New York State Route 311
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East end | NY 22 in Patterson | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | New York | |||
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New York State Route 311 (NY 311) is a state highway located entirely within Putnam County, New York, in the United States. It begins at NY 52 in Lake Carmel, and intersects Interstate 84 (I-84) shortly thereafter. It crosses NY 164 and NY 292 as it heads into the northeastern part of the county, finally curving east to reach its northern terminus at NY 22 just south of the Dutchess County line. The route passes several historical sites.
Part of modern-day Route 311 was originally the Philipstown Turnpike, a road built in 1815 to overcome a lack of transportation when the Hudson River froze during the winter months. The turnpike was a large business center for the county, though it was abandoned due to insufficient tolls to maintain it. Another section was constructed in the early 1900s, from the Patterson Baptist Church near the modern-day intersection of Route 311 and Route 164 to the Village of Patterson, by a group of Italian immigrants.
In the
Route description
NY 311 begins at
NY 311 curves gradually northeast before turning almost due north to an intersection with
History
Pre-designation history
Part of modern-day NY 311 from the NY 292 intersection to the route's ending terminus was once part of the Philipstown Turnpike. Initially, the county's proximity to the Hudson River supplied cheap means of transporting goods to Albany and New York City, though in the winter months, the river froze over.[9] To resolve the issue, in 1815, the Philipstown Turnpike Company was organized to improve upon a toll road from
In November 1901, the Putnam County's
Designation
The portion of modern NY 311 from
In March 1936, a "great and unusual ice flood" caused local water levels to rise.
Recent history
In June 1960, the
By 1966, Putnam County's men began drafting into the armed forces to fight in the Vietnam War. In November of that year, Local Board No. 14 announced that 21 local men would be drafted into the military, the highest total to be called since the Korean War. Of the 21, two were residents of Patterson.[20] To honor the Patterson veterans who lost their lives, a plaque commemorating the Vietnam War was added to the War Memorial by the American Legion at the intersection of NY 311 and Maple Avenue.[21]
The Patterson
Major intersections
The entire route is in Putnam County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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hamlet of Lake Carmel | |||||
Exit 61 on I-84; diamond interchange | |||||
2.57 | 4.14 | Towners | Western terminus of NY 164 | ||
4.78 | 7.69 | NY 292 north – Holmes | Southern terminus of NY 292; hamlet of Patterson | ||
6.14 | 9.88 | NY 22 – Pawling, Brewster | Eastern terminus; hamlet of Akins Corners | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
References
- ^ a b "2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. pp. 291–292. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
- ^ 1930 renumbering
- ^ Brenner, Elsa (November 27, 2005). "Good Prices and the Great Outdoors". The New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2008.
About a third of the town's housing stock – more than 5,400 living units, according to 2000 census data – is in eastern Kent on the 200-acre (81 ha) Lake Carmel.
- ^ "The Putnam Lake Community of Patterson". Historic Patterson. Town of Patterson, New York. Retrieved August 2, 2008.
- ^ "I-84/MNRR Harmel Line & I-84/RT. 311 Bridges". New York State Department of Transportation. 2008.
- ^ a b Google (March 7, 2008). "New York State Route 311" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 7, 2008.
- ^ "Eastern: The Great Swamp". The Nature Conservancy. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-06. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
- ^ "The Patterson Historic District 1". Historic Patterson. Town of Patterson, New York. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
- ^ a b c "A Brief History of Putnam County". Putnam County Government. 2008. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2008.
- ^ Pelletreau, William Smith (1886). History of Putnam County, New York. University of Michigan. p. 519.
- ^ New York (State) Legislature (1834). Journal of the Assembly of the State of New York. Oxford University: John Shea. p. 449. Retrieved August 24, 2008.
- ^ a b c Connecticut, General Assembly (1857). Special Acts and Resolutions of the State of Connecticut ... Case, Lockwood & Brainard. p. 1335. Retrieved August 24, 2008.
- ^ Goist & Gilbert (2004). "History of Putnam County Chapter XXVII Town of Kent". NYGenWeb. Retrieved August 24, 2008.
- ^ a b "From Dirt Roads to the Interstate Highway". Historic Patterson. Town of Patterson, New York. Retrieved August 24, 2008.
- ^ "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. 1926. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
- ^ Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times. p. 136.
- Standard Oil Company. 1936.
- ^ New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Standard Oil Company. 1937.
- ^ a b "Patterson in the 1960s". Historic Patterson. Town of Patterson, New York. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
- ^ "The Patterson Historic District 2". Historic Patterson. Town of Patterson, New York. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
- ^ "The Patterson Post Office". Historic Patterson. Town of Patterson, New York. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
External links
- New York State Route 311 at Alps' Roads • New York Routes