New York State Route 74

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This article is about the current alignment of NY 74. For the alignment of NY 74 that existed from 1930 to the 1970s, see New York State Route 474.
NY Route 74
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length: 20.44 mi[1] (32.89 km)
Formed: 1970s[2][3] (1930 as NY 73[4])
West end: I-87 in Schroon
Major
junctions:		 NY 9N / NY 22 in Ticonderoga
East end: VT 74 via ferry in Ticonderoga
Counties: Essex
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 73 NY 75 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 74 is a state highway in New York located within Essex County. It extends from Exit 34 of Interstate 87 in the hamlet of Severance to the western shore of Lake Champlain in Ticonderoga. The route goes past the entrance to Fort Ticonderoga. Even though the eastern terminus is at Lake Champlain, there is a seasonal ferry that carries cars across the lake into Vermont.

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[edit] Route description

Route 74 begins at Interchange 28 on the Adirondack Northway (I-87) in Schroon.[5] The route heads east, intersecting with the northbound ramps and U.S. Route 9 just afterwards. Route 74 then begins to go around the southern coastline of Paradox Lake, intersecting with local roads. Route 74 then crosses over and parallels Eagle Lake. At 12 miles, Essex County Route 2 begins to the north. Soon after, CR 56 starts and parallels Route 74. 56 merges in soon after.[5]

Route 74 enters Ticonderoga and intersects with New York State Route 22 and New York State Route 9N.[5] Route 74 then becomes concurrent with the former and the two roads continue eastward. There are intersections with CRs 49 and 43 as Routes 22 and 74 head now to the southeast. At the intersection with Montcalm Street, Route 22 splits to the south and Route 74 continues eastward. Route 74 intersects with a local road before coming to an end at a ferry dock. Across Lake Champlain is Vermont Route 74.[5]

[edit] History

The segment of modern NY 74 between U.S. Route 9 in Schroon and NY 22 in Ticonderoga was originally designated as part of New York State Route 73,[4] a route extending from NY 28N in Tahawus to Ticonderoga,[6] in the 1930 renumbering.[4] By 1935, a spur connecting NY 22 to Vermont Route F-9 (now Vermont Route 74) east of Ticonderoga was designated as New York State Route 347.[6] NY 347 became part of an extended NY 73 (via Wicker and Montcalm Streets) by 1962.[7]

In the early 1970s, NY 73 was truncated to its current eastern terminus in Underwood, eliminating a lengthy overlap with US 9, while its former routing from Schroon to Lake Champlain was renumbered to NY 74.[2][3] By 1981, NY 74 was rerouted to follow its current alignment around the northeastern edge of Ticonderoga.[8]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Essex Schroon 0.00 I-87 Exit 28 (I-87)
0.17 US 9
Hamlet of Ticonderoga 17.46 NY 9N / NY 22 north Western terminus of NY 22/74 overlap
19.06 NY 22 south Eastern terminus of overlap
Ticonderoga 20.44 VT 74 Seasonal ferry to Vermont

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) p. 199. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
  2. ^ a b New York State Thruway Authority. New York Thruway [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1971)
  3. ^ a b Gulf. New York and New Jersey Tourgide Map [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1974)
  4. ^ a b c Leon A. Dickinson. "New Signs for State Highways", New York Times, 1930-01-12, p. 136. 
  5. ^ a b c d Google Maps. Overview Map of NY 74 [map]. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
  6. ^ a b Sun Oil Company. Road Map & Historical Guide - New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1935)
  7. ^ Esso. New York with Sight-Seeing Guide [map]. Cartography by General Drafting. (1962)
  8. ^ State of New York. I Love New York Tourism Map [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1981)

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