Ocean Parkway (Long Island)

This article is about the parkway on southern Long Island. For the parkway on western Long Island, see Ocean Parkway (Brooklyn).
Ocean Parkway marker
Ocean Parkway
Map
Ocean Parkway highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length15.59 mi[1] (25.09 km)
Major junctions
West end Meadowbrook State Parkway / Bay Parkway at Jones Beach
Major intersections Wantagh State Parkway at Jones Beach
East end Robert Moses Causeway at Captree State Park
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesNassau, Suffolk
Highway system
Ocean Parkway
LocationJones Beach Island
Part ofJones Beach State Park, Causeway and Parkway System
NRHP reference No.05000358[2]
Added to NRHPApril 28, 2005

The Ocean Parkway (abbreviated as OP) is a 15.59-mile (25.09 km) limited-access parkway that traverses Jones Beach Island between Jones Beach State Park and Captree State Park on Long Island, New York, United States. It begins at the southern terminus of the Meadowbrook State Parkway and heads east across Jones Beach Island, intersecting the south end of the Wantagh State Parkway before ending just past the Robert Moses Causeway.

The highway is designated New York State Route 909D (NY 909D), an unsigned reference route – and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing asset to the Jones Beach State Park, Causeway and Parkway System historic district.

  1. ^ "2007 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. July 25, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.