County routes in Nassau County, New York, are maintained by the Nassau County Department of Public Works and have been unsigned since the 1970s. The designations are largely in alphabetical order. Routes E51 to E68 are listed below; unused route designations are skipped.
County Route E51
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CR E51 begins at Rockaway Turnpike (CR 257) in the Incorporated Village of Cedarhurst. It then winds its way through the village, soon reaching Prospect Avenue. It then enters Woodmere, continuing east-northeast to Woodmere Boulevard (CR E68). It then continues east-northeast, entering Hewlett and reaching Mill Road (CR D58), thence crossing the Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch and ending at Broadway (CR C22).
History
In the 1940s, there was a failed proposal to eliminate West Broadway's grade crossing by elevating the Far Rockaway Branch through the area. West Broadway would then pass underneath the tracks.
CR E51 was formerly designated as part of CR 10, prior to the route numbers in Nassau County being altered.
Major intersections
County Route E52
County Route E52 is a county route designation given to a 0.28-mile (0.45 km) stretch of West Main Street entirely within Oyster Bay.
CR E52 begins at Lexington Avenue (CR D34). It continues east to South Street (NY 106).
West of Lexington Avenue, the road continues west and north to Bayville as CR E54.
CR E52 was formerly designated as part of CR 14, with West Shore Road (CR E54) and Ludlam Avenue (CR D41), prior to the route numbers in Nassau County being altered.
County Route E53
County Route E53 is a short, 0.06-mile (0.01 km) route designation given to West Powells Lane in Old Westbury.
The route begins at Powells Lane. It then proceeds to and terminates at the South Service Road of the Long Island Expressway (I-495).
County Route E54
County Route E54 is a 2.44-mile (3.93 km) county route between Oyster Bay and Bayville, via West Shore Road.
CR E54 begins at Lexington Avenue (CR D34) in Oyster Bay. It then proceeds west-northwest to Mill Hill Road, entering the Incorporated Village of Mill Neck. The road then turns north-northwest, crossing underneath the Long Island Rail Road's Oyster Bay Branch and hugs the coastline along Oyster Bay Harbor – which it hugs until reaching the Bayville Bridge. It then continues north along the coastline, soon intersecting Cleft Road, thence continuing north to the Bayville Bridge, which it then crosses. The road then becomes Ludlam Avenue (CR D41) at the Bayville village line, on the north side of the bridge. At the Bayville village line, the CR E54 designation ends, and the road continues north as Ludlam Avenue (CR D41).
History
CR E54 was formerly designated as part of CR 14, with West Main Street (CR E52) and Ludlam Avenue (CR D41), prior to the route numbers in Nassau County being altered.
In the 1980s, there was a proposal to widen West Shore Road to improve safety – in addition to repairing the seawall paralleling the road. A wide, painted median and a shoulder were proposed as part of the plan. This proposal was complicated by environmental concerns and the fact that the wetlands on the east side of the road being deeded to the Federal Government, as per a 1968 agreement.
Major intersections
County Route E55
County Route E55 is a short, 0.12-mile (0.19 km) road entirely within the Incorporated Village of Garden City, known as West Street.
CR E55 begins at Fifteenth Street (CR C76). It then continues north for one block, where it intersects with Old Country Road (CR 25), where it terminates. The route, in its entirety, travels north-to-south.
CR E55, in its entirety, was formerly designated as CR 147, prior to the route numbers in Nassau County being altered.