New York State Route 29

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"NY 29" redirects here. The term may also refer to New York's 29th congressional district.

Johnstown and Saratoga Springs
Length94.79 mi[1] (152.55 km)
Existedmid-1920s[2][3]–present
Major junctions
West end NY 28 / NY 169 in Middleville
Major intersections
East end
Salem
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesHerkimer, Fulton, Saratoga, Washington
Highway system
← NY 28N→ NY 29A

New York State Route 29 (NY 29) is a

Johnstown and Saratoga Springs and intersects four major north–south roadways: NY 10, NY 30, U.S. Route 9, and U.S. Route 4
.

When the NY 29 designation was created in the 1920s, the route extended from Barneveld in the west to Salem in the east. The Trenton-Middleville segment became part of an extended NY 28 in 1930. Since that time, the route has remained virtually unchanged, excluding minor realignments in Fulton County.

Route description

Herkimer County

NY 29 begins at an intersection with

NY 170A
, respectively, on opposite sides of the town line.

Approaching NY 170A on NY 29 westbound

Past NY 170A, as well as the hamlet of Salisbury centered around the junction, NY 29 continues to Salisbury Center. In the center of the community, NY 29A, a northerly alternate to NY 29, splits off and heads east toward the southernmost reaches of Adirondack Park. NY 29, however, curves south, paralleling Spruce Creek to the village of Dolgeville, located on the Herkimer-Fulton County line. Within the village, NY 29 meets NY 167 prior to crossing over the East Canada Creek (and entering Fulton County) and leaving Dolgeville.

Fulton County

Once in Fulton County, NY 29 turns southeast as it heads through

overlaps NY 10, a major north–south route, for roughly 1.3 miles (2.1 km) near the eastern town line prior to entering the town of Johnstown
.

Just across the town line, NY 29 intersects

reference route) for an additional 0.25 miles (0.40 km) to where the street crosses a tributary of Hale Creek.[1]
This portion of the street is generally wider than that of the city-maintained portion. Several businesses are accessed on both sides, as well as a side entrance to the nearby Johnstown Arterial Plaza. The Jansen Avenue Elementary School playground is also along this route.

East of Johnstown, NY 29 heads northeast, intersecting Steele Avenue Extension (unsigned NY 920J and the former eastern terminus of NY 29A) just west of the

town of Broadalbin before crossing into Saratoga County
.

Washington Street, Saratoga Springs

Saratoga and Washington counties

For its first few miles in Saratoga County, NY 29 roughly parallels the

U.S. Route 9 and NY 50. NY 29 turns north, overlapping both routes to Church Street. Here, both NY 9N and the concurrency between US 9, NY 29, and NY 50 terminate, with NY 29 continuing east from the intersection as the "General Philip Schuyler Memorial Highway", named for Philip Schuyler, a general in the American Revolution. Just outside the city center, NY 29 passes under Interstate 87 with no access; the missing connection is made via NY 9P
a short distance to the south.

The memorial designation stays with NY 29 as it exits Saratoga Springs and parallels Fish Creek to

U.S. Route 4 and NY 32. Here, the highway name comes to an end; however, NY 29 continues on, overlapping US 4 and NY 32 south for two blocks to Ferry Street. NY 29 then follows Ferry Street out of the village and across the Hudson River on the Schuylerville Bridge into Washington County
.

Near the village of

Salem
.

History

In 1908, the

CR 107 and current NY 30 to Broadalbin, where Route 37 rejoined the path of modern NY 29 and followed it east to Saratoga Springs.[5][6]

Much of what is now NY 29 east of Saratoga Springs was included in the legislative route system during the 1910s. In 1911, the portion of modern NY 29 west of the

U.S. Route 9 from Glens Falls to Saratoga Springs.[7]

NY 29 was assigned in the mid-1920s, utilizing the routing of legislative Route 37 from Dolgeville to Saratoga Springs, the alignment of Route 44 between Saratoga Springs and Schuylerville, and the original routing of Route 26 between Fairfield and Dolgeville. The route also extended farther out in both directions as it initially began in Barneveld and ended south of

Salem. In between Barneveld and Fairfield, NY 29 passed through Poland and Middleville.[2][3] In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, the segment of NY 29 between Barneveld and Middleville became part of an extended NY 28 while NY 29 was truncated southeastward to Middleville.[8]

East of Johnstown, NY 29 originally zig-zagged across its current route. Some of the old alignments remain as side roads or access routes, including Schoolhouse Road, Schabacker Road, and Circle Road in the town of Johnstown.[citation needed] The old route also followed current Fulton County Route 155 through Vail Mills, where it overlaps briefly with NY 30 and continues into the village of Broadalbin. In Broadalbin, original NY 29 entered as West Main Street, turning right onto Mill Street, then left on Saratoga Avenue, leaving the village and meeting the current routing. East of Broadalbin, other original alignments included Stevers Mill Roads, Mueller Road, and Old State Road.[9] The current alignment between Broadalbin and the Saratoga County line was built in the early 1950s[10][11] while the bypass around Vail Mills and Broadalbin was completed c. 1961.[12][13]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
I-90 Toll / New York Thruway – Herkimer, Little Falls, Poland
Western terminus, northern terminus of NY 169
I-90 Toll / New York Thruway – Little Falls
Northern terminus of NY 170
I-90 Toll / New York Thruway – Little Falls
Northern terminus of NY 170A
9.6715.56
hamlet of Salisbury Center
9.7715.72Mechanic Street (
NY 921G
)		Southern terminus of unsigned NY 921G; former NY 928; hamlet of Salisbury Center
I-90 Toll / New York Thruway – Little Falls
Northern terminus of NY 167
FultonOppenheim17.6528.40
 NY 331 south – St. Johnsville		Northern terminus of NY 331
overlap
28.1045.22
 NY 10 north – Caroga		Eastern terminus of NY 10 / NY 29 overlap; hamlet of Rockwood
NY 10A north – Caroga
Southern terminus of NY 10A
City of Johnstown
36.1658.19
 NY 67 west (West Main Street)		Western terminus of NY 29 / NY 67 overlap
36.4758.69
 NY 67 east (East State Street)		Eastern terminus of NY 29 / NY 67 overlap
36.9159.40
I-90 Toll / New York Thruway – Fonda, Fultonville
Southern terminus of NY 29 / NY 30A overlap
37.3460.09
 NY 30A north (Briggs Street) – Gloversville, Mayfield		Northern terminus of NY 29 / NY 30A overlap
NY 920D
 / Harrison Street Extension
40.8165.68
NY 920J / Steele Avenue Extension – Gloversville
Former eastern terminus of NY 29A
Town of Mayfield
44.0170.83
 NY 29A west (Turkey Farm Road) – Gloversville, Caroga, Stratford		Eastern terminus of NY 29A
45.2972.89
I-90 Toll / New York Thruway – Mayfield, Amsterdam
Roundabout; hamlet of Vail Mills
Town of Galway
54.2587.31
 NY 147 south – Scotia		Northern terminus of NY 147; hamlet of Kimball Corners
Saratoga Springs68.70110.56



 US 9 south / NY 50 south (Broadway) to NY 9P / I-87		Southern terminus of US 9 / NY 29 and NY 29 / 50 overlaps
68.93110.93
NY 29 Truck east to I-87
Northern terminus of US 9 / NY 29 and NY 29 / 50 overlaps; southern terminus of NY 9N; western terminus of NY 29 Truck
70.20112.98Henning Road


To NY 9P / I-87 south
NY 29 Truck west (Louden Road) to NY 50 / I-87
Eastern terminus of NY-29 Truck
CR 338 (Monument Road)
Former northern terminus of NY 338
Schuylerville79.71128.28

 US 4 north / NY 32 north (Broadway) – Fort Edward		Northern terminus of US 4 / NY 29 and NY 29 / NY 32 overlaps
80.00128.75
Schuyler House, Saratoga Battlefield
Southern terminus of US 4 / NY 29 and NY 29 / NY 32 overlaps
WashingtonEaston82.77133.21
 NY 40 south – Troy		Southern terminus of NY 29 / NY 40 overlap
Town of Greenwich83.78134.83
 NY 40 north – Argyle		Northern terminus of NY 29 / NY 40 overlap; hamlet of Middle Falls
Village of Greenwich85.13137.00
 NY 372 east (Main Street)		Western terminus of NY 372
CR 49 – Cossayuna Lake
Former eastern terminus of NY 338
Town of Salem
95.48153.66 NY 22 – Salem, CambridgeEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

NY 29A

NY 29A (35.48 miles or 57.10 kilometres) is an alternate route of NY 29 between Salisbury and Broadalbin, accessing Gloversville.[1] It was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.[8]

NY 29 Truck

Truck plate.svg

New York State Route 29 Truck marker

New York State Route 29 Truck

LocationSaratoga Springs

New York State Route 29 Truck is a

truck route bypassing NY 29 eastbound in Downtown Saratoga Springs

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. pp. 87–88, 266. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9.
  3. ^
    Rand McNally and Company
    . 1926. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  4. ^ State of New York Department of Highways (1909). The Highway Law. Albany, New York: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 62, 65. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  5. ^ State of New York Commission of Highways (1919). The Highway Law. Albany, New York: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 81–82, 85–86. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  6. ^ a b New York State Department of Highways (1920). Report of the State Commissioner of Highways. Albany, New York: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 538–539, 551, 559. Retrieved May 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, New York: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 42, 62–63, 68, 70–71. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  8. ^ a b Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times. p. 136.
  9. Standard Oil Company of New York
    . 1930.
  10. Rand McNally and Company. Sunoco
    . 1952.
  11. ^ New York with Special Maps of Putnam–Rockland–Westchester Counties and Finger Lakes Region (Map) (1955–56 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1954.
  12. Rand McNally and Company. Gulf
    . 1960.
  13. H.M. Gousha Company. Sunoco
    . 1961.

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