New York State Route 118

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NY Route 118
Length: 10.71 mi[1] (17.24 km)
Formed: 1930
South end: NY 100 in Yorktown
Major
junctions:		 US 202 in Somers
North end: US 6 in Carmel
Counties: Westchester, Putnam
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 117 NY 119 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 118 is a 10.71-mile long state highway almost entirely within Westchester County, New York, with a small portion entering Putnam County at its northern terminus.

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[edit] Route description

NY 118 begins at NY 100 north of Croton Lake in the town of Yorktown. It passes by the hamlet of Yorktown Heights just before joining with NY 35 and US 202, forming a three-way concurrency. The route then crosses into the hamlet of Amawalk in the town of Somers, where NY 35 splits off continuing east. US 202/NY 118 continue north along the western edge of the Amawalk Reservoir. US 202 then splits off eastward while NY 118 continues northward crossing into Putnam County. The route ends at US 6 in the hamlet of Mahopac in Putnam County after 0.23 miles.

[edit] History

NY 118 was first designated in the 1930 state highway renumbering.

Communities

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Westchester Yorktown 0.00 NY 100
1.28 NY 129
Underhill Avenue (CR 131) To Taconic State Parkway
4.34 US 202 west / NY 35 west Southern terminus of US 202/NY 118 and NY 35/118 overlaps
Somers 5.81 NY 35 east Northern terminus of overlap
8.63 US 202 east Northern terminus of overlap
Putnam Mahopac 10.71 US 6

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) p. 234. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-02-08.