New York State Route 167

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Little Falls, and the town of Little Falls
Length26.17 mi[1] (42.12 km)
Existed1930[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 20 in Richfield Springs
Major intersections NY 5 / NY 169 in Little Falls
North end NY 29 in Dolgeville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesOtsego, Herkimer
Highway system
NY 166 NY 168

New York State Route 167 (NY 167) is a north–south

city of Little Falls, where it meets NY 5 and indirectly connects to the New York State Thruway by way of NY 169
. Most of NY 167 is a two-lane rural highway; however, in Little Falls, NY 167 ranges in width from two to four lanes as it serves commercial and industrial sections of the city.

The piece of NY 167 between Richfield Springs and

hamlet southwest of Little Falls, was originally part of an unsigned legislative route in the early 20th century. Farther north, the segment between Little Falls and Dolgeville was added to the legislative route system in 1910. In 1924, the Richfield Springs–Paines Hollow route became part of NY 28; however, that route was altered as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York
to follow a new alignment to the west. NY 28's former routing between Richfield Springs and Paines Hollow became part of the new NY 167, which continued north through Little Falls to Dolgeville as it does today.

Route description

Richfield Springs to Little Falls

NY 167 begins at an intersection with

CR 183) in the center of the small community.[3]

NY 167 at CR 18 in Jordanville

Past Cullen, NY 167 makes a gradual bend to the northeast, passing by a series of farms on its way to the hamlet of

CR 18), an east–west two-lane road that NY 167 briefly follows as it runs through the community. A short distance east of Jordanville, NY 167 splits from Jordanville Road to head northeast as a two-lane rural road. It intersects with country roads, such as Rock Hill Road (CR 135) and Robinson Road (CR 46) For the next 4 miles (6.4 km), the route meanders across Warren, following an erratic northeasterly course across largely undeveloped areas to reach the rural hamlet of Paines Hollow, located at the junction of NY 167 and NY 168.[3]

After leaving Paines Hollow, NY 167 continues northeast into the

Little Falls to Dolgeville

NY 167 northbound at the junction with NY 168 in Paines Hollow

NY 167 heads generally northward through Little Falls, veering to the east and west at various points as it traverses the town. About 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the

overlap before NY 167 turns north into a less populated, mostly wooded area along the southern bank of the Mohawk River (here part of the Erie Canal). NY 167 follows the river into an industrial section of the city of Little Falls, where it becomes Overhead Street and soon crosses the Mohawk via the Overhead Street Bridge.[3]

North of the river, the highway passes over

divided highway on the north bank of the Mohawk River. At this point, NY 167 northbound reconnects to the southbound route, which follows NY 5 west from South Ann Street to NY 5's junction with the west end of Albany Street.[3]

East of South Ann Street, both directions of NY 167 overlap with NY 5, following the four-lane road along the southern edge of downtown to a junction with East Main Street on the city's east side. NY 167 reconnects with NY 169 here, which leaves East Main Street to briefly follow NY 5 and NY 167 along the riverside arterial. The resulting overlap between NY 167 and NY 169 is a

wrong-way concurrency, with NY 169 southbound overlapping NY 167 northbound and vice versa. NY 169 splits from the highway after just one block to proceed south across the Mohawk River while NY 5 and NY 167 remain concurrent to the eastern edge of the city. Here, NY 167 forks from NY 5, running east as a two-lane street through the undeveloped eastern fringe of Little Falls. The highway rises in elevation as it heads out of the Mohawk River valley and passes into the adjacent town of Manheim.[3]

Now known as Dolgeville Road, NY 167 heads northeastward through dense forests to the hamlet of Manheim Center, a small residential community 3 miles (4.8 km) from Little Falls. Here, the route connects to Dockey Road (

CR 23). North of Snells Bush Road, NY 167 trends to the northeast, loosely paralleling East Canada Creek as it heads toward the village of Dolgeville as South Main Street. The rural areas along the route gradually give way to homes, which in turn lead to Dolgeville's central business district. In the center of Dolgeville, NY 167 runs alongside the creek for several blocks before ending at an intersection with NY 29 (State Street).[3]

History

Two sections of what is now NY 167 were included as part of

Little Falls became part of Route 26, which ran from Little Falls to Remsen via Dolgeville.[4][5] In 1910, Route 26 was realigned to follow a more direct routing between Little Falls and Remsen via Middleville and Poland.[6] The former alignment of Route 26 between Little Falls and Dolgeville went unnumbered until March 1, 1921, when it became part of Route 37, which was extended southwestward from Dolgeville to Little Falls.[7]

The alignment of NY 167 follows the Paine's Hollow Road, constructed between Little Falls and Paines Hollow. This new road would shorten time between the two communities through

UTC) that day, a convoy of vehicles drove the route south from Little Falls, with a band on a large truck and a coach with six horses. When the group reached Paines Hollow, a ceremony was held, led by the president of the Little Falls Chamber of Commerce and H.P. Snyder, the local legislator for Herkimer County.[8] The new section between Paines Hollow and Jordanville cost $123,136.25 (equivalent to $2.02 million in 2024) and was designated as State Highway 1363.[5]

When the first set of posted routes in New York were assigned in 1924, most of legislative Route 5 north of Oneonta—including the section between Richfield Springs and Mohawk—became part of NY 28, which originally began in Oneonta and headed north through Richfield Springs and Mohawk before ending in Utica.[9][10] In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, the section of NY 28 between Richfield Springs and Mohawk was moved onto a new highway to the west that went directly between the two locations. The portion of its former routing between Richfield Springs and Paines Hollow became part of the new NY 167,[2] which continued north from Paines Hollow to Dolgeville via Little Falls and old legislative Route 37.[11]

Realignments

In June 2003, a project began to replace the bridge that carries NY 167 across the Erie Canal, Moss Island, Mohawk River, CSX Railroad, and NY 5 in Little Falls. On September 15, 2005, the new $17.4 million (equivalent to $27.7 million in 2024) bridge opened and replaced two deteriorated structures that were built in two phases from 1936 to 1962. The new bridge also eliminated a dangerous at-grade crossing at the CSX Railroad where low profile vehicles frequently got stuck. The bridge was dedicated to Dr. Bernard J. Burke, a local physician remembered for his total dedication to his patients and the community for over 35 years. The Lancaster Construction Company of Richmondville was the contractor of this project.[12][13]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
OtsegoRichfield Springs0.000.00 US 20 (West Main Street) – Cherry Valley, West WinfieldSouthern terminus
Hamlet of Jordanville
Paines Hollow
15.6825.23



overlap
15.7325.31



I-90 / New York Thruway west – Mohawk
Western terminus of NY 5S / NY 167 overlap
City of Little Falls
17.9728.92
NY 5 west
Western terminus of NY 5 / NY 167 overlap
18.4229.64
NY 169 north (East Main Street)
Western terminus of NY 167 / NY 169 overlap
18.6430.00


Eastern terminus of NY 167 / NY 169 overlap
19.0430.64
NY 5 east – St. Johnsville
Eastern terminus of NY 5 / NY 167 overlap
Dolgeville26.1742.12 NY 29 (State Street)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. pp. 176–177. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times. p. 136.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Microsoft; Nokia (May 31, 2012). "overview map of NY 167" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  4. ^ State of New York Department of Highways (1909). The Highway Law. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 55–56, 62. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
  5. ^ a b New York State Department of Highways (1920). Report of the State Commissioner of Highways. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 149, 506–507. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
  6. ^ State of New York Commission of Highways (1919). The Highway Law. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 81–82. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
  7. ^ New York State Legislature (1921). "Tables of Laws and Codes Amended or Repealed". Laws of the State of New York passed at the One Hundred and Forty-Fourth Session of the Legislature. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 42, 68. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
  8. ^ "Paine's Hollow Road Opened". Motordom. 15: 20–21. 1921. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  9. ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9.
  10. State of New York Department of Public Works
    . 1926.
  11. Standard Oil Company of New York
    . 1930.
  12. ^ "NYSDOT ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF ROUTE 167 BRIDGE IN LITTLE FALLS - STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS CUT RIBBON ON NEW $17 MILLION BRIDGE AND RAMPS ( HERKIMER COUNTY)". NYSDOT. September 15, 2005. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  13. ^ "LOCK STREET RAILROAD CROSSING TO CLOSE - NEW ROUTE 167 BRIDGE PROVIDES SAFE ACCESS ACROSS RR IN CITY OF LITTLE FALLS (HERKIMER COUNTY)". NYSDOT. September 9, 2005. Retrieved March 30, 2020.

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