Wantagh State Parkway

Wantagh State Parkway marker
Wantagh State Parkway
Map
Wantagh State Parkway highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length13.33 mi[1] (21.45 km)
ExistedAugust 4, 1929[2]–present
HistoryFirst section opened August 4, 1929[2]
Full length completed on December 17, 1938[3]
RestrictionsNo commercial vehicles north of exit W5E
Major junctions
South end Ocean Parkway at Jones Beach
Major intersections
North end Northern State Parkway in Westbury
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesNassau
Highway system

The Wantagh State Parkway is a 13.33-mile (21 km) controlled-access parkway on Long Island, New York, in the United States. It links the Ocean Parkway in Jones Beach State Park with the Northern State Parkway in Westbury. The parkway is located approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Manhattan and 14 miles (23 km) east of the NassauQueens border.

One of the earliest Long Island parkways, construction on the Wantagh Parkway began in 1927, with the initial 5-mile (8 km) segment opening two years later as the Jones Beach Causeway, connecting Merrick Road in Wantagh to newly opened Jones Beach State Park.

The parkway is inventoried by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) as New York State Route 908T (NY 908T) – an unsigned reference route.

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  3. ^ "New Parkway Link Opened in Nassau; Smith Cuts Ribbon and With Moses Leads Way from Westbury to Jones Beach". The New York Times. December 18, 1938. p. 51. Retrieved April 24, 2010.