New York State Route 129
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| NY Route 129 |
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| Length: | 7.75 mi[1] (12.47 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1930 | ||||||||||||
| West end: |  NY 9A in Croton on Hudson |
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| East end: |  NY 118 in Yorktown |
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| Counties: | Westchester | ||||||||||||
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New York State Route 129 is a 7.75-mile long state highway in the western part of Westchester County, New York. The route begins at New York State Route 9A (South Riverside Avenue) in the village of Croton on Hudson. NY 129 then travels through the towns of Cortlandt and Yorktown, running along the northern edge of the New Croton Reservoir. It passes under (southbound) and over (northbound) the Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown with no direct interchange. NY 129 ends in Yorktown at New York State Route 118.
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[edit] Route description
From its start on Riverside Avenue in the village of Croton on Hudson, NY 129 makes a turn up Maple Street, which then becomes Grand Street. At the Cortlandt town line, NY 129 becomes Croton Dam Road and the speed limit increases to 55 mph. Soon thereafter it passes the New Croton Dam and begins a steep climb to level off and run along the northern edge of the New Croton Reservoir, becoming a road a driver might enjoy.
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The road soon becomes Yorktown Road, and then Croton Lake Road as it enters Yorktown. Upon entering Yorktown it passes over the Hunters Brook Bridge over the Hunters Brook branch of the reservoir and then enters (historic) Huntersville, where the speed limit drops to 40 mph. After passing through Huntersville, the speed limit goes back to 55 just before reaching County Route 131 (Underhill Avenue). From there, NY 129 climbs uphill again to pass under the southbound Taconic State Parkway, and then over the northbound side. The route then drops back down to the level of the reservoir and passing a house reported to have been moved from Huntersville before it was flooded.[2] A short distance further along is the Old Croton Dam bridge off a side road, from which one might catch a glimpse of the Old Croton Dam when the water level is low.
NY 129 ends at an intersection with New York State Route 118 (Saw Mill River Road) controlled by a flashing light south of Yorktown Heights on the northern edge of the New Croton Reservoir. NY 118 continues eastward on Croton Lake Road, which carries the Saw Mill River Road name east of this point. A common misconception is that NY 129 continues to New York State Route 100, when it is in fact New York State Route 118 that actually connects with NY 100. NY 129 actually ends at an intersection 1.3 miles before NY 100.
[edit] History
NY 129 was first designated in the 1930 state highway renumbering and has had no major changes in alignment since then.[3]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Westchester | Croton-on-Hudson | 0.00 | NY 9A |
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| 1.36 | Quaker Bridge Road | |||
| Yorktown | 5.51 | Underhill Avenue (CR 131) | To  Taconic State Parkway |
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| 7.75 | NY 118 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) pp. 236–237. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
- ^ Huntersville: Westchester's Atlantis? The Star, December 6, 2001
- ^ 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
