New York State Route 231
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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.
(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
.
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).
and Northern State Parkway
s was transferred to the state of New York
, which designated the highway as NY 231. Initially, NY 231 followed Deer Park Avenue (now CR 34) south to NY 27A
in Babylon
; however, it was realigned ca. 1969 to follow a 2 miles (3.2 km) section of the new Babylon-Northport Expressway. 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.
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State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
located in Suffolk County, New York
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...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The route extends for 9.05 miles (14.56 km) from a partial interchange with NY 27A
New York State Route 27A
New York State Route 27A is a state highway extending from Massapequa in Nassau County to Oakdale in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York in the United States...
in Babylon
Babylon, New York
Babylon, New York can refer to:* Babylon , New York, in Suffolk County, New York, USA* Babylon , New York, in the town of Babylon...
to an interchange with the Northern State Parkway
Northern State Parkway
The Northern State Parkway is a long limited-access state parkway on Long Island in the U.S. state of New York. The western terminus is at the Queens-Nassau County line, where the parkway continues westward into New York City as the Grand Central Parkway...
in Dix Hills
Dix Hills, New York
Dix Hills is a hamlet Dix Hills is a hamlet Dix Hills is a hamlet (and a census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Huntington on the North Shore of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Dix Hills was named the 19th most affluent U.S. neighborhood by Forbes in 2008.. It is one...
. 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 27ANew York State Route 27A
New York State Route 27A is a state highway extending from Massapequa in Nassau County to Oakdale in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York in the United States...
(Montauk Highway) in Babylon
Babylon (village), New York
Babylon is a village in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 12,615 at the 2000 census.Its official name is The Incorporated Village of 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
County Route 50 (Suffolk County, New York)
Suffolk County Route 50 is a county road in Southwestern Suffolk County, New York. It runs east and west between Babylon and Great River, New York...
(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
Babylon Branch
The Babylon Branch is a rail service operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The term refers to the trains serving Montauk Branch stations from Valley Stream east to Babylon. The Babylon Branch is a rail service operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of...
and crosses northward through a large residential district. After paralleling Madison Street in North Babylon
North Babylon, New York
North Babylon is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 17,877 at the 2000 census.North Babylon is a community in the Town of Babylon.-Geography:...
, NY 231 intersects with NY 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...
(the Sunrise Highway) in a full cloverleaf interchange. From NY 27, NY 231 heads northward and northwestward, intersecting with Hunter Avenue in North Babylon
North Babylon, New York
North Babylon is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 17,877 at the 2000 census.North Babylon is a community in the Town of Babylon.-Geography:...
, 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
Southern State Parkway
The Southern State Parkway is a long limited-access highway on Long Island, in the U.S. state of New York...
at a full cloverleaf in North Babylon
North Babylon, New York
North Babylon is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 17,877 at the 2000 census.North Babylon is a community in the Town of Babylon.-Geography:...
.
After the Southern State
Southern State Parkway
The Southern State Parkway is a long limited-access highway on Long Island, in the U.S. state of New York...
, 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
Deer Park, New York
Deer Park is a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 27,745 at the 2010 census.-History:...
. The highway continues northward through Deer Park
Deer Park, New York
Deer Park is a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 27,745 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, 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
Deer Park, New York
Deer Park is a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 27,745 at the 2010 census.-History:...
as NY 231 continues into Dix Hills
Dix Hills, New York
Dix Hills is a hamlet Dix Hills is a hamlet Dix Hills is a hamlet (and a census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Huntington on the North Shore of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Dix Hills was named the 19th most affluent U.S. neighborhood by Forbes in 2008.. It is one...
as Deer Park Road. In Dix Hills
Dix Hills, New York
Dix Hills is a hamlet Dix Hills is a hamlet Dix Hills is a hamlet (and a census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Huntington on the North Shore of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Dix Hills was named the 19th most affluent U.S. neighborhood by Forbes in 2008.. It is one...
, 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
Interstate 495 (New York)
Interstate 495 is an auxiliary Interstate Highway on Long Island in New York in the United States. The route extends for from the western portal of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel in the New York City borough of Manhattan to County Route 58 in Riverhead, Suffolk County...
(the Long Island Expressway) in Dix Hills
Dix Hills, New York
Dix Hills is a hamlet Dix Hills is a hamlet Dix Hills is a hamlet (and a census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Huntington on the North Shore of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Dix Hills was named the 19th most affluent U.S. neighborhood by Forbes in 2008.. It is one...
. 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
Long Island Motor Parkway
The Long Island Motor Parkway , also known as the Vanderbilt Parkway and Motor Parkway, was the first roadway designed for automobile use only. It was privately built by William Kissam Vanderbilt with overpasses and bridges to remove intersections...
). After NY 231 curves to the northwest, it enters a partial cloverleaf interchange with the Northern State Parkway
Northern State Parkway
The Northern State Parkway is a long limited-access state parkway on Long Island in the U.S. state of New York. The western terminus is at the Queens-Nassau County line, where the parkway continues westward into New York City as the Grand Central Parkway...
, where the designation terminates. The right-of-way continues northward as County Route 35 (Deer Park Road).
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 SouthernSouthern State Parkway
The Southern State Parkway is a long limited-access highway on Long Island, in the U.S. state of New York...
and Northern State Parkway
Northern State Parkway
The Northern State Parkway is a long limited-access state parkway on Long Island in the U.S. state of New York. The western terminus is at the Queens-Nassau County line, where the parkway continues westward into New York City as the Grand Central Parkway...
s was transferred to the state of 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...
, which designated the highway as NY 231. Initially, NY 231 followed Deer Park Avenue (now CR 34) south to NY 27A
New York State Route 27A
New York State Route 27A is a state highway extending from Massapequa in Nassau County to Oakdale in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York in the United States...
in Babylon
Babylon (village), New York
Babylon is a village in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 12,615 at the 2000 census.Its official name is The Incorporated Village of Babylon...
; however, it was realigned ca. 1969 to follow a 2 miles (3.2 km) section of the new Babylon-Northport Expressway. As its name implies, the highway was to run from Babylon to Northport
Northport, New York
Northport is a village in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village population was 7,606. Students attend the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District....
, a distance of 14 miles (23 km); however, no other sections of the road were constructed.
Major intersections
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External links
- Photographs, December 28, 2003 (The Expressway Site)
- NY 231 (Greater New York Roads)