County Route 32
| County Route 32 | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Westhampton Beach Barrier Island–Hampton Bays |
| Length: | 3.21 mi (5.17 km) |
| Existed: | 1930–present |
County Route 32 is Ponquogue Road, the main two-lane highway between Ponquogue Point on Westhampton Beach Barrier Island and downtown Hampton Bays.
- Route description
CR 32 begins at Dune Road at Ponquogue Point, where it immediately crosses the Ponquogue Bridge over Shinnecock Bay. After doing this, it becomes Light House Road, and then shifts over to Porter Road which terminates at Shinnecock Avenue. CR 32 then takes a left turn onto Shinnecock Avenue, moving west for a few blocks until reaching the intersection of Ponquogue Avenue, where it makes a right turn and heads north again.
The grade crossing of the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road and the immediate intersection with Good Ground Road serve as the east side of the Hampton Bays Railroad Station. CR 32 and Ponquogue Avenue terminate at CR 80 (Montauk Highway). North of CR 80 however, the road turns into Squiretown Road, then runs underneath Sunrise Highway, but not before taking Old Riverhead Road with it momentarily. After crossing under Sunrise Highway, Old Riverhead Road branches off to the west on a new section that goes around Sunrise before reuniting with the original section. Meanwhile, Squiretown Road curves back to the north as it enters the former hamlet that the road was named after. Within Squiretown itself, Squiretown Road becomes Red Creek Road at the intersection of Newtown Road, then begins to make a northwest turn along the edge of the Great Peconic Bay. From there it passes by Camp Tekawitha, a former Nassau County Girl Scout Camp that became Suffolk County preseved land in 2007.
The road turns west as it enters Southport. Just after it runs between Red Creek Pond and Wehrman Pond, it splits into Upper Red Creek Road and Lower Red Creek Road, where they both enter Hubbard County Park, and turn south, although not simultaneously. Upper Red Creek Road continues westward a bit longer until it approaches the east bank of Hubbard Creek and then turns south, while Lower Red Creek Road remains inland and runs closer to Penny Pond. Both segments will remain in Hubbard County Park for the rest of their existence. Upper and Lower Red Creek Roads intersect once again, north of the bridge over Hubbard Creek, before the road turns southwest as it finally terminates at NY 24.
- History
The formerly proposed Ponquogue Causeway was intended to either run parallel to or replace CR 32 between the 1930s and 1960s.
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