New York State Route 284

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This article is about the current alignment of NY 284. For the former alignment of NY 284 in Sullivan County, see County Route 149 (Sullivan County, New York).

New York State Route 284 marker

New York State Route 284

Map
Map of Orange County with NY 284 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length9.01 mi[1] (14.50 km)
ExistedMay 1966[2]–present
Major junctions
South end Route 284 at the New Jersey state line in Minisink
North end US 6 in Wawayanda
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesOrange
Highway system
←
I-84
NY 84→ NY 85

New York State Route 284 (NY 284) is a north–south

Middletown in the town of Wawayanda
.

The highway has been part of a state route since 1924 when it became part of New York State Route 8, a road continuing northeast through Middletown and

Newburgh. NY 8 was split into two routes as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, with the portion of the highway south of Montgomery becoming New York State Route 84. When Interstate 84
(I-84) was built along a similar alignment to NY 84 in the mid-1960s, the state route was renumbered again in May 1966 to prevent confusion between the two roads. The section of NY 84 south of Slate Hill was redesignated as NY 284 while the rest of the highway was absorbed by other, pre-existing routes.

Route description

NY 284 northbound past its southern terminus at Route 284 at the New Jersey border in Minisink

NY 284 begins at the

CR 651 upon entering Sussex County. NY 284 turns north at this junction, passing a handful of homes before bending to the northwest and leaving the village limits for less developed areas of Minisink.[3]

Outside of Unionville, the route slowly bends to the northeast, paralleling the former right-of-way of the

CR 22 at back-to-back junctions near the northern town line. The latter route provides access to the hamlet of Johnson, which NY 284 bypasses to the southeast.[3]

North of CR 22, Rutgers Creek merges with Indigot Creek, a small stream forming part of the Minisink–

CR 93 (Lime Kiln Road) just north of the town line. From CR 93, the highway runs northeastward across open, rolling terrain, following an active part of the MNJ Railroad to the hamlet of Slate Hill. NY 284 ends in the center of the community at a junction with US 6.[3]

History

New York State Route 84 marker

New York State Route 84

LocationNew Jersey state line–Montgomery
Existed1930[4]–May 1966[2]

Modern NY 284 was gradually acquired by the state of New York over the course of the early 20th century. The first stretch to be added to the state highway system was the section between the northern village line of Unionville and the hamlet of Slate Hill, which was improved by the state under a contract awarded on June 18, 1904. Work to bring the existing highway up to state highway standards cost $50,879 (equivalent to $1.73 million in 2024), and the rebuilt road was taken over by the state on December 19, 1906. It was designated but not signed as State Highway 160 (SH 160). A contract to improve the highway's continuation to the New Jersey state line south of Unionville was awarded on June 19, 1922,[5][6] and the highway was reconstructed and taken over by the state by 1926 as SH 500.[7]

NY 284 in Slate Hill, approaching the junction with US 6

When the first set of posted routes in New York were assigned in 1924, SH 160 and SH 500 became the westernmost portion of NY 8, which continued northeast to

overlapped.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Orange County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Minisink0.000.00
 Route 284 south		Continuation into New Jersey
Hamlet of Slate Hill
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2011 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. September 25, 2012. p. 206. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  2. ^
    Newspaperarchive.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b c Microsoft; Nokia (April 7, 2013). "overview map of NY 284" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  4. ^
    1930 renumbering
  5. ^ State of New York Commission of Highways (1922). Tables Giving Detailed Information and Present Status of All State, County and Federal Aid Highways. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 14, 28. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  6. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  7. State of New York Department of Public Works
    . 1926.
  8. ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9.

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