New York State Route 25D
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New York State Route 25D (NY 25D) was a state highway
located on Long Island
in the U.S. state
of New York
. It was originally the designation of Horace Harding Boulevard, Nassau Boulevard, and Power House Road, the route of which the Long Island Expressway (I-495) took over as it was constructed in the 1950s. The NY 25D designation along the LIE was replaced by NY 24 upon the completion of the expressway through Queens
and western Nassau County
in 1958.
between Bayside
(at Springfield Boulevard
, then-NY 25) and Westbury
along Horace Harding Boulevard and Ellison Avenue (now Old Westbury Road). Ca. 1941, NY 25 was rerouted between 92nd Street and Springfield Boulevard to follow Queens Boulevard and Union Turnpike through eastern Queens. The former routing of NY 25 between 92nd and Springfield became an extension of NY 25D. NY 25D was also realigned slightly on its eastern end to follow Roslyn Road, Main Street, and Broadway to a new eastern terminus at NY 25A
in Roslyn
. The route was later extended northward along Bryant Avenue to end at Glen Cove Road
in East Hills, and realigned to proceed east and south on Westbury Road to NY 25 east of NY 25B
in Westbury.
In the 1950s, the routing of NY 25D through eastern Queens
and western Nassau County
was converted into a limited-access highway as part of the construction of the Long Island Expressway across Long Island
. Horace Harding Boulevard, and parts of Nassau Boulevard, and Power House Road were then converted into service roads for the expressway while NY 25D was moved onto the expressway as it was completed. When the portion of the expressway in Queens and western Nassau County was completed in 1958, NY 25D was replaced with a rerouted NY 24
.
The portion of NY 25D in Queens was ceremoniously named World's Fair Boulevard in 1939 and 1940 for the 1939 New York World's Fair
.
State highway
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located on Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of New York
New York
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. It was originally the designation of Horace Harding Boulevard, Nassau Boulevard, and Power House Road, the route of which the Long Island Expressway (I-495) took over as it was constructed in the 1950s. The NY 25D designation along the LIE was replaced by NY 24 upon the completion of the expressway through Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
and western Nassau County
Nassau County, New York
Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532...
in 1958.
History
NY 25D was assigned ca. 1933 to an alternate route of NY 25New 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...
between Bayside
Bayside, Queens
Bayside is a suburban neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York, New York in the United States. Bayside is known as one of the most expensive areas to live in Queens, with well kept homes and landscaping...
(at Springfield Boulevard
Springfield Boulevard
Springfield Boulevard is a major north/south roadway that runs through the eastern section of Queens, New York. It goes from Northern Boulevard in Bayside, to 147th Ave in Springfield Gardens. Springfield Boulevard runs through Bayside, Oakland Gardens, Queens Village, Cambria Heights, Laurelton,...
, then-NY 25) and Westbury
Westbury, New York
Westbury incorporated in 1932 as a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 15,146 at the 2010 census.The Village of Westbury is in the Town of North Hempstead....
along Horace Harding Boulevard and Ellison Avenue (now Old Westbury Road). Ca. 1941, NY 25 was rerouted between 92nd Street and Springfield Boulevard to follow Queens Boulevard and Union Turnpike through eastern Queens. The former routing of NY 25 between 92nd and Springfield became an extension of NY 25D. NY 25D was also realigned slightly on its eastern end to follow Roslyn Road, Main Street, and Broadway to a new eastern terminus at NY 25A
New York State Route 25A
New York State Route 25A is a state highway on Long Island in New York in the United States. It serves as the main east–west route for most of the North Shore of Long Island, running from the Queens Midtown Tunnel in the New York City borough of Queens at its western terminus to...
in Roslyn
Roslyn, New York
Roslyn is a village in Nassau County, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the village population was 2,770...
. The route was later extended northward along Bryant Avenue to end at Glen Cove Road
Glen Cove Road
Glen Cove Road is a major north–south thoroughfare through north-central Nassau County on Long Island, New York, and the main road leading to the communities on the east shore of Hempstead Harbor...
in East Hills, and realigned to proceed east and south on Westbury Road to NY 25 east of NY 25B
New York State Route 25B
New York State Route 25B is a 7.25 mile 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 NY 25 in Queens. The eastern terminus is at an interchange with NY 25 in Westbury...
in Westbury.
In the 1950s, the routing of NY 25D through eastern Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
and western Nassau County
Nassau County, New York
Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532...
was converted into a limited-access highway as part of the construction of the Long Island Expressway across Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
. Horace Harding Boulevard, and parts of Nassau Boulevard, and Power House Road were then converted into service roads for the expressway while NY 25D was moved onto the expressway as it was completed. When the portion of the expressway in Queens and western Nassau County was completed in 1958, NY 25D was replaced with a rerouted NY 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...
.
The portion of NY 25D in Queens was ceremoniously named World's Fair Boulevard in 1939 and 1940 for the 1939 New York World's Fair
1939 New York World's Fair
The 1939–40 New York World's Fair, which covered the of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park , was the second largest American world's fair of all time, exceeded only by St. Louis's Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904. Many countries around the world participated in it, and over 44 million people...
.