New York State Route 30

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NY Route 30
Adirondack Trail
Length: 300.71 mi[1] (483.95 km)
Formed: 1930[2]
South end: NY 17 in Hancock
Major
junctions:		 NY 28 at Pepacton Reservoir
US 20 in Duanesburg
I-90/Thruway in Amsterdam
NY 8 in Speculator
NY 28 at Indian Lake
US 11 in Malone
North end: QC 138 in Constable
Counties: Delaware, Schoharie, Schenectady, Montgomery, Fulton, Hamilton, Franklin, St. Lawrence
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 29A NY 30A >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 30 is a state highway in the central part of New York, USA. The highway runs from the Southern Tier to the border of Canada. The route serves to connect the Catskill Park to the Adirondack Park, and within that park is known as the Adirondack Trail.[3]

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[edit] Route description

[edit] Hancock to Schoharie

NY 30 begins at an interchange with NY 17 in the town of Hancock adjacent to the confluence of the East Branch of the Delaware River and the Beaverkill River. The route follows the East Branch northeast to Downsville, where it meets NY 206. NY 206 follows NY 30 across the East Branch into Catskill Park, where the routes split near Brock Mountain. NY 30 exits the park and crosses over the river once more soon after. Near Margaretville, NY 30 briefly overlaps NY 28 before turning northward toward Roxbury, where the route passes the John Burroughs Memorial State Historic Site. From Roxbury, NY 30 follows the East Branch to Grand Gorge in northeastern Delaware County, where the East Branch comes to an end amidst the mountains. NY 30, meanwhile, intersects NY 23 in the center of the hamlet.

Communities

North of Grand Gorge, NY 30 crosses into Schoharie County and intersects NY 990V, one of four reference routes in New York erroneously signed as a touring route, near the northeastern edge of the Schoharie Reservoir in Gilboa. From NY 990V northward, NY 30 follows the Schoharie Creek through Schoharie County to Middleburgh, where it intersects NY 145. To the north in Schoharie, NY 30 meets NY 443 before splitting into NY 30 and NY 30A north of the village, with Schoharie Creek largely following NY 30A. While NY 30A interchanges with Interstate 88 a short distance to the north, NY 30 has no connection to the freeway. Just past I-88, NY 30 junctions with NY 7. Shortly after passing NY 7, NY 30 enters Schenectady County.

[edit] Schoharie to Adirondack Park

In Schenectady County, Schoharie Creek breaks from NY 30A and returns to the vicinity of NY 30 as it intersects U.S. Route 20 in Esperance. From Esperance northward, the creek becomes equidistant from both NY 30 and NY 30A as all three entities cross into Montgomery County. Near the northeastern corner of the county, NY 30 enters the city of Amsterdam. The route interchanges with both the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) and NY 5S before heading downhill as a four-lane divided highway approaching the Mohawk River/Erie Canal. Historically, the bridge over the river was a straight line to Market Street, which is visible as one approaches northbound. Segments of downtown Market Street remain in use today. With the 1977 creation of the Amsterdam Mall, NY 30, together with NY 5 and NY 67, were re-routed onto splits comprising the Amsterdam Arterial.[citation needed] After the splits rejoin, NY 30 continues on Market Street and leaves the city and, for all purposes, the county.

In adjacent Fulton County, NY 30 crosses NY 29 near Broadalbin, then curves gently to the east after an intersection with County Route 155, a historical routing of NY 29. A quarter mile later, NY 30 turns left toward Mayfield; County Route 155 continues eastward. The concurrency between the two routes is unsigned.

NY 30 historically followed School Street through the village of Mayfield. The new routing has it heading toward Riceville, where NY 30A rejoins NY 30. Here, NY 30 turns right, following the right-of-way of NY 30A into Adirondack Park shortly before entering Mayfield.

NY 30 historically crossed a bridge over the Great Sacandaga Lake into Northville. Within the village, NY 30 turned left and left the village, using old roads that meet with the current alignment of NY 30 to the north.

[edit] Adirondack Park and Franklin County

NY 30 runs through the Adirondacks, accessing communities such as Speculator, Blue Mountain Lake, and Tupper Lake. From Wells to Speculator, NY 30 is concurrent to NY 8, then with NY 28 from Indian Lake to Blue Mountain Lake. Between Blue Mountain Lake and Long Lake, NY 30 is concurrent with the eastern third of NY 28N.

Near Tupper Lake, it skirts the boundary between Franklin and Saint Lawrence for a considerable distance before entering Tupper Lake and intersecting NY 3. The two routes overlap to Harrietstown, where NY 30 splits from NY 3 and heads north along a series of lakes, including Upper Saranac Lake and Meacham Lake. North of Duane, NY 30 exits Adirondack Park and heads north towards Malone. Within the village, NY 30 briefly overlaps U.S. Route 11 before continuing north out of the village to the Canadian border in Constable, where it becomes Route 138 upon entering Quebec.

[edit] History

Prior to 1930, the modern routing of NY 30 carried a large number of designations. Between Margaretville and Grand Gorge in the town of Roxbury, what is now NY 30 was designated as part of NY 19. From Mayfield north to Malone, most of the current routing of NY 30 carried a designation. The portion from the modern junction of NY 30 and NY 30A in Mayfield to Speculator was part of NY 54. From Speculator to Indian Lake, NY 30 was the northernmost segment of NY 80.[2] Between Indian Lake and Long Lake, NY 30 comprised the western half of NY 10A.[4] Past Long Lake, NY 30 was part of NY 10 north to the modern junction of NY 30 and NY 186 west of Harrietstown. From NY 186 to modern NY 86 in Paul Smiths, the present alignment of NY 30 was unnumbered. Between Paul Smiths and Malone, NY 30 was part of NY 3. The remainder of NY 30 was unnumbered.[2]

In the 1930 renumbering, NY 30 was largely assigned to its current alignment between the Hancock hamlet of East Branch and Wells, where it terminated at NY 8. However, between Schoharie and Mayfield, NY 30 followed the modern alignment of NY 30A. Past Wells, the modern alignment of NY 30 was designated as NY 8 to Spectator and as NY 10 north to the Canadian border.[2] By 1935, NY 30 was rerouted onto its current alignment between Schoharie and Mayfield while NY 148 was assigned to the former routing of NY 30 through Schoharie, Montgomery, and Fulton counties.[5] Later, between 1959 and 1967, NY 30 was extended north to Quebec along the former alignment of NY 10.[6][7]

[edit] NY 30A

NY 30A

NY 30A (34.86 miles (56.10 km)[8]) is a loop of NY 30, running west of NY 30 from north of Schoharie to south of Mayfield through Fultonville, Fonda, Johnstown, and Gloversville.

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Delaware Town of Hancock 0.00 NY 17 Exit 90 (NY 17)
Colchester 14.92 NY 206 Southern terminus of overlap
18.02 NY 206 Northern terminus of overlap
Middletown 37.92 NY 28 Southern terminus of overlap
Margaretville 41.36 NY 28 Northern terminus of overlap
Roxbury 60.42 NY 23
Schoharie Gilboa 63.40 NY 990V Western terminus of NY 990V
Town of Middleburgh 82.56 NY 145 Southern terminus of overlap
82.67 NY 145 Northern terminus of overlap
Town of Schoharie 88.75 NY 443 Western terminus of NY 443
90.18 NY 30A Southern terminus of NY 30A; to I-88
92.10 NY 7
Schenectady Duanesburg 96.09 US 20
102.19 NY 159 Western terminus of NY 159
Montgomery Florida 107.91 NY 161 Eastern terminus of NY 161
City of Amsterdam 109.72 I-90/Thruway Exit 27 (I-90/Thruway)
110.03 NY 5S
110.63 NY 5 east
110.73 NY 67 (Church Street) Southern terminus of overlap
110.83 NY 5 west
110.94 NY 67 (Market Street) Northern terminus of overlap
Fulton Town of Mayfield 118.95 NY 29
CR 155 Western terminus of overlap; former routing of NY 29
CR 155 Eastern terminus of overlap; former routing of NY 29
122.29 NY 349 Eastern terminus of NY 349
123.88 NY 30A Southern terminus of Adirondack Trail; northern terminus of NY 30A
Hamilton Wells 153.27 NY 8 Southern terminus of overlap
Speculator 162.97 NY 8 Northern terminus of overlap
Indian Lake 186.62 NY 28 Southern terminus of overlap
Blue Mountain Lake 198.02 NY 28 / NY 28N Northern terminus of NY 28/NY 30 overlap; southern terminus of NY 28N/NY 30 overlap
Long Lake 208.63 NY 28N Northern terminus of overlap
St. Lawrence Piercefield 221.96 NY 421 Eastern terminus of NY 421
Franklin Tupper Lake 230.79 NY 3
Harrietstown 236.32 NY 3
250.57 NY 186 Western terminus of NY 186
Brighton 257.36 NY 86 Western terminus of NY 86
Duane 266.28 NY 458 Eastern terminus of NY 458
274.64 CR 26 Former western terminus of NY 99
Village of Malone 288.81 NY 11B Southern terminus of overlap
289.07 US 11 / NY 11B / NY 37 Northern terminus of NY 11B/NY 30 overlap; eastern terminus of NY 11B; western terminus of US 11/NY 30 overlap; eastern terminus of NY 37
289.48 US 11 Eastern terminus of overlap; northern terminus of Adirondack Trail
Constable 295.34 NY 122 Eastern terminus of overlap
295.42 NY 122 Western terminus of overlap
300.71 Route 138 Western terminus of QC 138; continuation into Quebec, Canada

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Traffic Data Report - NY 23 to NY 32 (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
  2. ^ a b c d Leon A. Dickinson. "New Signs for State Highways", New York Times, 1930-01-12, p. 136. 
  3. ^ ARTICLE XII, Section 342-b of the New York State Consolidated Laws
  4. ^ Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1930/31 edition, (Scarborough Motor Guide Co., Boston, 1930).
  5. ^ Sun Oil Company. Road Map & Historical Guide - New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1935)
  6. ^ Imperial Oil. Ontario [map]. Cartography by General Drafting. (1959) Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
  7. ^ Gousha. Gousha Road Atlas [map]. (1967) Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
  8. ^ 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) pp. 160–161. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-02-09.

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