New York State Route 25B

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NY Route 25B
Hillside Avenue
Length: 7.25 mi[1] (11.67 km)
West end: NY 25 in Queens Village
Major
junctions:		 Cross Island Pkwy in Bellerose
East end: NY 25 in Westbury
Counties: Queens, Nassau
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 25A NY 25C >
Spur of NY 25
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 25B is a 7.25 mile (11.67 km) long east-west state highway located on Long Island in the U.S. state of New York. The western terminus of the route is at New York State Route 25 in Queens. The eastern terminus is at an interchange with NY 25 in Westbury. The roadway is named Hillside Avenue for its entire length.

The route acts as a northern alternate to NY 25, running parallel to its parent for its entire length. Unlike NY 25, which is four lanes wide for most of its length between Queens and Westbury, NY 25B has a number of lane configurations, including six lanes in Queens, four lanes in western Nassau County, and two lanes in North Hempstead. The route also connects NY 25 to the villages of Williston Park and East Williston.

The interchange with NY 25 at the eastern terminus was built in 1967.[2]

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[edit] Route description

[edit] Queens

Hillside Avenue changes designations from NY 25 to NY 25B at an intersection with Braddock Avenue in the Queens neighborhood of Queens Village. Here, NY 25 turns right onto Braddock while NY 25B begins and follows Hillside Avenue to the northeast. The road, a six-lane divided highway with a large, tree-lined median in the vicinity of the junction with Braddock Avenue, begins to narrow after intersecting 229th Street, passing the Martin Van Buren High School as the median is reduced to a single turning lane. At 232nd Street, the street turns to the east for three blocks before curving to the southeast at Winchester Boulevard.

Communities

The lane composition of NY 25B remains the same as it proceeds eastward through heavily residential areas of Queens, maintaining a width of six lanes with a turning lane acting as the divider between opposing traffic. Roughly 0.6 miles from Winchester Boulevard, NY 25B, facing northeast once more, intersects the west (southbound) frontage road of the Cross Island Parkway in Bellerose. Shortly after passing over the six-lane expressway, Hillside Avenue meets the eastern (northbound) frontage road. East of the parkway and surrounded by homes once again, NY 25B heads northeast on a linear path for a half-mile to an intersection with the Little Neck Parkway. Upon crossing the parkway, the structures along Hillside Avenue shift from residential to commercial, a trend that remains in place to the Nassau County line.

[edit] Nassau County

At the county line, NY 25B breaks from its previous east-northeast alignment and takes a more pronounced northeast routing through New Hyde Park. The road narrows as well, decreasing to four lanes excluding the center turning lane, with an extended shoulder taking the place of the two lost lanes. A half-mile from the county line, NY 25B enters North New Hyde Park, intersecting Lakeville Road in the center. Two blocks from Lakeville, the commercial buildings give way to residential dwellings for seven blocks before returning at the intersection of New Hyde Park Road and Hillside Avenue.

Past New Hyde Park Road, the buildings surrounding NY 25B become a balanced mix of commercial and residential structures. Less than a quarter of a mile from New Hyde Park Road, the road makes a turn eastward, passing to the north of the Hillside Public Library as it curves to the right. After three blocks of homes, a flurry of businesses precede a junction with Marcus Avenue, the former routing of New York State Route 25C. The commercial presence continues for two blocks eastward before shifting back to residential structures. The four-lane NY 25B, along with a separate, parallel Hillside Avenue South, continue eastward through blocks of primarily homes to Herricks Road, where the composition of structures along NY 25B becomes a mix of commercial buildings and residential dwellings once more. Hillside Avenue continues on, entering Williston Park. On the eastern edge of the village, NY 25B narrows to two lanes as it crosses the Long Island Rail Road at-grade and enters East Williston, where the surroundings shift to residential for the final time.

In the center of the village, NY 25B intersects Roslyn Road before passing by the North Side School two blocks to the east. Roughly a half-mile from the school, NY 25B enters the village of Old Westbury and passes over the eight-lane Northern State Parkway with no connection between the two. The missing link is filled by way of Glen Cove Road, which NY 25B intersects a mere 150 yards from the parkway, and Jericho Turnpike (NY 25), accessible via Glen Cove Road. East of Glen Cove Road, NY 25B enters Westbury and begins to develop a large median in preparation for an interchange with NY 25 roughly 0.3 miles to the east. Just west of the interchange, NY 25B intersects Bacon Road. 100 yards from the intersection, NY 25B crosses over NY 25 west and enters the median of NY 25 prior to merging with NY 25 east, ending the NY 25B designation.

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Queens Queens Village 0.00 NY 25
Bellerose 1.20 Cross Island Parkway Exit 28A (Cross Island Pkwy)
Nassau New Hyde Park 4.00 Marcus Avenue Former eastern terminus of NY 25C
Old Westbury 6.79 Glen Cove Road To Northern State Parkway and NY 25 west
Westbury 7.25 NY 25 east

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Traffic Data Report - NY 23 to NY 32 (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
  2. ^ National Bridge Inventory, a database compiled by the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, available at www.nationalbridges.com. Accessed 2007-03-31.

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