New York State Route 254

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This article is about the current alignment of NY 254. For the 1930s NY 254 in Western New York, see U.S. Route 20A (New York).
NY Route 254
Length: 6.01 mi[1] (9.67 km)
Formed: 1960s[2][3]
West end: I-87 in Queensbury
Major
junctions:		 US 9 in Queensbury
East end: US 4 in Hudson Falls
Counties: Warren, Washington
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 253 NY 255 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 254 is a 6.01-mile (9.67 km) long state route in the vicinity of Glens Falls, New York. NY 254 begins at Interstate 87 in the Warren County town of Queensbury and proceeds southeast to U.S. Route 4 in Hudson Falls. The route is comprised of roads known locally as Aviation Road, Quaker Road, Warren Street, and River Street.

The easternmost segment of NY 254 was originally the northernmost portion of New York State Route 32B.

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[edit] Route description

NY 254 at the terminus with U.S. Route 4
NY 254 at the terminus with U.S. Route 4

NY Route 254 begins at Interchange 19 on the Adirondack Northway in Queensbury. The route begins by heading eastbound along Aviation Road towards U.S. Route 9. The Aviation Mall is visible on the right after about 0.3 miles. U.S. Route 9 intersects soon after and Route 254 continues as Quaker Road. Route 254 continues through Queensbury and intersects with Route 9L (Ridge Road). Route 32 intersects soon after the traffic light with Dix Avenue. 254 merges onto River Street and continues eastbound towards U.S. Route 4. Route 254 terminates at an intersection with Route 4 in downtown Hudson Falls.[4]

[edit] History

An alternate riverside route of NY 32 between Schuylerville and Hudson Falls was designated as New York State Route 32B in the 1930 renumbering.[5] Within Hudson Falls, NY 32B entered on Main Street and continued west along the Hudson River's east bank on River Street to meet U.S. Route 4, which entered Glens Falls at the time via Boulevard and Warren Street.[6] US 4 was extended south to East Greenbush by 1938, replacing NY 32B from Hudson Falls to Schuylerville. The former routing of US 4 in Glens Falls became part of an extended NY 32 (and thus NY 32B still connected to NY 32) as a result.[7]

NY 32B remained unchanged up through the 1960s when a new arterial was constructed around the northern and eastern extents of Glens Falls. The roadway, designated NY 254, extended from Interstate 87 in the north to Warren Street (NY 32B) in the south. NY 254 then continued east to US 4 in Hudson Falls, replacing NY 32B.[2][3] The short 0.20-mile (0.32 km) segment of Warren Street between NY 32 and NY 254, formerly the westernmost portion of NY 32B, is now New York State Route 911E, an unsigned reference route.[8]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Warren Queensbury 0.00 I-87 Exit 19 (I-87)
0.74 US 9
2.59 NY 9L
4.46 NY 32
Washington Hudson Falls 6.01 US 4

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Traffic Data Report - NY 213 to NY 305 (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
  2. ^ a b Sinclair. New York and Metropolitan New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1964)
  3. ^ a b United States Geological Survey. Hudson Falls Quadrangle - New York [map], 1 : 24,000, 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). (1966) Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
  4. ^ Google Maps. Overview Map of NYS Route 254 [map]. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  5. ^ Leon A. Dickinson. "New Signs for State Highways", New York Times, 1930-01-12, p. 136. 
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1938/39 edition, (W.A. Thibodeau, 1938).
  8. ^ Traffic Data Report - NY 908F to NY 953B (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-12-06.

[edit] External links

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