New York State Route 5S

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NY Route 5S
Length: 73.03 mi[1] (117.53 km)
Formed: 1930[2]
West end: NY 5/5A/8/12 in Utica
Major
junctions:		 NY 28 in Mohawk
NY 10 in Canajoharie
NY 30 near Amsterdam
East end: NY 890 in Rotterdam
Counties: Oneida, Herkimer, Montgomery, Schenectady
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 5B US 6 >
Spur of NY 5
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 5S is a state highway extending 73.03 miles (117.53 km) across eastern New York from an interchange containing NY Routes 5, 5A, 8, and 12 in Utica to a smaller interchange with NY 890 in Rotterdam. The route runs along the south side of the Mohawk River for its entire length and parallels NY 5, which runs along the north side of the Mohawk River (hence the "S" in the route number of NY 5S). In some locations, NY 5S has been upgraded into a super-2 or an expressway, mostly in Utica and western Herkimer County.

When NY 5S was assigned in 1930, the route stretched from Oneida in the west to Schenectady in the east. It was later truncated on both ends to eliminate overlaps with other state routes and to accommodate the construction of other roadways, most notably Interstate 890 in western Schenectady.

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[edit] Route description

NY 5S and NY 10 signs in Canajoharie
NY 5S and NY 10 signs in Canajoharie

Route 5S begins as Oriskany Street in Utica, New York at the eastern terminus of New York Route 5A, which is also the location of the I-790 interchange.[3] At this interchange I-790 is multiplexed with New York State Routes 5, 8 and 12 allowing access from Route 5S to the New York State Thruway by way of a rather curious alignment. From this interchange, Route 5S travels east across Utica as an urban arterial roadway with at grade intersections. After it crosses Broad Street it continues east as a limited access highway with grade separated interchanges through to Herkimer County.[3]

Communities

Route 5S interchanges with Culver Avenue as it enters Herkimer County.[3] Afterwards comes an interchange for Turner Street, a small connector road. Route 5S enters West Frankfort and interchanges with Dyke Road, which connects to the Thruway and New York State Route 5. In West Frankfort, it parallels an old routing of Route 5S. Route 5S continues southward, interchanging with Higby Road and Cemetery Street in Frankfort. Just past the Herkimer County Fairgrounds, Route 5S crosses under New York State Route 171. In East Frankfort, Route 5S intersects with its old routing and turns to the east. Route 5S enters Ilion, where it interchanges with New York State Route 51. Route 5S passes to the south of Herkimer and interchanges with local roads before interchanging with New York State Route 28. At about 16 miles, Route 5S intersects with Reference Route 922B.[3]

Route 5S begins to parallel the Mohawk River and the Thruway as it continues eastward towards Rotterdam.[3] Route 5S enters Little Falls and intersects with New York State Route 167. Route 5S passes through farmlands and parallels the Thruway even farther. Route 5S enters Fultonville and intersects with New York State Route 30A. Route 5S begins to make different turns in direction and continues to parallel the Thruway. Route 5S enters Amsterdam and intersects with New York State Route 30. Route 5S enters the Rotterdam area, parallelling Route 5 and the Mohawk River as it begins to head to the south. Route 5S comes to an end at an interchange with New York State Route 890.[3]

[edit] History

When state highways in New York were first signed in 1924, what is now NY 5S from Utica east to Mohawk was designated as the northernmost portion of NY 28, a north-south route connecting Oneonta to Utica via Springfield and Richfield Springs. An eastward extension of NY 28 between Utica and Rome along modern NY 5A, NY 69, NY 291 and NY 49 was signed as part of NY 11.[4] When U.S. Route 11 was established in New York in 1927, NY 11 was renumbered to NY 76.[5]

In the 1930 renumbering, NY 28 was rerouted north of Mohawk while the segment of NY 76 between Rome[2] and Marcy[citation needed] was renumbered to NY 49.[2] At the same time, the former routing of NY 28 between Mohawk and Utica was redesignated as NY 5S, a southern alternate to NY 5 between the two locations. The route also extended west to Oneida and east to Schenectady over mostly previously unnumbered roadways; within Rome (on East Dominick Street) and between Whitesboro and Utica, the route utilized the former routing of NY 76. Despite its designation, NY 5S followed a more northerly routing than NY 5 west of Utica.[6]

By 1938, NY 5S was truncated to Verona on its western end and replaced with NY 365A and NY 365 between Oneida and Verona. The route then overlapped NY 365 east to Rome.[7] It was truncated again, this time to its current western terminus in Utica, by 1948, placing all of NY 5S south of NY 5 for the first time.[8] On its eastern end, NY 5S was truncated twice: first to Interstate 890 exit 2 in the 1970s (as I-890 was built over the former routing of NY 5S between exits 2 and 4)[9][10] and to its current eastern terminus at I-890 (now NY 890) after a reconfiguration of the interchange between the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) and I-890 in the late 1980s resulted in the removal of River Road between I-890 and the current stub end of Rice Road.[11][12] Other than Rice Road, the only other remaining remnant of NY 5S in Schenectady is the section of Erie Boulevard between I-890 and NY 5.

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Oneida Utica 0.00 I-790/NY 5/NY 8/NY 12
NY 5A		 Western terminus of I-790; eastern terminus of NY 5A
Herkimer Frankfort 9.37
Cemetery Street to NY 171		 Interchange; access to NY 171 via Main Street
Ilion 12.80 NY 51
Mohawk 14.31 NY 28 south Western terminus of overlap
14.76 NY 28 north Eastern terminus of overlap; to I-90/Thruway
Town of Little Falls 20.89 NY 167 north Western terminus of overlap
20.94 NY 167 south Eastern terminus of overlap
24.00 NY 169 Southern terminus of NY 169
Montgomery Fort Plain 36.14 NY 80 east Western terminus of overlap
36.16 NY 80 west Eastern terminus of overlap
Village of Canajoharie 39.53 NY 10
39.78 I-90/Thruway Exit 29 (I-90/Thruway)
Root 42.37 NY 162 Northern terminus of NY 162
Fultonville 51.51 NY 30A
Glen CR 164 Former northern terminus of NY 288
City of Amsterdam 61.03 NY 30 To I-90/Thruway
Town of Amsterdam CR 165 Former western terminus of NY 160
Schenectady Pattersonville 67.62 NY 160 Northern terminus of NY 160
Town of Rotterdam 69.82 NY 103 Southern terminus of NY 103
72.75 I-90/Thruway Eastbound NY 5S only
73.03 NY 890

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Traffic Data Report - US 1 to US 9 (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  2. ^ a b c Leon A. Dickinson. "New Signs for State Highways", New York Times, 1930-01-12, p. 136. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f Google Maps. Overview Map of NY 5S [map]. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
  4. ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers", New York Times, 1924-12-21, p. XX9. 
  5. ^ Automobile Blue Book, (Automobile Blue Books Inc., Chicago, 1927), Vol. 1
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1938/39 edition, (W.A. Thibodeau, 1938).
  8. ^ United States Geological Survey. Utica, United States - New York [map], 1 : 250,000, Eastern United States 1 : 250,000. (1948) Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
  9. ^ State of New York Department of Transportation (1970-01-01). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State. Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
  10. ^ Exxon. New York [map], 1977-78 edition. Cartography by General Drafting. (1977)
  11. ^ Rand McNally. New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally. (1985)
  12. ^ DeLorme Mapping. Upstate New York City Street Maps [map], 1st edition, 1" = 1/2 mile. Cartography by DeLorme Mapping. (1990) ISBN 0-89933-300-1. Page 34, section C1.

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