New York State Route 175

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NY Route 175
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length: 15.46 mi[1] (24.88 km)
Formed: 1930[2]
West end: US 20 in Skaneateles
East end: US 11 in Syracuse
Counties: Onondaga
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 174 NY 176 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

State Route 175 (also known as NY 175) is a west–east state highway located in Onondaga County in the U.S. state of New York. The route begins at U.S. Route 20, east of the village of Skaneateles and ends at U.S. Route 11 in Syracuse, a span of 15.46 miles (24.88 km). The highway was designated in the 1930 New York State Route renumbering.

The section of Route 175 from the town of Marcellus to the end of the Route 173 concurrency is part of the Seneca Turnpike, which was established in 1800 and dissolved in 1852. This portion of the Seneca Turnpike was instrumental in the development of the villages of Skaneateles and the village of Marcellus. When designated in 1930, Route 175 was on a rural stretch of highway connecting Marcellus to Onondaga, and brought about an increase in population and development along its route.

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[edit] Route description

[edit] Skaneateles to Marcellus

In the west, Route 175 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 20 in the town of Skaneateles. The highway heads towards the northeast as Lee Mulroy Road which ends at the town of Marcellus. Initially, the route is surrounded by farmlands and fields, with residences along side streets. After gradually turning to the northeast, NY 175 intersects with three county roads. The route is parallel to two other unsigned county roads, one to the northwest and one to the southeast; the route turns to the southeast as it enters Marcellus.[3]

As the highway heads towards downtown Marcellus, it begins edging closer to Route 174. The area becomes slightly more residential as the roads merge and become concurrent. The southern terminus of unsigned County Road 73 (South Street Road) is also at the intersection with NY 174; CR 73 was once part of Lee Mulroy Road.[3]

Northern terminus of NY 174/175 overlap
Northern terminus of NY 174/175 overlap

Routes 174 and 175 begin to curve to the northeast as they become parallel with another unsigned county road (CR 150), passing Marcellus County Park along the way. The roads remain as such until an intersection where the county road ends and the two state routes split. In downtown Marcellus, the terrain is flat, with residential homes and commercial businesses surrounding the road. At the split, Route 174 heads to the west through the main street of the village, while Route 175 heads eastward towards Syracuse.[3]

[edit] Marcellus to Onondaga

Route 175 heads eastward out of Marcellus along the West Seneca Turnpike. At the intersection with Frank Gay Road (CR 243), Route 175 passes a golf course and country club. The highway continues eastward into the hamlet of Wellington Corner, before heading towards Onondaga. There is a suburban area here, where NY 175 intersects with a county road. The highway then leaves Wellington Corner after the intersection.[3]

Front of the General Hutchinson House on NY 175 in Onondaga
Front of the General Hutchinson House on NY 175 in Onondaga

After exiting Wellington Corner, Route 175 enters another hamlet called Cards Corners. There are a few businesses in this hamlet, with Route 175 and nearby Cedarvale Road being the major roads. The highway then enters a large forested area, at times surrounded by trees. NY 175 continues northeast, passing by several more businesses and soon crosses into the town of Onondaga. In Onondaga, the route passes by the Gen. Orrin Hutchinson House and the Onondaga Community College, intersecting with two consecutive county roads along the way before joining with Route 173. The two roads are concurrent for about 0.2 miles (0.32 km), after which Route 173 heads east towards Manlius while Route 175 heads northeast towards the city of Syracuse.[3]

[edit] Onondaga to Syracuse

After leaving Route 173 and the Seneca Turnpike, the highway heads to the northeast as South Avenue in downtown Onondaga. NY 175 passes the Community-General Hospital of Greater Syracuse and intersects with a county road before leaving the village limits. Saint Agnes Cemetery is also passed to the north by highway 175. As Route 175 enters the Syracuse city limits, it intersects with NY 80 at the north end of the cemetery. Much of the next area is residential and commercial, leaving fields and forests behind. There are intersections with city roads the rest of the way. The route turns off South Avenue and onto its final stretch as Kennedy Street. The highway heads down a heavily urbanized street and terminates at an intersection with U.S. Route 11.[3]

[edit] History

NY 175's western terminus in 1955 (downtown Marcellus)
NY 175's western terminus in 1955 (downtown Marcellus)

The section of Route 175 from downtown Marcellus to Route 173 in Onondaga was built along the historical Seneca Turnpike. The turnpike was originally the Genesee Road which began in the city of Utica and ended in the city of Canandaigua. Genesee Road was approved by the state legislature in 1794, and construction began in sections from Utica to Canandaigua. In 1800, the road was renamed to "Seneca Turnpike" when a law was passed to establish a maintenance company. At 157 miles (253 km), the turnpike was the longest in the state at the time. Soon after settlement of the village of Skaneateles began, the Seneca Turnpike route which originally bypassed the village to the north was relocated southward to go through the growing settlement.[4] The Seneca Turnpike Company closed its doors in 1852.[5][6] Modern NY 175 does not follow either the original alignment or the relocated alignment, but rather the length of a former trolley line that went from Skaneateles to Syracuse via Marcellus and Onondaga. This trolley line parallels the relocated alignment.[5][6]

When the highway was given its current designation in the 1930 New York State Route renumbering, it was assigned to begin at U.S. Route 20 in the village of Skaneateles and utilized the relocated Seneca Turnpike alignment (New Seneca Turnpike).[2][7] This road is now unsigned County Route 41.[8] By 1938, a new state highway designation was overlaid over part of Route 175 from Marcellus to Onondaga, [9] NY 20N, which was a 31-mile (50 km) suffixed spur of U.S. Route 20. It joined NY 175 at the intersection with NY 174 in the town of Marcellus. Route 20N then proceeded northward, turning off Route 175 at the intersection with NY 173, which Route 20N proceeded to follow. The NY 20N designation was later removed, along with the nearby NY 20SY, in 1962.[10]

By 1947, the New Seneca Turnpike section of the route was turned over to Onondaga County and became CR 41.[11] The western terminus of Route 175 was relocated eastward to Route 174 in downtown Marcellus.[11][12] The route configuration remained unchanged until the early 1960s, when the route was re-extended to its original terminus in Skaneateles.[10] The portion west of Marcellus village, however, was still county-maintained. By 1989, Route 175 was rerouted along its current alignment on Lee Mulroy Road (County Route 73), with the portion west of Marcellus village still county-maintained.[8][13][14]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Onondaga Town of Skaneateles 0.00 US 20
Town of Marcellus 3.50 NY 174 south Southern terminus of overlap
Village of Marcellus 5.01 NY 174 north Northern terminus of overlap
Onondaga Hill 13.00 NY 173 NY 173/NY 175 overlap for 100 yards (90 m)
Syracuse 14.26 NY 80 Western terminus of NY 80
15.46 US 11

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Traffic Data Report - NY 121 to NY 213 (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-11-16.
  2. ^ a b Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1930/31 and 1931/32 editions, (Scarborough Motor Guide Co., Boston, 1930 and 1931). The 1930/31 edition shows New York state routes prior to the 1930 renumbering
  3. ^ a b c d e f Google Maps. Overview Map of NY 175 [map]. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
  4. ^ Dwight H Bruce (1896). Onondaga's Centennial. Boston History Co ., Publishers. ISBN 083286191X.  Available online (here)
  5. ^ a b Rivette, Barbara S. "Genesee Road." Encyclopedia of New York State. Syracuse University Press, 2005.
  6. ^ a b Baer, Christopher T. "Turnpikes." Encyclopedia of New York State. Syracuse University Press, 2005.
  7. ^ Sun Oil Company. Road Map & Historical Guide - New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1935)
  8. ^ a b quadrangle of Marcellus, New York. New York State Department of Transportation (1990). Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
  9. ^ Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1938/39 edition, (W.A. Thibodeau, 1938).
  10. ^ a b Esso. New York with Sight-Seeing Guide [map]. Cartography by General Drafting. (1962)
  11. ^ a b State of New York Department of Public Works. Official Highway Map of New York State [map], 1947-48 edition. Cartography by General Drafting.
  12. ^ New York State Department of Transportation. Skaneateles, New York quad [map]. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
  13. ^ Exxon. New York [map], 1977-78 edition. Cartography by General Drafting. (1977)
  14. ^ American Automobile Association. New York [map], 1979 edition. Cartography by American Automobile Association. (1979)

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