New York State Route 146

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East end US 4 / NY 32 in Halfmoon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesSchoharie, Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga
Highway system
← NY 145→ NY 146A

New York State Route 146 (NY 146) is a

Gallupville at NY 443 to near Mechanicville at U.S. Route 4 (US 4) and NY 32. NY 146 is a major thoroughfare in the city of Schenectady, just outside Albany. Most of the route follows an east–west alignment; however, the middle third of the route between Guilderland and Clifton Park runs in a more north–south manner in order to serve Schenectady. At one time, NY 146 had three spur routes; only one—NY 146A
—still exists.

NY 146 was assigned as part of the

Altamont while modern NY 146 west of Altamont was part of NY 156. The alignments of the two routes were flipped in the late 1930s. Other minor realignments have occurred since, most notably near Mechanicville
.

Route description

NY 146 westbound approaching its western terminus at NY 443 in Gallupville

Schoharie and Albany counties

NY 146 begins at a T-intersection with

CR 259. As NY 146 reaches the hamlet of East a short time later, it meets CRs 252, 260, 261, and 262 in quick succession. NY 146 continues eastward, passing through a rural area of Albany County on its way to the town of Guilderland and the village of Altamont contained within.[3]

NY 146 at the intersection with NY 397 and Albany CR 253 in Altamont

NY 146 enters Altamont from the west on Western Avenue. At Maple Avenue, NY 146 turns south to follow that street for two blocks while NY 397 begins on the road that NY 146 vacates. NY 146 leaves Maple Avenue at Main Street, which connects to NY 156 one block to the west. Both NY 156 and NY 146 are marked with signs directing traffic to the other route by way of this one block of Main Street. NY 146 heads east from Maple Avenue, following Main Street eastward out of the village. After leaving Altamont, NY 146 continues for about 3 miles (5 km) through a lightly populated portion of Guilderland before intersecting with the southern terminus of NY 158. The route progresses onward, intersecting CRs 201 and 202 and passing over the CSX Transportation-owned Selkirk Subdivision railroad line and Normans Kill before meeting US 20 at Hartmans Corners. NY 146 joins US 20 for about 0.7 miles (1.1 km) northwestward to McCormack Corners, where NY 146 leaves US 20 and heads northward toward Schenectady County. The route passes over the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90 or I-90) just south of the county line.[3]

Schenectady and Saratoga counties

At the county line, Fort Hunter Road (

NY 911H) just before crossing over I-890 and entering Schenectady's downtown district. In downtown Schenectady, NY 146 follows Brandywine Avenue northeastward past an intersection with NY 5 (State Street) to Union Street, where the route turns to follow Union eastward out of the city.[3] Upon crossing into Niskayuna, ownership of the route shifts to Schenectady County, which maintains the roadway as CR 159. CR 159 ends five blocks later at Balltown Road (unsigned NY 914T). NY 146 turns north onto Balltown, becoming NYSDOT maintained once more in the process.[4]

NY 146 crossing over the Mohawk River on the Rexford Bridge

3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Union Street, NY 146 crosses over the

Adirondack Northway) at exit 9 and intersects US 9. About 2 miles (3.2 km) east of US 9 in Halfmoon, NY 236 merges in from the south. NY 146 veers northward at this junction, then breaks eastward a mile (1.6 km) later at an intersection with CR 1345 southwest of Mechanicville. NY 146 comes to an end soon afterward at US 4 and NY 32 south of Mechanicville on the banks of the Hudson River.[3]

History

NY 146 was assigned as part of the

reference route serving a connector between NY 156 and NY 146, which do not meet despite both highways using Main Street as an entrance to the village.[1]

CR 1345 entering the town of Halfmoon

In Schenectady, NY 146 was originally routed on Union, Jay, and Nott Streets and Van Vranken Avenue through the northern portion of the city.[10] It was realigned between 1938 and 1947 to bypass the northern part of the city on Balltown Road.[11][12] The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has reserved the NY 646 designation for the former routing of NY 146 through Schenectady; however, there is no timetable for its assignment.[13] In Halfmoon, NY 146 was initially routed on Pruyn Hill Road and South Street in the vicinity of Mechanicville.[6] The route was altered in the late 1940s to follow a new highway that bypassed Mechanicville to the south.[12][14] The portion of NY 146's former routing outside of the Mechanicville city limits is now designated and signed as CR 1345, reflecting the number of the legislative state highway (SH 1345) that makes up the portion of NY 146 in Halfmoon and thus once followed Pruyn Hill Road.[15]

In 2007, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has identified the NY 146 corridor from Riverview Road to Glen Ridge Road as in need of future improvements. Intersection improvements are scheduled at the NY 146 / Aqueduct Road / Williams Road and NY 146 / Riverview Road intersections. This part of the project will be built in 2008 and is to include new turn lanes at each intersection. To the south, the Rexford Bridge over the Mohawk River and the surrounding roadway will be improved in stages, with completion expected by 2017. The objective of these projects is to improve highway capacity and safety along the corridor.[16]

NYSDOT has completed construction on a roundabout at the intersection of NY 146 and NY 146A / CR 90 in Clifton Park.[17]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Gallupville
Dunnsville
Southern terminus of NY 397; eastern terminus of CR 253
11.7018.83
NY 912C (Main Street) to NY 156 – Voorheesville, Knox, John Boyd Thacher State Park
Eastern terminus of unsigned NY 912C
Guilderland14.0622.63 NY 158 – SchenectadySouthern terminus of NY 158
17.7128.50
 US 20 east (Western Avenue) – Albany		Eastern end of concurrency with US 20; hamlet of Hartmans Corners
18.3929.60
 US 20 west (Western Avenue) – Duanesburg		Western end of concurrency with US 20; hamlet of McCormack Corners
I-90 Toll / New York Thruway
Exit 9 (I-890)
22.0835.53
I-890 west – Troy, Duanesburg
Schenectady24.7239.78 NY 5 (State Street) – Scotia, AlbanyNo left turn from NY 146 west to NY 5 east
NY 911G (Union Street) to NY 7 – Troy
Northern terminus of unsigned NY 914T; western terminus of unsigned NY 911G
28.0145.08
 CR 19 east (River Road) / Providence Avenue – Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory		Western terminus of CR 19
30.0548.36
CR 10 west (Aqueduct Road) / Williams Street / Mohawk Towpath Scenic Byway
Roundabout; eastern terminus of CR 10
Rexford Bridge
CR 91 west (Riverview Road) / Mohawk Towpath Scenic Byway
Hamlet of Rexford; former western terminus of NY 146B; western terminus of CR 88; eastern terminus of CR 91
32.0751.61
CR 110 north (Blue Barns Road) / Glenridge Road (NY 914V) to NY 50 – Glenville, Burnt Hills
Southern terminus of CR 110
35.0756.44
Ballston Lake, Ballston, Vischer Ferry
Roundabout; southern terminus of NY 146A; northern terminus of CR 90
37.4560.27 I-87 – Albany, MontrealExit 9 (I-87); partial cloverleaf interchange; hamlet of Clifton Park
Halfmoon37.7760.78 US 9 (Halfmoon Parkway) – Albany, Saratoga Springs
40.0364.42
 NY 236 south – Albany		Northern terminus of NY 236; hamlet of Newtown
42.8068.88 US 4 / NY 32 – Mechanicville, Stillwater, WaterfordEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Suffixed routes

As many as three spurs once led from NY 146; however, two no longer exist.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. 2009-06-16. pp. 251–252, 342. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  2. ^
    1930 renumbering
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Google (2007-09-19). "overview map of NY 146" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
  4. ^ a b c Schenectady Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1993. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  5. ^
    Standard Oil Company
    . 1964–1965.
  6. ^
    Standard Oil Company of New York
    . 1930.
  7. ^ "Another Farm To Market Road Taken Over By The State". The Schoharie Republican. 1939-06-01. p. 1.
  8. ^ New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Standard Oil Company. 1939.
  9. Gulf Oil Company
    . 1940.
  10. ^
    Texas Oil Company
    . 1932.
  11. ^ Thibodeau, William A. (1938). The ALA Green Book (1938–1939 ed.). Automobile Legal Association.
  12. ^
    State of New York Department of Public Works
    .
  13. ^ 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 2017-01-09.
  14. ^ New York (Map) (1950 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1949.
  15. ^ Mechanicville Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1992. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  16. ^ New York State Department of Transportation. "Route 146 Riverview Rd. to Glenridge Rd". Retrieved 2007-09-21.
  17. ^ Parisi, Kassie (2019-09-17). "Weekend closures planned for Route 146 roundabout in Clifton Park | The Daily Gazette". dailygazette.com. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  18. ^
    Kendall Refining Company
    . 1931.
  19. ^ New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Mobil Service. 1965.
  20. ^ Niskayuna Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1992. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  21. ^ Road Map of New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Texas Oil Company. 1934.
  22. ^ New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Standard Oil Company. 1936.
  23. ^ New York and Metropolitan New York (Map) (1961–1962 ed.). Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. Sunoco. 1961.
  24. ^ New York with Sight-Seeing Guide (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1962.

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