New York State Route 276
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| NY Route 276 |
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| Length: | 4.69 mi[1] (7.55 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1960s[2][3] | ||||||||||||
| West end: |  US 11 in Champlain |
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| Major junctions: |
 R-221 at Quebec border. |
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| East end: | US 11 in Rouses Point |
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| Counties: | Clinton | ||||||||||||
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New York State Route 276 is a short state highway located entirely within Clinton County, New York, United States. It connects Champlain and Rouses Point, with both termini situated at US 11. The route was originally part of NY 348 before gaining its current designation in the 1960s.
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[edit] Route description
NY 276 begins at U.S. Route 11 in the town of Champlain just east of the Champlain. The route heads northeast for 2 miles (3.2 km) to the Canadian border, where it intersects the de facto southern terminus of Quebec Route 221. Instead of continuing into Quebec, NY 276 turns east, straddling the border for just over 1 mile (1.6 km) before turning south toward the village of Rouses Point.
The route enters the village as Church Street, but turns east at its first intersection within the village onto Pratt Street. NY 276 remains on Pratt for three blocks before terminating at US 11 (Lake Street) on the shores of Lake Champlain.
NY 276 is also a truck route because there is a low-clearance railroad overpass at US 11.[4]
[edit] History
The entirety of NY 276 was originally designated as part of NY 348 by 1947.[5] When NY 348 was truncated to Chazy on its northern end in the 1960s, the former routing of NY 348 between Champlain and Rouses Point was renumbered to NY 276.[2][3]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Clinton | Town of Champlain | 0.00 | US 11 |
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| 2.02 |  Route 221 |
Southern terminus of Route 221 | ||
| Rouses Point | 4.69 | US 11 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) p. 271. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
- ^ a b Esso. New York with Sight-Seeing Guide [map]. Cartography by General Drafting. (1962)
- ^ a b Sinclair. New York and Metropolitan New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1964)
- ^ NY State Route 276 Ends
- ^ State of New York Department of Public Works. Official Highway Map of New York State [map], 1947-48 edition. Cartography by General Drafting.
