New York State Route 421

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NY Route 421
Length: 5.70 mi[1] (9.17 km)
West end: Veteran's Mountain Camp at Horseshoe Lake in Piercefield
East end: NY 30 in Piercefield
Counties: St. Lawrence
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 420 NY 422 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 421 is a short state highway in the northwestern Adirondacks in New York, connecting NY 30 to Horseshoe Lake in southeastern St. Lawrence County. A narrow, two-laned highway, NY 421 begins at a dead-end parking area adjacent to the lake. The road is rough in parts and lacks a shoulder at most points. The route offers access to several picnic and snowmobile areas. A dead-end sign is posted immediately off NY 30, the only route with which it intersects. The entire road is located in the town of Piercefield, although that name is not posted on NY 421.

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[edit] Route description

Route 421 begins at an intersection with New York State Route 30. The highway, known as Paradise Point Road, heads northward, offering access to private residences. Route 421 parallells Round Lake Outlet. Much of 421 is on high, mountainous lands, reaching peaks of 1,800 feet (550 m) high. After 1.6 miles (2.6 km), Paradise Point Road turns off, reaching a dead end on Tupper Lake. The highway turns to the east, makes a dip to the south, heads back to the north, before turning east for the rest of the distance. Route 421 heads to Horseshoe Lake, where it terminates at the Veterans Memorial Camp in Piercefield.[2]

[edit] History

Route 421 was assigned along its current routing in 1938.[3]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
St. Lawrence Piercefield 0.00 Veteran's Mountain Camp Dead end; stop barriers exist beyond which are dirt trails
5.70 NY 30

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) p. 300. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  2. ^ Google Maps. Overview map of NY 421 [map]. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
  3. ^ Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1938/39 edition, (W.A. Thibodeau, 1938).

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