Covert Avenue

County Route C52
Covert Avenue
Covert Avenue, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDPW
Length	1.68 mi[1] (2.70 km)
Major junctions
South end	NY 24 in Elmont
Major intersections	Stewart Avenue (CR 177)
North end	NY 25 in New Hyde Park
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Nassau
Highway system
County routes in New York County Routes in Nassau County

Covert Avenue is a major, 1.68-mile (2.70 km) county highway in Nassau County, on Long Island, New York. Designated as the unsigned Nassau County Route C52, it connects Elmont and the Incorporated Village of New Hyde Park, is owned by Nassau County, and is maintained by the Nassau County Department of Public Works.^[2][3][4][5]

Covert Avenue's underpass underneath the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line in 2019, shortly after its completion.

Route description

CR C52 begins at Hempstead Turnpike (NY 24) in Elmont, across the intersection from Meacham Avenue (CR D49).^[2][3] From there, it travels Northwest to Harrison Street, where it meets the Covert Avenue Spur (CR C52). From there, Covert Avenue turns to the north-northeast, continuing in that general direction for a distance, and then turns to the north-northwest, intersecting Reed Avenue. From there, CR C52 continues north-northwest to Tulip Avenue (CR E41), which it intersects adjacent to Sewanhaka High School. From there, Covert Avenue enters the Incorporated Village of Stewart Manor and turns to the north-northeast, forming the border between that village and the Incorporated Village of Floral Park. It then continues north-northeast, eventually crossing the Long Island Rail Road's Hempstead Branch at-grade. On the north side of the tracks, CR C52 forms the border between the incorporated villages of Stewart Manor and New Hyde Park until reaching Stewart Avenue (CR 177).^[2][3][4][5]

North of Stewart Avenue (CR 177), Covert Avenue enters the Incorporated Village of New Hyde Park, continuing north-northeast for a distance before curving to the north-northwest. CR C52 then crosses underneath the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line and continues north-northwest to its northern terminus at Jericho Turnpike (NY 25).^[2][3][4][5]

Covert Avenue, in its entirety, is classified as a minor arterial road by the New York State Department of Transportation.^[4][5]

History

Covert Avenue was formerly designated as part of CR 174, with Meacham Avenue, prior to the route numbers in Nassau County being altered.^[6] It, like all other county routes in Nassau County, became unsigned in the 1970s, when Nassau County officials opted to remove the signs as opposed to allocating the funds for replacing them with new ones that met the latest federal design standards and requirements, as per the federal government's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.^[7][8]

In 2019, Covert Avenue's grade crossing with the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line was eliminated, as part of the Long Island Rail Road's Third Track Project.^[9][10][11] As part of the associated reconfiguration of Covert Avenue and the construction of its underpass, the road now passes underneath 2nd and 3rd Avenues, with one slip lane connecting to 2nd Avenue and another connecting to 3rd Avenue.^[12] The grade crossing elimination project required a six-month closure of that stretch of Covert Avenue, during which time the crossing was removed and the underpass was installed.^[10]

Major intersections

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Elmont	0.00	0.00	NY 24 (Hempstead Turnpike) – New York, East Farmingdale	Southern terminus of CR C52; continues south as Meacham Avenue (CR D49).
	0.03	0.048	Covert Avenue Spur (CR C52) Harrison Street
Elmont–Floral Park– Stewart Manor tripoint	1.09	1.75	Tulip Avenue (CR E41)	Access to Sewanhaka High School.
New Hyde Park–Stewart Manor line	1.19	1.92	Stewart Avenue (CR 177)
New Hyde Park	1.68	2.70	NY 25 (Jericho Turnpike) – New York, Orient Point	Northern terminus of CR C52.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Covert Avenue Spur

County Route C52
Location	Elmont
Length	0.05 mi[1] (80 m)

Covert Avenue Spur (CR C52) is a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) spur of Covert Avenue in Elmont.^[2][3][4][5] It begins at the intersection of Covert Avenue (CR C52) and Harrison Street. It then runs southwest to its terminus at Hempstead Turnpike (NY 24).^[2][3][4][5]

The Covert Avenue Spur, in its entirety, is classified as a minor arterial road by the New York State Department of Transportation.^[4][5]

See also

• List of county routes in Nassau County, New York
• Dutch Broadway

References

1. "CR C52" (PDF). NYSDOT Local Highway Inventory. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
2. New York State Department of Transportation (2021). "County Roads Listing: Nassau County" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
3. "My Roads". Nassau County, NY. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
4. "New York State Department of Transportation Functional Class Viewer". gis.dot.ny.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
5. "New York State Roadway Inventory System Viewer". gis.dot.ny.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
6. "Lynbrook quadrangle, New York – Map Collections". Brooklyn Public Library. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
7. "Nassau-Suffolk County Road History". 2009-01-03. Archived from the original on 2009-01-03. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
8. Anderson, Steve. "County Roads on Long Island". NYCRoads. Archived from the original on January 3, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2008.^{[self-published source]}
9. "MTA LIRR to eliminate railroad crossing, install new bridge at Covert Avenue in New Hyde Park". www.masstransitmag.com. August 21, 2019. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
10. Murray, Anthony (2019-10-25). "Covert Avenue Reopens After Six Month Shutdown". New Hyde Park Illustrated. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
11. Castillo, Alfonso A. (2019-08-23). "LIRR eliminating grade crossing, replacing with new bridge over Covert Avenue". Newsday. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
12. "2nd and 3rd Avenue Bridges Open over Covert Underpass in New Hyde Park". LIRR Expansion Project. 2019-12-27. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved 2023-08-09.