State Route 346 (New York–Vermont)

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VTrans
(VT 346)
Length7.25 mi (11.67 km)
  • NY 346: 2.62 mi[1]
  • VT 346: 4.628 mi[2]
History
  • NY 346 assigned 1930[3]
  • VT 346 designated VT 112 by 1926;[4] renumbered to VT 346 in late 1930s[5][6]
Major junctions
West end NY 22 in Petersburgh, NY
South end US 7 in Pownal, VT
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesRensselaer (NY), Bennington (VT)
Highway system
←
VT F-1

New York State Route 346 (NY 346) and Vermont Route 346 (VT 346) are short, adjoining

Hoosick River
.

The Vermont portion of the highway was originally designated as Vermont Route 112 by 1926. The New York continuation was assigned NY 346 as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, and VT 112 was renumbered to VT 346 in the late 1930s to match the designation on the New York side. VT 346, the longer of the two routes at 4.628 miles (7.448 km) in length, is currently the highest-numbered state highway in Vermont.

Route description

NY 346

View east along NY 346 at NY 22 in North Petersburgh

NY 346 begins at an intersection with

CR 96 on the other side of the river to the Vermont state line, where the highway becomes VT 346. Unlike NY 346, which is posted with east–west cardinal directions, VT 346 is signed as north–south.[7]

VT 346

VT 346 in Pownal

While NY 346 follows the southern bank of the Hoosic River, VT 346 largely runs along the northern bank. The switch in positioning is made just east of the state line, where VT 346 crosses over the waterway. The route continues eastward, intersecting Indian Massacre Road, the continuation of CR 96, and

village of Pownal Center. At this point, VT 346 turns southward into the village of North Pownal. The route heads generally north–south through the community, running alongside both the Hoosic River and the Pan Am Railways line.[8]

South of North Pownal, VT 346 heads through a more rural area of the town of

average annual daily traffic of VT 346 is highest in Pownal, where the route handles around 2,800 cars per day as of 2012, and lowest between Church Street and Dean Road, where it dips to about 1,600 vehicles per day.[2]

History

The portion of the

North Petersburgh–Pownal highway within the state of Vermont was originally designated as VT 112 by 1926.[4] Its continuation into the state of New York was designated as NY 346 as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.[3] VT 112 was renumbered to VT 346 in the late 1930s to match the New York designation.[5][6]

Major intersections

StateCountyLocation[2]mi[1][2]kmDestinationsNotes
North Petersburgh
Hoosic River
New York–Vermont state line		2.62
0.000		4.22
0.000		Roadway becomes NY 346 westbound and VT 346 eastbound
VermontBenningtonPownal4.6287.448 US 7 – Pownal Ctr., Bennington, Williamstown MASouthern 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. 296. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d Traffic Research Unit (May 2013). "2012 (Route Log) AADTs for State Highways" (PDF). Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division, Vermont Agency of Transportation. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  3. ^
    Standard Oil Company of New York
    . 1930.
  4. ^ a b Maps of New England (Map). National Survey Company. 1926. p. 133. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  5. ^ a b New York Road Map for 1938 (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1938.
  6. ^ a b New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1940.
  7. ^ Google (March 26, 2008). "overview map of NY 346" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
  8. ^ a b Google (September 12, 2008). "overview map of VT 346" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 12, 2008.

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