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New York State Route 132 is a 2.75-mile long connector road from U.S. Route 202 and New York State Route 35 (which are multiplexed together at that point, but bear reference markers with the number 35 only) to U.S. Route 6. It is located entirely within the Town of Yorktown in Westchester County. The majority of 132 coincides with the most of Old Yorktown Road. Other roads involved are East Main Street and Barger Street. Currently, the road is almost always referred to as Route 132, with the major exception being sending mail to places along the route. (Mail on 132 is usually addressed using the road name, not the number.) NYSDOT has set a linear speed limit of 40 miles per hour for the entire length of 132.
[edit] Major intersections
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[edit] Noteworthy Intersections
- US 202/NY 35 and Downing Park (run by Yorktown Parks and Recreation, but adjacent to FDR State Park). This intersection has a traffic light.
- Taconic State Parkway; 132 gets its own exit ramp on the northbound side and southbound entrance ramp. The missing exit and ramp are available just to the north at US 6. Major construction is currently ongoing at this interchange. Route 132 traffic is currently routed over a temporary overpass that is even lower than the last (perhaps original) one. The last one has been torn down and it seems as though part of the new bridge, designed to accommodate 6 lanes of traffic on the Taconic, as opposed to the last one's barely fitting 4 lanes, has been erected. The only traffic light on 132, aside from those on its termini, is at the end of the ramp from the Taconic, with Wildwood Street directly across.
- Old Yorktown Road: Here Route 132 bears off of Old Yorktown Road, which goes for a very short distance before meeting East Main Street. Some maps mark the rest of 132 as Barger Street.
- East Main Street: Before US 6 was built or realigned, this was probably a cross intersection, with Main Street going directly east to where US 6 is now. However, since the realignment, Main Street has proceeded north on 132 from here to the present intersection of 132 and US 6.
- US 6: 132 terminates here, but Barger either starts directly across 6 or continues across 6. East Main Street currently takes a right turn here.
[edit] History
Three major events are known to have happened to the road itself. Note also that there are a few State Historical Landmarks along 132 (some regarding the Revolutionary War, though not for the road itself).
- Prior to being called Old Yorktown Road, most of 132 (perhaps before even being called 132) was called Crompond Street
- 132's northern terminus was modified in the re-alignment of US 6.
- In the 1940s, NY 132 extended southeast along present day NY 35 to the hamlet of Katonah. The route was shortened in the early 1970s when NY 132A (Baldwin Road) was decommissioned and turned over to town jurisdiction.
[edit] Miscellanea
[edit] Route 132A
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132A was a spur route of 132 (before it was shortened) to the Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown. It is most commonly known as Baldwin Road. 132A was decommissioned in the early 1970s but is still marked on some maps.
[edit] References
- ^ New York Routes - New York State Route 132
[edit] External links
US 202/NY 35 in Yorktown
Taconic in Yorktown
US 6 in Yorktown
