New York State Route 361

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NY Route 361

Length:

2.4 mi^[1] (3.9 km)

Existed:

By 1946^[3] – April 1, 1980^[2]

South end:

CT 361 in North East

North end:

US 44 in Millerton

Counties:

Dutchess

Numbered highways in New York
< NY 360		NY 362 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 361 was a state highway located in Dutchess County, New York. The southern terminus of the route was at the Connecticut state line, where it continued to Sharon, Connecticut, as Route 361. The northern terminus was at U.S. Route 44 in Millerton. NY 361 was removed from the state highway system and replaced with County Route 62 in 1980 as part of a large-scale highway maintenance swap between the New York State Department of Transportation and the Dutchess County highway department.

Unlike its predecessor, CR 62 continues north past US 44 to a terminus at NY 22 in the hamlet of Mount Riga, resulting in a total length of 5.8 miles (9.3 km).^[4]

1 Route description
2 History
3 Major intersections
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Route description

NY 361 began as a continuation of Connecticut Route 361 adjacent to the bi-state water body of Indian Lake in the town of North East. The route traveled northward on Sharon Road, paralleling the Webatuck Creek to Millerton, where it became South Maple Avenue and terminated at an intersection with U.S. Route 44 (Main Street). The road itself, however, continued northward to NY 22 in the hamlet of Mount Riga as North Maple Avenue and, outside the village, Rudd Pond Road, connecting Millerton to the Rudd Pond area of Taconic State Park.

[edit] History

CR 62
(1980 - present)

NY 361 was assigned by 1946 to a short north-south highway connecting U.S. Route 44 in Millerton to Connecticut Route 4 (later Route 361) at the Connecticut state line.^[3] The route remained unchanged until April 1, 1980, when the route was transferred to Dutchess County as part of a large scale highway maintenance swap. As part of the swap, NY 361, the then-routing of NY 82 from Amenia to Pine Plains, NY 402, and three reference routes near the hamlets of Barrytown (near Red Hook), Pine Plains, and East Park (near Hyde Park) were given to the county by the New York State Department of Transportation in exchange for maintenance of the segment of NY 82 between NY 199 and the Columbia County line, a county route bypassing Millbrook to the northwest (which became NY 44A and later US 44), the portion of the Salt Point Turnpike north of Smith Street in Poughkeepsie (NY 115), and Spackenkill Road between U.S. Route 9 and NY 376 in Poughkeepsie (NY 113).^[2] NY 361, now under control of Dutchess County, was redesignated as CR 62 and extended north to NY 22 in Mount Riga.