New York State Route 147
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Schenectady, Saratoga | |||
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New York State Route 147 (NY 147) is a north–south
town of Galway. NY 147 intersects NY 67 in the town of Charlton and serves mainly as a connector between the Schenectady area and the region surrounding Great Sacandaga Lake
.
Route description
NY 147 begins at an intersection with
CR 51 in Saratoga County) before NY 147 does as well.[3]
After crossing into Saratoga County, NY 147 intersects with
CR 45 (West Street / East Street) in the middle of Galway. NY 147 bends to the northeast out of downtown and continues northward as a two-lane rural highway through Galway, bending northwestward into the hamlet of Kimball Corners. In Kimball Corners, NY 147 intersects with NY 29, which is where the NY 147 designation terminates. The right-of-way continues north as Dean Lung Road.[3]
History
In 1912, the
town of Galway by way of Scotch Church and the village of Galway.[5] The portion of Route 37-a between Scotch Church and NY 29 north of Galway village became the northern half of NY 147, a new route extending from Scotia to Galway, as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. NY 147 has remained unchanged since that time.[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Schenectady | Scotia | 0.00 | 0.00 |  NY 5 (Mohawk Avenue) | Southern terminus |
| Saratoga | Charlton | 11.22 | 18.06 |  NY 67 – Amsterdam, Ballston Spa | |
Town of Galway | 17.14 | 27.58 |  NY 29 – Broadalbin, Saratoga | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 172. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
- ^ Standard Oil Company of New York. 1930.
- ^ a b Microsoft; Nokia (April 17, 2012). "Overview map of NY 147" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ^ New York State Legislature (1918). "Tables of Laws and Codes Amended or Repealed". Laws of the State of New York passed at the One Hundred and Forty-First Session of the Legislature. Albany, New York: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 73. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- ^ State of New York Commission of Highways (1919). The Highway Law. Albany, New York: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 86. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
External links
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