New York State Route 126

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NY Route 126
Length: 28.56 mi[1] (45.96 km)
Formed: Early 1980s[2][3]
West end: NY 12 in Watertown
East end: NY 812 in Croghan
Counties: Jefferson, Lewis
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 125 NY 127 >
< NY 26 NY 26A NY 27 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 126 is a state highway in northern New York, USA. The highway extends between Jefferson County and Lewis County, proceeding in a roughly northwest to southeast direction.

The current alignment of NY 126 is the third routing to carry the 126 designation. The route includes the segment of former NY 26A from Carthage to Croghan.

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[edit] Route description

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[edit] Jefferson County

Communities

NY 126 extends eastward from its western terminus at NY 12 at the eastern city line of Watertown. After intersecting NY 26, it crosses the Black River from West Carthage to Carthage and then turns southward to the county line.

[edit] Lewis County

In Lewis County, NY 126 runs southward along the east bank of the Black River before turning eastward. It intersects NY 410 at Naumberg and ends in the Village of Croghan at NY 812, its eastern terminus.

[edit] History

An alternate routing of NY 26 between Lowville and Carthage via Croghan was designated as New York State Route 26A in the 1930 renumbering.[4] The route remained intact up to the early 1980s when it was replaced with NY 812 from Lowville to Croghan and NY 126 from Croghan to Carthage.[2][3] NY 126 was then extended westward over a previously unnumbered roadway to its present terminus at NY 12 in Watertown.[3]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Jefferson Watertown 0.00 NY 12
West Carthage 12.86 NY 26 north Northern terminus of overlap
13.64 NY 26 south Southern terminus of overlap
Carthage 14.77 NY 3 west Southern terminus of overlap
14.85 NY 3 east Northern terminus of overlap
Lewis Naumburg 23.02 NY 410 Eastern terminus of NY 410
Village of Croghan 28.56 NY 812

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Traffic Data Report - NY 121 to NY 213 (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-09-11.
  2. ^ a b United States Geological Survey. Lowville Quadrangle - New York - Lewis Co. [map], 1 : 24,000, 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). (1980) Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
  3. ^ a b c Rand McNally. New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally. (1985)
  4. ^ Leon A. Dickinson. "New Signs for State Highways", New York Times, 1930-01-12, p. 136. 

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