New York State Route 254
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Length | 6.01 mi[1] (9.67 km) | |||
Existed | c. 1965[2][3]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | I-87 in Queensbury | |||
US 9 in Queensbury | ||||
East end | US 4 in Hudson Falls | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | New York | |||
Counties | Warren, Washington | |||
Highway system | ||||
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New York State Route 254 (NY 254) is a
The portion of NY 254 along Lower Warren Street and River Street has had several designations over the years. From 1924 to 1930, it was part of the original
The NY 32B designation remained in place until the mid-1960s when the Quaker Road arterial was built. NY 32B was partially replaced c. 1965 by NY 254, the designation assigned to the new highway around Glens Falls. The portion of NY 254 between US 9 and Lower Warren Street is maintained by Warren County and co-designated as County Route 47 (CR 47) and CR 70.
Route description
NY 254 begins at the southbound ramp of
As the route heads east, it passes Pine View Cemetery and several local businesses.
NY 254 turns east at NY 911E, becoming state maintained once more as it follows Lower Warren Street across the Glens Falls Feeder Canal and along the Hudson River into Washington County and the village of Hudson Falls.[8] As River Street, NY 254 heads to the southeast for a short distance before terminating at an intersection with US 4 in downtown Hudson Falls. NY 196 begins one block to the south of this junction.[5]
History
Prior to the 1930s, the NY 254 designation was used for a portion of highway running between Bristol and Lakeville. This portion was later redesignated U.S. Route 20A
Warren Street in
NY 32B was truncated over time, eventually consisting of just the portion between Boulevard (then-NY 32) in Queensbury and US 4 in Hudson Falls. In the mid-1960s, a new arterial was constructed around the northern and eastern extents of Glens Falls.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Warren | Queensbury | 0.00 | 0.00 | I-87 | Western terminus, exit 19 on I-87 / Northway |
0.74 | 1.19 | US 9 – Lake George, Glens Falls | |||
2.59 | 4.17 | NY 9L (Ridge Road) | |||
4.46 | 7.18 | NY 32 – Glens Falls | |||
4.66 | 7.50 | Lower Warren Street ( NY 911E ) | Eastern terminus of unsigned NY 911E; former routing of NY 32B | ||
traffic circle | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. pp. 278–279, 341. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
- ^ Rand McNally and Company. Sinclair Oil Corporation. 1964.
- ^ a b New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Mobil. 1965.
- ^ "Warren County Inventory Listing" (CSV). New York State Department of Transportation. March 2, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Microsoft; Nokia (August 13, 2015). "overview map of NY 254" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ^ a b Glens Falls Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1991. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ Condon, Bob. "Riding through history; The Warren County Bikeway: Mile by mile" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ Hudson Falls Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1991. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
- ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9.
- ^ Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas (eastern New York) (Map). Rand McNally and Company. 1926. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
- ^ Automobile Blue Book. Vol. 1 (1927 ed.). Chicago: Automobile Blue Book, Inc. 1927. This edition shows U.S. Routes as they were first officially signed in 1927.
- Standard Oil Company of New York. 1929.
- ^ Road Map of New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Standard Oil Company of New York. 1930.
- ^ Hudson Falls Quadrangle – New York (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. 1966. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
External links
- New York State Route 254 at New York Routes