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#REDIRECT [[Bethpage State Parkway#Northern extension and the Caumsett State Parkway]]
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| status = Never built; much of right-of-way repurposed as parkland
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| direction_b = North
| terminus_b = [[Caumsett State Historic Park]] in [[Lloyd Harbor, New York|Lloyd Harbor]]
| counties = [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau]], [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk]]
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The '''Caumsett State Parkway''' (also known as the '''Caumsett Parkway''') was a proposed [[parkway]] on the [[North Shore (Long Island)|North Shore]] of [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]], between [[Plainview, New York|Plainview]] in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] and the [[Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve|Caumsett State Historic Park]] in [[Lloyd Harbor, New York|Lloyd Harbor]], [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]].

The parkway was intended to link the Causett State Historic Park in Lloyd Harbor to a northerly extension of the [[Bethpage State Parkway]] at the [[Northern State Parkway]] in Plainview – and would have linked Caumsett State Historic Park with [[Bethpage State Park]] via the extended Bethpage State Parkway. Much of the unbuilt parkway's right-of-way has since been transformed into parks with trails and other recreational amenities.

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[[File:Northern State Parkway Exit 38.jpg|thumb|Exit&nbsp;38 on the Northern State Parkway in Plainview, near where the Caumsett State Parkway was to meet it and the Bethpage State Parkway.]]
Beginning at a full cloverleaf interchange with the [[Northern State Parkway]] and the formerly proposed northern terminus of [[Bethpage State Parkway]], just east of Exit 38 on the Northern State Parkway, the Caumsett State Parkway would have curved to the northwest. It then would have crossed [[Woodbury Road]] at a half-diamond interchange, then run parallel to it as it encountered a partial cloverleaf interchange with [[New York State Route&nbsp;25|Jericho Turnpike (NY 25)]]. After this, the parkway would have moved further away from Woodbury Road, then gone under [[Syosset–Woodbury Road|Syosset&ndash;Woodbury Road]] before passing over the [[Port Jefferson Branch]] of the [[Long Island Rail Road]]. From there the road was to curve slightly to the east.<ref name="nycroads">{{cite web |last=Anderson |first=Steve |title=Bethpage–Caumsett Parkway (unbuilt) |url=http://www.nycroads.com/roads/bethpage/ |accessdate=March 26, 2008 |work=NYCRoads}}</ref><ref name="Caumsettannounced">{{cite news |date=May 21, 1961 |title=Parkway to Lead to New L.I. Park |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1961/05/21/104703091.html?pageNumber=46 |access-date=2024-04-20 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=46}}</ref>

After entering Suffolk County, it was to go over [[New York State Route 108|Harbor Road (NY 108)]] before paralleling it and running along the east coast of Cold Spring Harbor. As NY&nbsp;108 ends, it would have then run parallel to [[New York State Route 25A|Main Street (NY 25A)]], and then cross over & connect to it in an unorthodox interchange.<ref name="nycroads" /><ref name="Caumsettannounced" />

From there, the Caumsett Parkway would continue north along the coast, soon entering the Incorporated Village of Lloyd Harbor.<ref name="nycroads" /><ref name="Caumsettannounced" /> It would then curve right into the interior of West Neck. The Caumsett Parkway would then cross over West Neck Road without an interchange, then bridge over Lloyd Harbor as it enters Lloyd Neck, soon thereafter entering the [[Caumsett State Historic Park]]. Within the park, the Caumsett Parkway would then terminate at a traffic circle, and possibly connect to the proposed [[Sound Shore Parkway]] if that highway were also to be built.<ref name="nycroads" /><ref name="Caumsettannounced" />

The right-of-way for the parkway was acquired in the 1960s, some of which was used to create [[Trail View State Park]] and [[Cold Spring Harbor State Park]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Cerra |first=Frances |date=January 18, 1987 |title=Blazing a New Trail in the Wilds of Nassau |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/18/nyregion/blazing-a-new-trail-in-wilds-of-nassau.html |accessdate=August 16, 2009 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Trail View State Park |url=https://parks.ny.gov/parks/39/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=parks.ny.gov}}</ref>

== History ==
On May&nbsp;20, 1961, a new parkway was proposed by the [[Long Island State Park Commission]] to connect the Northern State Parkway to the proposed [[Caumsett State Park]], the site of a wildlife refuge and arboretum. The parkway would be constructed as a northern extension of the Bethpage State Parkway, using filled land to traverse [[Cold Spring Harbor, New York|Cold Spring Harbor]]. It also required the condemning of a [[Standard Oil Company]] tank farm to avoid demolishing high-priced homes, which were to be taken via the three alternate routes proposed.<ref name="Caumsettannounced" /> In 1965, the LISPC proposed that the four-lane parkway wind through Cold Spring Harbor and enter the village of [[Lloyd Harbor, New York|Lloyd Harbor]]. Three years later, however, the LISPC said all they proposed was a scenic and landscaped two-lane road in the future. Conservationists of the Caumsett estate worried that the plans were too vague; furthermore, they believed that Caumsett should not be turned into a major-use facility like that of [[Jones Beach State Park]] on the southern shore.<ref>{{cite news |last=Horsley |first=Carter B. |date=April 18, 1971 |title=Future of Caumsett on L.I. Worries Conservationists |newspaper=The New York Times |page=BQ104}}</ref>

Extending the Bethpage Parkway northward from was a requirement for building the new parkway, and four new interchanges were proposed for the Bethpage Parkway. The first, exit&nbsp;B5, would be at [[New York State Route 135|NY&nbsp;135]] (the Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway). With this new interchange, the traffic circle with Plainview Road in Bethpage State Park would be eliminated. Other junctions included a diamond interchange for Plainview Avenue and Bethpage State Park, a full cloverleaf interchange with [[Old Country Road]], and a partial cloverleaf interchange with the [[Long Island Expressway]] (then-NY&nbsp;495). North of there, the new Caumsett exits would be a full cloverleaf interchange with the [[Northern State Parkway]], a diamond interchange with [[New York State Route 25|NY&nbsp;25]] (Jericho Turnpike) and an interchange with [[New York State Route 25A|NY&nbsp;25A]] and [[New York State Route 108|NY&nbsp;108]].<ref name="tbta">{{cite book |title=Arterial Progress 1959-1965 |publisher=[[Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority]] |location=New York City}}</ref> After the NY&nbsp;25A interchange, the parkway would continue north along the east coast of Cold Spring Harbor before curving inland before crossing Lloyd Harbor, and then ultimately enter Caumsett State Park, ending at a traffic circle at the southern end of the park.<ref>{{cite web |title=Plan of Caumsett State Park |url=http://www.nycroads.com/roads/bethpage/img18.gif |accessdate=June 29, 2012 |work=Clark and Fapuano Landscape and Architects |publisher=Long Island State Parks Commission}}</ref>

There have been subsequent proposals to utilize the unbuilt Caumsett Parkway's right-of-way.<ref>{{cite news |last=Young |first=Monte R. |date=February 22, 1990 |title=Extension of Three Expressways Urged |newspaper=Newsday |location=New York City}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite book |title=Long Island Transportation Plan 2000 |publisher=[[Parsons Brinckerhoff]] |year=2001}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.dot.ny.gov/bethpagebikeway/history |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121214111232/https://www.dot.ny.gov/bethpagebikeway/history |archive-date=December 14, 2012 |accessdate=June 29, 2012 |work=Bethpage Bikeway |publisher=New York State Department of Transportation |location=Colonie, NY}}</ref> In 1987, the Long Island Greenbelt Trail Conference proposed that the right-of-way for the Caumsett become part of a new Greenbelt trail.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Cerra |first=Frances |date=January 18, 1987 |title=Blazing a New Trail in the Wilds of Nassau |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/18/nyregion/blazing-a-new-trail-in-wilds-of-nassau.html |accessdate=August 16, 2009 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> In September 2002, Governor [[George Pataki]] announced the opening of [[Trail View State Park]] – a new, linear {{convert|400|acre|adj=on}} state park using the right-of-ways for the Caumsett Parkway and the unbuilt extension of the Bethpage Parkway; the park also included a {{convert|7.4|mi|km|adj=on}} trail.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="trailview">{{cite press release |url=http://pb.state.ny.us/press_releases/governor/pr_20020921.pdf |title=Governor Pataki Announces New State Park on Long Island |accessdate=June 29, 2012 |date=September 21, 2002 |publisher=Office of the [[Governor of New York]] |location=[[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226154807/http://pb.state.ny.us/press_releases/governor/pr_20020921.pdf |archivedate=February 26, 2012}}</ref>

== Proposed interchanges ==
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==See also==
*[[Ponquogue Parkway]]
*[[Robert Moses]]
*[[Sunken Meadow State Parkway]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/info.asp?parkID=68 Caumsett State Historic Park]
{{State parkways on Long Island}}
[[Category:Parkways in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Parkways in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Roads on Long Island]]
[[Category:Roads on Long Island]]

Revision as of 19:18, 20 April 2024

Caumsett State Parkway marker
Caumsett State Parkway
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
StatusNever built; much of right-of-way repurposed as parkland
HistoryFormerly proposed parkway
Major junctions
South end Bethpage State Parkway / Northern State Parkway in Plainview
North endCaumsett State Historic Park in Lloyd Harbor
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesNassau, Suffolk
Highway system

The Caumsett State Parkway (also known as the Caumsett Parkway) was a proposed parkway on the North Shore of Long Island, New York, between Plainview in Nassau County and the Caumsett State Historic Park in Lloyd Harbor, Suffolk County.

The parkway was intended to link the Causett State Historic Park in Lloyd Harbor to a northerly extension of the Bethpage State Parkway at the Northern State Parkway in Plainview – and would have linked Caumsett State Historic Park with Bethpage State Park via the extended Bethpage State Parkway. Much of the unbuilt parkway's right-of-way has since been transformed into parks with trails and other recreational amenities.

Route description

Map
Exit 38 on the Northern State Parkway in Plainview, near where the Caumsett State Parkway was to meet it and the Bethpage State Parkway.

Beginning at a full cloverleaf interchange with the Northern State Parkway and the formerly proposed northern terminus of Bethpage State Parkway, just east of Exit 38 on the Northern State Parkway, the Caumsett State Parkway would have curved to the northwest. It then would have crossed Woodbury Road at a half-diamond interchange, then run parallel to it as it encountered a partial cloverleaf interchange with Jericho Turnpike (NY 25). After this, the parkway would have moved further away from Woodbury Road, then gone under Syosset–Woodbury Road before passing over the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. From there the road was to curve slightly to the east.[1][2]

After entering Suffolk County, it was to go over Harbor Road (NY 108) before paralleling it and running along the east coast of Cold Spring Harbor. As NY 108 ends, it would have then run parallel to Main Street (NY 25A), and then cross over & connect to it in an unorthodox interchange.[1][2]

From there, the Caumsett Parkway would continue north along the coast, soon entering the Incorporated Village of Lloyd Harbor.[1][2] It would then curve right into the interior of West Neck. The Caumsett Parkway would then cross over West Neck Road without an interchange, then bridge over Lloyd Harbor as it enters Lloyd Neck, soon thereafter entering the Caumsett State Historic Park. Within the park, the Caumsett Parkway would then terminate at a traffic circle, and possibly connect to the proposed Sound Shore Parkway if that highway were also to be built.[1][2]

The right-of-way for the parkway was acquired in the 1960s, some of which was used to create Trail View State Park and Cold Spring Harbor State Park.[3][4]

History

On May 20, 1961, a new parkway was proposed by the Long Island State Park Commission to connect the Northern State Parkway to the proposed Caumsett State Park, the site of a wildlife refuge and arboretum. The parkway would be constructed as a northern extension of the Bethpage State Parkway, using filled land to traverse Cold Spring Harbor. It also required the condemning of a Standard Oil Company tank farm to avoid demolishing high-priced homes, which were to be taken via the three alternate routes proposed.[2] In 1965, the LISPC proposed that the four-lane parkway wind through Cold Spring Harbor and enter the village of Lloyd Harbor. Three years later, however, the LISPC said all they proposed was a scenic and landscaped two-lane road in the future. Conservationists of the Caumsett estate worried that the plans were too vague; furthermore, they believed that Caumsett should not be turned into a major-use facility like that of Jones Beach State Park on the southern shore.[5]

Extending the Bethpage Parkway northward from was a requirement for building the new parkway, and four new interchanges were proposed for the Bethpage Parkway. The first, exit B5, would be at NY 135 (the Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway). With this new interchange, the traffic circle with Plainview Road in Bethpage State Park would be eliminated. Other junctions included a diamond interchange for Plainview Avenue and Bethpage State Park, a full cloverleaf interchange with Old Country Road, and a partial cloverleaf interchange with the Long Island Expressway (then-NY 495). North of there, the new Caumsett exits would be a full cloverleaf interchange with the Northern State Parkway, a diamond interchange with NY 25 (Jericho Turnpike) and an interchange with NY 25A and NY 108.[6] After the NY 25A interchange, the parkway would continue north along the east coast of Cold Spring Harbor before curving inland before crossing Lloyd Harbor, and then ultimately enter Caumsett State Park, ending at a traffic circle at the southern end of the park.[7]

There have been subsequent proposals to utilize the unbuilt Caumsett Parkway's right-of-way.[8][9][10] In 1987, the Long Island Greenbelt Trail Conference proposed that the right-of-way for the Caumsett become part of a new Greenbelt trail.[9][11] In September 2002, Governor George Pataki announced the opening of Trail View State Park – a new, linear 400-acre (160 ha) state park using the right-of-ways for the Caumsett Parkway and the unbuilt extension of the Bethpage Parkway; the park also included a 7.4-mile (11.9 km) trail.[10][12]

Proposed interchanges

CountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
NassauPlainviewC1 Bethpage State Parkway / Northern State ParkwaySouthern terminus of the Caumsett State Parkway; would continue south as the Bethpage State Parkway
WoodburyC2 NY 25 (Jericho Turnpike)
SuffolkCold Spring HarborC3 NY 25A (Main Street) / NY 108 (Harbor Road)
Lloyd HarborCaumsett State Historic ParkNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Route transition

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Anderson, Steve. "Bethpage–Caumsett Parkway (unbuilt)". NYCRoads. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Parkway to Lead to New L.I. Park". The New York Times. May 21, 1961. p. 46. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  3. ^ Cerra, Frances (January 18, 1987). "Blazing a New Trail in the Wilds of Nassau". The New York Times. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
  4. ^ "Trail View State Park". parks.ny.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  5. ^ Horsley, Carter B. (April 18, 1971). "Future of Caumsett on L.I. Worries Conservationists". The New York Times. p. BQ104.
  6. ^ Arterial Progress 1959-1965. New York City: Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority.
  7. ^ "Plan of Caumsett State Park". Clark and Fapuano Landscape and Architects. Long Island State Parks Commission. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  8. ^ Young, Monte R. (February 22, 1990). "Extension of Three Expressways Urged". Newsday. New York City.
  9. ^ a b Long Island Transportation Plan 2000. Parsons Brinckerhoff. 2001.
  10. ^ a b "History". Bethpage Bikeway. Colonie, NY: New York State Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  11. ^ Cerra, Frances (January 18, 1987). "Blazing a New Trail in the Wilds of Nassau". The New York Times. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
  12. ^ "Governor Pataki Announces New State Park on Long Island" (PDF) (Press release). Albany, NY: Office of the Governor of New York. September 21, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
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