New York State Route 167

New York State Route 167 (NY 167) is a north–south state highway located mostly within Herkimer County in eastern New York, United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with U.S. Route 20 in Richfield Springs, Otsego County. Its northern terminus is at a junction with NY 29 in Dolgeville, Herkimer County. NY 167 passes through the city of Little Falls, where it meets NY 5 and indirectly connects to the New York State Thruway by way of NY 169.

Route description

NY 169 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 20 near the northern tip of Canadarago Lake in Richfield Springs. The route heads north through the village as Church Street and enters Herkimer County less than 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from its junction with US 20. A two-lane highway its entire length, NY 167 is narrow and winding through southern Herkimer County. It passes through the community of Jordanville and crosses NY 168 diagonally in the hamlet of Paines Hollow. Farther north, NY 169 briefly overlaps with NY 5S in the town of Little Falls.

In the city of Little Falls, NY 167 crosses the Mohawk River/Erie Canal, then uses Albany Street for one block, then South Ann Street in a southerly direction, to meet NY 5, turning left to join with it. At the Albany Street/South Ann Street intersection, Northbound NY 167 abuts Southbound NY 169 which uses the same intersection without crossing. Southbound, NY 167 leaves NY 5 west of the overpass, looping backward on Albany Street and then turning right across the river. With NY 5, NY 167 joins with NY 169 on the eastern edge of town. NY 167 then turns left, heading uphill before leaving the city. North of Little Falls, NY 167 follows a winding path along the East Canada Creek on the eastern edge of Herkimer County to Dolgeville, where it ends at a junction with NY 29.

History

Two sections of what is now NY 167 were included as part of legislative routes when the New York State Legislature created a statewide legislative route system in 1908. From Richfield Springs to Paines Hollow, it was designated as part of Route 5, which continued southeast to Kingston via Oneonta and northwest to Mohawk. The section of what is now NY 167 north of Little Falls became part of Route 26, which ran from Little Falls to Remsen via Dolgeville.^[3][4] In 1910, Route 26 was realigned to follow a more direct routing between Little Falls and Remsen via Middleville and Poland.^[5] The former alignment of Route 26 between Little Falls and Dolgeville went unnumbered until March 1, 1921, when it became part of Route 37, which was extended southwestward from Dolgeville to Little Falls.^[6]

When the first set of posted routes in New York were assigned in 1924, most of legislative Route 5 north of Oneonta—including the section between Richfield Springs and Mohawk—became part of NY 28, which originally began in Oneonta and headed north through Richfield Springs and Mohawk before ending in Utica.^[7][8] In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, the section of NY 28 between Richfield Springs and Mohawk was moved onto a new highway to the west that went directly between the two locations. The portion of its former routing between Richfield Springs and Paines Hollow became part of the new NY 167,^[1] which continued north from Paines Hollow to Dolgeville via Little Falls and old legislative Route 37.^[9]

Major intersections

References

External links

• New York Routes – New York State Route 167
• New York State Highway Termini – New York State Route 167