New York State Route 231

NYS Route 231
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length:	9.05 mi[3] (14.56 km)
Existed:	1960s[1][2] – present
Major junctions
South end:	NY 27A in Babylon
	NY 27 in North Babylon Southern State Parkway in North Babylon I-495 in Dix Hills
North end:	Northern Parkway in Dix Hills
Location
Counties:	Suffolk
Highway system
Numbered highways in New York Interstate • U.S. • N.Y. (former) • Reference • County ← NY 230 NY 232 →

New York State Route 231 (NY 231) is a north–south state highway located in Suffolk County, New York, in the United States. The route extends for 9.05 miles (14.56 km) from a partial interchange with NY 27A in Babylon to an interchange with the Northern State Parkway in Dix Hills. The southernmost 2 miles (3.2 km) of NY 231 is a limited-access highway known as the Babylon-Northport Expressway, but is referred to by locals simply as Route 231.

Route description

Route 231 begins at an interchange with Route 27A (Montauk Highway) in Babylon. The route progresses northward around Hawleys Lake as a four-lane freeway. A short distance after NY 27A, NY 231 meets ramps from County Route 50 (John Street), but does provide service to the county road from either direction. After John Street, the freeway crosses over the Long Island Railroad's Babylon Branch and crosses northward through a large residential district. After paralleling Madison Street in North Babylon, NY 231 intersects with NY 27 (the Sunrise Highway) in a full cloverleaf interchange. From NY 27, NY 231 heads northward and northwestward, intersecting with Hunter Avenue in North Babylon, where the freeway portion ends and the highway becomes an arterial boulevard. The route curves back to the north through the large commercial district, interchanging with County Route 34 (Deer Park Avenue). Right after the interchange, NY 231 interchanges with the Southern State Parkway at a full cloverleaf in North Babylon.^[4]

After the Southern State, NY 231 continues northward as an arterial boulevard, now as Deer Park Avenue. The surroundings are mostly commercial, continuing as a four-lane road and intersecting with County Route 4 (Commack Road) at a fork. After Commack Road, NY 231 becomes a residential arterial with a grassy, divided median and intersecting with County Route 57 (Bay Shore Road) in Deer Park. The highway continues northward through Deer Park, crossing through a large commercial strip and under another Long Island Rail Road line. There is a short interchange with Long Island Avenue in Deer Park as NY 231 continues into Dix Hills as Deer Park Road. In Dix Hills, NY 231 becomes residential once again, crossing a major residential complex before intersecting with County Route 2 (Straight Path). The arterial remains residential, continuing northward into an interchange with Interstate 495 (the Long Island Expressway) in Dix Hills. Here, the road expands to five lanes and crosses under the interstate, where NY 231 becomes four lanes once again. The highway continues northward along the residential strip, intersecting with County Route 67 (the Long Island Motor Parkway). After NY 231 curves to the northwest, it enters a partial cloverleaf interchange with the Northern State Parkway, where the designation terminates. The right-of-way continues northward as County Route 35 (Deer Park Road).^[4]

History

The entirety of Deer Park Avenue and Deer Park Road was originally designated as part of County Route 35 (CR 35) on February 24, 1930. In the 1960s, the portion of CR 35 between the Southern and Northern State Parkways was transferred to the state of New York,^[1] which designated the highway as NY 231.^[2] Initially, NY 231 followed Deer Park Avenue (now CR 34) south to NY 27A in Babylon;^[5] however, it was realigned ca. 1969 to follow a 2-mile (3.2 km) section of the new Babylon-Northport Expressway.^[5][6] As its name implies, the highway was to run from Babylon to Northport, a distance of 14 miles (23 km); however, no other sections of the road were constructed.^[7]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Suffolk County.

Location	Mile[3]	Destinations	Notes
Village of Babylon	0.00	NY 27A – Bay Shore, Babylon	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	0.59	John Street (CR 50) – West Islip, Babylon	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
North Babylon	1.50	NY 27 – New York, Montauk	Exit 40 (NY 27)
	North end of freeway section
		CR 34 (Deer Park Avenue)
	2.59	Southern State Parkway	Exit 39 (Southern State Parkway)
	3.24	CR 4 (Commack Road)
Deer Park	4.80	CR 57 (Bay Shore Road)
Dix Hills	6.37	CR 2 (Straight Path)
	7.24	I-495	Exit 51 (I-495)
		CR 67 (Long Island Motor Parkway)
Dix Hills	9.05	Northern Parkway	Exit 42 (Northern State Parkway)
	9.05	CR 35	Continuation beyond the Northern Parkway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

New York Roads portal

1. ^ ^{a b} "County Road System – County of Suffolk, New York" (PDF). Suffolk County Department of Public Works. December 29, 2005. http://www.greaternyroads.info/pdfs/suffcr.pdf. Retrieved April 1, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Mobil (1965). New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 192. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT%20TVR%202008%20by%20Route.pdf. Retrieved January 31, 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Microsoft. Map of Overview map of Route 231 – Bing Maps (Map). Cartography by NavTEQ, Inc. http://www.bing.com/maps/#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. Retrieved June 25, 2010. 
5. ^ ^{a b} American Automobile Association (1968). New York City and Vicinity including Long Island (Map) (1968–69 ed.). 
6. ^ State of New York Department of Commerce (1969). New York State Highways (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
7. ^ Anderson, Steve. "Babylon-Northport Expressway (NY 231)". NYCRoads. http://www.nycroads.com/roads/NY-231/. Retrieved July 14, 2010. 

External links

• Alps' Roads – New York State Route 231
• New York Routes – New York State Route 231
• New York State Highway Termini – New York State Route 231
• Photographs, December 28, 2003 (The Expressway Site)
• NY 231 (Greater New York Roads)