New York State Route 140

NYS Route 140
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length: 2.07 mi[3] (3.33 km)
Existed: mid-1930s[1][2] – present
Major junctions
West end: NY 85 in Bethlehem
East end: NY 443 in Bethlehem
Location
Counties: Albany
Highway system

Numbered highways in New York
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New York State Route 140 (NY 140) is an east–west state highway located entirely within Albany County, New York, in the United States. The highway runs for 2.07 miles (3.33 km) from NY 85 near the hamlet of Slingerlands to NY 443 in the hamlet of Delmar. The first mile (1.6 km) of the route is a divided highway named Cherry Avenue Extension, while the second mile follows a two-lane street known as Kenwood Avenue. NY 140 initially followed Kenwood Avenue from the center of Slingerlands to Delmar when it was assigned in the mid-1930s; however, the route was altered to bypass Slingerlands in the mid-1970s.

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Route description

NY 140 begins at an intersection with NY 85 northeast of Slingerlands, a hamlet in the town of Bethlehem. The highway initially heads southeastward around Slingerlands, following a four-lane divided highway known as Cherry Avenue Extension for roughly 1 mile (1.6 km) through an area of open fields. NY 140 intersects two local roads before reaching a signalized junction with Kenwood Avenue. Here, the route turns east onto the two-lane Kenwood Avenue while the divided highway continues southward as County Route 52 (CR 52). To the west, a town-owned section of Kenwood Avenue directly connects NY 140 to Slingerlands and serves as a shortcut to NY 85 west.[4]

The Kenwood Avenue portion of the route heads generally eastward through mostly residential neighborhoods. After 1 mile (1.6 km), it enters the hamlet of Delmar, a large community built up along NY 443. In Delmar, the route passes through areas of more commercial nature before terminating at an intersection with NY 443. The junction is located just 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from the northern terminus of NY 335, which ends at another junction with NY 443 in nearby Elsmere.[4]

History

The section of Kenwood Avenue between New Scotland Road (now NY 85) at Slingerlands and Delaware Avenue (NY 443) at Delmar was added to the state highway system on December 13, 1904, as the unsigned State Highway 92.[5] It did not receive a posted designation until the mid-1930s when it was designated as NY 140.[1][2] The west end of NY 140 was realigned in the mid-1970s to follow Cherry Avenue Extension, a divided highway continuation of Cherry Avenue (CR 52) that bypassed Slingerlands to the northeast.[6][7]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Bethlehem, Albany County.

Mile[3] Destinations Notes
0.00 NY 85
1.28 CR 52
2.07 NY 443 Hamlet of Delmar
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Texas Oil Company (1934). Texaco Road Map – New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
  2. ^ a b Esso (1938). New York Road Map for 1938 (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. 
  3. ^ a b "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 207. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT%20TVR%202008%20by%20Route.pdf. Retrieved January 31, 2010. 
  4. ^ a b Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview map of NY 140 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ADBF_enUS232US232&q=from:+Cherry+Ave+Ext/RT-140+%4042.637100,+-73.856000+to:+Kenwood+Ave+%4042.622180,+-73.832900&um=1&sa=N&tab=il. Retrieved March 24, 2008. 
  5. ^ New York State Department of Highways (1920). Report of the State Commissioner of Highways. Albany, New York: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 210. http://books.google.com/books?id=Sj4CAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA210. Retrieved June 24, 2010. 
  6. ^ Shell Oil Company (1973). New York (Map). Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company (1973 ed.). 
  7. ^ Exxon (1977). New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting (1977–78 ed.). 

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