Heckscher State Parkway
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The Heckscher State Parkway is a 7.8-mile parkway spur that is an extension of the Southern State Parkway and leads to Heckscher State Park. It is routed and signed as a logical extension of the Southern State Parkway, so it shares the same unsigned New York State Reference Route: 908M. There is very little to indicate the actual existence of the parkway's name--except along Route 27 and Route 27A.
It originally was a two lane road in 1930 labeled the Heckscher Spur stretching from NY 27A in Islip to the Heckscher State Park on the south shore. The official Parkway was started in 1959, along with the reconstruction of the interchange between the Sagtikos State Parkway and the Southern State Parkway. From there the parkway shows more modern parkway design, with extended medians, and features a unique dual service road that goes both ways (Spur Drive North and South).
[edit] Exit list
| Exit # | Destinations | Notes |
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| This list, from top to bottom, goes east. For westbound exits, read from the bottom up. JCT |
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| 41 A |  Sagtikos State Parkway |
Eastbound Left On and Off-Ramps, Westbound Right On and Off-Ramps. |
| 42 N-S |  Suffolk CR 13 (Fifth Avenue). |
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| 43 N-S |  NY 111(Islip Avenue) |
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| 43 A |  Suffolk CR 17(Carleton Avenue). |
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| NOTE: Road turns from east/west to north/south. | ||
| Unbuilt 43 B |
 Northern State Pkwy. |
Hauppauge, New York. |
| 44 W-E |  NY 27(Sunrise Highway) |
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| 45 W-E |  NY 27A(Montauk Highway) |
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| 46 | Timber Point Road. | Southbound loop off-ramp, Northbound on-ramp |
BEGIN/END  Heckscher State Pkwy. ENTRANCE TO HECKSCHER STATE PARK. PAY TOLL. |
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[edit] External links
- Heckscher State Parkway Article from NYCROADS Web Site
- Interchange of the Week; Monday, March 19, 2001 (Empire State Roads)
- Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park
- Connetquot River State Park Preserve
- Heckscher State Park
| Parkways of Long Island, New York | |
| East-west | Northern - Southern - Heckscher - Bay - Ocean - Long Island Motor Parkway |
| North-south | Meadowbrook - Loop - Wantagh - Bethpage - Robert Moses - Sagtikos - Sunken Meadow |
| Formerly proposed | Caumsett - Sound Shore - Wildwood - Smith Point - Ponoquogue |
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