New York State Route 31B
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| NY Route 31B |
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| State Route 31B Brutus Street |
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| Length: | 4.38 mi[1] (7.05 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1930s - January 2, 1980 | ||||||||||||
| West end: |  NY 31 in Weedsport |
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| Major junctions: |
 NY 34 in Weedsport |
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| East end: |  NY 5 in Elbridge |
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| Counties: | Cayuga, Onondaga | ||||||||||||
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New York State Route 31B was a connctor in Cayuga and Onondaga Counties. Route 31B was a spur route of New York State Route 31, which was the highway's western terminus. The highway headed eastward, terminating in Onondaga County at New York State Route 5. Route 31B was decommissioned in the maintenance swaps in 1980, being replaced in Onondaga County as CR 99 and Cayuga County as a reference route. The reference route was turned over to the county the next year and became Cayuga County Route 31B.
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[edit] Route description
Route 31B began at an intersection with its parent route, NY 31, in Weedsport. The highway went eastward, intersecting with NY 34 less than a tenth of a mile later. Much of Weedsport was urbanized, with the highway passing residential homes, businesses, and fields. The highway intersected with Cayuga County Route 12B before leaving Weedsport as Brutus Road. After the intersection with County Route 136A, Route 31B passed the Weedsport Rural Cemetery. After a short distance, the highway went through the hamlet of Brutus, intersecting with County Routes 14 and 15. County Route 15A also parallelled nearby.[2]
Route 31B, after intersecting with Daisy Lane, crossed into Onondaga County, where it quickly terminated at an intersection with NY 5.[3]
[edit] History
Route 31B was assigned by 1936 to its routing from Weedsport to Elbridge.[4] The route remained intact until 1980, when the length in Onondaga County was turned over to the county.[5] The route was replaced by County Route 99, which is now known as Old Route 31B.[6] The portion in Cayuga County became a reference route, terminating the Route 31B designation on January 2, 1980.[5][7] The next year, the reference route portion of old 31B was turned over to Cayuga County and became County Route 31B, after the old route number.[8][9]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Cayuga | Weedsport | 0.00 | NY 31 |
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| 0.05 | NY 34 |
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| Onondaga | Town of Elbridge | 4.38 | NY 5 |
Hamlet of Crossman Corners |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Yahoo Maps. Overview map of former NY 31B [map]. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
- ^ Quadrangle of Weedsport, New York. United States Geological Survey (1978). Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
- ^ Quadrangle of Jordan, New York. United States Geological Survey (1978). Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
- ^ Colonial Beacon Oil Company. New York [map]. (1936)
- ^ a b New York State Legislature. Highway Law, Article 12, Section 341. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
- ^ Quadrangle of Jordan, New York. New York State Department of Transportation (1990). Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
- ^ New York State Department of Transportation (October 2007). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Bicycle Routes in New York State. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
- ^ Quadrangle of Jordan, New York. New York State Department of Transportation (1990). Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
- ^ Nathan Perry. Cayuga County Roads. EmpireStateRoads.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
