New York State Route 20N

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NY Route 20N
Maintained by New York Department of Public Works
Length: 31.45 mi[1][2] (50.61 km)
Existed: by 1938[4] – 1962[3]
South end: US 20/NY 174 in Marcellus
Major
junctions:		 NY 175 in Marcellus
US 11 in Syracuse
NY 92 in Manlius
East end: US 20 / NY 92 in Cazenovia
Counties: Onondaga, Madison
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 20D NY 20SY >
Spur of US 20
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 20N was a former spur route of U.S. Route 20, stretching from Marcellus to Cazenovia. The road began at its parent route, US 20, and ended at New York State Route 92 and New York State Route 5. 20N was concurrent with a route in its whole length. The roads it were concurrent with were NY 174 in Marcellus, NY 175 from Marcellus to Onondaga Hill, NY 173 from Onondaga Hill to Manlius and the double concurrency of NY 92 and NY 20SY all the way from Manlius to Cazenovia.

Route 20N was assigned by 1938 along its historic routing from Marcellus to Cazenovia. The route was decommissioned in 1962 along with the nearby NY 20SY. Route 20N was replaced by its current designations over the whole 31-mile (50 km) length.

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[edit] Route description

New York State Route 20N began at an intersection with U.S. Route 20 and New York State Route 174 in the town of Marcellus.[5] 20N began with a concurrency with Route 174 through the town of Marcellus. County Route 177 intersected soon after beginning. Outside Marcellus village, New York State Route 175 became concurrent with 174 and 20N. County Routes 150 and 119 both intersected afterward. In downtown Marcellus, 20N and 174 split, with 174 heading to the west and 20N going east along 175. As Route 20N entered Cards Corners, County Route 168 intersected.[5]

Current view of NY 174/175 where 20N once existed.
Current view of NY 174/175 where 20N once existed.

In Onondaga, New York State Route 173 interchanged and the three roads became concurrent.[5] The concurrency was short lived, as Route 175 leaves to the north. Route 20N continued east along Route 173. Routes 20N and 173 left Onondaga for Syracuse and intersected with New York State Route 80 near the city borderline. About a half-mile later, U.S. Route 11 intersected in Syracuse. Outside Syracuse, New York State Route 91 intersected after crossing Interstate 81. 5 miles (8.0 km) later, in Manlius, Route 20N intersected with New York State Route 92 and New York State Route 20SY. Routes 92 and 20SY became concurrent with 20N and 173 for a short time.[5]

1976 topographical map of the 174/20 concurrency and NY 20N's southern terminus
1976 topographical map of the 174/20 concurrency and NY 20N's southern terminus

Routes 20N, 20SY and 92 turned off of 173 in downtown Manlius and the two roads continue towards Cazenovia.[5] The three highways continued southward for another 7.3 miles (11.7 km) before ending at U.S. Route 20 in Cazenovia.[6]

[edit] History

The stretch of Route 20N from the Route 174/175 split in Marcellus to the 173/92 split in Manlius was part of the historic Seneca Turnpike. The turnpike was created in the 1800s and at the time was the longest in the state.[7][8] New York Route 20N was assigned by 1938 to its route from Marcellus to Cazenovia.[4] New York Route 20N was decommissioned in 1962 (along with NY 20SY) and was replaced by the concurrent routes, 174, 175, 173 and 92.[3]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1][2] Roads intersected Notes
Onondaga Town of Marcellus 0.00 US 20 / NY 174 south Western terminus of NY 20N; southern terminus of NY 20N/174 overlap
Village of Marcellus 2.26 NY 175 west Western terminus of overlap
3.77 NY 174 north Northern terminus of overlap
Onondaga Hill 11.70 NY 173 west Western terminus of overlap
11.76 NY 175 east Eastern terminus of overlap
Syracuse 13.02 NY 80
13.56 US 11
Jamesville 18.56 NY 91 Northern terminus of NY 91
Village of Manlius 23.52 NY 92 west Western terminus of overlap
23.68 NY 173 east Eastern terminus of overlap
Madison Village of Cazenovia 31.45 US 20 / NY 92 Eastern terminus of NY 20N; eastern terminus of NY 20N/92 overlap; eastern terminus of NY 92

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Traffic Data Report - I-87 to NY 121 (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-11-16.
  2. ^ a b Traffic Data Report - NY 121 to NY 213 (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-11-16.
  3. ^ a b Esso. New York with Sight-Seeing Guide [map]. Cartography by General Drafting. (1962)
  4. ^ a b Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1938/39 edition, (W.A. Thibodeau, 1938).
  5. ^ a b c d e Google Maps. Overview Map of NY 20N from Marcellus to Manlius [map]. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
  6. ^ Google Maps. Overview Map of NY 20N from Manlius to Cazenovia [map]. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
  7. ^ Rivette, Barbara S. "Genesee Road." Encyclopedia of New York State. Syracuse University Press, 2005.
  8. ^ * Baer, Christopher T. "Turnpikes." Encyclopedia of New York State. Syracuse University Press, 2005.
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