New York State Route 292

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New York State Route 292 marker

New York State Route 292

Map
NY 292 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length7.58 mi[1] (12.20 km)
ExistedJanuary 1, 1970[2]–present
Major junctions
South end NY 311 in Patterson
North end NY 55 in Pawling
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesPutnam, Dutchess
Highway system
← NY 291→ NY 293

New York State Route 292 (NY 292) is a short 7.58-mile-long (12.20 km) state highway in the Hudson Valley of New York in the United States, bridging Putnam and Dutchess counties. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 311 in the town of Patterson, and the northern terminus is at a junction with NY 55 in the town of Pawling. NY 292 traverses mostly rural areas as it heads northwestward through Patterson and Pawling. Along the way, NY 292 passes along the southern and western edges of Whaley Lake.

The portion of NY 292 between West Patterson and Whaley Lake originated as a dirt road named the Patterson–Dutchess County Line Road. This road was reconstructed in 1919 and became part of

Poughkeepsie to Patterson by way of West Pawling, in the 1920s. In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, the segment of NY 39 from East Fishkill to West Patterson was incorporated into the new NY 52. By the end of the 1930s, the portion of NY 52 from Stormville to West Patterson was renumbered to NY 216
. In 1970, NY 216 was truncated to its current length and NY 216's former alignment from West Pawling to Patterson was renumbered to NY 292.

Route description

A road straddling the bank of a frozen lake. The surrounding ground is covered by thin layer of snow. Powerlines are visible overhead
NY 292 in Dutchess County looking north along the western side of Whaley Lake

NY 292 begins at

CR 30. Near Holmes, the highway heads due north and passes between two small ponds.[3]

The route continues onward, traveling north through a rural, wooded area of Pawling with little development before curving west to pass along the southern edge of Whaley Lake. At the southwestern tip of the lake, NY 292 turns north, paralleling the western and northern shores of the lake as it heads toward the hamlet of West Pawling. North of the lake in West Pawling, NY 292 turns east onto a former routing of NY 55 for a short distance before ending at modern NY 55 in the northwest corner of Pawling.[3]

History

A road in a forested area. The surrounded land is covered with a layer of snow.
NY 292 just east of where the route leaves Old NY 55

Part of the highway was once part of the Patterson–Dutchess County Line Road, a 1.61-mile (2.59 km) dirt road that extended from Banks Corner to Whaley Lake. Plans were finalized in 1919 to rebuild the previously inadequate road; the project cost an estimated $43,500 ($517,298 2007 USD), including $15,225 ($181,054 2007 USD) of Putnam County's portion of the construction. In May 1919, the Danbury News reported, "On the road between Sodom and Pawling turn left and run through Patterson and continue to West Patterson. From West Patterson a new road about one and one-half miles in length is under construction which connects with a good macadam road passing Whaley Pond and running to Stonehouse, thence continuing ... to Newburgh." The new road was completed in November of that year.[4]

NY 292 was originally part of

1930 renumbering, the portion of NY 39 between East Fishkill and the western fringe of Patterson was redesignated as part of the new NY 52.[6] Between Patterson and NY 22, old NY 39 was renumbered to NY 311.[7]

NY 52 was realigned c. 1937 to follow its current alignment between

Poughquag. As part of the truncation, its former alignment from West Pawling to Patterson was renumbered to NY 292.[2]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Carmel
Southern terminus
DutchessTown of Pawling7.5812.20 NY 55Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 288. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  2. ^
    State of New York Department of Transportation (January 1, 1970). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State
    (PDF). Retrieved January 3, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Google (January 16, 2008). "overview map of NY 292" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 16, 2008.
  4. ^ Historic Patterson. "From Dirt Roads to the Interstate Highway". The Town of Patterson NY. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
  5. Rand McNally and Company
    . 1926. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
  6. ^ Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times. p. 136.
  7. 1930 renumbering
  8. Standard Oil Company
    . 1936.
  9. ^ New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Standard Oil Company. 1937.

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