New York State Route 291

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This article is about the current alignment of NY 291. For the alignment of NY 291 that existed from the 1930s to the 1940s, see New York State Route 318.
NY Route 291
Length: 7.46 mi[1] (12.01 km)
Formed: January 1, 1970[2]
South end: NY 69 in Whitestown
North end: NY 365 in Marcy
Counties: Oneida
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 290 NY 292 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 291 is a state highway in Oneida County, New York. The route extends from NY 69 in the town of Whitestown to NY 365 in the extreme northern tip of the town of Marcy near the hamlet of Stittville. It is a two-lane highway its entire length.

NY 291 provides access to the Marcy Correctional Facility and Mid-State Correctional Facility, both in Marcy.

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[edit] Route description

NY 291 begins at NY 69 in the town of Whitestown, just north of the village of Whitesboro. It travels northeast from this point, crossing over and briefly paralleling the Mohawk River as it enters the town of Marcy. At Careys Corners, a small community 1 mile (1.6 km) from NY 69, NY 291 traverses the Erie Canal prior to intersecting NY 49 at a grade-separated interchange. After another mile (1.6 km), NY 291 heads north at a fork with Hayes Road, and continues toward the hamlet of Marcy.

In Marcy, NY 291 intersects Fox Road. NY 291 continues north, and intersects with several other local roads on its way to Stittville, a small hamlet on the banks of Ninemile Creek. The route crosses over the creek before ending at NY 365 about one mile south of the village of Holland Patent.

[edit] History

The portion of NY 291 between NY 69 and River Road was originally designated as part of NY 11 in 1924.[3][4] NY 11 was renumbered to NY 76 in 1927 to eliminate the numerical duplication with the newly-designated U.S. Route 11.[5] In the 1930 renumbering, the portion of NY 76 from modern NY 69 to River Road was incorporated into the new NY 12C, an alternate route of NY 12 between Utica and Barneveld.[6] The NY 12C designation was deleted and replaced with NY 291 from Whitestown to the Marcy hamlet of Stittville on January 1, 1970.[2] Reference markers for NY 291 north of NY 49 still read "12C".[1]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Oneida Whitestown 0.00 NY 69
Marcy 0.82 NY 49 Grade-separated interchange
Stittville 7.46 NY 365

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) p. 276. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  2. ^ a b State of New York Department of Transportation (1970-01-01). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
  3. ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers", New York Times, 1924-12-21, p. XX9. 
  4. ^ Rand McNally. Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas (eastern New York) [map]. (1926) Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
  5. ^ Automobile Blue Book, (Automobile Blue Books Inc., Chicago, 1927), Vol. 1
  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

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