New York State Route 48

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NY Route 48
Length: 28.20 mi[1] (45.38 km)
Formed: 1930[2]
South end: I-690 in Van Buren
Major
junctions:		 NY 31 / NY 370 in Baldwinsville
NY 3 in Fulton
North end: NY 104 in Oswego
Counties: Onondaga, Oswego
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 47 NY 49 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 48 is a state highway in Central New York. The southern terminus of the route is located at Interstate 690 exit 3 near the interchange between I-690 and the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) in Van Buren, northwest of Syracuse. The northern terminus is located at NY 104 in Oswego. In between, NY 48 passes through the riverside communities of Baldwinsville and Fulton and runs alongside both the Seneca River and Oswego River at points.

For most of its route, NY 48 serves as an alternate route for NY 481. The routes share similar routes along the Oswego River from the Syracuse area to Oswego. When the route was originally assigned in 1930, it extended southward into downtown Syracuse. NY 48 was truncated to Van Buren after I-690 was built over portions of the road by the early 1960s.

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[edit] Route description

[edit] I-690 to Lysander

Route 48 begins at I-690 exit 3 just west of the Geddes town line in Van Buren, Onondaga County. Known as State Fair Boulevard, it proceeds west-northwest, paralleling both NY 690 (the northward continuation of I-690) and the Seneca River as it passes south of the Seneca Golf Club and Community Park. Shortly after passing the park, NY 48 enters the village of Baldwinsville on Syracuse Street and intersects Downer Street, the former routing of NY 31 west of the village. Originally, NY 31 overlapped NY 48 across the Seneca River (here part of the Erie Canal) to Genesee Street; now, however, NY 48 continues alone to Genesee, where it intersects the modern routing of NY 31 (concurrent with NY 370) through Baldwinsville. North of Routes 31 and 370, NY 48 becomes Oswego Street and turns northwest before traveling south of Lysander Park as it exits the village and becomes Oswego Road.[3]

In the town of Lysander, NY 48 overlaps NY 631 for a short distance westward to an intersection with the northern end of NY 690. Here, NY 48 turns north, and begins to run as an alternate to NY 481. Both routes run from the Syracuse area to downtown Oswego. NY 48 runs right along the western side of the Oswego River, while NY 481 runs along the eastern side of the river. Both routes run through downtown Fulton and Oswego which are the two cities along the Oswego River. At several points, all that separates the two routes is the river itself.[3]

Further north in Lysander, NY 48 crosses the CSX Transportation Baldwinsville Subdivision at-grade before turning to the northeast as it passes through the hamlet of Wrights Corners and entering Oswego County. Just past the county line in Granby, the route turns northwest, following the western bank the Oswego River (and paralleling County Route 57 on the opposite side) as it intersects County Route 46 near the hamlet of Hinmansville. NY 48 continues along the riverbank to the city of Fulton, where it gains the name West First Street south of an intersection with NY 176. Like NY 31 in Baldwinsville, NY 48 originally overlapped NY 176 north to NY 3 (Broadway), where NY 176 continued east. Now, however, NY 176 ends here and NY 48 continues solo to NY 3. Past Broadway, NY 48 proceeds north through the remainder of Fulton, now paralleling NY 481 extremely close with just Oswego River separating the two.[3]

[edit] Fulton to NY 104

Midway between Fulton and the Minetto hamlet of the same name, NY 48 serves Battle Island State Park, named for a small island in the Oswego River a short distance to the north. NY 48 presses onward along the edge of the Oswego to the hamlet of Minetto, where it intersects County Route 24, formerly NY 48A. North of the hamlet, NY 48 passes by the Oswego Country Club as it enters the Oswego city limits. Once in the City of Oswego, NY 48 becomes West First Street. At Utica Street, NY 48 briefly turns west before turning back north at West Fifth Street and terminating at NY 104 (Bridge Street). NY 48 does not continue along West First Street beyond Utica Street to NY 104 because Oswego County's governmental district is along this strip of road. West First Street continues north for an additional six blocks to the Lake Ontario shoreline.[3]

[edit] History

In the 1930 renumbering, NY 48 was assigned to a previously unnumbered roadway between downtown Syracuse and Oswego. From Van Buren north to Oswego, NY 48 roughly followed its modern alignment;[2] south of Van Buren, NY 48 was routed on State Fair Boulevard and Geddes Street to terminate at NY 5 (then routed on Erie Boulevard).[4] By 1947, the route had been realigned slightly within Syracuse to use portions of Hiawatha Boulevard and West Genesee Street (as well as a new portion of State Fair Boulevard) to meet NY 5 at the modern intersection of Erie Boulevard and Genesee Street.[5]

By 1957, the New York State Thruway had been constructed in the Syracuse area, with exit 39 connecting directly to NY 48.[6] Later, by 1961, Interstate 690 was constructed along the western edge of Onondaga Lake between the New York State Thruway and downtown Syracuse, completely supplanting State Fair Boulevard (NY 48) in areas (including at Thruway exit 39). As a result, NY 48 was truncated to its present southern terminus at I-690 in Van Buren. Part of old NY 48 south of the Thruway was redesignated as NY 48A;[7] however, the designation was removed by 1970.[8]

Following the removal of NY 48 south of the Thruway, the portion of State Fair Boulevard from the Syracuse city line north to I-690 exit 5 in Geddes became County Route 80.[9][10] In 1980, ownership and maintenance of CR 80 between I-690 exits 6 (NY 695 and 7 (NY 297) was transferred to New York State as part of a highway maintenance swap between the state and Onondaga County.[11] This segment, 0.90 miles (1.45 km) in length, is now designated as New York State Route 931B, an unsigned reference route.[1] The remainder of State Fair Boulevard within Geddes is still designated as CR 80 even though the designation now exists in two parts.[9][10]

[edit] NY 48A

NY 48A

NY 48A was a designation originally assigned to a connector between the Oswego hamlet of Southwest Oswego and the Minetto hamlet of the same name on what is now Oswego County Route 20, Rathburn Road, CR 25, Worden Road, and CR 24.[4] The designation was removed by 1947[5] but reassigned by 1961 to a piece of former NY 48 in Geddes.[7] This incarnation of NY 48A was removed by 1970.[8]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Onondaga Van Buren 0.00 I-690 Exit 3 (I-690)
Baldwinsville 4.50 NY 31/NY 370
Lysander NY 631 south Eastern terminus of overlap
6.92 NY 631
NY 690		 Western terminus of NY 48/631 overlap; northern terminus of NY 631; northern terminus of NY 690
Oswego Fulton 16.23 NY 176 Northern terminus of NY 176
16.94 NY 3
Oswego 28.20 NY 104

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) p. 336. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-02-13.
  2. ^ a b 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
  3. ^ a b c d Google Maps. Overview Map of NY 48 [map]. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
  4. ^ a b Sun Oil Company. Road Map & Historical Guide - New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1935)
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ United States Geological Survey. Baldwinsville Quadrangle - New York (southeast) [map], 1 : 62,500, 15 Minute Series (Topographic). (1957) Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
  7. ^ a b United States Geological Survey. Rochester, New York; United States; Canada [map], 1 : 250,000, Eastern United States 1 : 250,000. (1961) Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
  8. ^ a b State of New York Department of Transportation (1970-01-01). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
  9. ^ a b New York State Department of Transportation. Camillus Quadrangle - New York - Onondaga County [map], 1 : 24,000. (1990) Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
  10. ^ a b New York State Department of Transportation. Syracuse West Quadrangle - New York - Onondaga County [map], 1 : 24,000. (1990) Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
  11. ^ New York State Legislature. Highway Law, Article 12, Section 341. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.