County Route 47
| County Route 47 | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Copiague–South Farmingdale |
| Length: | 3.77 mi (6.07 km) |
| Existed: | 1931–present |
County Route 47 is the designation for Great Neck Road from NY 27A in Copaigue through NY 110 in East Farmingdale until it reaches the Nassau–Suffolk county line in Farmingdale.
- Route description
CR 47 is almost entirely two lanes with a center-left-turn lane, with the exception of the southern terminus at NY 27A. Aside from the Copaigue Fire Department and a school or two, the street is almost entirely residential until the intersection of Hollywood Avenue and becomes a commercial strip, especially as it approaches CR 12 (Oak Street), which once carried a streetcar line between Amityville and Babylon. One block later CR 47 runs beneath Copiague Station.
The commercial zoning ends at the intersection of Campagnoli Avenue. Scattered commercial operations can be found near the interesction with CR 2 (Dixon Avenue) which spans from Amityville to Half Hollow Hills, but for the most part, the road remains primarily residential.
As the road runs along the west side of Copiague Middle School, it approaches the cloverleaf interchange with NY 27 and becomes a two-lane divided highway. After the interchange with NY 27, the road resumes its status as a two-lane corridor with a center-left-turn lane and shifts from north and south to northwest and southeast at the intersection of Bethpage Road. The next major intersection is Albany Avenue, which spans from downtown Amityville to the Sisters of St. Dominic Motherhouse Complex.
Prior to reaching the intersection of NY 110, CR 47 runs over the Southern State Parkway and a former gas station that existed in the median until 1985. It also shared an interchange with the Southern State until the 1950s. Though CR 47 continues north of NY 110, it ceases to be a county road one block away, when it crosses the Nassau County line and becomes South Main Street in both South Farmingdale and Farmingdale.
- Major intersections
| Location | Mile | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copiague | 0.0 | 0.0 | NY 27A | |
| CR 12 | ||||
| CR 2 | ||||
| North Lindenhurst | NY 27 | Cloverleaf interchange with no exit numbers | ||
| North Amityville | NY 110 | |||
| South Main Street | Continuation into Nassau County |
Read more about this topic: County Route 36 (Suffolk County, New York)
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