Proposed Nassau County Routes
Years ago, Nassau had a signed county route system, just like Suffolk. It was extremely extensive. The numbers ranged from 1 to 191, with very few numbers being skipped. The 1962 version of the Official Map of Nassau County showed the proposed road network for Nassau. A copy of this map is available for viewing at the Nassau County Planning Commission, although it is very large and therefore not reproducible. The map shows several unbuilt proposed state routes, including the Caumsett Parkway and sections of the Bethpage Parkway, the Nassau Expressway (NY 878), and the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway (NY 135). However, every county route shown on the map was built and most are still under the jurisdiction of the county. It is unknown whether signage was posted for all of the county routes only for a subset of them. The routes were marked with orange and blue pentagonal shields. Later, the federal government set standards for county route signage and Nassau's signs were not compliant. Since Nassau did not have adequate money to purchase the new signs necessary to come into compliance, the signs were all removed and all Nassau county routes became secret designations. The system has changed substantially in the time since. Many roads under the jurisdiction of the county no longer have route numbers. Only few routes, specifically CR 2, CR 26, CR 27, CR 63, CR 105, and CR 181 have not been shortened, lengthened, or otherwise modified since 1962.
- From:
- Long Beach Road (CR 1) in Oceanside
- To:
- Merrick Road (CR 27) in Rockville Centre
- From:
- Grove Street (CR 88) in Freeport
- To:
- South Main Street (CR 7) in Freeport
- From:
- Merrick Road (CR 27) in Freeport
- To:
- South Main Street (CR 7) in Freeport
- From:
- Grand Avenue (CR 55) in Baldwin
- To:
- Hempstead village line
- From:
- Railroad tracks in Rockville Centre
- To:
- Merrick Road (CR 27) in Rockville Centre
- From:
- North Jerusalem Road (CR 181) in Levittown
- To:
- Hempstead Turnpike (NY 24) in Levittown
- From:
- Glenwood Road (CR 37) in Glenwood Landing
- To:
- Glen Cove Avenue (CR 1) in Glenwood Landing
- From:
- Merrick Road (CR 27) in Lynbrook
- To:
- Hempstead Avenue (CR 3) in Lynbrook
- From:
- Central Avenue (CR 186) and Merritts Road (CR 186) in Bethpage
- To:
- Bethpage Road (CR 110) and Round Swamp Road (CR 110) in Farmingdale
- From:
- Queens-Nassau county line
- To:
- Doughty Boulevard (CR 60) in Inwood
- From:
- Rockaway Road (CR 84) and Cherry Valley Avenue (CR 84) in Garden City
- To:
- Bend in road
- From:
- Williamson Street in East Rockaway
- To:
- Main Street (CR 10A) in East Rockaway
- From:
- Baldwin Road (CR 1) and Henry Street (CR 1) in Hempstead
- To:
- Greenwich Street (CR 7) in Hempstead
- From:
- Franklin Avenue (CR 6) in Hempstead
- To:
- Greenwich Street (CR 7) in Hempstead
- From:
- School Street (CR 1), Forest Avenue (CR 1), and Dosoris Way (CR 113) in Glen Cove
- To:
- Lattingtown Road (CR 167) in Glen Cove
- From:
- Dosoris Lane (CR 166) in Glen Cove
- To:
- Skunks Misery Road (CR 1) and Horse Hollow Road (CR 1) in Lattingtown
- From:
- Sunrise Highway (NY 27) in Seaford
- To:
- Jerusalem Avenue (NY 105) in Seaford
- From:
- Forest Avenue (CR 16) in Locust Valley
- To:
- Skunks Misery Road (CR 1) in Lattingtown
- Note:
- Weir Avenue has been renamed Weir Lane.
- From:
- Northern Boulevard (NY 25A) in Manhasset
- To:
- Plandome Heights village line
- From:
- Merrick Road (CR 27) in Massapequa
- To:
- Sunrise Highway (NY 27) in Massapequa
- From:
- Rockaway Avenue (CR 22) in Valley Stream
- To:
- Franklin Avenue (CR 5) in Malverne
- From:
- Dutch Broadway (CR 100) in Valley Stream
- To:
- Jericho Turnpike (NY 25) in New Hyde Park
- From:
- Covert Avenue (CR 174) in New Hyde Park
- To:
- Cherry Valley Avenue (CR 84) and Cathedral Avenue (CR 62) in Garden City
- From:
- Cathedral Avenue (CR 62) in Garden City
- To:
- Franklin Avenue (CR 6) in Garden City
- From:
- Clinton Road (CR 1) in Garden City
- To:
- Merrick Avenue (CR 4) in Westbury
- From:
- Glen Cove Road (NY 107) in Glen Cove
- To:
- Pratt Boulevard (CR 1) and Bridge Street (CR 1) in Glen Cove
- From:
- Pratt Boulevard (CR 178) in Glen Cove
- To:
- Glen Street (CR 107) in Glen Cove
- Note:
- Back Road no longer exists. Mill Street has been renamed Pulaski Street.
- From:
- Cold Spring Road (CR 18) in Syosset
- To:
- Woodbury Road (CR 12) in Woodbury
- From:
- Jerusalem Avenue (CR 105) in East Meadow
- To:
- Wantagh Avenue (NY 115) in Levittown
- Note:
- NY 115 was decommissioned in 1972.
- From:
- Merrick Road (CR 27) in Freeport
- To:
- Nassau Road (CR 7) in Baldwin
- From:
- Bryant Avenue (CR 7) and Intervale Avenue (CR 7) in Roslyn
- To:
- Glen Cove Avenue (CR 1) and Back Road (CR 1) in Roslyn
- Note:
- Intervale Avenue has been renamed Glenwood Road.
- From:
- Old Country Road (CR 25) in Hicksville
- To:
- Newbridge Road (NY 106) in Hicksville
- From:
- Elmont Road (CR 99) in Elmont
- To:
- Central Avenue (CR 20) in Elmont
- From:
- Hicksville Road (NY 107) in Levittown
- To:
- Hempstead Turnpike (NY 24) in Farmingdale
- From:
- Island Park village line
- To:
- Long Beach Road (CR 1A) in Island Park
- From:
- Merrick Road (CR 27) in Wantagh
- To:
- Bellmore Avenue (CR 26) in Bellmore
- Note:
- Mill Road has been renamed Old Mill Road.
- From:
- Hempstead Turnpike (NY 24) in Levittown
- To:
- Hicksville Road (NY 107) in Levittown
- Note:
- In 1962, Wantagh Avenue was designated NY 115 from Merrick Road to NY 107. The northernmost section was locally maintained as CR 189. Since then, NY 115 was decommissioned. The entirety of Wantagh Avenue is currently a county route.
- From:
- Sunnyside Boulevard in Woodbury
- To:
- Washington Avenue (CR 65) in Woodbury
- From:
- Tollgate Lane in Wantagh
- To:
- Hempstead Turnpike (NY 24) and Stewart Avenue (CR 35) in Plainedge