New York State Route 131
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| Country | United States | |||
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| Counties | St. Lawrence | |||
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New York State Route 131 (NY 131) is a 12.45-mile (20.04 km) long
Route description
NY 131 begins at an intersection with
Paralleling the riverside, NY 131 passes within 100 feet (30 m) of the St. Lawrence and Long Sault Island before turning to the southeast and soon east through Massena. Some residences appear after the intersection with Dennison Road, however the route remains mainly rural, passing an inlet of the St. Lawrence just south of the intersection with Barnhart Island Road. At that intersection, NY 131 abruptly turns southward along the right-of-way and heads deeper into the town. Crossing an intersection with
History
NY 37 originally entered the village of Massena when it was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.[5][6] In the mid-1950s, construction began on a bypass around the southern edge of the village. It opened to traffic as a realignment of NY 37 by 1958.[2][7] The former alignment of NY 37 from the bypass eastward along the Grasse River to Town Line Road was designated as NY 131 by 1960.[3] The remainder of NY 37's old routing through Massena became an extension of NY 37B,[3][8] which continued west through the town of Louisville on Town Line Road and an unnamed roadway along the St. Lawrence River to NY 37 at Louisville Corner.[3]
The alignments of NY 37B and NY 131 west of the Town Line Road / Maple Street intersection were flipped c. 1962, placing NY 37B on NY 37's former alignment and NY 131 on the riverside highway and Town Line Road.
Major intersections
The entire route is in St. Lawrence County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Louisville | 0.00 | 0.00 |  NY 37 / Great Lakes Seaway Trail | Western terminus | |
| 6.28 | 10.11 | NY 971J (Town Line Road) – Massena | Former routing of NY 131 | ||
Town of Massena | 12.45 | 20.04 | NY 37 / Great Lakes Seaway Trail – Massena, Bridge to Canada, Malone | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. pp. 168, 283. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
- ^ a b New York with Special Maps of Putnam–Rockland–Westchester Counties and Finger Lakes Region (Map) (1957 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1956.
- ^ Rand McNally and Company. Gulf. 1960.
- ^ a b Microsoft; Nokia (April 11, 2012). "Overview map of NY 131" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
- ^ Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times. p. 136.
- Standard Oil Company of New York. 1930.
- ^ New York with Special Maps of Putnam–Rockland–Westchester Counties and Finger Lakes Region (Map) (1958 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1958.
- ^ H.M. Gousha Company. Sunoco. 1961.
- ^ New York with Sight-Seeing Guide (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1962.
- ^ Massena Quadrangle – New York–Ontario (Map). 1:24,000. United States Geological Survey. 1964. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
- ^ Raquette River Quadrangle – New York–Ontario (Map). 1:24,000. United States Geological Survey. 1964. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
- ^ New York State Department of Transportation (January 2017). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycling Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State (PDF). Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Microsoft; Nokia (February 26, 2017). "Massena, New York" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
External links
- New York State Route 131 at New York Routes