New York State Route 37B
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Country | United States | |
State | New York | |
Counties | St. Lawrence | |
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New York State Route 37B (NY 37B) is an east–west
The origins of NY 37B date back to the early 20th century when the New York State Legislature created Route 32, an unsigned legislative route extending from North Lawrence to Ogdensburg via Massena. From Waddington to Massena, Route 32 followed River Road and Town Line Road. This portion of the route became part of NY 3 in 1924. In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, the Waddington–Massena segment of NY 3 became NY 37B. The route was extended east into Massena in the 1950s after NY 37 was realigned to follow a new bypass around the village.
Most of NY 37B west of Massena ran through a low-lying area along the
Route description
NY 37B begins at an intersection with its parent route,
In the center of Massena, NY 37B intersects North Main Street, which connects to
NY 37B turns south at the interchange, becoming Parker Avenue and crossing over the Grasse River to meet East Orvis Street on the southern riverbank. Here, the route turns east to follow East Orvis Street northeastward through the residential and commercial areas that comprise southeastern Massena. At the Massena village line, East Orvis Street becomes Highland Road, a name NY 37B retains for a short distance eastward to a junction with NY 37 (St. Regis Boulevard). Although Highland Road continues through the intersection, NY 37B ends at the junction.[3]
History
In 1908, the New York State Legislature created Route 32, an unsigned legislative route extending from North Lawrence to Ogdensburg via Winthrop and Massena.[5] It entered Massena on what is now NY 420 and followed Main Street and Maple Street through the village. West of Massena, the highway was routed on Town Line Road and River Road to a junction east of Waddington, where Route 32 continued west on modern NY 37 to Waddington.[6] When state highways in New York were first posted in 1924, the portion of Route 32 between Waddington and Massena became part of NY 3, a highway extending across the width of the state.[7][8]
The segment of NY 3 east of
In the 1950s, construction began on the
Following the destruction of the majority of NY 37B, the route was realigned west of Massena to follow a new riverside roadway to the
Major intersections
The entire route is in St. Lawrence County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Louisville | 0.00 | 0.00 | NY 37 to NY 56 – Malone, Ogdensburg | Western terminus | |
NY 970B (North Main Street) – Business District | Former northern terminus of NY 420; northern terminus of NY 970B | ||||
Town of Massena | 4.03 | 6.49 | NY 37 (St. Regis Boulevard) | 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. 185. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
- ^ Standard Oil Company of New York. 1930.
- ^ a b c d Google (May 31, 2009). "overview map of NY 37B" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
- ^ New York State Department of Transportation (January 2017). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycling Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State (PDF). Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ State of New York Department of Highways (1909). The Highway Law. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 64. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
- ^ New York State Department of Highways (1920). Report of the State Commissioner of Highways. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 547. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
- ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9.
- Rand McNally and Company. 1926. Archived from the originalon April 14, 2008. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
- ^ Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times. p. 136.
- ^ a b c New York with Special Maps of Putnam–Rockland–Westchester Counties and Finger Lakes Region (Map) (1957 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1956.
- ^ a b New York with Special Maps of Putnam–Rockland–Westchester Counties and Finger Lakes Region (Map) (1958 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1958.
- ^ H.M. Gousha Company. Sunoco. 1961.
- ^ "St. Lawrence Seaway". Time. June 6, 1955. p. 2. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2009.
- ^ a b "Big Dynamite Blast Will Create Seaway Lake Today". The New York Times. July 1, 1958. p. 22.
- ^ Gulf Oil Company. 1960.
- ^ New York with Sight-Seeing Guide (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1962.
External links
- New York State Route 37B at New York Routes