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((Short description|State highway in Nassau County, New York, US))
((About|the current alignment of NY 135|previous alignments of NY 135))
((Infobox road
|state=NY
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|alternate_name=Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway<br>Ralph J. Marino Expressway
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*((jct|state=NY|Parkway|Southern)) in [[Wantagh, NY|Wantagh]]
*((jct|state=NY|NY|24)) in [[Plainedge]]
*((jct|state=NY|Parkway|Northern)) in [[Plainview, New York|Plainview]]
*((jct|state=NY|I|495)) in [[Syosset, New York|Syosset]]
))
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'''New York State Route&nbsp;135''' ('''NY&nbsp;135''') is a ((convert|10.8|mi|1|adj=on)) [[controlled-access highway|freeway]] in eastern [[Nassau County, New York]], in the United States. The route connects [[Seaford, New York|Seaford]] with [[Syosset, New York|Syosset]]. The highway runs from [[Merrick Road]] (unsigned [[County Route 27 (Nassau County, New York)|County Route&nbsp;27]] or CR&nbsp;27) in Seaford to [[New York State Route 25|NY&nbsp;25]] in Syosset. In between, NY&nbsp;135 passes through [[Bethpage, New York|Bethpage]] and [[Plainview, New York|Plainview]] and serves [[Bethpage State Park]]. The highway is ceremoniously designated as the '''Ralph J. Marino Expressway'''; however, it is more commonly known as the '''Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway'''.

The origins of the expressway date back to 1954 when engineering pioneer [[Robert Moses]] proposed that a highway be built between [[Wantagh, New York|Wantagh]] and [[Oyster Bay (town), New York|Oyster Bay]]. Although communities along the proposed path of the highway opposed its construction, Moses eventually won the grant. Right-of-way was taken in 1958, and construction began in 1959. In 1967, the name of the expressway was renamed from the '''Wantagh–Oyster Bay Expressway''' to its current name. The expressway was completed to its current length in 1969; however, a stub exists at each end of the highway. The freeway was designated as NY&nbsp;135 by 1964.

Around 1970, Robert Moses returned his focus to the expressway, proposing that the highway be extended north from Syosset. This extension would include a long bridge to [[Rye (city), New York|Rye]] in [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]] across the [[Long Island Sound]]. The plan received support until it was brought to the federal government, at which point towns began opposing his plans. Governor [[Nelson Rockefeller]] cancelled the proposed extension in 1973. In 2007, a developer proposed building a ((convert|16|mi|0|adj=on)) tunnel to Rye instead. There have also been plans for a southern extension to [[Jones Beach, New York|Jones Beach]], but none have been acted on yet.

==Route description==
[[File:NY 135 at Exit 12.jpg|left|thumb|NY&nbsp;135 at the junction with the Northern State Parkway in Plainview]]
The Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway northbound lanes begins at the on-ramp from Merrick Road (unsigned [[County Route 27 (Nassau County, New York)|CR&nbsp;27]]) near the outer limits of downtown [[Seaford, New York|Seaford]] in southeastern [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]]. There is an aging sign at the southern terminus, depicting the highway as "NY&nbsp;135" and showing the nearest control city as Oyster Bay. The off-ramp begins at a commercial building and turns to the northeast, heading through some trees. After a short distance, the on-ramp merges into the northbound lanes of the expressway.<ref name=GM>((google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/40.6651585,-73.4935317/40.8121188,-73.4912685/@40.7386165,-73.5542376,12z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-73.4732362!2d40.7510922!3s0x89c2802f652a9dc1:0x3e508ae7f8346395!1m0!3e0 |title=Overview map of NY 135 |accessdate=November 22, 2015))</ref>

The expressway progresses northward from the on-ramp, crossing over Waverly Avenue and passing the first guide sign for exit&nbsp;2 ([[New York State Route 27|NY&nbsp;27]]), about ((convert|0.5|mi|1)) ahead from this point. The highway widens to three lanes in each direction as it comes upon the interchange with NY&nbsp;27. The highway progresses its way northward through the interchange and passes by the first NY&nbsp;135 northbound shield in the middle of the exit. Trees mainly separate the expressway from the nearby highways and communities. After a short distance, the on-ramp from NY&nbsp;27 merges into the northbound lanes, and the highway continues northward.<ref name=GM/>

On the southbound side, across from the on-ramp, the southbound lanes split for exit&nbsp;2E, set specifically for the eastbound alignment of NY&nbsp;27. Shortly afterward the expressway crosses under both directions of NY&nbsp;27 on separate bridges. After that, Seamans Neck Road becomes the service road to the expressway, running parallel to the east. There is a bridge over Clark Street in the nearby community of Massapequa, where West Seamans Neck Road, the southbound service road, ends. After a short distance, Seamans Neck Road (CR 191) passes exit&nbsp;3 for [[New York State Route 105|NY&nbsp;105]] and continues west of the expressway going north to [[Plainedge, New York|Plainedge]].<ref name=GM/>
[[File:NY 135 at Exit 14E.jpg|right|thumb|NY&nbsp;135 at exit&nbsp;14E in Syosset]]
After a while, the expressway passes the North Wantagh Park, and connects to the [[Southern State Parkway]] at exit&nbsp;4. There, the expressway makes a curve to the northeast, crossing over Cordwood Lane on an overpass. The direction of the expressway begins to straighten, until exit&nbsp;5, where it encounters [[New York State Route 107|NY&nbsp;107]]. Soon after, the expressway comes upon exit&nbsp;6, which is for Boundary Avenue (CR 97), a connector to the nearby [[Bethpage State Parkway]]. From there, the expressway turns to the north and begins to parallel the Bethpage Parkway as it meets [[New York State Route 24|NY&nbsp;24]] (Hempstead Turnpike).<ref name=GM/>

North of NY&nbsp;24 in [[Bethpage, New York|Bethpage]], NY&nbsp;135 has an exit leading to Powell Avenue and Plainview Road, the latter serving as a local continuation of the Bethpage Parkway. At this point, the median of the expressway widens as the route heads northward.<ref name=GM/> The wide median was originally constructed to allow the Bethpage Parkway to be extended north to the [[Caumsett State Parkway]] and [[Caumsett State Park]].<ref name="powerbroker">((cite book|last=Caro|first=Robert A.|author-link=Robert A. Caro|title=[[The Power Broker]]|publisher=Vintage Books-Random House|year=1974|isbn=0-394-72024-5))</ref><ref name="1936news">((cite news |title=New Highways Across Long Island To Link North and South Shores |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1936/11/15/archives/new-highway-across-long-island-to-link-north-and-south-shores-moses.html |date=November 15, 1936 |page=N1 |newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=July 18, 2010))</ref><ref name="nysdotrep">((cite book|year=1985|title=History of the Long Island State Parkway System|publisher=New York State Department of Transportation))</ref> The wide median ends just before exit&nbsp;9 as the lanes of NY&nbsp;135 come back together for the exit with Cherry Avenue and Broadway. After interchange&nbsp;9, the expressway enters [[Plainview, New York|Plainview]] as it crosses over Haypath Road.<ref name=GM/>

As the expressway passes through Plainview it passes beneath Old Country Road (CR 25) at exit&nbsp;10. Seven interchanges north of the Southern State Parkway, NY&nbsp;135 comes upon the [[Northern State Parkway]] at exit&nbsp;12. Just after, there is a partial cloverleaf interchange (exit&nbsp;13) with the [[Long Island Expressway]] (I-495) in [[Locust Grove, New York|Locust Grove]]. The expressway continues north of I-495, heading through Locust Grove to interchanges&nbsp;14E and&nbsp;14W. Here, NY&nbsp;135 ends and merges into [[New York State Route 25|NY&nbsp;25]] (the Jericho Turnpike). A stub built for the possible extension of the expressway sits nearby.<ref name=GM/>

==History==

===Planning and construction===
In 1954, the [[New York State Department of Public Works]] (NYSDPW) unveiled plans for a six-lane expressway that would go from the [[Wantagh State Parkway]] in [[Wantagh, New York|Wantagh]] to [[New York State Route 106|NY&nbsp;106]] in [[Oyster Bay (hamlet), New York|Oyster Bay]]. Unlike the [[Western Nassau Expressway]], a highway proposed two years earlier that would go through densely populated areas in western [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]], this roadway would go through lightly populated areas, meaning that acquiring the necessary right-of-way would be easier.<ref name="firstproposal">((cite news |title=New Route Urged for Expressway |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1955/03/12/archives/new-route-urged-for-expressway-oyster-bay-asks-governor-to-hold-up.html |date=March 12, 1955 |page=36 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=July 18, 2010))</ref> Under [[Robert Moses]]' original plans for the highway, the northern terminus of the expressway would be placed near brand new local ferry terminals in Oyster Bay. From there, commuters could connect to the city of [[Stamford, Connecticut]], ((convert|12|mi|0)) to the north by way of ferries across [[Long Island Sound]].<ref name="row"/> The proposed highway was added to the New York State Highway Law as follows, with annotations in brackets:<ref name="law" />

<blockquote>
 ... Seaford–Oyster Bay expressway, beginning at a point on the Wantagh parkway in the vicinity of the hamlet of Wantagh, thence running generally through or near the hamlets of Seaford, Bethpage and Plainview to a point on state highway nine thousand twenty-one [NY&nbsp;106] south of the village of Oyster Bay; ...<ref name="law">((cite web |author=New York State Legislature |author-link=New York State Legislature |url=http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi?COMMONQUERY=LAWS |title=New York State Highway Law § 341 |access-date=December 11, 2009))</ref>
</blockquote>

One of the major problems with the proposed alignment of the expressway was that it divided each community that it passed through. This was met by protests from all of the communities. To remedy the concerns, Lewis Waters, the Oyster Bay Town Supervisor, proposed a new alignment for the expressway. Under his plan, it would now begin at the [[Ocean Parkway (Long Island)|Ocean Parkway]] in [[Tobay Beach]], cross [[Great South Bay]] and enter [[West Amityville, New York|West Amityville]] at Clocks Boulevard. From West Amityville, the expressway was to turn to the northeast near the current-day [[Westfield Sunrise|Sunrise Mall]], and progress its way through [[Massapequa, New York|Massapequa]] and [[Farmingdale, New York|Farmingdale]] into [[Bethpage State Park]]. The highway was to cross through Bethpage State Park using the old right-of-way for the [[Bethpage State Parkway]] through the communities of Old Bethpage and [[Plainview, New York|Plainview]]. From there, it would veer to the northwest, approaching and intersecting with the [[Jericho Turnpike]] ([[New York State Route 25|NY&nbsp;25]]) about ((convert|0.75|mi|2|adj=on)) from its current northern terminus. At the [[Long Island Rail Road]]'s Port Jefferson Branch, it would follow the originally planned alignment, but would end at [[New York State Route 25A|NY&nbsp;25A]] instead of [[New York State Route 106|NY&nbsp;106]].<ref name="secondproposal">((cite news |title=Expressway Plan Stirs Oyster Bay |first=Roy R. |last=Silver |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0B11FD3554177B93C3A81789D95F438585F9 |date=December 11, 1957 |page=33 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=July 18, 2010))</ref>

This plan, supported by the residents of Oyster Bay, would require the acquisition of 185 residential homes. In comparison, the alignment planned by Moses would result in the elimination of 450 homes. However, Moses' plan won out, to much of their dismay.<ref name="secondproposal"/>

In 1958, NYSDPW acquired the right-of-way for the highway. From [[Seaford, New York|Seaford]] north to the [[Southern State Parkway]] near [[Plainedge, New York|Plainedge]], the right-of-way followed the alignment of Seamans Neck Road, then an uninterrupted local road extending from [[Merrick Road]] in Seaford north to [[New York State Route 107|NY&nbsp;107]] and Union Avenue in [[Plainedge, New York|Plainedge]]. Also in 1958, the Nassau County Department of Public Works signed over 100 county highways around the county. According to the 1959 Master Plan for the county by the public works department, Seamans Neck Road was initially designated as CR&nbsp;191, but only from Merrick Road to the proposed interchange between the expressway and [[New York State Route 105|NY&nbsp;105]], where Seamans Neck Road would meet the new highway.<ref name="row">((cite book|year=1959|title=Master Plan for Nassau County|publisher=Nassau County Department of Public Works))</ref> The CR&nbsp;191 designation was eventually eliminated.<ref name="cr191decom">((cite web |url=http://www.nycroads.com/roads/county-history/ |title=County Roads on Long Island |last=Anderson |first=Steve |year=2009 |work=NYCRoads |access-date=January 8, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103201328/http://www.nycroads.com/roads/county-history/ |archive-date=January 3, 2009 ))((self-published source|date=November 2015))</ref><ref name=":0">((Cite web |title=Compact NYSDOT Highway Record Plans: Beginning 1900 |url=https://data.ny.gov/Transportation/Compact-NYSDOT-Highway-Record-Plans-Beginning-1900/6bx3-2s36 |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=State of New York |language=en))</ref>

Construction commenced on the expressway a year later, with the section from Old Country Road (exit&nbsp;10) to Jericho Turnpike (exits&nbsp;14E and&nbsp;14W) opening in June 1962.<ref name="exits10-14">((cite book |date=October 1962 |title=Regional Highways: Status Report |publisher=Tri-State Transportation Commission |pages=5–62))</ref> Construction continued rapidly, with the section from Old Country Road down to the Southern State Parkway (exit&nbsp;4) being completed only a year later.<ref name="1965news">((cite news|title=Barnes Backs Ballard on New Expressway|date=July 8, 1965|newspaper=[[New York World-Telegram]]))</ref><ref name="triboroughreport">((cite book |year=1965|title=Arterial Progress (1959–1965)|publisher=[[Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority]]))</ref><ref name="trans85">((cite book|year=1966|title=Transportation 1985: A Regional Plan|publisher=Tri-State Transportation Commission))</ref> The incomplete expressway was designated as NY&nbsp;135 by 1964.<ref name="1964map">((cite map |title=New York and Metropolitan New York |publisher=[[Sinclair Oil|Sinclair]] |year=1964 |cartography=[[Rand McNally and Company]]))</ref>

From there, the construction slowed, with the final piece from Merrick Road (CR&nbsp;27) to the Southern State Parkway opening to traffic in late 1969. The resulting highway extended for ((convert|10.66|mi|2)) from Seaford to [[Syosset, New York|Syosset]] – but not to Oyster Bay as its name implied.<ref name="us1970">((cite book|year=1970|title=Report on the Status of the Federal-Aid Highway Program|publisher=Committee on Public Works, [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]]))</ref>

===Extension proposals===
((Infobox road small|name=Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway|location=*North end: ((jct|state=NY|I|95)) and ((jct|state=NY|I|287)) interchange in [[Rye (city), New York|Rye, NY]]
*South end: ((jct|state=NY|Parkway|Wantagh)) at the Jones Beach Causeway in [[Seaford, New York|Seaford, NY]]|country=USA|type=I|route=287|state=NY))((New York State Route 135))

====Bridge to Rye====
((Main|Long Island Sound link))In 1957, a plan for a bridge to Westchester County [[Long Island Sound link|across Long Island Sound]] was first proposed by Charles H. Sells, a former commissioner for the New York State Department of Public Works. His proposal for the [[Oyster Bay–Rye Bridge]], along with the eastern [[Orient Point–Watch Hill Bridge]] were two proposed bridge routes off Long Island. Sells, however, suggested that the bridges not be constructed until Long Island's traffic and commuting began to increase.<ref name="row" />

In seven years, Long Island underwent the transformation that Sells had expected, and the east–west arterials between Long Island and [[New York City]], such as the [[Northern State Parkway]] and the [[Long Island Expressway]], were congested with commuters. Motorists bound for [[New England]] or upstate regions of New York had to take either the [[Throgs Neck Bridge]] or the [[Bronx–Whitestone Bridge]], and both bridges were already reaching their designed capacities. Robert Moses, chairman of the [[Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority]], worked with the Department of Public Works to commission a $150,000 (1964 USD) study by the firm Madigan-Hyland to study the feasibility of a bridge across the sound.<ref name="M-Hstudy">((cite book|year=1965|title=Traffic, Earnings and Feasibility of Long Island Sound Crossing|publisher=Madigan-Hyland, Incorporated))</ref>

Moses revealed the results of the study to the Nassau and Suffolk Regional Planning Board in February 1966. The [[Oyster Bay–Rye Bridge]] (originally the '''Bayville–Rye Bridge''') was proposed to complete the [[Interstate&nbsp;287]] (I-287) beltway around the New York Metropolitan Area. This was to be done by constructing a ((convert|6.1|mi|km|adj=mid|-long|1)) [[cable-stayed]] suspension bridge from the [[Cross-Westchester Expressway]] (I-287) in [[Rye (city), New York|Rye]] to the Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway (NY&nbsp;135) in Nassau County. The proposed bridge was to cost $150 million (1966 USD) and had the support of Governor [[Nelson Rockefeller]] and many officials on Long Island.<ref name="nassau/suffolk66plan">((cite book|author=Moses, Robert|title=Proposed Bayville&ndash;Rye Bridge|publisher=Nassau&ndash;Suffolk Regional Planning Board |year=1966))</ref>

However, Moses ran into a problem once the proposal was brought to the [[Federal Highway Administration]]. At this point, opposition to the bridge began to form on both sides of Long Island Sound. In addition, plans to turn the Oyster Bay area into a bird sanctuary and a protected park made working on the highway harder as building on such protected places is forbidden by law. Faced with growing opposition, Governor Rockefeller cancelled the plans for the bridge on June&nbsp;20, 1973, nine years after the first proposal by Moses.<ref name="cease">((cite news |title=Rockefeller Halts Efforts to Build L.I. Sound Bridge |first=Francis X. |last=Clines |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/06/21/archives/rockefeller-halts-efforts-to-build-li-sound-bridge-credits.html |date=June 21, 1973 |page=1 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=July 18, 2010))</ref>

Nine ideas were discussed in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, but all were cancelled. Some were reconsidered during the 1990s, but the [[New York State Department of Transportation]] (NYSDOT) backed away from the idea in belief that it would not relieve congestion.

====Highway extensions====
Since the demise of the proposed bridge across Long Island Sound, several proposed northward extensions of NY&nbsp;135 have arisen, none of which have been acted on. In 1973, the Tri-State Transportation Commission proposed restudying the idea of extending the expressway northward back to its originally-planned northern terminus, the hamlet of Oyster Bay, even though the bridge project was shelved. The commission stated, "With the abandonment of the Oyster Bay–Rye Bridge proposal, the need to extend the Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway northward to NY&nbsp;25A or NY&nbsp;106 should be restudied." They added that the study would be probable, even with the abandonment of working on the NY&nbsp;135 corridor.<ref name="135extension">((cite news |title=Veto or No, Route 135 Extension Is in Works |last=Long |first=Irving |date=June 21, 1973 |newspaper=[[Long Island Press]]))</ref><ref name="1973plan">((cite book|year=1973|title=Statewide Master Plan for Transportation|publisher=New York State Department of Transportation))</ref>

In 1990, the Long Island Regional Planning Board came up with a proposed multibillion-dollar plan to expand the capacities of state and county highways and to improve all major roads to "satisfactory" levels by 2010. The proposal also revisited the idea of extending the Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway to [[New York State Route 25A|NY&nbsp;25A]] in Oyster Bay via the right-of-way bought in the 1960s.<ref name="urging">((cite news |title=Extension of Three Expressways Urged |last=Young |first=Monte R. |newspaper=[[Newsday]] |location=[[New York City]] |date=February 22, 1990))</ref><ref name="deadends">((cite news|title=Route 135: Dead End at Both Ends|last=Leavens|first=Peter Austin|date=March 25, 1990|newspaper=The New York Times))</ref> NYSDOT reconsidered the idea a decade later in 2000, saying it would relieve congestion in the area. They indicated that the extension may be built as either a "full-build" expressway or a four-lane arterial boulevard to NY&nbsp;25A. However, there are no plans to do either at this time.<ref name="nycroads"/>

In 2007, a developer proposed the idea of crossing Long Island Sound by way of a tunnel instead of a bridge. The tunnel would be ((convert|17|mi|0)) long and run from Bayville to Rye, just as the original bridge would have. To prevent the noticeable tunnel, the developer proposed building a park atop the entrance with ball fields, tennis courts, and several other amenities.<ref name="tunnel1">((cite news |title=Sound Tunnel Would Link Rye, Long Island |last=Clary |first=Greg |date=November 21, 2007 |newspaper=[[The Journal News]] |location=[[White Plains, New York|White Plains, NY]]))</ref><ref name="tunnel2">((cite news |title=Developer: Study Could Sink Long Island Tunnel |last=Enriquez |first=Susana |date=January 24, 2008 |newspaper=Newsday |location=New York City))</ref>

[[File:South NY 135 Stub-Exit 1E.jpg|thumb|South stub end of the expressway]]
When the first proposals for a southern extension of NY&nbsp;135 came out in 1967, around 25 families were relocated to clear a ((convert|7.3|acre|m2)) right-of-way for the highway.<ref name=":0" /> By 1975, the Tri-State Transportation Commission proposed a plan to extend the highway south to the [[Wantagh State Parkway]], which was NY&nbsp;135's originally-planned southern terminus. This would have provided another connection to [[Jones Beach, New York|Jones Beach]] via the Wantagh Parkway. However, the idea was not acted upon and was shelved by NYSDOT in 1980. The right-of-way for the extension was held onto by the state until 2004 when they sold it to Nassau County. Nassau County plans to build a county recreational trail along that right-of-way.<ref name="nycroads">((cite web |url=http://www.nycroads.com/roads/NY-135/|title=Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway |last=Anderson |first=Steve |year=2009 |work=NYCRoads |access-date=January 9, 2009))((self-published source|date=November 2015))</ref>

===Recent history and proposals===
There are a number of projects either in progress or in development for NY&nbsp;135. In the 2000s, NYSDOT repaired segments of NY&nbsp;135, along with many other highways in Nassau and nearby [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk]] counties, where the concrete was beginning to wear out. The project was projected to end in mid-2008, but the department has not updated their project site with the construction.<ref name="concrete">((cite web |url=https://www.dot.ny.gov/portal/pls/portal/MEXIS_APP.WEPIDYNPAGEMULTI.show?p_arg_names=p_pin&p_arg_values=080738 |title=Concrete Pavement Repair Contract |year=2009 |publisher=New York State Department of Transportation |access-date=April 10, 2009))</ref> In late 2006, development began on a project to construct a 100-parking space [[Park & Ride]] at the interchange of NY&nbsp;135 and NY&nbsp;25. Work on the project was expected to begin in mid-2015 and end in the middle of 2016.((Update inline|date=August 2016)) Funds would come from the federal government and the state of New York.<ref name="park&ride">((cite web |url=https://www.dot.ny.gov/portal/pls/portal/MEXIS_APP.WEPIDYNPAGEMULTI.show?p_arg_names=p_pin&p_arg_values=080807 |title=Woodbury Park & Ride Construction |year=2009 |publisher=New York State Department of Transportation |access-date=April 10, 2009))</ref>

Another planned NYSDOT project was the replacement of the steel barrier for the median of NY&nbsp;135 from Merrick Road to NY&nbsp;24.<ref name=":0" /> The department replaced it with a normal concrete barrier and also resurfaced the entire stretch of highway. The project was to cost $41.6 million of state and federal funding and begin in late 2010 and early 2011. It was expected to be completed by early 2012.<ref name="replacebarrier">((cite web |url=https://www.dot.ny.gov/portal/pls/portal/MEXIS_APP.WEPIDYNPAGEMULTI.show?p_arg_names=p_pin&p_arg_values=005027 |title=NY 135 Resurfacing/Median Replacement - Merrick to NY 24 |year=2009 |publisher=New York State Department of Transportation |access-date=April 10, 2009))</ref>

At 9:30&nbsp;a.m. on May&nbsp;24, 1988, a tanker truck loaded with as much as ((convert|3000|impgal|L)) of propane fuel overturned and exploded into flames along the expressway. This caused major traffic delays and congestion as police had to shut down three of the major transportation routes in the area. Nassau County police ordered the evacuation of 1,000 residents in the immediate area, along with nearby commuter routes, the [[Sunrise Highway]] and [[Long Island Rail Road]]'s Montauk Branch. With the possibility of an explosion, emergency personnel could not approach the tanker. Since the fire was close to the LIRR station in Seaford, a spokesman said that they had shut all service down from Wantagh to Massapequa. The Long Island Rail Road attempted using buses, but with the congestion becoming worse, they routed the buses to [[Hicksville, New York|Hicksville]], where the passengers would take a diesel train to Bethpage and nearby [[Babylon (village), New York|Babylon]] to continue progress eastward. The Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway was shut down from Merrick Road to the Southern State Parkway. Police reported that the tanker broke a rear axle, and skidded, causing it to overturn. The tank ruptured, starting the blaze. The driver, a middle-aged man from Westbury, escaped with few injuries.<ref name="accident1">((cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE4DD1039F936A15756C0A96E948260|title=Propane Truck Fire Disrupts L.I. Traffic |last=Uhlig|first=Mark A.|date=May 25, 1988|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=January 9, 2009))</ref>

When the Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway was first built, the highway was known as the Wantagh–Oyster Bay Expressway.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="1965map">((cite map |title=New York |publisher=[[Mobil]] |cartography=[[Rand McNally]] |year=1965))</ref> The route was changed to its current name in 1967. The change was made both to avoid confusion with the Wantagh Parkway and to accommodate a request from the community of Seaford to popularize their town. There have also been attempts to rename the expressway with dedications to various Presidents of the United States such as [[Theodore Roosevelt]] and [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref name="nycroads"/> However, in March 2002, the [[New York State Legislature]] officially dedicated the expressway after [[Ralph J. Marino]], a [[New York State Senator]] from [[Long Island]].<ref name="rename1">((cite news |title=Seaford&ndash;Oyster Bay Expressway Renamed 'Ralph J. Marino Expressway' |last=D'Alessandro |first=Denise |date=March 22, 2002 |newspaper=The Plainview–Old Bethpage Herald))</ref> At the time, the designation was a tribute to Marino; however, he died just two weeks later.<ref name="passing">((cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DEFDA153DF934A35757C0A9649C8B63|title=Ralph J. Marino, Former State Senate Leader, Dies at 74|last=McFadden|first=Robert D.|date=April 7, 2002|newspaper=The New York Times))</ref>

Between the Powell Avenue and Broadway&nbsp;/ Plainview Road interchanges along the expressway, the highway is divided with a large median. The lane alignment was set up so that the proposed extension of the [[Bethpage State Parkway]] would have run within the median of NY&nbsp;135. The parkway would have followed the highway for a short distance before turning to the southeast and away from NY&nbsp;135. By making this possible, the Bethpage Parkway would likely have to have been upgraded from its current [[Super two (road)|super-two]] configuration into a four-lane highway.<ref name="nycroads"/>

NYSDOT had created a project page for the Bethpage Parkway extension, which was viewed by the department as a long-term project. As part of the project, the parkway would have been extended north from the traffic circle with Plainview Road to NY&nbsp;135. The project was tentatively scheduled to start in mid-2025 and wrap up in early 2027 and cost $27.9&nbsp;million. The page was taken down by November 2010.<ref name="bethext">((cite web |url=https://www.dot.ny.gov/portal/pls/portal/MEXIS_APP.WEPIDYNPAGEMULTI.show?p_arg_names=p_pin&p_arg_values=053455 |title=Bethpage State Parkway Extension to NY 135 |year=2009 |publisher=New York State Department of Transportation |access-date=November 29, 2010))</ref>

==Exit list==
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|notes=Northern terminus; signed as exits 14E (east) and 14W (west)))
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==See also==
((Portal|U.S. roads))
* [[List of county routes in Nassau County, New York]]
* [[Babylon–Northport Expressway]]

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
((Commons category|New York State Route 135))
((Attached KML))
((NYSR external links|type=N|nyroutes=yes|termini=yes|route=135|alps=yes))
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=40.815027,-73.489802&spn=0.006756,0.01545&z=16&om=0 The unfinished northern end of the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway] on [[Google Maps]]
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&hl=en&om=1&ie=UTF8&ll=40.660229,-73.498278&spn=0.013543,0.030899&z=15 The unfinished southern end of the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway] on [[Google Maps]]
* [http://www.greaternyroads.info/roads/nystate/ny135 NY 135 (Greater New York Roads)]

[[Category:State highways in New York (state)|135]]
[[Category:Roads on Long Island]]
[[Category:Transportation in Nassau County, New York]]
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