Meadowbrook State Parkway

Westbound view along the Meadowbrook State Parkway at Exit M6W, where drivers can connect to the Southern State Parkway westbound toward Queens and New York City. The MSP’s “M” exit numbering system is unique to the road, with exits increasing as the parkway continues south toward Jones Beach.
View along the Meadowbrook State Parkway at Exit M6W, where drivers can connect to the Southern State Parkway westbound toward Queens and New York City. The MSP’s “M” exit numbering system is unique to the road, with exits increasing as the parkway continues south toward Jones Beach.

The Meadowbrook State Parkway (MSP) is a 12.5-mile passenger-car parkway in Nassau County that runs from the Northern State Parkway/LIE area at Carle Place south to Jones Beach State Park, where it meets Ocean Parkway (and connects to Bay Parkway). Built as part of Robert Moses’ Long Island parkway system, it provides one of the main beach approaches on the South Shore and ties into the Southern State, Wantagh, and Loop parkways. Exits on the MSP use an “M” prefix and increase as you head south toward Jones Beach.

Numbered Exits (north → south)

ExitDestination / RoadwayNotes
M1Old Country Rd (CR 25)Carle Place / Westbury; northern end near NSP/LIE.
M2E / M2WZeckendorf Blvd (CR 154) / Roosevelt Field MallMall access and local arterials.
M3E / M3WMerchants Concourse / Stewart Ave (CR 177)Eisenhower Park / Nassau Hub area.
M4NY-24 Hempstead Tpke (westbound access)Toward Hempstead / Nassau Coliseum.
M5NY-24 Hempstead Tpke (eastbound access)Toward East Meadow / Farmingdale.
M6W / M6ESouthern State Pkwy — West / EastMajor junction; to Queens (W) / Suffolk (E).
M7W / M7EBabylon Turnpike — West / EastRoosevelt / North Merrick.
M8W / M8ENY-27 Sunrise Hwy — West / EastFreeport / Merrick.
M9W / M9EMerrick Rd (CR 27) — West / EastFreeport / Merrick; cloverleaf.
M10Loop ParkwayAccess to Point Lookout / Long Beach barrier island.
—Ocean Pkwy / Bay Pkwy (Jones Beach)Southern terminus; beach approaches.

(Numbers rise from M1 at Old Country Road to M10 near Loop Parkway; the roadway then continues a short distance to the Ocean/Bay Parkway cloverleaf inside Jones Beach State Park.)

Quick facts

  • Length: ~12.5 miles; Nassau County only.
  • Northern terminus: Near NSP / I-495 (LIE) at Carle Place.
  • Southern terminus: Jones Beach State Park (Ocean & Bay Parkways).
  • Restrictions: Passenger cars only (no trucks/commercial vehicles), like other LI parkways.