New York State Route 920P
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| NY Route 920P |
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| Riverside Drive Maintained by NYSDOT |
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| Length: | 2.20 mi[1] (3.54 km) | ||||||||
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| West end: |  NY 30A in Fultonville |
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| Major junctions: |
  I-90/Thruway in Fultonville |
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| East end: |  NY 5S in Glen |
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| Counties: | Montgomery | ||||||||
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New York State Route 920P (named Riverside Drive) is an unsigned reference route in the Montgomery County village of Fultonville, New York. The roadway serves as the access road between exit 28 of the New York State Thruway and Fultonville and surrounding towns via NY 30A and NY 5S.
Beginning at NY 30A, the route parallels the Mohawk River for the first 1.4 miles, turning right and heading uphill, crossing over the same Thruway west of the interchange, ending at NY 5S. Auriesville, a New York State Police barracks, and the Montgomery County Correctional Facility are easily accessed from that point.
While inventoried by NYSDOT as Reference Route 920P, the reference markers bear the number 862.
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[edit] Route description
Route 920P begins at an intersection with NY 30A in Fultonville.[2] Reference Route 920P heads eastward along the Mohawk River, and parallels Route 5S, a route to the south. Route 920P intersects with the New York State Thruway (I-90) at .6 of a mile. Route 920P continues eastward along the river and crosses over the Thruway. Route 920P comes to an end at Route 5S soon afterwards.[2]
Riverside Drive was placed under New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) maintenance due to the traffic volume associated with the interchange. Along the route are several truckstops and other businesses, predominately dining, fuel, and lodging. The Fonda Speedway and the Fonda Fairgrounds can be seen across the Mohawk River.
[edit] History
By 1978, the portion of Riverside Drive west of the interchange with the New York State Thruway was a short state highway maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT); however, the remainder of the roadway east to NY 5S was maintained by Montgomery County as County Route 119.[3] On April 1, 1981, maintenance and ownership of both CR 119 and CR 52 in northwestern Montgomery County (now NY 67) were transferred to New York State in exchange for a reference route in Glen and then-NY 160 north of Scotch Church (now CR 122 and CR 165, respectively).[4] The entirety of Riverside Drive remains NYSDOT maintained to this day as NY 920P.[5]
[edit] Future
Route 920P's reference markers bear the number 862,[1] a number reserved for later use by the New York State Department of Transportation. What the number is reserved for is not clear.[6]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Montgomery | Fultonville | 0.00 | NY 30A |
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| 0.55 | I-90/Thruway |
Exit 28 (I-90/Thruway) | ||
| Glen | 2.20 | NY 5S |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Traffic Data Report - NY 908F to NY 953B (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
- ^ a b Google Maps. Overview Map of NY Reference Route 920P [map]. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
- ^ New York State Department of Transportation. Tribes Hill Quadrangle - New York [map]. (1978) Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
- ^ New York State Legislature. Highway Law, Article 12, Section 341. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
- ^ New York State Department of Transportation (October 2007). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycling Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
- ^ New York State Department of Transportation (October 2004). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Bicycle Routes in New York State. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
