New York State Route 164

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This article is about the current alignment of NY 164. For other uses, see New York State Route 164 (disambiguation).
NY Route 164
Length: 2.89 mi[1] (4.65 km)
Formed: January 1, 1970[2]
West end: NY 311 in Patterson
East end: NY 22 in Patterson
Counties: Putnam
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 163 NY 165 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 164 is a short state highway located entirely in the Town of Patterson in northwestern Putnam County. It is a former component of NY 216 that retained its state highway status. NY 164 is a short, two-lane back road that does not pass through any major populated areas. It does, however, allow faster passage from Interstate 84 to the Putnam Lake area, via NY 311. The route was originally designated as NY 312.

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[edit] Route description

In the west, NY 164 splits off from NY 311 a short distance north of Interstate 84. It crosses under the Metro North tracks three times, including two one-lane underpasses with limited sight to the other side. It passes along the northern base of a small mountain and turns slightly southward. The highway turns due eastward and intersects with County Route 64 in the hamlet of Towners. Just to the north is Mandel Pond, and the route makes a series of erratic turns around small mountains, passing south of Cornwall Hill as it does so. Route 164 turns south-southeast and ends at NY 22 in Patterson, east of the East Branch Croton River.[3]

[edit] History

NY 216's former alignment between NY 311 and NY 22 was renumbered to NY 164.
NY 216's former alignment between NY 311 and NY 22 was renumbered to NY 164.

Patterson, the town in which NY 164 is located within, is a town located in the northeast area of Putnam County with a population of 12,000.[4] Patterson, originally named Franklin, was founded in 1795.[5]

NY 164's original designation was over modern NY 145 between Cobleskill and Sharon. The entirety of modern-day NY 164 was originally designated as NY 312 in the early to mid-1930s.[6] When the NY 312 designation was shifted south to its current location in the town of Southeast by 1938, its former routing in Patterson became part of an extended NY 216, which connected with its current routing by way of modern NY 311, NY 292 and NY 55.[7] NY 216 was truncated to its current length on January 1, 1970. The portion of its former alignment between NY 311 and NY 22 was then redesignated as NY 164.[2]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Putnam Patterson 0.00 NY 311
2.89 NY 22

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) p. 244. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
  2. ^ a b State of New York Department of Transportation (1970-01-01). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
  3. ^ Google Maps (2008). Overview of NY 164. [Map]. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
  4. ^ U.S. census bureau (2006). Population of Patterson. U.S. Census bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
  5. ^ Putnam County history. Rootsweb (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
  6. ^ Sun Oil Company. Road Map & Historical Guide - New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1935)
  7. ^ Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1938/39 edition, (W.A. Thibodeau, 1938).

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