County Route 106 (Orange County, New York)
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| County Route 106 |
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| Lake Kanawauke Road | |||||||||||||
| Length: | 5.23 mi[1] (8.42 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | April 1, 1980[2] | ||||||||||||
| West end: |   NY 17/NY 17A in Southfields |
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| Major junctions: |
 Seven Lakes Drive in Harriman State Park. |
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| East end: |  Rockland CR 106 at the Rockland County line in Haverstraw |
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Orange County Route 106 in the county of Orange County, New York is a continuation of two routes, New York State Route 17A at its western terminus and Rockland CR 106 at the eastern terminus. Route 106 begins at an intersection with NY 17A and its parent route, New York State Route 17 in Southfields. The route heads eastward through Harriman State Park, crossing Seven Lakes Drive before entering nearby Rockland County, New York. There it becomes Rockland County Route 106 and heads all the way to Stony Point.
Route 106 was originally a part of New York State Route 210. When Route 210 was assigned in the 1930 New York State Route renumbering, it stretched from the New Jersey border in Greenwood Lake, over the current alignments of NY 17A, Orange CR 106 and Rockland CR 106, all the way to Stony Point. During a maintenance swap in 1980, Route 210 was truncated all the way back to NY 17A north of Greenwood Lake, and the route was replaced by both County Route 106s.
Much of Route 106 is mountainous, with peaks reaching as high as 1,200 feet (370 m). The road is also very scenic, passing many hiking trails in Harriman State Park as well as several lakes. Route 106 is only one of two routes in Orange County to retain their Rockland County designation when crossing the border. The other is County Route 72 northeast of Sloatsburg.
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[edit] Route description
Route 106 begins at an interchange with New York State Route 17 (the Orange Turnpike) and New York State Route 17A (the Warwick Turnpike) in the hamlet of Southfields. Route 106 heads eastward, crossing over the Ramapo River and passing below the New York State Thruway before entering the mountainous regions of Harriman State Park. The highway heads into Harriman as Lake Kanawauke Road, passing to the south of Green Pond Mountain, a peak in Harriman that also contains part of the Appalachian Trail.[3]
Much of the route heads in different directions, with constant curves. Route 106 heads south of Lake Stahahe, a large lake in Harriman, curving around the base of a mountain. After leaving the lake and mountain behind, Route 106 makes several drastic turns, one to the north and one to the south. After another curve, this time to the east, Route 106 passes to the north of Tom Jones Mountain, the highest peak along the highway. Soon after, the road parallels the shore of Little Long Pond.[3]
Route 106 crosses Lake Kanawauke after leaving the shore of Little Long Pond. Soon afterwards, the highway intersects with Seven Lakes Drive at a roundabout. Just after the roundabout, Route 106 crosses the county border into Rockland County.[3]
[edit] History
[edit] Historic turnpikes
The highway that would later become part of CR 106 originated in 1824. That is when the road was chartered as the New Turnpike, which stretched from what is now Southfields (formerly known as Monroe) to a fork in the road, which part later became New York State Route 210. When the park opened in 1910, Route 106 was known as Southfields Road. In 1913, it became part of Seven Lakes Drive, with another designation coming three years later as County Highway 416. During the period of 1919 and 1920, the road was reconstructed, with a bridge being built three years later. A new route was assigned that year making up the old Warwick Turnpike as New York State Route 17A.[4]
[edit] NY 210
Route 210 was assigned over the current CR 106 alignment in the 1930 New York State Route renumbering.[5] The route then stretched from County Route 511 south of Greenwood Lake, all the way up to NY 17A, where the two routes became concurrent. At the interchange for New York State Route 17, Route 17A ended, with 210 continuing eastward into Harriman. Route 210 headed eastward, into Rockland County, ending in Stony Point. During the maintenance swaps between the state of New York and various counties in 1980, Route 210 was truncated to the part between CR 511 to the Route 17 interchange.[2] The route was replaced by County Route 106 in both Rockland and Orange Counties.
[edit] 2008 culvert failure
Route 106 near Little Long Pond was closed in March 2008 due to a culvert failure at Little Long Pond. Route 106 was closed off in the area, with the rest of the road open for hikers. However, the road is not going to be connected again until summer of 2008. People are also allowed to walk in the area.[6]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Orange | Southfields | 0.00 | NY 17/NY 17A |
Eastern terminus of NY 17A. |
| Harriman State Park | 5.20 | Seven Lakes Drive | Roundabout. | |
| 5.23 | Rockland CR 106 (Kanawauke Road) | Rockland/Orange County border |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Yahoo Maps. Overview map of Orange CR 106 [map]. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
- ^ a b New York State Legislature. Highway Law, Article 12, Section 341. Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
- ^ a b c Google Maps. Overview map of Orange CR 106 [map]. Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
- ^ Myles, William J., Harriman Trails, A Guide and History, The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, New York, N.Y., 1999.
- ^ Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1930/31 and 1931/32 editions, (Scarborough Motor Guide Co., Boston, 1930 and 1931). The 1930/31 edition shows New York state routes prior to the 1930 renumbering
- ^ New York-New Jersey Trail Conference. Trail Closures. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
