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Old Northern Boulevard is a major, 2.4-mile (3.9 km) road in Nassau County, on Long Island, New York. It is a bypassed section of Northern Boulevard between Middle Neck Road in Flower Hill & The Locusts in Roslyn Estates, east through Roslyn, with NY 25A being the termini for both ends of the road.
Old Northern Boulevard in the heart of Roslyn, as seen from Main Street (CR 7A).
The William Cullen Bryant Viaduct, historically known as the Roslyn Viaduct, is a viaduct that carries four lanes of Northern Boulevard over Hempstead Harbor between the Incorporated Villages of Flower Hill and Roslyn, in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It serves as a bypass of Roslyn's downtown. The original bridge opened in 1949 and was replaced in phases between 2005 and 2012.
The new span of the Bryant Viaduct over Hempstead Harbor, as seen in 2015.
The original span of the William Cullen Bryant Viaduct crossing Hempstead Harbor, looking northeast. Note the crane being used to construct the new bridge behind it.