New York State Route 105
New York State Route 105 is a state highway located within Nassau County, New York, in the United States. It begins in the town of Hempstead at an intersection with NY 106 in North Bellmore that also serves as that route's southern terminus. From here, it runs east through North Wantagh to an interchange with NY 135 and through northern Seaford, before crossing into the town of Oyster Bay and ending at a junction with NY 107 in Massapequa. Jerusalem Avenue continues west past the route's western terminus as a county-maintained road to Hempstead and east as a town road to Massapequa Preserve. NY 105 was assigned in the early 1930s.
Route description
West of NY 106 (CR 105)
CR 105 begins at an intersection with Greenwich St in Hempstead and runs as a two lane road parallel to Hempstead Turnpike and the Southern State Parkway. It curves southeast after Henry St and heads into Uniondale. The road continues southwest through southern Uniondale, passing Saint Martha's Church and Turtle Hook Middle School, intersecting with Uniondale Ave.Jerusalem Avenue crosses the Meadowbrook State Parkway but doesn't connect to the highway. After the overpass, it enters North Merrick It intersects with North Jerusalem Road, which travels into East Meadow. Jerusalem Avenue runs through a suburban part of the hamlet and intersects with Meadowbrook ROad and Merrick Avenue. At the intersection, the road curves northward to run straight west before crossing the Southern State Parkway and reaching Bellmore Avenue. The road enters North Bellmore and intersects with Newbridge Road.
NY 105
NY 105 begins at an intersection with NY 106 and Jerusalem Avenue in the North Bellmore section of the town of Hempstead. NY 105 proceeds east along the two-lane Jerusalem Avenue as it travels through a commercial section of North Bellmore. After, the road widens slightly to include a center turn lane. Not far to the east, NY 105 crosses over the Wantagh State Parkway without connecting to the highway.On the opposite side of the parkway overpass, NY 105 crosses into North Wantagh and an area known as Downtown Wantagh, where the route intersects with Wantagh Avenue, formerly designated as NY 115. After Wantagh Avenue, NY 105 crosses through a residential section of North Wantagh named Wantagh Woods, where it bends southeast and briefly gains a frontage road on the eastbound side. After a half-mile, NY 105 curves back to the east at an interchange with the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway.
Past NY 135, NY 105 leaves North Wantagh and enters Seaford, and heads past Washington Avenue County Park before crossing into the adjacent town of Oyster Bay. Within Oyster Bay, the road runs across the northern edge of Massapequa before meeting NY 107 in a commercial district located a short distance from the town line. The NY 105 ends here; however, Jerusalem Avenue continues east past NY 107 toward Massapequa Preserve as a town-maintained highway.