The smaller arches were introduced for the accommodation of two county roadways, one on each side of the river.

In the 1950s a movie theater, a stone's throw beyond the main entrance to the lake, called Winona Parkway, was built along the adjacent county roadway, route 15, which leads to the Dutch colonial and revolutionary era mining town of Sparta.

If two Suffolk County legislators have their way, it will soon be illegal for day laborers to wait for work along county roadways.

The first calves of the season were born, crocuses emerged, gray mounds of snow receded along county roadways and short tempers gave way to optimism that things were indeed going to improve.

It administrates county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture and cultural heritage.

To start with, there is no single group overseeing or studying automobile accidents on county roadways; instead there is a loose conglomeration of at least 46 separate entities responsible for 4,868 miles of highways, parkways, routes, streets and avenues.

Thomas R. Suozzi, the Nassau county executive, said Nassau spent $425,000 to clear its 450 miles of county roadways.

Using the areas and county roadways "for the solicitation of employment or business in unauthorized locations results in interference with the intended use of the parking area and roadways," the bill said.