontage road system to North Shore University Hospital, Thomaston and East Shore Road north to Great Neck. 06/13/05 |
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| Lakeville Road parallels Community Drive north to Thomaston. South from the frontage road and Exit 33, the road joins I-495 with North New Hyde Park. 06/13/05 |
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| The first Queens exit of Interstate 495 west is next in 0.75 miles with Little Neck Parkway (Exit 32). The restricted HOV lane ends at this point. 06/13/05 |
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| Little Neck Parkway leads north from NY 25 (Jericho Turnpike) at the Floral Park neighborhood to meet the Long Island Expressway at a diamond interchange (Exit 32). 06/13/05 |
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| An on-ramp from Fairway Drive (north frontage road) adds an extra lane to the Exit 32 off-ramp. The frontage roads of I-495 through Queens consist of Horace Harding Expressway North and South. Access to Douglaston Parkway is provided via the westbound frontage road. 06/13/05 |
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| Exit 32 parts ways with Interstate 495 west for the Little Neck community of Queens. Douglaston Parkway parallels Cross Island Parkway south to Union Turnpike while northward from I-495, the street heads to Northern Boulevard and the Douglaston community. 06/13/05 |
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| Interstate 495 formally enters Queens County and New York City just after the ramp departure of Exit 32. A directional cloverleaf interchange follows with Cross Island Parkway, which connects I-495 with the Whitestone Bridge (Interstate 678) north to the Bronx and south as part of the Belt Parkway system to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). 06/13/05 |
Page Updated 08-19-2013.
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