New York State Route 123

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NY Route 123
Smith Ridge Road
Length: 4.68 mi[1] (7.53 km)
Formed: 1930
South end: Route 123 at Lewisboro
North end: NY 35 in Lewisboro
Counties: Westchester
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 122 NY 124 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 123, also known as Smith Ridge Road, is a 4.68-mile long north/south state highway in the northern part of Westchester County, New York. The route is a continuation of Route 123 from New Canaan, Connecticut.

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[edit] Route description

Route 123 enters New York state through the hamlet of Vista (located in the town of Lewisboro) along Smith Ridge Road. The route passes through the hamlet of Lewisboro and ends just east of the hamlet of South Salem (still in Lewisboro town) at New York State Route 35.

[edit] History

NY 123 was first designated in the 1930 state highway renumbering as a continuation of the road leading noth from Norwalk, Connecticut.[2] The original route began in Vista, as it does today, but extended past its current northern end, heading west along modern NY 35 to the hamlets of Cross River and Katonah. By 1946, modern NY 35 in Westchester County had been created and NY 123 was cut back to its current northern terminus.[3]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Westchester Vista 0.00 Route 123 Continuation into Connecticut
South Salem 4.68 NY 35

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) p. 235. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ USGS topographic map, Peach Lake quadrangle, 1946