Robert Moses Causeway
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This article is about the Long Island causeway. For the Niagara Falls parkway, see Niagara Scenic Parkway.
The Robert Moses Causeway is an 8.10-mile-long (13.04 km) controlled-access parkway in Suffolk County, New York on Long Island. It is named for the master builder and urban planner Robert Moses. The parkway, originally known as the Captree Causeway, connects West Islip on Long Island to the barrier beach islands, such as Captree Island, Jones Beach Island, and the western tip of Fire Island, to the south. It is designated New York State Route 908J (NY 908J), an unsigned reference route.
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Route information | |
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Maintained by NYSDOT | |
Length | 8.10 mi[1] (13.04 km) |
Existed | 1951[citation needed]–present |
History | Completed in 1964[citation needed] |
Restrictions | No commercial vehicles north of exit RM1W |
Major junctions | |
South end | Robert Moses State Park on Fire Island |
Major intersections | Ocean Parkway in Captree State Park NY 27A in West Islip NY 27 in West Bay Shore |
North end | Southern State Parkway in Bay Shore |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Counties | Suffolk |
Highway system | |
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