New York State Route 306
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| NY Route 306 |
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| Monsey-Ladentown Road Maintained by NYSDOT |
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| Length: | 5.33 mi[1] (8.58 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | By 1935[2] | ||||||||||||
| South end: |  NY 59 in Monsey |
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| North end: |  US 202 in Pomona |
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| Counties: | Rockland | ||||||||||||
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New York State Route 306 is a short north-south state highway in western Rockland County, New York. NY 306 runs from NY 59 in Monsey to US 202 in Ladentown, on the western boundary of Pomona. The road is 5.33 miles (8.58 km) long, but used to stretch farther, having different termini in both directions. NY 306 was established by 1935.
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[edit] Route description
NY 306 begins at NY 59 in the Ramapo hamlet of Monsey and proceeds north as Main Street through part of the business district of Monsey. After passing Maple Avenue in the Jewish village of Kaser, NY 306 becomes Monsey-Ladentown Road for the rest of its run. NY 306 quickly leaves the small village and reenters the town of Ramapo.[3]
Roughly 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Kaser, NY 306 intersects County Route 74. Ramapo High School is located just west of NY 306 on CR 74. NY 306 then passes a fairly large cemetery called Church of the West Hempstead Cemetery. NY 306 continues north past County Route 80, and enters the village of Wesley Hills. There it passes a small shopping center, and proceeds into residential areas. Finally, NY 306 enters Pomona at County Route 86. The route ends shortly afterward at U.S. Route 202.[3]
[edit] History
NY 306 was assigned by 1935;[2] however, it was originally much longer than it is now. Upon designation, it extended from the New Jersey state line in the south to Willow Grove Road (then part of NY 210) in the north via East Saddle River Road, Monsey-Ladentown Road, and Call Hollow Road.[4] NY 306 was truncated to its current northern terminus at U.S. Route 202 in Ramapo (now part of the village of Pomona) by 1947[5] and to its modern southern end at NY 59 in Monsey ca. 1962.[6][7] The former extensions of NY 306 are now largely maintained by Rockland County as County Route 73 (East Saddle River Road)[8] and County Route 75 (Call Hollow Road north of the Ramapo town line).[9]
The current southern terminus of Route 306 in Monsey was the proposed southwestern terminus of the Spring Valley Bypass, a proposed bypass of NY 45 and NY 59 that was never built.[10][11]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1][12] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Rockland | Monsey | 0.00 | NY 59 CR 73 (East Saddle River Road) |
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| Kaser | 0.63 |   To CR 64 (Maple Avenue) |
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| Ramapo | 2.0 |  CR 74 (Viola Road) |
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| Wesley Hills | 2.89 |  CR 80 (Grandview Avenue) |
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| 3.8 |  CR 84 (Lime Kiln Road) |
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| Pomona | 4.3 |  CR 86 (Pomona Road) |
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| 5.33 | US 202 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) p. 279. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ a b Sun Oil Company. Road Map & Historical Guide - New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1935)
- ^ a b Google Maps. Overview Map of NY 306 [map]. Retrieved on 2007-09-08.
- ^ United States Geological Survey. New York-New Jersey - Ramapo Quadrangle (northeastern portion) [map], 1 : 62,500. (1938) Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ State of New York Department of Public Works. Official Highway Map of New York State [map], 1947-48 edition. Cartography by General Drafting.
- ^ Sunoco. New York and Metropolitan New York [map], 1961-62 edition. Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. (1961)
- ^ Esso. New York with Sight-Seeing Guide [map]. Cartography by General Drafting. (1962)
- ^ New York State Department of Transportation. Park Ridge Quadrangle - New York-New Jersey [map]. (1990) Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ New York State Department of Transportation. Thiells Quadrangle - New York [map]. (1990) Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ Steve Anderson. Spring Valley Bypass (NY 45 and NY 59, unbuilt) (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ American Automobile Association. New York City and Vicinity, Including Long Island [map]. (1968)
- ^ Google Maps. Overview map of NY 306 (w/junctions) [map]. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
