State Route 343 (New York−Connecticut)
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East end | Route 4 / Route 41 in Sharon, CT | ||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||
States | New York, Connecticut | ||||||
Counties | NY: Dutchess CT: Litchfield | ||||||
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New York State Route 343 (NY 343) is a state highway located entirely within central
The entirety of modern Route 343 was originally the Dover branch of the
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
NY 343 begins at an intersection with
Northwest of Dover Plains, NY 343 turns to the northeast and passes into the
CR 81 merges with NY 22 and NY 343 as the main roads pass by
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
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
NY 343 from the NY 22 / US 44 intersection in Amenia to the
Designation
In 1924, the main line of the Dutchess Turnpike was designated as
As part of the 1930 renumbering, the Dover branch of the Dutchess Turnpike between modern
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
State | County | Location | mi[1][2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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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 Amenia | 7.53 | 12.12 | NY 22 south – Dover Plains | Southern terminus of concurrency with NY 22 | ||
10.46 | 16.83 | Hamlet of Wassaic | ||||
14.92 | 24.01 | 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 | |
Connecticut | Litchfield | Sharon | 1.50 | 2.41 | 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
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See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book (1931–32 ed.). Boston: Scarborough Motor Guide Co. 1931. pp. 146–147.
- ^ Amenia Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1989. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
- ^ New York (Map). Cartography by AAA. American Automobile Association. 1979.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c Google (March 24, 2008). "overview map of NY 343" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
- ^ "Traffic Data Viewer". New York State Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 24, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Google (June 17, 2008). "overview map of CT 343" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
- ^ a b Reed, Newton (1875). Early History of Amenia. De Lacey & Wiley, Printers. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
Early history of Amenia.
- ^ Dutchess County Tourism Department. "Dutchess County Tours" (PDF). Dutchess County, New York. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
- ISBN 1-55862-363-9.
- ISBN 0-404-57944-2.
- OCLC 1600049.
- ^ "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.
- David Rumsey Map Collection.
- ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9.
- ^ a b Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times. p. 136.
- 1930 renumbering.
- ^ "Road Conditions in Connecticut". The Hartford Daily Courant. June 25, 1932. p. 18. Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Texas Oil Company. 1934.
- ^ "Route Changes in State Listed". New York Post. March 30, 1935. p. 18. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- Sun Oil Company. 1935.
- ^ New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1940.
- ^ New York with Pictorial Guide (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1942.
External links
- New York State Route 343 at New York Routes