Nassau County Route 2

Nassau County Route 2 (also known as County Route 2 or CR 2) is a 9 miles approximately long county highway in Nassau County, Long Island, NY. It was assigned in 1958 as part of the Nassau County Route System and Long Island State Highway Renumbering in order to provide a series of roads for the New York metropolitan area.

Route description
Nassau County Route 2 begins at the intersection of NY 24 (Fulton Avenue) in the city of Hempstead, New York. CR 2 passes Fulton Avenue and continues southwest on Peninsula Boulevard. About 1/4 mile southwest, CR 2 intersects with NY 102 (Front Street) and follows Peninsula Boulevard within Hempstead. Now turning south, CR 2 continues on Peninsula Boulevard for about a mile before crossing over the Southern State Parkway (Reference Route NY 908M) in Rockville Centre. After the intersection with the parkway, CR 2 crosses over exit 18 of the Southern State Parkway and bends southwest, passing the site of Mercy Medical Center. After passing next to the hospital, CR 2 continues south through Rockville Centre and runs parallel to Hempstead Lake State Park for about 3/4 miles before intersecting with Nassau County Route 27 (Merrick Road). A short distance after, CR 2 passes NY 27 (Sunrise Highway) in Rockville Centre and bends southwest shortly after Sunrise Highway. CR 2 continues southwest for about 2 miles as Peninsula Boulevard through Lynbrook before crossing into Cedarhurst shortly after. Passing through Cedarhurst, CR 2 bends west for about 1/4 mile before intersecting with Nassau County Route 104 (Rockaway Turnpike) in Inwood, where CR 2 ends and Nassau County Route 2A begins. After Rockaway Turnpike, CR 2A continues through Inwood as Bay Boulevard and intersects with the Nassau Expressway (Interstate 878/NY 878) where CR 2A ends at its southern terminus.

Major intersections
The entire route is in Nassau County, Long Island, NY.