New York State Route 46

NYS Route 46
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT and the city of Oneida
Length: 59.33 mi[3] (95.48 km)
Existed: mid-1920s[1][2] – present
Major junctions
South end: NY 12B in Eaton
  NY 5 near Oneida
NY 26 / NY 49 / NY 69 in Rome
North end: NY 12D in Boonville
Location
Counties: Madison, Oneida
Highway system

Numbered highways in New York
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← NY 45 NY 46A →

New York State Route 46 (NY 46) is a state highway in Central New York, United States. It extends from NY 12B in the Madison County town of Eaton to NY 12D in the Oneida County village of Boonville. NY 46 passes through the cities of Oneida and Rome.

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Route description

Madison County

NY 46 begins at NY 12B in the town of Eaton. NY 46 travels north, shortly intersecting NY 26, and then US 20 in the hamlet of Pine Woods. NY 46 continues northward, and soon enters the town of Stockbridge as Bear Path Road. After a few more miles, NY 46 enters the village of Munnsville as Main Street. NY 46 veers to the northwest as it leaves the village of Munnsville. It continues as West Road, until it enters the city of Oneida. NY 46 is called Glenwood Ave north of the Glenwood Cemetery. NY 46 intersects with NY 5. North of NY 5, NY 46 is called Main Street. NY 46 intersects with NY 365A (Lenox Ave), and continues northwest, crossing over the New York State Thruway (but doesn't have an interchange with it). NY 46 intersects with NY 316 (Lake Road), and leaves the city of Oneida, and Madison County.

Oneida County

Once in Oneida County, NY 46 parallels the abandoned Old Erie Canal. A towpath is visible on the opposite side. NY 46 soon enters the hamlet of State Bridge. Here, NY 46 intersects with NY 31. NY 46 continues northeast until it intersects with NY 49. NY 49 intersects with NY 46 along Rome-New London Road as it continues eastward into the city of Rome.

In Rome, NY 46/49 intersects with NY 69. NY 69 then overlaps with NY 46 and NY 49 as it continues southeast through Rome as Erie Boulevard West. NY 46 then leaves NY 49/69 as it continues northeast along Black River Boulevard. Once out of Rome, NY 46 enters the town of Western, and follows the upper sections of the Mohawk River, passing by a fish hatchery as well as Delta Lake State Park. Beyond Delta Lake, NY 46 intersects with NY 274. NY 46 continues northeast, shortly entering the town of Ava, New York, and then the town of Boonville, where it serves Pixley Falls State Park.

NY 46 enters the village of Boonville as Post St. Immediately after intersecting with NY 294, NY 46 ends at NY 12D.

History

NY 46 was assigned in the mid-1920s to an alignment extending from Oriskany Falls to Boonville via Rome. The route followed what is now NY 26 south of Rome (via James Street) and its modern alignment north of the city. Around the same time, the segment of modern NY 46 between the Verona hamlet of New London and Rome was designated as part of NY 49 while the portion between NY 5 in Oneida and Oneida Creek north of the city became part of NY 31.[1][2] In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, NY 31 was realigned to bypass Oneida to the north while its former alignment into the city became NY 316. NY 46 was also realigned at this time to follow its modern routing between Bouckville and Rome. The realigned NY 46 overlapped with NY 49 from Verona to Rome[4] and with NY 316 along NY 31's former routing.[5] The overlap with NY 316 was eliminated by 1970.[6]

NY 46A

NY 46A was a spur of NY 46 in Oneida County. The route began at NY 49 south of Floyd and passed through Holland Patent and Steuben before ending at NY 46 in the Western hamlet of Frenchville. The route was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York[4] and removed in the early 1950s.[7][8]

Major intersections

County Location Mile[3] Destinations Notes
Madison
 Eaton 0.00 NY 12B
0.92 NY 26
1.40 US 20 east Eastern terminus of US 20 / NY 46 overlap
1.61 US 20 west Hamlet of Pine Woods; western terminus of US 20 / NY 46 overlap
Oneida 15.59 NY 5
16.71 NY 365A (Lenox Avenue) to I-90 / Thruway Access to Thruway via NY 365
18.39 NY 316 Southern terminus of NY 316
Oneida
 Verona 20.86 NY 31 Hamlet of State Bridge
27.25 NY 49 west Hamlet of New London; western terminus of NY 46 / NY 49 overlap
Rome 32.46 NY 69 west (Erie Boulevard West) Western terminus of NY 46 / NY 69 overlap
34.79 NY 26 south (Erie Boulevard East) / NY 49 east / NY 69 east Eastern terminus of NY 46 / NY 49 and NY 46 / NY 69 overlaps; southern terminus of NY 26 / NY 46 overlap
35.38 NY 26 north (Bloomfield Street) Northern terminus of NY 26 / NY 46 overlap
36.47 NY 825 (Chestnut Street) Northern terminus of NY 825
Western 45.13 NY 274 Hamlet of Frenchville; northern terminus of NY 274
Village of Boonville 59.22 NY 294 (Ford Street) Eastern terminus of NY 294
59.33 NY 12D (Post Street)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times: p. XX9. December 21, 1924. 
  2. ^ a b Rand McNally and Company (1926). Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas (eastern New York) (Map). http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/Midatlantic/NewYork/unitedstates1926ra_009.html. Retrieved May 8, 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. pp. 112–113. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT%20TVR%202008%20by%20Route.pdf. Retrieved January 31, 2010. 
  4. ^ a b Standard Oil Company of New York (1930). Road Map of New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. 
  5. ^ United States Geological Survey (1946). Oneida Quadrangle – New York (northwestern portion) (Map). 1:62,500. http://docs.unh.edu/NY/onei46nw.jpg. Retrieved May 8, 2010. 
  6. ^ 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 8, 2010. 
  7. ^ Sunoco (1952). New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
  8. ^ Esso (1954). New York with Special Maps of Putnam–Rockland–Westchester Counties and Finger Lakes Region (Map). Cartography by General Drafting (1955–56 ed.). 

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