New York State Route 359

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This article is about the current alignment of NY 359. For For the alignment assigned in the 1930s, see County Route 108 (Niagara County, New York).
NY Route 359
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length: 1.71 mi[1] (2.75 km)
Formed: By 1947[2]
South end: NY 38A in Skaneateles
North end: NY 41A in Skaneateles
Counties: Onondaga
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 357 NY 360 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 359 (NY 359) is a state highway located entirely within the town of Skaneateles in Onondaga County, New York. At 1.71 miles (2.75 km) in length, it is one of the shortest signed state highways in all of New York. The route begins at NY 38A a half-mile (0.8 km) north of the Onondaga-Cayuga County county line and ends at NY 41A in the hamlet of Mandana. It lies between Skaneateles Lake and Owasco Lake.

It is the only instance in New York of a route designated without an alphabetic suffix that terminates at both ends at suffixed routes. Signed as a north-south route, it lies that way at the southern end, but about midway along its length the road turns and thence travels east-west. Excluding its termini, there are only two junctions with other roadways along the entire route.

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[edit] Route description

NY 359 begins in the town of Skaneateles at an intersection with Heifer Street, a local road, and NY 38A. The route goes north, intersecting with Weeks Road 0.6 miles (0.97 km) north of NY 38A. Here, Route 359 begins to curve to the east with Weeks Road carrying on the northward alignment of NY 359. Upon meeting Lacy Road, the route takes over its east-west routing and heads east. Route 359 comes to an end just under a mile later at NY 41A in the lakeside hamlet of Mandana. East of NY 41A, the roadway continues for roughly 400 feet (120 m) to a boat launch on the western shore of Skaneateles Lake.[3]

[edit] History

NY 359 was originally designated as part of New York State Route 26 when state highways in New York were first signed in 1924. North of Mandana, NY 26 followed what is now NY 41A toward the village of Skaneateles. To the south, NY 26 continued toward Moravia on modern NY 38A.[4] In the 1930 renumbering, the routing of NY 26 was incorporated into several new routes, including part of NY 38A from Moravia to the modern junction of NY 38A and NY 359, and part of NY 41A from Mandana to Skaneateles. The portion that is now NY 359, however, received no designation and became unnumbered.[5] It was eventually designated NY 359 between 1938 and 1947. Prior to 1938, the NY 359 designation was assigned to what is now County Route 108 between U.S. Route 104 (now NY 104) and NY 31 in Niagara County.[2][6]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Onondaga Town of Skaneateles 0.00 NY 38A
1.71 NY 41A Hamlet of Mandana

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) p. 287. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
  2. ^ a b State of New York Department of Public Works. Official Highway Map of New York State [map], 1947-48 edition. Cartography by General Drafting.
  3. ^ Google Maps. Overview map of NY 359 [map]. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
  4. ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers", New York Times, 1924-12-21, p. XX9. 
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1938/39 edition, (W.A. Thibodeau, 1938).

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