New York State Route 376

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This article is about the current alignment of NY 376. For the former alignment of NY 376 in Ulster County, see New York State Route 213.

US 44 / NY 55 in Poughkeepsie
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesDutchess
Highway system
← NY 375→ NY 377

New York State Route 376 (NY 376) is a

hamlet in the town of Poughkeepsie. NY 376 was originally designated as part of NY 39 in the mid-1920s. In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, the East Fishkill–Poughkeepsie portion of NY 39 was renumbered to New York State Route 202. NY 202 was renumbered to NY 376 in 1935 to avoid numerical duplication with the new US 202
.

Route description

NY 376 southbound in Fishkill Plains

NY 376 begins at an intersection with

Fishkill Plains, at which point NY 376 proceeds west.[4]

Immediately after crossing from the town of

La Grange before crossing the Wappinger Creek into the town of Poughkeepsie.[4]

Roundabout on NY 376 at Vassar College

In the Poughkeepsie hamlet of

CR 74 south of the city limits).[4]

NY 376 follows Raymond Avenue for about a mile (1.6 km) to the hamlet of

CR 114). The route ends upon intersecting westbound US 44 and NY 55, at which point the routing of NY 376 becomes an unnumbered town road named Van Wagner Road.[4]

History

Route designation

Signage for NY 376 near the route's southern terminus

NY 376 was originally designated as part of

AASHO.[3] US 202 signs did not get put up in New York until April 1, 1935. In order to avoid a numbering conflict, NY 202 was renumbered to NY 376 that day.[2][10]

Roundabouts

In 2006, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) converted NY 376's intersections with the main gate of Vassar College and College Avenue into roundabouts.[11] Both of the roundabouts replaced traffic lights.[citation needed] A traffic signal used to control traffic for a pedestrian crosswalk was also removed as part of their construction.[citation needed] Another roundabout was constructed in 2008 at Fulton and Collegeview Avenues.[12][13] NYSDOT has called the installation of roundabouts a success, stating that it has significantly calmed traffic, decreased congestion and increased traffic flow.[11]

Roundabouts on NY 376 in front of Vassar College

The construction of the roundabouts was controversial from the outset. The first two roundabouts were installed by NYSDOT even though both the town and city of Poughkeepsie declared that they were opposed to the roundabouts. Additionally, the roundabouts have drawn much controversy from local residents because they remove a lane of traffic in each direction, reducing Raymond Avenue (NY 376) from a four-lane road to a divided two-lane boulevard and significantly altering pre-existing traffic patterns.[11] A moderate amount of traffic has diverted onto alternate local routes as a result.[14] In response, NYSDOT installed traffic calming measures on these parallel roads prior to the construction of the Fulton Avenue roundabout.[11]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Dutchess County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Hamlet
of East Fishkill
2.143.44
 NY 82 south		Southern terminus of concurrency with NY 82; hamlet of Hopewell Junction
2.233.59
 NY 82 north		Northern terminus of concurrency with NY 82; hamlet of Hopewell Junction
CR 77 south (Vassar Road)
Eastern terminus of NY 113; northern terminus of CR 77; hamlet of Red Oaks Mill
12.6320.33 Hooker Avenue / NY 983T / State Bicycle Route 9Eastern terminus of unsigned NY 983T
13.6021.89
US 44 east / NY 55 east (Haught Avenue)
One-way eastbound; neighborhood of Arlington
13.8722.32
US 44 west / NY 55
west (Maple Street) / Van Wagner Road north		One-way westbound; neighborhood of Arlington
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "New York State Roadway Inventory System Viewer". New York State Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Route Changes in State Listed". New York Post. March 30, 1935. p. 18. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Weingroff, Richard (January 9, 2009). "U.S. 202 – Maine to Delaware". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e Google (February 2, 2008). "overview map of NY 376" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
  5. ^ "2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. pp. 302, 367. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
  6. ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9.
  7. ^ Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas (eastern New York) (Map). Rand McNally and Company. 1926. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  8. 1930 renumbering
  9. ^ Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times. p. 136.
  10. ^ "us202".
  11. ^ a b c d Valkys, Michael (June 15, 2007). "Study: Roundabouts ease traffic" (PDF). Poughkeepsie Journal. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  12. Middletown, NY
    . April 1, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  13. ^ "Traffic to be shifted during Raymond Avenue reconstruction". Mid-Hudson News. Middletown, NY. August 3, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  14. ^ "Vassar College, Arlington District: A Revitalization Plan". Project for Public Spaces. Retrieved November 6, 2010.

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