New York State Route 55A

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New York State Route 55A marker

New York State Route 55A

Map
Map of southern New York with NY 55A highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of NY 55
Maintained by NYCDOT
Length9.52 mi[1] (15.32 km)
Existedmid-1940s[2][3]–present
Major junctions
West end NY 55 in Neversink
East end NY 55 in Wawarsing
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesSullivan, Ulster
Highway system
← NY 55→ NY 56

New York State Route 55A (NY 55A) is a state highway located in

Ulster counties. It is a loop route connected to NY 55 at both ends, near Grahamsville in the west and Napanoch in the east. Inside the loop is New York City's Rondout Reservoir
.

Route description

NY 55A eastbound in Wawarsing

NY 55A begins at an intersection with

County Route 153 (CR 153; Sundown Road), which heads north to Sundown in Ulster County. At this junction, NY 55A crosses over a segment of the Rondout Reservoir and heads southward through Neversink.[4]

NY 55A continues alongside the Rondout Reservoir's north banks, still a two-lane wooded road through town. Soon the route bends eastward, passing south of several isolated residences, splitting from the reservoir for a short distance. After nearing the reservoir once again, NY 55A intersects with Dierfelter Road, where it connects to several local residences. After a dip to the southeast, NY 55A crosses the county line out of

CR 46 (Yaegersville Road; the Ulster County continuation of Sullivan CR 153.) [4]

After CR 46, NY 55A crosses a small part of the reservoir, paralleling the waterway past dense woods in Wawarsing. Near Sholam Road, NY 55A bends southeast alongside the reservoir, intersecting with the road connecting to the Merriman Dam. After passing Merriman Dam, NY 55A leaves the reservoir and bends south into the hamlet of Lackawack, where it intersects with NY 55 once again. This junction serves as NY 55A's eastern terminus, a couple miles from the border of the Catskill State Park.[4]

History

reference marker
along 55A, reflecting New York City maintenance.

When

hamlets of Grahamsville and Lackawack.[5][6] In the mid-1940s, NY 55 was realigned to follow a new highway along the southern bank while its former routing to the north became NY 55A. The westernmost portion of the northern route was also reconfigured by this time to cross Rondout Creek at Lowes Corners.[2][3] Both changes were made in order to accommodate the Rondout Reservoir, which was created c. 1950 following the construction of the Merriman Dam. The reservoir was completely contained within the NY 55 / NY 55A loop, with NY 55 forming the southern edge and NY 55A comprising the western and northern extents.[7][8]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
SullivanNeversink0.000.00 NY 55 – Napanoch, GrahamsvilleWestern terminus
UlsterWawarsing9.5215.32 NY 55 – Napanoch, GrahamsvilleEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 199. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  2. ^ a b New York with Pictorial Guide (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1942.
  3. ^
    State of New York Department of Public Works
    .
  4. ^ a b c Microsoft; Nokia (May 30, 2012). "overview map of NY 55A" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  5. Standard Oil Company of New York
    . 1929.
  6. Standard Oil Company of New York
    . 1930.
  7. ^ New York (Map) (1950 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1949.
  8. Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
    . 1950.

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