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List of county routes in Suffolk County, New York (26–50C)

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Source revisionAug 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ6614391 ↗
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County routes in Suffolk County, New York, are maintained by the Suffolk County Department of Public Works and signed with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices-standard yellow-on-blue pentagon route marker. The designations do not follow any fixed pattern. Routes 26 to 50 (including former suffixed routes of CR 50) are listed below.

County Route 26

County Route 26 was the designation for New Suffolk Road from Mattituck to New Suffolk, and New Suffolk Lane from New Suffolk to Cutchogue. This designation was proposed to be relocated to the formerly proposed North Brookhaven Expressway, a former eastern extension of NY 347 from Mount Sinai to Wading River.

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County Route 27

County Route 27 was the original designation for Middle Road on the North Fork of Long Island. This road is now known as CR 48.

County Route 27A

County Route 27A was a newer section of Middle Road in Mattituck called New Middle Road. It was merged into CR 27 before that route was replaced by CR 48.

County Route 27B

County Route 27B was Wickham Avenue, a former segment of Middle Road that is now owned by the town of Southold.

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