New York State Route 385
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New York State Route 385 (NY 385) is a state highway in Greene County, New York, in the United States. It runs from the village of Catskill to the village of Coxsackie, serving as an alternate route of U.S. Route 9W between the two locations. While US 9W follows a more inland routing, NY 385 runs along the Hudson River and serves the village of Athens. Modern NY 385 is the original routing of US 9W between Catskill and Coxsackie. NY 385 was originally assigned c. 1932 to what is now US 9W between Catskill and Coxsackie; however, the alignments of both routes were flipped by the following year.
Route description
NY 385 begins at a fork from US 9W (West Bridge Street / Maple Avenue) in the village of Catskill. Proceeding northeast along West Bridge Street, NY 385 is a two-lane mixed residential/commercial street through the southern end of the village, becoming a commercial street just before crossing over Catskill Creek. After Catskill Creek, the route enters downtown Catskill, crossing northeast into another residential neighborhood, where it junctions with Spring Street. At Spring Street, NY 385 turns north while Bridge Street dead-ends two blocks away. NY 385 along Spring Street is primarily residential, passing several blocks of homes through Catskill, soon reaching a junction with NY 23 and access to the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, which crosses the Hudson River.[4]
NY 385 continues north from NY 23, dropping the Spring Street moniker as it enters the town of
The first stretch into the village of Athens is primarily wooded, but as it comes to near the riverbank, NY 385 turns northeast into the developed portion of the community, becoming the main north–south road through the village. NY 385 meets Second Street at the center of the village, changing names to North Washington Street as it turns northward along the riverbank through Athens. Near a junction with River Road, the route drops the North Washington Street moniker as it crosses back into the town of Athens. Remaining a two-lane rural road, NY 385 continues north into the town of Coxsackie. In Coxsackie, NY 385 becomes a two-lane residential street through the town, winding northward through the municipality for several miles. As the Hudson River soon returns towards NY 385, the route turns northwest and enters the village of Coxsackie.[4]
Now in the village, NY 385 gains the Washington Avenue moniker, winding northwest through the village as a two-lane residential street. At the intersection with Sunset Boulevard, the route turns northward, reaching a junction with Mansion Street. At this junction, NY 385 turns northwest on Mansion Street and continues through another residential section of the village. The route passes a merge with Van Dyke Street, where it becomes a more straight route towards the west-northwest. Crossing under the West Shore Line, NY 385 enters downtown Coxsackie, becoming the main street through the village. After a bend to the west, NY 385 intersects Mansion Street Extension (unsigned
History
NY 385 was once the majority of the Coxsackie Turnpike, which was legislated in 1805 to run from what is now Coxsackie through the hamlet of Climax and New Baltimore to connect to the Susquehannah turnpike in Durham. The company that ran the turnpike was in business for over a hundred years, until the road was sold to Greene County in 1910.[5]
In 1908, the
Major intersections
The entire route is in Greene County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Southern terminus | |||||
1.46 | 2.35 | NY 23 – Hudson, Cairo | |||
NY 910U (Mansion Street Extension) | Former routing of US 9W; southern terminus of unsigned NY 910U | ||||
13.79 | 22.19 | Northern terminus; eastern terminus of NY 81 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
References
- ^ a b "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 224. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
- ^ Kendall Refining Company. 1931.
- ^ Texas Oil Company. 1932.
- ^ a b c d Microsoft; Nokia (November 24, 2012). "overview map of NY 385" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- ^ Palmer, Richard (2012-01-24). "Stagecoach Days: Old Time Toll Gate Keeper Remembered". Stagecoach Days. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ State of New York Department of Highways (1909). The Highway Law. Albany, New York: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 54. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
- ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9.
- Rand McNally and Company. 1926. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
- ^ Automobile Blue Book. Vol. 1 (1927 ed.). Chicago: Automobile Blue Book, Inc. 1927. This edition shows U.S. Routes as they were first officially signed in 1927.
- Texas Oil Company. 1933.
External links
- New York State Route 385 at Alps' Roads • New York Routes