New York State Route 137

NYS Route 137
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length: 5.51 mi[2] (8.87 km)
Existed: 1930[1] – present
Major junctions
South end: Route 137 at Pound Ridge
North end: NY 121 in Bedford
Location
Counties: Westchester
Highway system

Numbered highways in New York
Interstate • U.S. • N.Y. (former) • Reference • County

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New York State Route 137 (NY 137) is a 5.51-mile (8.87 km) long state highway in Westchester County, New York, United States. The route is a continuation of Connecticut's Route 137, which links NY 137 to Stamford, Connecticut. NY 137 goes through the hamlet of Pound Ridge and ends at NY 121 north of the hamlet of Bedford, locally known as Bedford Village.

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Route description

NY 137 enters the state of New York along High Ridge Road as a continuation of Connecticut's Route 137 in the town of Pound Ridge. It continues north into the town center, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from the state line, where it has junctions with NY 172 and NY 124. From Pound Ridge, NY 137 heads west along Stone Hill Road into the town of Bedford. It ends at NY 121 northeast of the hamlet of Bedford, locally known as Bedford Village.

History

NY 137 was first designated in the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York as a continuation of the road leading north from Stamford, Connecticut.[1] The original route ran from NY 22 north of the hamlet of Bedford to the Connecticut line by way of Girdle Ridge and Pea Pond Roads and a short overlap with NY 121.[3] On September 1, 1980, ownership and maintenance of Girdle Ridge and Pea Pond Roads was transferred from the state of New York to Westchester County as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government.[4] NY 137 was truncated to the southern terminus of its overlap with NY 121 as a result.[5][6] The former routing of NY 137 along Girdle Ridge and Pea Pond Roads was redesignated as County Route 309.[7][8] An expressway was planned along the NY-CT Route 137 corridor in the 1950s.[9]

NY 137A

NY 137A was a spur route in the town of Pound Ridge that connected NY 137 to the Connecticut state line, where it connected to State Highway 184 (later Route 124), by way of Westchester Avenue. It was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.[3] NY 137A was renumbered to NY 104 ca. 1932,[10][11] which in turn was renumbered to NY 394 ca. 1936 to eliminate numerical duplication with U.S. Route 104 in Upstate New York.[12][13] In 1967, NY 394 became an extension of NY 124.[14] The extension was short-lived as NY 124 was truncated back to the hamlet of Pound Ridge by 1970.[15] Westchester Avenue is now maintained by the town of Pound Ridge.[8]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Westchester County.

Location Mile[2] Destinations Notes
Pound Ridge 0.00 Route 137 Continuation into Connecticut
2.47 NY 172 Eastern terminus of NY 172
2.64 NY 124 Southern terminus of NY 124
Town of Bedford 5.51 NY 121
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ a b "2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 248. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT_Traffic_Data_Report_2008.pdf. Retrieved January 26, 2010. 
  3. ^ a b Standard Oil Company of New York (1930). Road Map of New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. 
  4. ^ New York State Legislature. "New York State Highway Law § 341". http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi?COMMONQUERY=LAWS. Retrieved January 26, 2010. 
  5. ^ Exxon (1977). New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting (1977–78 ed.). 
  6. ^ State of New York (1981). I Love New York Tourism Map (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
  7. ^ New York State Department of Transportation (1990). Mount Kisco Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gisdata/quads/drg24/dotpreview/index.cfm?code=ee49. Retrieved January 26, 2010. 
  8. ^ a b New York State Department of Transportation (1990). Pound Ridge Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gisdata/quads/drg24/dotpreview/index.cfm?code=ee50. Retrieved May 20, 2009. 
  9. ^ Anderson, Steve. "Unbuilt Pound Ridge-Stamford Expressway". NYCRoads. http://www.nycroads.com/roads/NY-137/. Retrieved January 26, 2010. 
  10. ^ Kendall Refining Company (1931). New York (Map). Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. 
  11. ^ Texas Oil Company (1932). Texaco Road Map – New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
  12. ^ Sun Oil Company (1935). Road Map & Historical Guide – New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
  13. ^ Standard Oil Company (1936). New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. 
  14. ^ "Connecticut Routes 120–124 – Route 124". Kurumi. July 27, 2007. http://www.kurumi.com/roads/ct/ctx120.html#124. Retrieved May 20, 2009. 
  15. ^ State of New York Department of Transportation (January 1, 1970) (PDF). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State. http://www.greaternyroads.info/pdfs/state70.pdf. Retrieved May 20, 2009. 

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