Greater New York Roads - NY 25A

NY 25A 21 Street, Jackson Avenue, Northern Boulevard, Harbor Road, Main Street, Fort Salonga Road, Saint Johnland Road, North Country Road, Hulse Avenue, Parker Road

Northern Boulevard runs east through Jackson Heights. There are oversized street name signs at the intersections with 82 Street, Junction Boulevard, 108 Street, and 114 Street. Turn right onto 114 Street to access the Grand Central Parkway east.
Photos taken February 2006.

Northern Boulevard becomes a limited-access highway in the vicinity of Shea Stadium. There is a left exit for the Van Wyck Expressway (I-678).
Photos taken February 2006.

Northern Boulevard passes through Flushing and Auburndale. There are oversized street name signs at Main Street, Union Street, Parsons Boulevard, Utopia Parkway, and Francis Lewis Boulevard.
Photos taken February 2006.

There is an interchange with the Clearview Expressway (I-295).
Photo taken June 2004.

Northern Boulevard runs east through Bayside. There are oversized street name signs at Bell Boulevard and 221 Street.
Photos taken February 2006.

There is an interchange with the Cross Island Parkway.
Photos taken February 2006.

Northern Boulevard continues east through Douglaston and Little Neck. There is an oversized street name sign at Little Neck Parkway, the last major intersection in Queens.
Photos taken February 2006.

Welcome to Nassau County! The first town in Nassau that Northern Boulevard passes through is Great Neck.
Photos taken February 2006.

Northern Boulevard intersects Lakeville Road (CR 11) and Middle Neck Road (CR 11) at a traffic light.
Photos taken February 2006.

Northern Boulevard goes around a curve and down a hill. At the bottom, there is an intersection with Community Drive (CR 11A) and East Shore Road.
Photos taken February 2006.

Welcome to Manhasset! Northern Boulevard goes up a hill and intersects Plandome Road at the top.
Photos taken February 2006.

Northern Boulevard intersects Shelter Rock Road (CR 8) at a traffic light.
Photo taken January 2007.

This section of Northern Boulevard is called the Miracle Mile because it's supposed to be a miracle that they can squeeze so many stores into one mile.
Photos taken January 2007.

Northern Boulevard intersects Port Washington Boulevard (NY 101) and Searingtown Road (CR 101) at a traffic light.
Photos taken January 2007.

In Roslyn, Northern Boulevard becomes a divided road. It goes over the Roslyn Viaduct, a bridge that crosses Hempstead Harbor, West Shore Road (CR 15), and Bryant Avenue. At the end of the viaduct, there is an exit for Bryant Avenue and Old Northern Boulevard. The viaduct is currently being reconstructed. It previously had four lanes, but now only three lanes are available. Temporary traffic lights indicate which lane or lanes should be used when travelling in a particular direction.
Photos taken January 2007.

Northern Boulevard continues through Roslyn to Greenvale.
Photos taken January 2007.

In Greenvale, Northern Boulevard intersects Glen Cove Road (CR 1) at a traffic light.
Photos taken January 2007.

Northern Boulevard continues east into the Town of Oyster Bay. The speed limit goes up to 55 MPH at the town line. There are many places in Suffolk where one can go 55 MPH on a non-limited-access road. This is one of the few places in Nassau where it is permissable to do so.
Photos taken January 2007.

New York Institute of Technology and the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University are on the right here.
Photos taken January 2007.

Northern Boulevard intersects Cedar Swamp Road (NY 107) at a traffic light.
Photo taken January 2007.

Northern Boulevard continues to the east.
Photos taken January 2007.

Northern Boulevard intersects Wheatley Road and Wolver Hollow Road at a traffic light.
Photos taken January 2007.

Northern Boulevard runs east through Muttontown.
Photos taken January 2007.

Northern Boulevard becomes a divided road. It used to change names here to become North Hempstead Turnpike, but, over the last few years, all of the North Hempstead Turnpike street signs were replaced with new signs that say Northern Boulevard.
Photos taken January 2007.

Northern Boulevard intersects Jericho-Oyster Bay Road at a traffic light.
Photos taken January 2007.

Northern Boulevard continues as a divided road for a short distance.
Photos taken January 2007.

The divider ends and the road narrows down to two lanes.
Photos taken January 2007.

Northern Boulevard intersects Berry Hill Road (CR 9) at a traffic light.
Photos taken January 2007.

Northern Boulevard runs east as a two-lane undivied road.
Photos taken January 2007.

Northern Boulevard intersects Cove Road at a traffic light.
Photos taken January 2007.

Northern Boulevard runs east through Laurel Hollow.
Photos taken January 2007.

Northern Boulevard intersects Cold Spring Road at a traffic light.
Photos taken January 2007.

Northern Boulevard goes down a hill.
Photos taken January 2007.

At the bottom of the hill, Northern Boulevard intersects Bungtown Road, the entrance to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, at a traffic light.
Photos taken January 2007.

Welcome to Suffolk County! NY 108 splits off to the right just after the border.
Photos taken January 2007.

NY 25A runs through Cold Spring Harbor. At the NY 108 split, it changes names to become Harbor Road. Shortly thereafter, it changes names again to become Main Street.
Photos taken January 2007.