New York State Route 116

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NY Route 116
Length: 8.12 mi[1] (13.07 km)
Formed: 1930
West end: US 202 in Somers
Major
junctions:
I-684 in North Salem
East end: CT 116 at North Salem
Counties: Westchester
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 115 NY 117 >
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New York State Route 116 is an 8.12-mile (13 km) long east-west state highway in Westchester County, New York. It begins in the hamlet of Somers (located in the town of the same name) and continues into the state of Connecticut as Route 116.

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[edit] Route description

Titicus Reservoir from Route 116
Titicus Reservoir from Route 116

NY 116 begins near the northern terminus of New York State Route 100 at U.S. Route 202 in the hamlet of Somers as Purdys Road. It heads east into the town of North Salem with junctions with Interstate 684 and New York State Route 22 in the hamlet of Purdys, just after crossing the town line. In North Salem, it is known as Titicus Road, running north of the Titicus Reservoir, serving the hamlets of Salem Center and North Salem. It has a junction with New York State Route 121 just before crossing the Connecticut state line, continuing into Connecticut as Route 116.

[edit] History

NY 116 was first designated in the 1930 state highway renumbering and has not had any major changes since.

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Westchester Somers 0.00 US 202
North Salem 1.32 I-684 Access to southbound I-684 only
1.41 NY 22
5.36 June Road (CR 310) Former routing of NY 124
5.90 NY 121 south (Grant Road) Western terminus of overlap
7.03 NY 121 north (Peach Lake Road) Eastern terminus of overlap
8.12 CT 116 (North Salem Road) Continuation into Connecticut

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