Merrick Road

Merrick Road
Merrick Boulevard in South Jamaica, Queens NY.

Merrick Road, named Merrick Boulevard inside New York City, is a road running from Jamaica, Queens, New York east through Merrick, New York to the line between Nassau and Suffolk Counties, where it becomes Montauk Highway. A bit of it at the east end is signed and maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation as New York State Route 27A. At one time the entire length of Merrick Road was signed as NY 27A; the entire portion within Nassau County is currently designated as unsigned Nassau County Route 27.[1] It is an old road, forming part of one of the original paths across southern Long Island, once known as Montauk Highway the whole way.

Route description

Merrick Boulevard begins at Hillside Avenue as a 2 lane, one-way street heading eastbound (compass south at this point), continued north of Hillside Avenue as 166th Street. 168th Street provides for traffic running westbound/northbound. Just south of Liberty Avenue, the two directions join together to form a 4 lane, divided Merrick Boulevard.[2]

Merrick Boulevard gradually turns southeast and east, passing through Springfield Gardens, Laurelton and crossing the Belt Parkway before leaving Queens into Nassau County, where it becomes Merrick Road. Merrick Road here is one of the old roads along the southern side of Long Island; it has been replaced by Sunrise Highway (Route 27) for most through traffic.[2]

Merrick Boulevard at Linden Boulevard.

At Rockville Centre, bridges take it over Route 27, with four directional ramps forming a partial interchange. Further east, it serves as the southern end for state roads like Route 135 (the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway) and Route 107.[2]

Route 27A begins as a split from Route 27 in East Massapequa, where Route 27 leaves the original Sunrise Gold Circle, which is now Old Sunrise Highway east of the split. Route 27A quickly turns south off Old Sunrise Highway onto Carman Mill Road, which ends at Merrick Road. Merrick Road from that point east to Suffolk County, where it becomes Montauk Highway, is part of Route 27A.[2]

Both the Meadowbrook State Parkway and the Wantagh State Parkway have interchanges with Merrick Road. A truck needing to make a delivery to the barrier beaches along Ocean Parkway may enter either parkway southbound at this road and at no point further north.[2]

Major intersections

County Location Mile Destinations Notes
Queens
Jamaica 0.00 NY 25 (Hillside Avenue)
Laurelton Belt Parkway
Nassau
Rockville Centre NY 27 (Sunrise Highway)
Freeport Meadowbrook Parkway
Wantagh Wantagh Parkway
Seaford NY 135 (Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway)
East Massapequa 16.3 NY 27A (Montauk Highway)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

NY-blank (cutout).svg New York Roads portal


Coordinates: 40°40′26.9″N 73°43′39.8″W / 40.674139°N 73.727722°W / 40.674139; -73.727722


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Merrick, New York —   CDP   …   Wikipedia

  • Merrick (LIRR station) — Merrick Merrick Station as seen from Sunrise Highway …   Wikipedia

  • Merrick Baliton — es un personaje de ficción de la serie Power Rangers Fuerza Salvaje, interpretado por Phillip Andrew En Power Rangers: Fuerza Salvaje Merrick fue uno de los guerreros que protegían Animarium y a la princesa Shayla hace tiempo. Fue enviado a… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Merrick — This ancient surname recorded in the spellings of Meyric, Meyrick, Merrick, Merricks and the American Myrick, is of Anglo Welsh and possibly Scottish origins. The first is Welsh, and derives from Meyric, the Prince of Cardigan , and head of the… …   Surnames reference

  • Joseph Merrick — The Elephant Man redirects here. For other uses, see The Elephant Man (disambiguation). For the Jamaican missionary, see Joseph Merrick (missionary) . Joseph Merrick Joseph Merrick photographed c.1889 …   Wikipedia

  • Village of Merrick Park — at Dusk Location 358 San Lorenzo Avenue Coral Gables, Florida Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • George E. Merrick — George Edgar Merrick (1886 1942) was a real estate developer who is best known as the planner and builder of the city of Coral Gables, Florida in the 1920s, one of the first planned communities in the United States . Merrick was born in… …   Wikipedia

  • Gordon Merrick — William Gordon Merrick (August 3, 1916 – March 27, 1988) was a Broadway actor, best selling author of gay themed novels and one of the first authors to write about homosexual themes for a mass audience. Contents 1 Early life 2 Literary success 3… …   Wikipedia

  • Joseph Carey Merrick — Joseph Merrick Pour les articles homonymes, voir Merrick. Joseph Carey Merrick. Joseph Carey Merrick (Leicester, 5 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Joseph Merrick — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Merrick. Joseph Merrick Joseph Carey Merrick ( …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”