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Robert Moses Causeway

Robert Moses Causeway marker

Robert Moses Causeway

Map
Robert Moses Causeway highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length8.10 mi[1] (13.04 km)
Existed1951[citation needed]–present
HistoryCompleted in 1964[citation needed]
RestrictionsNo commercial vehicles north of exit RM1W
Major junctions
South endRobert 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
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesSuffolk
Highway system

The Robert Moses Causeway is an 8.10-mile-long (13.04 km) 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.

  1. ^ "2007 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. July 25, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2009.