New York State Route 185 (1930s–1980)

New York State Route 185 (NY 185) was a state highway located within St. Lawrence County in the North Country of New York in the United States. Although the route followed a mostly north–south alignment, it was considered an east–west highway by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). The western terminus of NY 185 was at an intersection with NY 37 in the town of Hammond. The eastern terminus was at a junction with Brasie Corners – Rossie Road in the hamlet of Rossie, located within the town of Rossie.

NY 185 was assigned in the early 1930s as a spur leading northeast from Rossie to NY 58. It was extended north to NY 37 soon afterward, but truncated in the 1940s to consist only of the Rossie – NY 37 segment. The NY 185 designation was eliminated in 1980, and its former routing was removed from the state highway system two years later as part of a highway maintenance swap between New York State and St. Lawrence County. The final path of NY 185 is now part of County Route 3 (CR 3).

History

NY 185 was assigned ca. 1931 as a spur connecting NY 58 to the hamlet of Rossie.^[1][2] It was extended north from Rossie to NY 37 in the mid-1930s,^[5][6] but truncated on its south end to the hamlet in the late 1940s.^[7][8] It remained unchanged until April 10, 1980, when the designation was removed.^[3] Two years later, on September 1, 1982, maintenance of the Rossie – NY 37 highway was transferred from the state of New York to St. Lawrence County as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government.^[9] NY 185's former routing north of Rossie is now part of CR 3.^[4] The route's pre-1940s routing east of the community was given to the county prior to 1982^[9] and is now CR 8.^[4]

Major intersections

The entire route was in St. Lawrence County.

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