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County Route 16 (Suffolk County, New York)
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Suffolk County Route 16 is a main thoroughfare through central Suffolk County
, New York
. Its western terminus is at Middle Country Road (New York State Route 25
) in Smithtown
, on the eastern border of the Village of the Branch
, and its eastern terminus is at Montauk Highway
(County Route 80) in Brookhaven
near Southhaven
. The route carries five different names along its length.
. Several blocks south of NY 347, CR 16 joins Smithtown Boulevard, while Terry Road continues to run south as a road maintained by the Town of Smithtown
, and crosses the Islip town line into Lakeland
.
A former section of Terry Road exists near New York State Route 25A
. It is unknown how this section connected to the present terminus of Terry Road at NY 25 while traversing the surrounding terrain.
, through Nesconset
where it serves as the hamlet's main street, and eventually terminates in Lake Ronkonkoma
east of County Road 93
(Rosevale Avenue).
At one time, County Road 76 (Town Line Road) was proposed to curve north of the Smithtown-Islip Town Line, and terminate between Old Nichol's Road (not to be confused with Nicoll's Road
) and Rosevale Avenue.
. The east end of this section near Schoolhouse Road has suffered such excessive flooding that it was closed by Suffolk County and turned over to the Parks Department, while the rest of it was sold to a local night club on the lake and transformed into part of the parking lot. East of Schoolhouse Road however, the road crosses the Smithtown-Brookhaven Town Line and runs high along the bluffs of Lake Ronkonkoma until it reaches Portion Road. Suffolk CR 16 moves east onto Portion Road while Lake Shore Drive continues south along the lake as a road maintained by the Town of Brookhaven
.
(Nicolls Road), where the road opens up to four lanes. Suffolk County is currently planning to widen the rest of the road to four lanes. This section of CR 16 once carried the additional name of Farm-to-Market Road.
. Originally, Horse Block Road was connected to another street a few blocks west of the current terminus named Mark Tree Road. The two sections formed a single road that ran from South Setauket to South Haven
. The connection between the two streets are cut off by a shopping center on the north side of NY 25 between Mark Tree and Eastwood Road. It then traverses to the south-southeast, and is cut off by CR 97 (Nicolls Road), Suffolk County Community College
, and other county facilities in Farmingville
, and joins up with Portion Road from a frontage road west of Nicolls Road named Leeds Boulevard at the interchange with Nicolls Road. The section east of Nicolls Road resumes at Horseblock Place and then joins Portion Road west of Waverly Avenue.
Horseblock Road then travels east-southeast through Farmingville (home of the historic Bald Hill Schoolhouse
and Cotten Coverage Insurance Agency), intersecting Blue Point Road, Granny Road, and County Route 83
(North Ocean Avenue) and then narrows down to two lanes eventually entering Medford
, intersecting New York State Route 112
, the Long Island Expressway at exit 65, and County Road 101 (Patchogue-Yaphank Road). It then enters southern Yaphank
and Brookhaven
, where it intersects County Road 99
(Woodside Avenue, a road whose construction in the early 1970s lead to Horse Block Road's realignment) and then County Road 21
(Yaphank Avenue), where it shares an interchange with Sunrise Highway (New York State Route 27
) before terminating at County Road 80 (Montauk Highway
) in Brookhaven
.
East Lake Shore Terrace Drive and Portion Road used to be part of Suffolk County Road 19 from the Smithtown-Brookhaven Town Line to Waverly Avenue in Farmingville. In 1960, this terminus was moved to Patchogue-Holbrook Road.
The construction of Sunrise Highway in 1957 lead to the realignment of Horseblock Road west of its original eastern terminus with South Country Road(former Montauk Highway
) in South Haven
. Because the interchange is shared with Suffolk CR 21
, the new alignment was originally designated as Suffolk CR 21A.
Horse Block Road used to be a western extension of Suffolk CR 56 between Victory Avenue, a frontage road along Sunrise Highway that begins at Suffolk CR 46
, in Brookhaven and Waverly Avenue in Farmingville. In 1964, it was moved only to Victory Avenue. Today that frontage road is unmarked.
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Its western terminus is at Middle Country Road (New York State Route 25
New York State Route 25
New York State Route 25 is an east–west state highway in downstate New York in the United States. The route extends for just over from east midtown Manhattan in New York City to the Cross Sound Ferry terminal at Orient Point on the end of Long Island's North Fork...
) in Smithtown
Smithtown (CDP), New York
Smithtown is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, USA. The population was 26,901 at the 2000 census.The community of Smithtown is in the Town of Smithtown.-Geography:...
, on the eastern border of the Village of the Branch
Village of the Branch, New York
Village of the Branch is a village in the town of Smithtown in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 1,895 at the 2000 census...
, and its eastern terminus is at Montauk Highway
Montauk Highway
Montauk Highway is one of the original through highways of Long Island, New York, extending from Jamaica, in the New York City borough of Queens to Montauk Point in Suffolk County, a distance of approximately 100 miles ....
(County Route 80) in Brookhaven
Brookhaven, New York
The Town of Brookhaven is one of the ten towns into which Suffolk County, New York, United States, has been divided. Part of the New York metropolitan area, it is located in central Suffolk County and is the only town in the county that stretches from the North Shore to the South Shore of Long...
near Southhaven
South Haven, New York
South Haven is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, on the South Shore of Long Island.South Haven is part of the Town of Brookhaven, not to be confused with the hamlet of Brookhaven with which it shares a ZIP Code....
. The route carries five different names along its length.
Terry Road
CR 16 begins as Terry Road at an intersection with NY 25. From NY 25, the road runs to the south near a former concrete factory. It then crosses New York State Route 347New York State Route 347
New York State Route 347 is an east–west state highway located in Suffolk County, New York, in the United States. It connects the Northern State Parkway in Hauppauge to NY 25A in Mount Sinai. The route serves as a southern bypass of Smithtown and as a direct link between Nesconset and...
. Several blocks south of NY 347, CR 16 joins Smithtown Boulevard, while Terry Road continues to run south as a road maintained by the Town of Smithtown
Smithtown, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 115,715 people, 38,487 households, and 31,482 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,159.9 people per square mile . There were 39,357 housing units at an average density of 734.6 per square mile...
, and crosses the Islip town line into Lakeland
Lakeland
Lakeland is primarily a toponym:*United States**Lakeland, Florida**Lakeland, Georgia**Lakeland, Louisiana**Lakeland, Michigan**Lakeland, Minnesota**Lakeland, New York**Lakeland, Tennessee**Lakeland Village, California*Canada...
.
A former section of Terry Road exists near New York State Route 25A
New York State Route 25A
New York State Route 25A is a state highway on Long Island in New York in the United States. It serves as the main east–west route for most of the North Shore of Long Island, running from the Queens Midtown Tunnel in the New York City borough of Queens at its western terminus to...
. It is unknown how this section connected to the present terminus of Terry Road at NY 25 while traversing the surrounding terrain.
Smithtown Boulevard
Of the five roads shared by CR 16, Smithtown Boulevard is the only road completely controlled by Suffolk County. Not only are there no former sections, but there are no sections of the road that branch off as local streets. Smithtown Boulevard goes from SmithtownSmithtown (CDP), New York
Smithtown is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, USA. The population was 26,901 at the 2000 census.The community of Smithtown is in the Town of Smithtown.-Geography:...
, through Nesconset
Nesconset, New York
Nesconset is a census-designated place in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, United States. The population was 11,992 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Nesconset is located at ....
where it serves as the hamlet's main street, and eventually terminates in Lake Ronkonkoma
Lake Ronkonkoma, New York
Lake Ronkonkoma is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 19,701 at the 2000 census.Lake Ronkonkoma is located in the town of Brookhaven, but has small sections in the Town of Smithtown....
east of County Road 93
County Route 93 (Suffolk County, New York)
Suffolk County Route 93 is a major county road entirely within Central Suffolk County, New York, primarily in eastern Town of Islip and partially in southeastern Town of Smithtown. It runs north and south from New York State Route 27 in Bohemia near Sayville to Suffolk County Road 16 in Lake...
(Rosevale Avenue).
At one time, County Road 76 (Town Line Road) was proposed to curve north of the Smithtown-Islip Town Line, and terminate between Old Nichol's Road (not to be confused with Nicoll's Road
County Route 97 (Suffolk County, New York)
Suffolk County Road 97, also known as Nicolls Road , is a major county road in Suffolk County, New York...
) and Rosevale Avenue.
Lake Shore Drive
Along the north and east side of Lake Ronkonkoma is a road known as Lake Shore Drive, the northern portion of which consists mostly of CR 16, except between Spectacle Lake Road and Schoolhouse Road, which is maintained by the Town of SmithtownSmithtown, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 115,715 people, 38,487 households, and 31,482 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,159.9 people per square mile . There were 39,357 housing units at an average density of 734.6 per square mile...
. The east end of this section near Schoolhouse Road has suffered such excessive flooding that it was closed by Suffolk County and turned over to the Parks Department, while the rest of it was sold to a local night club on the lake and transformed into part of the parking lot. East of Schoolhouse Road however, the road crosses the Smithtown-Brookhaven Town Line and runs high along the bluffs of Lake Ronkonkoma until it reaches Portion Road. Suffolk CR 16 moves east onto Portion Road while Lake Shore Drive continues south along the lake as a road maintained by the Town of Brookhaven
Brookhaven, New York
The Town of Brookhaven is one of the ten towns into which Suffolk County, New York, United States, has been divided. Part of the New York metropolitan area, it is located in central Suffolk County and is the only town in the county that stretches from the North Shore to the South Shore of Long...
.
Portion Road
Portion Road begins at the intersection of Lake Shore Drive. Old Portion Road is a former section of Portion Road located just south of that intersection. Through Lake Ronkonkoma and western Farmingville, CR 16 crawls eastward in a hilly region of Long Island, as it intersects with Ronkonkoma Avenue, Hawkins Avenue, County Route 19 (Patchogue-Holbrook Road), and Holbrook Road before reaching an interchange with County Route 97County Route 97 (Suffolk County, New York)
Suffolk County Road 97, also known as Nicolls Road , is a major county road in Suffolk County, New York...
(Nicolls Road), where the road opens up to four lanes. Suffolk County is currently planning to widen the rest of the road to four lanes. This section of CR 16 once carried the additional name of Farm-to-Market Road.
Horseblock Road
For all intents and purposes, Horseblock Road is the main section of CR 16. Like Portion Road, it once shared the additional name of Farm-to-Market Road. Unlike the rest of CR 16, Horseblock Road's western terminus is at Middle Country Road (NY 25) in CentereachCentereach, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 27,285 people, 8,176 households, and 6,998 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,429.4 per square mile . There were 8,329 housing units at an average density of 1,046.8/sq mi...
. Originally, Horse Block Road was connected to another street a few blocks west of the current terminus named Mark Tree Road. The two sections formed a single road that ran from South Setauket to South Haven
South Haven, New York
South Haven is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, on the South Shore of Long Island.South Haven is part of the Town of Brookhaven, not to be confused with the hamlet of Brookhaven with which it shares a ZIP Code....
. The connection between the two streets are cut off by a shopping center on the north side of NY 25 between Mark Tree and Eastwood Road. It then traverses to the south-southeast, and is cut off by CR 97 (Nicolls Road), Suffolk County Community College
Suffolk County Community College
Suffolk County Community College is a two-year public college on Long Island, NY sponsored by SUNY and Suffolk County, New York in the USA....
, and other county facilities in Farmingville
Farmingville, New York
Farmingville is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 16,458 at the 2000 census.Farmingville is in the Town of Brookhaven...
, and joins up with Portion Road from a frontage road west of Nicolls Road named Leeds Boulevard at the interchange with Nicolls Road. The section east of Nicolls Road resumes at Horseblock Place and then joins Portion Road west of Waverly Avenue.
Horseblock Road then travels east-southeast through Farmingville (home of the historic Bald Hill Schoolhouse
Bald Hill Schoolhouse
Bald Hill Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school building located at Farmingville in Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1850 and is a small, one story, vernacular rural schoolhouse with Greek Revival style detailing. It measures approximately 18 feet by 28 feet. It closed for classroom...
and Cotten Coverage Insurance Agency), intersecting Blue Point Road, Granny Road, and County Route 83
County Route 83 (Suffolk County, New York)
Suffolk County Road 83 is a major county road in Suffolk County, New York. It runs north and south from New York State Route 27 at exit 52A in North Patchogue to New York State Route 25A in Mount Sinai...
(North Ocean Avenue) and then narrows down to two lanes eventually entering Medford
Medford, New York
Medford is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 21,985 at the 2000 census.Medford is a community in the southwest part of the Town of Brookhaven...
, intersecting New York State Route 112
New York State Route 112
New York State Route 112 is a New York state highway, entirely within the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County. It runs from Montauk Highway, formerly part of NY 27A, in the village of Patchogue to NY 25A in Port Jefferson Station. It is known locally as Medford Ave in Patchogue...
, the Long Island Expressway at exit 65, and County Road 101 (Patchogue-Yaphank Road). It then enters southern Yaphank
Yaphank, New York
Yaphank is a census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 5,025 at the 2000 census.Yaphank is a community in the south part of the Town of Brookhaven...
and Brookhaven
Brookhaven, New York
The Town of Brookhaven is one of the ten towns into which Suffolk County, New York, United States, has been divided. Part of the New York metropolitan area, it is located in central Suffolk County and is the only town in the county that stretches from the North Shore to the South Shore of Long...
, where it intersects County Road 99
County Route 99 (Suffolk County, New York)
Suffolk County Road 99 is a county road in southern Suffolk County, New York. It runs east and west from Suffolk CR 19 in Holtsville to Suffolk CR 16 near Yaphank and Brookhaven.-Route description:...
(Woodside Avenue, a road whose construction in the early 1970s lead to Horse Block Road's realignment) and then County Road 21
County Route 21 (Suffolk County, New York)
Suffolk County Route 21 is a north–south county road in Suffolk County, New York. Its southern end is at County Route 16 at its interchange with New York State Route 27 in Brookhaven, and the highway ends at New York State Route 25A in Rocky Point....
(Yaphank Avenue), where it shares an interchange with Sunrise Highway (New York State Route 27
New York State Route 27
New York State Route 27 is an east–west long state highway extending from Interstate 278 in the New York City borough of Brooklyn to Montauk Point State Park on Long Island, New York, United States...
) before terminating at County Road 80 (Montauk Highway
Montauk Highway
Montauk Highway is one of the original through highways of Long Island, New York, extending from Jamaica, in the New York City borough of Queens to Montauk Point in Suffolk County, a distance of approximately 100 miles ....
) in Brookhaven
Brookhaven, New York
The Town of Brookhaven is one of the ten towns into which Suffolk County, New York, United States, has been divided. Part of the New York metropolitan area, it is located in central Suffolk County and is the only town in the county that stretches from the North Shore to the South Shore of Long...
.
Former designations
Though Suffolk County Road 16 has run consistently from Smithtown to Brookhaven since the mid-1960s, this wasn't always the case. Many segments have been part of other county roads.Montauk Highway
Montauk Highway is one of the original through highways of Long Island, New York, extending from Jamaica, in the New York City borough of Queens to Montauk Point in Suffolk County, a distance of approximately 100 miles ....
) in South Haven
South Haven, New York
South Haven is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, on the South Shore of Long Island.South Haven is part of the Town of Brookhaven, not to be confused with the hamlet of Brookhaven with which it shares a ZIP Code....
. Because the interchange is shared with Suffolk CR 21
County Route 21 (Suffolk County, New York)
Suffolk County Route 21 is a north–south county road in Suffolk County, New York. Its southern end is at County Route 16 at its interchange with New York State Route 27 in Brookhaven, and the highway ends at New York State Route 25A in Rocky Point....
, the new alignment was originally designated as Suffolk CR 21A.
County Route 46 (Suffolk County, New York)
Suffolk County Road 46 is a major county road in eastern Suffolk County, New York. It runs north and south from County Route 75 in Smith Point County Park to New York State Route 25A near the border of Shoreham and Wading River...
, in Brookhaven and Waverly Avenue in Farmingville. In 1964, it was moved only to Victory Avenue. Today that frontage road is unmarked.