New York State Route 812

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New York State Route 812 marker

New York State Route 812

Map
Map of northern New York with NY 812 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT and the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority
Length80.91 mi[1] (130.21 km)
ExistedJuly 1, 1977[2]–present
Major junctions
South end NY 12 / NY 26 in Lowville
Major intersections
North end Highway 16 at the Canadian border in Ogdensburg
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesLewis, St. Lawrence
Highway system
I-790
NY 825
I-87NY 87 I-88

New York State Route 812 (NY 812) is a

North Country, the route also serves several villages and small communities. The GPS services company Geotab has named it the quietest highway in New York due to its low traffic counts.[3]

The origins of NY 812 date back to the

Edwards
in the 1940s and farther north to De Kalb in the 1970s.

On July 1, 1977, all of NY 87 and the Lowville–Croghan leg of NY 26A were replaced with NY 812, a new route that began in Lowville and passed through Croghan, Harrisville, Gouverneur, and De Kalb before ending near Ogdensburg. At the time, two sections of the route—from the Croghan village line to a point west of Harrisville and from Harrisville to Fowler—were maintained by the counties that they passed through, and a piece between NY 126 and the Croghan village line was maintained by the village itself. The state of New York assumed maintenance of the Croghan–Harrisville segment in 1980 and took over the Harrisville–Fowler section in 1982.

Route description

Lewis County

NY 812 begins at an intersection with

town of the same name), it begins to parallel the western bank of the Black River. The two entities remain close for roughly 1 mile (1.6 km) before NY 812 crosses over the river and enters New Bremen.[4]

Southern terminus of NY 812 in Lowville

In the hamlet of New Bremen, NY 812 intersects

Croghan town line. At the center of the community, NY 812 meets the eastern terminus of NY 126.[4]

Outside of Croghan, NY 812 traverses the Beaver River just north of the village line. The route and the river continue northward along parallel routings for a brief distance before the two separate near the hamlet of High Falls. While the river curves east toward the hamlet, NY 812 presses northward through the rural hamlets of Indian River and Dutton Corners into the town of Diana, where NY 812 starts to parallel the west branch of the Oswegatchie River as both continue north through the town. At Tylers Corners, NY 812 intersects NY 3 and joins the route eastward into Harrisville, where the conjoined routes cross over the Oswegatchie. Northeast of Harrisville in extreme southwestern St. Lawrence County, NY 812 breaks from NY 3 and heads northwest through Pitcairn (crossing over the Oswegatchie once more in the process).[4]

St. Lawrence County

NY 812 southbound from NY 126 in Croghan

From Harrisville, NY 812 travels north through an area of Pitcairn and

town of the same name, where NY 812 leaves NY 58 but joins U.S. Route 11 (US 11) at the heart of the community.[4]

Outside of the village, US 11 and NY 812 head northeast, roughly paralleling the Oswegatchie once more into the

NY 186. Here, NY 812 begins to the northwest as it approaches the village of Heuvelton.[4]

The northern terminus looking south from the Odgensburg-Prescott International Bridge

Within the village, located in the town of Oswegatchie, NY 812, here known as State Street, intersects NY 184 just before traversing the Oswegatchie one final time. The name remains for three blocks before NY 812 departs the village. Farther north, NY 812 passes by the Ogdensburg International Airport before meeting NY 37 at an interchange just south of the Ogdensburg city limits. NY 812 joins NY 37 here, following the route through the southern reaches of the city. The conjoined routes intersect NY 68 before separating near the northeastern city limits. Past NY 37, NY 812 continues onto the Ogdensburg–Prescott International Bridge over the St. Lawrence River, where it becomes Highway 16 upon crossing the Canada–United States border into Ontario.[4]

History

In the

concurrent with US 11.[7] Both US 11 and NY 87 were shifted south onto a new highway c. 1936, at which time the former routing of US 11 between the new road and De Kalb became part of NY 87.[8][9]

NY 812 north at NY 126 in Croghan. Prior to the 1970s, NY 26A entered this junction on modern NY 812 and left to the west on current NY 126.

NY 87 was gradually truncated northward over time. The first change to the route's southern end came in the early 1940s when it was moved northeastward to the eastern terminus of its former overlap with NY 58 in Edwards.

Saint Lawrence River by way of as few numbered routes as possible.[14] All of the suggested changes were implemented on July 1, 1977.[2]

When NY 812 was first assigned, it was locally maintained from NY 126 in Croghan to NY 3 in Diana and from NY 3 in Pitcairn to NY 58 in Fowler.[14] The section of the route between NY 126 and the Croghan village line was maintained by the village of Croghan; however, the rest of the two locally maintained sections were maintained by Lewis and St. Lawrence counties. Most of the Lewis County-owned section was co-designated as CR 11; however, the short piece between the Croghan village line and Belfort Road was part of CR 10.[15][16] In St. Lawrence County, NY 812 was overlaid on the existing CR 73 from NY 3 to Stone Road, CR 99 between Stone Road and Balmat, and CR 56 from Balmat to Fowler.[17][18] The state of New York assumed ownership and maintenance of NY 812 between Croghan and Diana on April 1, 1980, as part of a highway maintenance swap between the state and Lewis County that transferred NY 194 to the county. Ownership of NY 812 from Pitcairn to Fowler was transferred to the state on September 1, 1982, as part of a highway maintenance swap between the state and St. Lawrence County.[19]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
overlap
0.370.60
NY 26 north
Northern terminus of NY 26 / NY 812 overlap
Village of Croghan9.9015.93
NY 126 west – Carthage
Eastern terminus of NY 126
Diana26.6542.89
NY 3 west – Carthage
Southern terminus of NY 3 / NY 812 overlap
St. LawrencePitcairn31.0950.03
NY 3 east – Star Lake
Northern terminus of NY 3 / NY 812 overlap
Fowler41.1166.16
NY 58 south
Southern terminus of NY 58 / NY 812 overlap
Morristown
Northern terminus of NY 58 / NY 812 overlap; southern terminus of US 11 / NY 812 overlap
De Kalb58.6394.36
US 11 north – Canton
Northern terminus of US 11 / NY 812 overlap
Pope Mills
Eastern terminus of NY 184
Morristown
Western terminus of NY 37 / NY 812 overlap
NY 970E (State Street) – Ogdensburg
Southern terminus of unsigned NY 970E
Oswegatchie77.26124.34 NY 68 – Ogdensburg, Canton
Ogdensburg79.33127.67
NY 37 east – Massena
Eastern terminus of NY 37 / NY 812 overlap
80.91130.21 Highway 16Ogdensburg–Prescott International Bridge; continuation into Ontario
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. 325. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  2. ^ a b New York State Department of Transportation (August 24, 1977). Description of Touring Routes in New York State for the Interstate (I), Federal (US) and State (NY) Route Number Systems.
  3. ^ "America's Quietest Routes". Geotab. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f 30th Anniversary New York (Map). Cartography by Map Works. I Love New York. 2007.
  5. ^ Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times. p. 136.
  6. 1930 renumbering
  7. Standard Oil Company of New York
    . 1930.
  8. Sun Oil Company
    . 1935.
  9. Standard Oil Company
    . 1936.
  10. Shell Oil Company
    . 1940.
  11. ^ New York with Pictorial Guide (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1942.
  12. ^ State of New York Department of Transportation (January 1, 1970). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State (PDF). Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  13. ^ New York (Map) (1973 ed.). Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. Shell Oil Company. 1973.
  14. ^ a b "State DOT Proposes Changes in Route Numbering in North". Watertown Daily Times. March 26, 1975. p. 13.
  15. ^ Croghan Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1969. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  16. ^ Remington Corners Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1969. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  17. ^ Harrisville Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1968. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  18. ^ Gouverneur Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1969. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  19. ^ New York State Legislature. "New York State Highway Law § 341". Retrieved November 1, 2010.

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