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Michael Valente Memorial Bridge
The Michael Valente Memorial Bridge (formerly known as the Long Beach Bridge) is a twin-span bascule bridge crossing Reynolds Channel, between the City of Long Beach and the Village of Island Park, in Nassau County, New York, United States. Description The bridge starts in Long Beach as Long Beach Boulevard. At Barnum Island, the main road continues northeast as Austin Boulevard, while Long Beach Road (the northern continuation of Long Beach Boulevard) branches to the north. Each span carries traffic in one direction. History The twin bridges were built in 1953 to replace an earlier bridge built in 1922. The replacement spans were constructed after it was realized that the original, 1922 span was both functionally and structurally obsolete. In 2011, the Long Beach Bridge was renamed the Michael Valente Memorial Bridge, in honor of Michael Valente – a World War I veteran and longtime resident of Long Beach. The name change was made official following a vote by the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Beach Road
Long Beach Road is a major, road in the Town of Hempstead, in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, New York (state), New York, United States. It serves as a major north–south roadway, connecting the Long Beach, New York, City of Long Beach (via the Long Beach Bridge and Long Beach Boulevard (CR D38)) at its southern end with Baldwin Road (CR 55) in the Village of Hempstead, New York, Village of Hempstead at its northern end. The entire road is designated as County Route D39 (CR D39) and is owned and maintained by the County of Nassau. Route description Long Beach Road runs north–south through the Village (New York), incorporated villages of Hempstead (village), New York, Hempstead, Rockville Centre, New York, Rockville Centre, and Island Park, New York, Island Park, as well as through the Hamlet (New York), hamlets and Census-designated places of Barnum Island, New York, Barnum Island, Oceanside, New York, Oceanside, and South Hempstead, New York, South Hempstead. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
