New York State Route 23B

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NY Route 23B
Length: 6.71 mi[1] (10.80 km)
Formed: 1950s[2][3]
West end: NY 9G / NY 23 near Olana
Major
junctions:		 US 9 / NY 9G in Hudson
East end: NY 9H / NY 23 in Claverack
Counties: Columbia
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 23A NY 24 >
Spur of NY 23
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 23B is a state highway located in western Columbia County, New York. The route is a former section of NY 23 that runs from NY 9G southwest of Hudson to NY 9H in Claverack. It provides direct access to the city of Hudson from the Rip Van Winkle Bridge whereas the main route bypasses it to the south.

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[edit] Route description

NY 23B forks from its parent, NY 23, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the city of Hudson and a half-mile (0.8 km) east of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge in Greenport, Columbia County. The intersection borders the grounds of the Olana State Historic Site and is 300 yards (270 m) west of the Columbia-Greene Community College campus. NY 9G, concurrent with NY 23 west of this point, leaves NY 23 to follow NY 23B toward Hudson.[4] The route is the westernmost through route along the Hudson River between the Rip Van Winkle Bridge and Hudson; however, it is separated from the river by Mount Merino, a peak situated 546 feet (166 m) above sea level.[5]

Upon entering the Hudson city limits, NY 9G and NY 23B traverse the marshy South Bay[5] before entering the downtown district on Third Street. At Columbia Street, the routes veer east, following Columbia through the city to Park Place, here carrying U.S. Route 9. NY 9G terminates here; however, NY 23B continues east on Columbia, now joined by US 9. Both routes curve onto Green Street one block later. At Fairview Avenue, US 9 splits from NY 23B and heads north while NY 23B heads eastward as an independent route for the first time. NY 23B passes out of Hudson and back into into Greenport after intersecting the southern terminus of NY 66 at Columbia Street.[4]

NY 23B remains in Greenport for only 1 mile (1.6 km) before crossing into the town of Claverack upon traversing Claverack Creek. The route terminates 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the southeast in the hamlet of Claverack, where it intersects NY 9H and NY 23. Here, NY 23 leaves NY 9H and continues east on the right-of-way of NY 23B.[4]

[edit] History

When state highways in New York were first signed in 1924, the portion of NY 23B from Third Street in Hudson to Claverack was designated as part of NY 23. West of Hudson, NY 23 continued across the Hudson River to Athens by way of a ferry.[6][7] NY 23 was rerouted between 1935 and 1946 to follow modern NY 23B south to Greenport, where it continued across the Rip Van Winkle Bridge to Catskill.[8][9] In the 1950s, NY 23 was realigned again to bypass Hudson to the south along Claverack Road, U.S. Route 9, and NY 9H. The former routing of NY 23 through Hudson was redesignated NY 23B.[2][3]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Columbia Olana 0.00 NY 9G south / NY 23 Western terminus of NY 9G/NY 23B overlap
Hudson 3.45 US 9 south
NY 9G		 Eastern terminus of NY 9G/23B overlap; northern terminus of NY 9G; western terminus of US 9/NY 23B overlap
3.96 US 9 north Eastern terminus of overlap
4.06 NY 66 Southern terminus of NY 66
Claverack 6.71 NY 9H / NY 23

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) p. 143. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  2. ^ a b Sunoco. New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1952)
  3. ^ a b Gulf. New York and New Jersey Tourgide Map [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1960)
  4. ^ a b c Google, Inc.. Google Maps [map]. Cartography by NAVTEQ. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  5. ^ a b United States Geological Survey. Hudson South Quadrangle - New York [map], 1 : 24,000, 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). (1980) Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  6. ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers", New York Times, 1924-12-21, p. XX9. 
  7. ^ Rand McNally. Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas (eastern New York) [map]. (1926) Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  8. ^ Sun Oil Company. Road Map & Historical Guide - New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1935)
  9. ^ Rand McNally. Rand McNally Road Atlas [map]. (1946) Retrieved on 2008-03-26.

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