County Route 14 (Suffolk County, New York)
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| County Route 14 |
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| Harned Road, Indian Head Road | |||||||||
| Length: | 7.67 mi[1] (12.3 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1930(1961) | ||||||||
| south end: |  NY 25 in Commack |
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| Major junctions: |
 Exit SM 3A |
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| north end: |  NY 25A in Kings Park |
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Suffolk County Road 14 is a county road in Suffolk County, New York. It runs north and south from Jericho Turnpike in Commack to New York State Route 25A in Kings Park. It runs parallel to the Sunken Meadow State Parkway between its southern terminus and Cowie Road.
County Road 14 is known as Indian Head Road, and it meanders through the hills near former sand and gravel pits towards the Long Island Sound [1][2]. At it's southern terminus at Jericho Turnpike, the road continues south towards the Long Island Motor Parkway as Harned Road (which is NOT part of the CR 14 designation), which at one time served as a spur providing access to the old (pre-1938) Motor Parkway from Jericho Turnpike.
Former segments of Indian Head Road include Old Indian Head Road, which was made when Sunken Meadow State Parkway was built in the area, and is located on the west side of that parkway. The other is a narrow street called Cowie Road, which is located in the same area, but connects to Indian Head Road on both ends. A third former section exists on the notheast corner of Old Northport Road (formerly proposed Suffolk CR 108), which is also named Old Indian Head Road. All three streets are maintained by the Town of Smithtown.
In 1978, New York State Department of Transportation built an interchange to and from the northbound lane of the Sunken Meadow State Parkway, in order to prevent accidents from motorists trying to cross NY 25 in order to get to Suffolk CR 14 at Exit SM 3E. This interchange was designated Exit SM 3A. West-to-northbound motorists from NY 25 use the on-ramp from this newer interchange to get to the parkway.
Suffolk County Road 14 ends at New York State Route 25A near Kings Park Station, just two blocks east of County Road 11. North of NY 25A the road turns into Church Street, then Kohr Road and runs along the east side of Sunken Meadow State Park until reaching Sunken Meadow Road [3].
[edit] References
- Perry, N.W. Suffolk County Roads. Empirestateroads.com
- Anderson, Steve. Suffolk County Routes 001-025 Nycroads.com.
NOTE: You must scroll down the pages to find CR-14 listed.
