Bay Parkway (Jones Beach)

Bay Parkway
Route information
Length:	3.26 mi[2][1] (5.25 km) NY 909E: 1.80 miles (2.9 km)[1]
Major junctions
West end:	West end of Jones Beach
	Meadowbrook Parkway / Ocean Parkway in Jones Beach
East end:	Wantagh Parkway in Jones Beach
Location
Counties:	Nassau
Highway system
Numbered highways in New York Interstate • U.S. • N.Y. (former) • Reference • County

The Bay Parkway is a 3.26 mile (5.25 km) semi-limited-access highway entirely within Jones Beach State Park in Nassau County, New York. The western terminus is at a loop near the western edge of Jones Inlet. The eastern terminus is at the Jones Beach Amphitheater east of an interchange with the Wantagh State Parkway. The parkway is primarily a service road for the park, providing access to the boat basin, fishing piers, and many of the parking lots along the beach. However, the parkway also has an interchange with the Meadowbrook State Parkway/Ocean Parkway.

East of the Meadowbrook/Ocean interchange, the Bay Parkway is designated New York State Route 909E, an unsigned reference route, by NYSDOT.

Route description

The Bay Parkway begins at a loop in Jones Beach State Park in Nassau County. The route heads eastward, passing the Shore Beach Coast Guard Station to the north. There is a quick U-turn soon after, connecting to the other side and the station. The route passes the bays of the Atlantic Ocean, heading eastward into the Meadowbrook State Parkway. Route 909E enters the Jones Beach State Park and terminates at the Wantagh State Parkway near a Jones Beach parking lot.^[3]

Exit list

The entire route is in Jones Beach State Park, Nassau County. All exits are unnumbered.

Mile[2][1]	Destinations	Notes
0.00	Loop at West End
1.46	Meadowbrook Parkway / Ocean Parkway	Southern terminus of Meadowbrook Parkway; western terminus of Ocean Parkway
3.26	Wantagh Parkway
	Jones Beach Amphitheater
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "2007 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. July 25, 2008. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT_Traffic_Data_Report_2007.pdf. Retrieved July 15, 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Calculated using Microsoft Streets and Trips. Mileage retrieved August 21, 2007.
3. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview map of Bay Parkway (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=from:+Bay+Pkwy+%4040.586428,+-73.563196+to:+Bay+Pkwy+%4040.600416,+-73.506042&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl. Retrieved January 6, 2008. 

External links

• Bay Parkway at NYCRoads
• Jones Beach State Park