View of the Long Island Expwy, in Suffolk County. This stretch
had no lights until recently. The entire LIE east of the NYC line
was lightless, until the end of the 70's. Around then, the Nassau
County section closest to the county line with Queens received
truss-armed standards, while the next section to be lit, got snake-like
davit poles. This section, in Suffolk County, reversed the Davit
invasion with a fresh new crop of trussarmed warriors.
Steve Anderson has detailed the illumination evolution of the
furthest spots on the world's longest parking lot, as follows:
EXITS 32-39:
Trussed crookarm poles. (Those knocked down have generally
been replaced with davits)
EXITS 40-48:
Davit poles. (New 1997 roadkill replacements are tinted
in parkway-style bronze, instead of original issue stainless steel)
EXITS 48-62: Trussed crookarms
(Even those knocked down are replaced with new trussed crookarms)
At EXITS 49, 53 and 62,
there are 100-foot-tall posts with multiple lights. These are
at the NY 110, Sagtikos Parkway and Nicolls Road, respectively.
This Suffolk section also sports the new HOV lanes abutting the
center median, reserved for multi-occupant vehicles during rush
hours. The new lanes are slowly creeping westward, towards the
Queens section, where they are expected to end at the Cross Island
interchange.
