New York State Route 342
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Location | ||
Country | United States | |
State | New York | |
Counties | Jefferson | |
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New York State Route 342 (NY 342) is a short east–west
What is now NY 342 was originally built during the 1950s as a federal-aid highway known as the "Watertown Bypass". It became a state highway in 1960, at which time it was designated as New York State Route 181. The designation was short-lived as NY 181 was renumbered to NY 342 c. 1963. The portion of NY 342 between US 11 and NY 3 was part of NY 26 from the late 1950s to the mid-1970s.
Route description
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In the west, NY 342 begins at an intersection with
Upon intersecting Nellis Road, NY 342 turns to follow a linear, southeasterly routing into the town of Le Ray. The rural surroundings remain until the hamlet of Calcium, where NY 342 meets US 11 north of the community's center in a lightly populated residential area just southwest of the Fort Drum Military Reservation. The route continues on, running along the southwestern edge of Fort Drum to a junction with NY 283. At this point, NY 342 curves to the south, bypassing the village of Black River to the west as it heads through another undeveloped area consisting of little more than open fields. The route ends roughly 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south of NY 283 at an intersection with NY 3 southwest of the village.[4]
History
The portion of modern NY 342 between NY 12 in Pamelia and US 11 in Le Ray was originally built in stages between 1951 and 1955 as a federal-aid highway named the "Watertown Bypass".[5] The remainder of the route (via Le Ray and South Main Streets in Black River) was built around this time.[6] NY 26 was realigned between 1956 and 1958 to use the portion of the bypass between US 11 and NY 3. The change was part of a larger realignment of NY 26 between Carthage and Antwerp.[7][8]
In 1960, the
Major intersections
The entire route is in Jefferson County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Pamelia | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() | Western terminus | |
1.15 | 1.85 | ![]() | Exit 48 (I-81) | ||
1.89 | 3.04 | ![]() Hamlet of Pamelia Center | |||
Fort Drum, Gouverneur, Watertown | Hamlet of Calcium | ||||
6.79 | 10.93 | ![]() ![]() Fort Drum | Eastern terminus of NY 283 | ||
8.37 | 13.47 | ![]() | Eastern terminus | ||
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. p. 296. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
- ^ a b New York with Sight-Seeing Guide (Map) (1962 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1962.
- ^ a b New York Happy Motoring Guide (Map) (1963 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1963.
- ^ a b Google (May 23, 2008). "overview map of NY 342" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
- ^ a b New York State Department of Transportation (November 2008). "Fort Drum Connector Final Environmental Impact Statement – Chapter II" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
- ^ New York with Special Maps of Putnam–Rockland–Westchester Counties and Finger Lakes Region (Map) (1955–56 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1954.
- ^ New York with Special Maps of Putnam–Rockland–Westchester Counties and Finger Lakes Region (Map) (1957 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1956.
- ^ New York with Special Maps of Putnam–Rockland–Westchester Counties and Finger Lakes Region (Map) (1958 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1958.
- Gulf Oil Company. 1974.
- Exxon. 1977.
External links
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- New York State Route 342 at New York Routes