From what she and her father told me, the proposal was to have the expressway go north-south through the neighborhood. Also, the southbound lanes are higher than the northbound lanes in this area. This was to be where the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway and the unbuilt portion of the Bethpage State Parkway were to connect. According to old maps, the southbound lanes of the Bethpage State Parkway were to have been in the median of NY 135 for about one-half mile before heading back southeast, while the northbound lanes of the parkway followed the northbound lanes of NY 135 along the right shoulder. This section of Route 135 opened in 1966.
Sight lines are good.
Ramp exits allow leaving the road at virtually full driving speed, and safer, diverging separation from conflict with the main lanes while slowing down. Crossover accidents on Route 135 are comparatively rare. Few changes have been made to the expressway since it was originally built. However, one notable change was made to one of its major interchanges. Two decades later, there were aborted attempts to rename the expressway after Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan.