ðɪ ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪnz ʌv ˌɛnwˈaɪ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən dˈeɪt bˈæk tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn wɛn ðə stˈeɪt ʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ɐ kˈɑːntɹækt ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ twˈɛnti nˈaɪn tʊ ɪmpɹˈuːv ɐ hˈaɪweɪ ɪnðə tˈaʊnz ʌv ˈɪslɪp ænd smˈɪθtaʊn tə stˈeɪt hˈaɪweɪ stˈændɚdz.
The origins of NY 111 date back to 1914 when the state of New York awarded a contract on July 29 to improve a  highway in the towns of Islip and Smithtown to state highway standards.