County Route 105 (Suffolk County, New York)
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Suffolk County Route 105 is a major county road in Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...

. It is four-lane mostly divided highway that runs from Suffolk County Road 104
County Route 104 (Suffolk County, New York)
County Route 104 is a county road in Suffolk County, New York. It runs north from County Route 80 in Quogue to NY 24, County Route 63 and County Route 94 just outside Riverhead...

 to Sound Avenue in Northville, west of the western terminus of Suffolk County Road 48
County Route 48 (Suffolk County, New York)
Suffolk County Road 48 is a major county road on the north fork of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York. It runs east and west from Sound Avenue in Mattituck to New York State Route 25 just outside of the Village of Greenport.-Route description:...

 in Mattituck.

Route description

The road begins at an at-grade interchange with Suffolk CR 104
County Route 104 (Suffolk County, New York)
County Route 104 is a county road in Suffolk County, New York. It runs north from County Route 80 in Quogue to NY 24, County Route 63 and County Route 94 just outside Riverhead...

 in the David Allen Sarnoff Pine Barrens Preservation Area, southwest of Flanders
Flanders, New York
Flanders is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 3,646 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the Big Duck.It is located on the south side of the Peconic River at its mouth in Peconic Bay...

. It immediately curves from an east–west trajectory to a north–south one before its intersection with New York State Route 24
New York State Route 24
New York State Route 24 is an east–west state highway on Long Island in New York in the United States. The route is split into two segments, with the longest and westernmost of the two extending from Interstate 295 and NY 25 in the Queens Village section of the New York City...

. From that point on, the road becomes a semi-limited-access highway as it crosses the Peconic River
Peconic River
The Peconic River is a river in Long Island's Suffolk County, New York in the United States. The river is located in the eastern end of Long Island...

 before running through Riverhead Golf Course and crossing Sawmill Creek. A diamond interchange exists for a park road in Indian Island County Park followed by a quarter-cloverleaf intherchange Hubbard Avenue, and the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road
Long Island Rail Road
The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...

.

North of New York State Route 25
New York State Route 25
New York State Route 25 is an east–west state highway in downstate New York in the United States. The route extends for just over from east midtown Manhattan in New York City to the Cross Sound Ferry terminal at Orient Point on the end of Long Island's North Fork...

 in Aquebogue
Aquebogue, New York
Aquebogue is a census-designated place roughly corresponding to the hamlet by the same name in the town of Riverhead in Suffolk County, New York, United States...

, a cloverleaf interchange was planned for the formerly proposed Long Island Expressway Extension
Interstate 495 (New York)
Interstate 495 is an auxiliary Interstate Highway on Long Island in New York in the United States. The route extends for from the western portal of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel in the New York City borough of Manhattan to County Route 58 in Riverhead, Suffolk County...

. Suffolk CR 105 replaces Union Avenue south of the intersection with Northville Tunrpike in Northville
Northville, Suffolk County, New York
Northville is a census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 801 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Northville is located at ....

, only to run along the west side of the former Riverhead Air Park, and finally terminates at Sound Avenue.

History

The at-grade interchange with Suffolk CR 104 was built for one purpose; a future extension into Central Suffolk County. The at-grade interchange was to be upgraded to a real interchange, as was the case with many existing intersections. From there, the road was to run west through the David A. Sarnoff Pine Barrens Preserve, then was to cross over Speonk-Riverhead Road, where it was to turn north as it ran along the south and west sides of the Suffolk County Community College
Suffolk County Community College
Suffolk County Community College is a two-year public college on Long Island, NY sponsored by SUNY and Suffolk County, New York in the USA....

 Eastern Campus before crossing over Suffolk CR 51 at Bald Hill(not to be confused with Bald Hill in Farmingville
Farmingville, New York
Farmingville is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 16,458 at the 2000 census.Farmingville is in the Town of Brookhaven...

). The road was to turn from north back to west as it ran along Hot Water Street and Cranberry Highway, which runs through land that was owned partially by the Calverton Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant. A wye interchange was to exist with Suffolk CR 90 finally terminating at Port Jefferson-Westhampton Beach Highway
County Route 111 (Suffolk County, New York)
Suffolk County Road 111 is a county road in Suffolk County, New York. It runs northwest and southeast from Interstate 495 at exit 70 in Manorville to NY 27 at exit 62 near Eastport...

. This was to be the eastern leg of the formerly proposed Central Suffolk Highway, which was designed to reunite the two sections of New York State Route 24
New York State Route 24
New York State Route 24 is an east–west state highway on Long Island in New York in the United States. The route is split into two segments, with the longest and westernmost of the two extending from Interstate 295 and NY 25 in the Queens Village section of the New York City...

.

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