Ocean Parkway (Long Island)
Highway on Jones Beach Island, in New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Ocean Parkway (abbreviated as OP) is a 15.59-mile (25.09 km) limited-access parkway that traverses Jones Beach Island between Jones Beach State Park and Captree State Park on Long Island, New York, in the United States. It begins at the southern terminus of the Meadowbrook State Parkway and heads east across Jones Beach Island, intersecting the south end of the Wantagh State Parkway before ending just past the southern terminus of the Robert Moses Causeway.
Route information | |
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Maintained by NYSDOT | |
Length | 15.59 mi[1] (25.09 km) |
Major junctions | |
West end | Meadowbrook State Parkway / Bay Parkway at Jones Beach |
Major intersections | Wantagh State Parkway at Jones Beach |
East end | Robert Moses Causeway at Captree State Park |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Counties | Nassau, Suffolk |
Highway system | |
Ocean Parkway | |
Location | Jones Beach Island |
Part of | Jones Beach State Park, Causeway and Parkway System |
NRHP reference No. | 05000358[2] |
Added to NRHP | April 28, 2005 |
The highway is designated New York State Route 909D (NY 909D), an unsigned reference route – and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing asset to the Jones Beach State Park, Causeway and Parkway System historic district.