New York State Route 125

NYS Route 125
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT, Westchester County and the city of White Plains
Length: 7.50 mi[2] (12.07 km)
Existed: 1930[1] – present
Major junctions
South end: US 1 in Mamaroneck town
  Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale
North end: NY 22 in White Plains
Location
Counties: Westchester
Highway system

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

← NY 124 NY 126 →

New York State Route 125 (NY 125) is a 7.50-mile (12.07 km) long north–south state highway in Westchester County, New York. The route begins in The Town of Mamaroneck at U.S. Route 1 and ends within the city of White Plains at NY 22.

The route was once proposed to be realigned to the Bronx – White Plains Expressway.[3]

Contents

Route description

NY 125 begins in the Town of Mamaroneck (just outside Larchmont Village) at U.S. Route 1 as Weaver Street. The route heads north and travels along the border between the city of New Rochelle and the village of Scarsdale. NY 125 meets the Hutchinson River Parkway by way of an interchange in this area. Near the end of Weaver Street the Heathcote Bypass splits off. The portion between the Mamaroneck town line and the junction with the Hutchinson River Parkway is county-maintained (designated but not signed as County Route 129).

In Scarsdale, it then follows Palmer Avenue and Secor Road heading into the city of White Plains. In White Plains, the road becomes Old Mamaroneck Road. Old Mamaroneck Road is an unsigned county route with the designation County Route 26. Old Mamaroneck Road then merges onto Mamaroneck Avenue, with NY 125 ending at NY 22 (Post Road). This northernmost section is maintained by the city of White Plains.

Heathcote Bypass

The Heathcote Bypass is a bypass running below the grade of a major intersection of five roads ("The Five Corners") at the New Rochelle and Scarsdale border. It runs from Weaver Street to Secor Road, both of which are signed NY 125. East of Secor Road, while the bypass ends, the roadway continues as Wildwood Road. The road was built on the former right of way of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway's line to White Plains, which shut down on the last day of 1937. Its entire 1.13-mile (1.82 km) length is unsigned County Route 143. Near the south end, at surface level, is the former Heathcote Station building, which until 2007 housed the Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

History

NY 125 was first designated in the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. Its original northern end was at the intersection with Mamaroneck Avenue, which was then NY 126.[1] The NY 126 designation was removed ca. 1936, at which time NY 125 was extended north to NY 22.[4][5]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Westchester County.

Location Mile[2] Destinations Notes
Town of Mamaroneck 0.00 US 1 (Boston Post Road)
New Rochelle 2.24 Quaker Ridge Road (CR 139)
New Rochelle/ Scarsdale 2.98 Hutchinson River Parkway Exit 20 (HRP)
White Plains 6.79 Bryant Avenue
7.50 NY 22
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Standard Oil Company of New York (1930). Road Map of New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. 
  2. ^ a b "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 167. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT%20TVR%202008%20by%20Route.pdf. Retrieved January 31, 2010. 
  3. ^ Anderson, Steve. "Unbuilt Bronx – White Plains Expressway". NYCRoads. http://www.nycroads.com/roads/central-corridor/. Retrieved March 18, 2010. 
  4. ^ Sun Oil Company (1935). Road Map & Historical Guide – New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
  5. ^ Standard Oil Company (1936). New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. 

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