State Route 343 (New York−Connecticut)

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US 44 / NY 22 in Amenia, NY
East end Route 4 / Route 41 in Sharon, CT
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesNew York, Connecticut
CountiesNY: Dutchess
CT: Litchfield
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System
← NY 342NY→ NY 344
← Route 341CT→ Route 349

New York State Route 343 (NY 343) is a state highway located entirely within central

hamlet of Dover Plains to the hamlet of Amenia
.

The entirety of modern Route 343 was originally the Dover branch of the

Route 4
; it was renumbered to Route 343 in 1932.

Several landmarks along the way include the Silo Ridge Country Club in the hamlet of Wassaic, Beekman Park in the hamlet of Amenia, and the Troutbeck Conference Center in the hamlet of Leedsville.[4] When NY 343 crosses the state line, it becomes Connecticut's Route 343 and passes through more rural and residential areas. Route 343 stretches for 1.50 miles (2.41 km) into the town of Sharon, Connecticut, where it terminates at a junction with Route 4 and Route 41.

Route description

NY 343

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NY 343 begins at an intersection with

Mutton Hollow. Here, NY 343 changes directions a third time, traveling to the southeast once again towards the hamlet of Dover Plains.[7]

A curving highway descending into the left of the image surrounded by woods, some of which are showing fall color. Mountains loom in the distance on the right.
A view east into the Harlem Valley between Millbrook and Dover Plains

Northwest of Dover Plains, NY 343 turns to the northeast and passes into the

CR 81 (a former routing of NY 22) south of the hamlet of Wassaic. After passing through Wassaic, the roads cross Wassaic Creek and enter a small valley, soon passing the Wassaic Train Station and continuing northward towards the hamlet of Amenia.[7]

CR 81 merges with NY 22 and NY 343 as the main roads pass by

CR 2 and turns to the northeast, passing over the Webatuck Creek. About 2 miles (3.2 km) later, NY 343 crosses the state line and enters Connecticut.[7]

A tall monument sits in the center of an intersection. At the base are the names of nearby locations as well as arrows denoting where the locations are in respect to this intersection.
Monument denoting places in Dutchess County along NY 343 in Dover Plains

NY 343 is classified as a rural major collector road between Millbrook and Dover Plains and carries an average of about 3,100 vehicles per day (as of 2006), 5% of which is classified as truck traffic. The portion concurrent with NY 22 is a rural principal arterial road with average traffic of 5,600 per day (with 7% classified as truck traffic). East of NY 22, NY 343 is a rural minor arterial road carrying about 4,100 vehicles per day (with 6% classified as truck traffic).[8][9]

Route 343

When NY 343 crosses the state line into the town of

Route 41 south of the town green.[10]

History

Old roads

The alignment used by modern NY 343 was a major transportation route that passed through the colonial settlements of Wassaic and Amenia. The highway helped General

Borden Food Corporation factory that produced condensed milk in the 1860s.[13]

A sign assembly indicates that NY 343 westbound is accessed by turning left while NY 22 northbound and NY 343 eastbound are straight ahead. A sign below the route shields indicates that Millbrook is located eight miles to the west on NY 343.
NY 343 and NY 22 concurrency near Dover, New York

NY 343 from the NY 22 / US 44 intersection in Amenia to the

Goshen and Sharon Turnpike, was also chartered. When the road was completed a few years later, it established a continuous, improved road between Poughkeepsie and Hartford.[15] In 1806, a branch route, splitting off from the mainline at South Millbrook, was established to connect the hamlet of Dover Plains to Poughkeepsie. The southern branch used modern NY 343 from its western end at US 44 in South Millbrook to NY 22 in Dover Plains.[16][17]
The state took over maintenance of the turnpikes at the beginning of the 20th century.

Designation

In 1924, the main line of the Dutchess Turnpike was designated as

NY 82A west of the hamlet of Amenia and the Connecticut state line in the town of Sharon was renumbered as NY 343.[19][20] In 1932, the continuation of NY 343 in Connecticut was renumbered from Route 4 to Route 343 to match the New York route number.[3][21]

As part of the 1930 renumbering, the Dover branch of the Dutchess Turnpike between modern

US 44 was assigned in April 1935, resulting in the reconfiguration of several state routes in Dutchess County. One of the routes affected was NY 200, which was truncated.[23] The section of NY 200 west of Amenia became part of the new US 44[24]

The NY 200 designation was removed from the Amenia–Sharon road in the early 1940s and NY 343 was redesignated along that section. The two segments of NY 343 were connected via an overlap with NY 22, which remains to this day.[25][26]

Major intersections

StateCountyLocationmi[1][2]kmDestinationsNotes
NY 984P (Franklin Avenue) – Millbrook
Western terminus; southern terminus of unsigned NY 984P
NY 980G to NY 22 south – Dover Plains
Northern terminus of unsigned NY 980G
Town of Amenia7.5312.12
 NY 22 south – Dover Plains		Southern terminus of concurrency with NY 22
10.4616.83
Hamlet of Wassaic
14.9224.01
US 44 / NY 22 north – Millbrook, Millerton
Northern terminus of concurrency with NY 22; hamlet of Amenia
New York–Connecticut
state line		Dutchess–Litchfield
county line		Amenia–Sharon
town line		18.45
0.00		29.69
0.00		Route transition
ConnecticutLitchfieldSharon1.502.41
 Route 4 east / Route 41 – Sharon, Hitchcock Corners, Amenia Union, Cornwall		Eastern terminus; western terminus of Route 4
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. 296. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "State highway log Connecticut" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book (1931–32 ed.). Boston: Scarborough Motor Guide Co. 1931. pp. 146–147.
  4. ^ Amenia Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1989. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
  5. ^ New York (Map). Cartography by AAA. American Automobile Association. 1979.
  6. ^ "Route 44/44A Roadway Sign Change, Town of Washington, Village of Millbrook, Dutchess County" (Press release). New York State Department of Transportation. April 7, 2008. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
  7. ^ a b c Google (March 24, 2008). "overview map of NY 343" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
  8. ^ "Traffic Data Viewer". New York State Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
  9. ^ Highway Data Services Bureau (August 6, 2008). "Highway Condition Survey of State Touring and Reference Routes (2006)". Pavement Management; Highway Data Management Systems. New York State Department of Transportation.
  10. ^ Google (June 17, 2008). "overview map of CT 343" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
  11. ^ a b Reed, Newton (1875). Early History of Amenia. De Lacey & Wiley, Printers. Retrieved June 7, 2008. Early history of Amenia.
  12. ^ Dutchess County Tourism Department. "Dutchess County Tours" (PDF). Dutchess County, New York. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
  13. ISBN 1-55862-363-9
    .
  14. ISBN 0-404-57944-2
    .
  15. OCLC 1600049
    .
  16. ^ "Toll-Bridge and Turnpike Companies". The Revised Statutes of the State of New-York. Vol. 3. Printed by Packard and Van Benthuysen. 1829. pp. 587–624. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
  17. David Rumsey Map Collection
    .
  18. ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9.
  19. ^ a b Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times. p. 136.
  20. 1930 renumbering
    .
  21. ^ "Road Conditions in Connecticut". The Hartford Daily Courant. June 25, 1932. p. 18. Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  22. Texas Oil Company
    . 1934.
  23. ^ "Route Changes in State Listed". New York Post. March 30, 1935. p. 18. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  24. Sun Oil Company
    . 1935.
  25. ^ New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1940.
  26. ^ New York with Pictorial Guide (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1942.

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