Meadowbrook State Parkway

Meadowbrook State Parkway
Senator Norman J. Levy Memorial Parkway
Map of Nassau County and vicinity with the Meadowbrook State Parkway highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length:	12.52 mi (20.15 km)
Existed:	1934 – present
History:	First segment opened October 27, 1934 (1934-10-27); completed October 13, 1956
Restrictions:	No commercial vehicles north of Merrick Road
Major junctions
South end:	Bay Parkway / Ocean Parkway at Jones Beach
	NY 27 in Freeport Southern State Parkway in North Merrick NY 24 in Uniondale
North end:	Northern State Parkway in Carle Place
Location
Counties:	Nassau
Highway system
New York Highways Interstate U.S. State Reference Parkways

The Meadowbrook State Parkway (also known as the Meadowbrook, the Meadowbrook Parkway or the MSP) is a 12.52-mile (20.15 km) parkway in Nassau County, New York, in the United States. Its southern terminus is at a full cloverleaf interchange with the Bay and Ocean parkways in Jones Beach State Park. The parkway heads north, crossing South Oyster Bay and intersecting Loop Parkway before crossing onto the mainland and connecting to the Southern State Parkway in North Merrick. It continues north to the village of Carle Place, where the Meadowbrook Parkway ends at exit 31A of the Northern State Parkway. The Meadowbrook Parkway is designated New York State Route 908E (NY 908E), an unsigned reference route. Most of the road is limited to non-commercial traffic, like most parkways in the state of New York; however, the portion south of Merrick Road is open to commercial traffic.

The Meadowbrook State Parkway was first envisioned in 1924 as part of the Long Island State Park Commission (LISPC) and Robert Moses's system to connect several parks in Nassau and Suffolk counties. One park included in the proposal was Jones Beach State Park, which opened along with the Ocean Parkway in 1929. Construction of the Meadowbrook and Loop causeways began in July 1933, and was slated for completion in January 1935. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation loaned $5,050,000 toward the project, which was completed in October 1934. Nassau County acquired the right-of-way for an extension to the Northern State Parkway in 1936, and the highway was originally intended to be finished for the 1939 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, Queens. The start of construction was ultimately delayed until December 1953, and the $10 million (1953 USD) highway was completed in October 1956.