County Route 106 (Rockland County, New York)
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| Length: | 7.8 mi (12.6 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1982 | ||||||||
| West end: |  Orange CR 106 at the Orange County line in Harriman State Park |
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| Major junctions: |
 PIP in Stony Point |
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| East end: |   US 9W/US 202 in Stony Point |
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County Route 106 is the continuation of Orange County Route 106 in Stony Point. The route is 7.8 miles (12.5 kilometres) long and heads east/west through Harriman State Park. The route originated as New York State Route 210 and as County Highway 416 back in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1982, Route 210 was decertified and replaced by CR 106 in Orange and Rockland Counties. CR 106 intersects with several county highways in Rockland County along the way. There are also many intersections with trails in Harriman State Park.
CR 106 is only one of two routes in Rockland County to keep its numbering from Orange County. The other is County Route 72. CR 106 had one spur route, CR 106A, which is now decertified.
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[edit] Route description
CR 106 runs through Harriman State Park into Stony Point.[1] CR 106 begins at the Orange County line in Harriman State Park as a continuation of Orange County Route 106, and ends at US 9W/US 202 in Stony Point. CR 106 has a junction with the Palisades Interstate Parkway (at Exit 15). CR 106 is also the old eastern terminus of NY 210, which is presently exclusively in Orange County. In fact, a few NY 210 shields still stand in Rockland County on side roads approaching CR 106, and the street sign at its eastern terminus is labeled NY 210. CR 106 continues as Orange County Route 106 beyond the county line. Orange County Route 106 has a junction with Seven Lakes Drive just after the Rockland County line. The route proceeds through the state park before ending at NY 17 and NY 17A. CR 106 is only one of two county routes that are shared by Rockland and Orange County. The other is CR 72.[1]
Rockland CR 106 begins right after Orange CR 106's traffic circle with Seven Lakes Drive near Lake Kanawauke.[1] CR 106 proceeds east from here providing a border between Harriman State Park (to the west) and Bear Mountain State Park (to the east). It then intersects Lake Welch Parkway (seasonal road), which provides a route to Lake Welch Beach on the northern side of the lake. Then, CR 106 spilts Lake Welch in two different locations on the southern side of the lake. CR 106 then begins its trek out of Harriman State Park and into the town of Stony Point.[1]
Immediately after entering Stony Point, CR 106 intersects CR 98. Those wishing to stay on CR 106 at this point must turn left as CR 98 continues straight. CR 106 then proceeds east toward its intersection with the Palisades Parkway. This is at Exit 15 and is the last residential exit northbound on the PIP. Everything north of this point are exits within Harriman and Bear Mountain.
Just after its intersection with the PIP, CR 106 intersects two former Rockland County Routes (CR 106A & CR 69).[1] Also, at this point CR 106 enters the village limits of Stony Point, and becomes a 55 mph, semi-highway with extra lanes in some places. CR 106 intersects CR 108, CR 47, and CR 33 as Central Dr. CR 106 is the northern terminus of CR 33, which is the longest Rockland County Route. CR 106 comes to an end shortly after these intersections at US 9W/US 202 in downtown Stony Point. CR 106 ends about a mile west from the Hudson River and the Stony Point Marina.[1]
[edit] History
CR 106 originated in 1824, when the road was chartered for the New Turnpike stretching from Monroe to Haverstraw.[2] Back in the 1820s, what is now Southfields was known as Monroe. The New Turnpike started at a nail factory in Monroe to a crossing over the Ramapo River. The turnpike continued eastward, passing Lake Stahahe (then known as Car Pond). The turnpike continued eastward, meeting the Old Turnpike at a fork in the road. At the fork, part of the road became NY 210 in the 1930 New York State Route renumbering. In 1910, when the park opened, the road became known as the Southfields Road. Three years later, it became part of the Seven Lakes Drive. Three more years later, the route became known as County Highway 416. In 1919 and 1920, the western section of the road was reconstructed. After a bridge was built to cross a river in 1923, a new route, making up part of the original Warwick Turnpike, became New York State Route 17A.[2]
The responsibility for maintaining NY 210 was turned over the county in 1982. The road was replaced with CR 106.[2]
[edit] Suffixed routes
- CR 106A - A former spur route of 106, CR 106A was known as Swim Club Road and began at 106, ending at the former County Route 69.[3]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Rockland | Harriman State Park | 0.00 | Orange CR 106 (Kanawauke Road) |
Rockland/Orange County border |
| 1.3 | Lake Welch Parkway | To Lake Welch Beach | ||
| Stony Point | 3.4 |  CR 98 (Gate Hill Rd.) |
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| 3.5 |  CR 98A (Old Gate Hill Rd.) |
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| 4.3 |  CR 83 (Blanchard Rd.) |
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| 4.9 |  PIP |
Exit 15 PIP | ||
| 5.4 |  Former CR 106A (Swim Club Rd) |
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| 5.6 |  Former CR 69 (Cedar Falls Rd) |
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| 6.4 |  CR 108 (Old Route 108) |
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| 6.8 |  CR 47 (Reservoir Rd./Thiells Rd.) |
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| 7.5 |  CR 33 (Central Hwy.) |
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| 7.8 | US 9W/US 202 (South Liberty Dr.) |
[edit] See also
- List of county routes in Rockland County, New York (76-118A)
- County Route 106 (Orange County, New York)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Google Maps. Overview Map of Rockland CR 106 [map]. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
- ^ a b c Myles, William J., Harriman Trails, A Guide and History, The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, New York, N.Y., 1999.
- ^ Google Maps. Overview Map of Rockland CR 106A [map]. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
