New York State Route 278

NYS Route 278
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length: 1.51 mi[3] (2.43 km)
Existed: ca. 1938[1][2] – present
Major junctions
South end: NY 2 in Brunswick
North end: NY 7 in Brunswick
Location
Counties: Rensselaer
Highway system

Numbered highways in New York
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New York State Route 278 (NY 278) is a state highway in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The route, 1.51 miles (2.43 km) in length, is located entirely in the town of Brunswick. It climbs uphill from a southern terminus at NY 2 in the hamlet of Clums Corners to its northern end at NY 7.

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History

On June 13, 1904, the state of New York let a contract to improve what is now NY 278 and a roughly 2-mile (3.2 km) stretch of modern NY 2 to state highway standards. The project cost just over $33,440 (equivalent to $814,697 in 2012) and was completed by mid-1905. The 3.33 miles (5.36 km) of highway improved by the project were added to the state highway system on August 25, 1905, and internally designated as State Highway 197 (SH 197).[4][5] The segment of SH 197 northwest of Clums Corner did not receive a posted designation until ca. 1938, when it was designated as NY 278.[1][2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Brunswick, Rensselaer County.

Mile[3] Destinations Notes
0.00 NY 2 Hamlet of Clums Corners
1.51 NY 7
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Standard Oil Company (1937). New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. 
  2. ^ a b Thibodeau, William A. (1938). The ALA Green Book (1938–39 ed.). Automobile Legal Association. 
  3. ^ a b "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 205. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT%20TVR%202008%20by%20Route.pdf. Retrieved February 1, 2010. 
  4. ^ New York State Department of Highways (1920). Report of the State Commissioner of Highways. Albany, New York: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 216. http://books.google.com/books?id=Sj4CAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA216. Retrieved May 8, 2010. 
  5. ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved December 7, 2010.

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