New York State Route 132
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| NY Route 132 |
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| Old Yorktown Road | |||||||||||||
| Length: | 2.75 mi[1] (4.43 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1930[2] | ||||||||||||
| South end: |   US 202/NY 35 in Yorktown |
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| Major junctions: |
 Taconic Pkwy in Yorktown |
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| North end: |  US 6 in Yorktown |
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| Counties: | Westchester | ||||||||||||
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New York State Route 132 is a 2.75-mile (4.43 km) long state highway located entirely within the Town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York. The route acts as a connector between U.S. Route 202 and NY 35 in the south and U.S. Route 6 in the north. The majority of 132 coincides mostly with Old Yorktown Road; near the northern end, NY 132 is routed on East Main Street and Barger Street.
Currently, the road is almost always referred to as "Route 132", with the major exception being sending mail to places along the route as mail on 132 is usually addressed using the road name, not the number. NYSDOT has set a linear speed limit of 40 miles per hour for the entire length of 132.
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[edit] Route description
NY 132 begins at a signalized intersection with the concurrent routes of U.S. Route 202 and NY 35 adjacent to both the locally-maintained Downing Park and the state-maintained Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park northwest of Yorktown Heights. The route proceeds north along Old Yorktown Road, paralleling the Taconic State Parkway for a short distance prior to meeting the parkway at a partial-diamond interchange south of Shrub Oak. No access is provided to the northbound Taconic Parkway from NY 132; likewise, traffic commuting southbound on the parkway cannot connect to NY 132. The missing exit and ramp are available just to the north at US 6. The only traffic light on 132, aside from those on its termini, is at the end of the ramp from the Taconic, with Wildwood Street directly across.
Past the Taconic, NY 132 bears off of Old Yorktown Road, which goes for a very short distance before meeting East Main Street. Route 132, now Barger Street, proceeds north to a sharp intersection with East Main Street, the former alignment of U.S. Route 6 through the area. Before US 6 was realigned, this was a cross intersection, with Main Street going directly northeast to where US 6 is now. However, since the realignment, Main Street has proceeded north on 132 from here to the present intersection of 132 and US 6, where 132 terminates. Here, Barger Street continues across 6 while East Main Street takes a right turn onto US 6.
[edit] History
When NY 132 was originally designated in the 1930 renumbering,[2] it extended southeast along present day NY 35 to the hamlet of Katonah.[3] The route was truncated to its current southern terminus by 1970;[4] however, NY 132A (Baldwin Road), which no longer connected to NY 132, continued to exist until 1972.[3]
132's northern terminus was moved a short distance northward by 1981 as a result of the re-alignment of US 6 through Yorktown.[5]
A few State Historical Landmarks exist along 132 (some regarding the Revolutionary War, though not for the road itself).[citation needed] Prior to being called Old Yorktown Road, most of 132 was named Crompond Street.[5]
Major construction is currently ongoing at the interchange between NY 132 and the Taconic Parkway. Route 132 traffic is currently routed over a temporary overpass that is lower in height than the prior one.[citation needed] The last one has been torn down; part of the new bridge, designed to accommodate six lanes of traffic on the Taconic (as opposed to four with the old bridge), has been erected.[citation needed]
[edit] NY 132A
NY 132A was a spur route of NY 132 routed on the portion of Baldwin Road between the Taconic State Parkway and U.S. Route 202, NY 35, and then-NY 132 in Yorktown. NY 132A remained in place until 1972 when the designation was removed and maintenance of the roadway was transferred to the town of Yorktown.[3]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Westchester | Yorktown | 0.00 | US 202 / NY 35 |
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| 2.49 | Taconic State Parkway south |
No access to Taconic Pkwy northbound | ||
| 2.75 | US 6 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Traffic Data Report - NY 121 to NY 213 (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b c New York Routes - New York State Route 132. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
- ^ State of New York Department of Transportation (1970-01-01). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
- ^ a b United States Geological Survey. Mohegan Lake Quadrangle - New York [map], 1 : 24,000, 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). (1981)
[edit] External links
- Historic American Engineering Record - Taconic State Parkway, Poughkeepsie vicinity, Dutchess County, NY - includes a photograph of the last Taconic underpass, incorrectly labelled as US 6
