New York State Route 338 (1980–1996)

NYS Route 338 marker

NYS Route 338
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length: 7.04 mi[1] (11.33 km)
Existed: April 1, 1980[2] – September 1, 1996[2][3]
Major junctions
West end: NY 40 in Argyle
East end: NY 29 in Greenwich
Location
Counties: Washington
Highway system
NY 338NY 339

New York State Route 338 (NY 338) was a state highway in Washington County, New York, in the United States. The western terminus of the route was at NY 40 in South Argyle, a hamlet in the town of Argyle. Its eastern terminus was at NY 29 in Greenwich. NY 338 connected both highways to the hamlet of Cossayuna and nearby Cossayuna Lake in northeast Greenwich.

The entirety of NY 338 was a county road until 1980 when New York State assumed maintenance over the highway and designated it as NY 338. It was given back to Washington County in 1996 and is now County Route 49 (CR 49).

Route description

NY 338 began at an intersection with NY 40 in South Argyle, a hamlet within the town of Argyle. The highway headed eastward, passing over hills and intersecting with several local roadways. As NY 338 approached Cossayuna Lake and entered the town of Greenwich, it intersected with CR 48, the primary roadway along the western edge of the lake. NY 338 continued east along the southern extents of the waterbody to the lakeside hamlet of Cossayuna, then turned south toward the hamlet of East Greenwich. The highway passed Browns Mountain to the east and Carter Pond to the west before terminating at an intersection with NY 29 on the banks of the Batten Kill west of East Greenwich.[4]

History

The routing of NY 338 was originally a county road maintained by Washington County. On April 1, 1980, ownership of the highway was transferred to the state of New York as part of a larger highway maintenance swap between the state and Washington County.[2] The route was then designated as NY 338 by the New York State Department of Transportation.[5] NY 338 remained a state highway until September 1, 1996, when it was returned to Washington County as part of a swap that transferred the portion of NY 149 between U.S. Route 4 in Kingsbury and NY 40 in Hartford from the county to the state.[2] The NY 338 designation was removed as a result[3] and its former routing became CR 49.[4]

Major intersections

The entire route was in Washington County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Town of Argyle0.000.00 NY 40Hamlet of South Argyle
Town of Greenwich7.0411.33 NY 29
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 New York State Department of Transportation (March 2, 2009). "Region 1 Inventory Listing". Retrieved March 26, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 New York State Legislature. "New York State Highway Law § 341". Retrieved March 26, 2009.
  3. 1 2 New York State Department of Transportation (January 2012). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycling Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State (PDF). Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  4. 1 2 Google (April 29, 2008). "overview map of former NY 338" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
  5. New York (Map). Rand McNally and Company. 1985. ISBN 0-528-91040-X.

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