New York State Route 342

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This article is about the current alignment of NY 342. For the alignment of NY 342 that existed from the 1930s to the 1940s, see New York State Route 990V.
NY Route 342
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length: 8.37 mi[1] (13.47 km)
Formed: 1960s[2][3]
West end: NY 12 in Pamelia
Major
junctions:		 US 11 in Le Ray
East end: NY 3 in Le Ray
Counties: Jefferson
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 341 NY 343 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 342 is a short east-west state highway in northern New York, USA. The highway is entirely within Jefferson County and links the town of Pamelia to the adjacent town of Le Ray. The western terminus of NY 342 is at NY 12 near the hamlet of Scoville Corners in Pamelia. The eastern terminus is at NY 3 in Le Ray, west of the village of Black River.

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[edit] Route description

In the west, NY 342 begins at an intersection with NY 12 in Pamelia, just a few miles north of Watertown. Less than a mile later, it has an interchange with Interstate 81. Proceeding just north of due east, it intersects with NY 37 at 1.15 mi (1.85 km). It runs parallel to a country club, and the highway begins to turn east-southeast. An intersection with US 11 is not far off, and NY 342 subsequently passes the Fort Drum Military Reservation. The highway turns south-southwest, intersecting Route 283 along the way. Passing just west of the Black River, NY 342 terminates at NY 3 in Le Ray.[4]

[edit] History

The portion of what is now NY 342 from U.S. Route 11 to Pearl Street (modern NY 283) was originally designated as part of a rerouted NY 26 ca. 1961. Past Pearl Street, NY 26 followed Le Ray Street and South Main Street to Black River, where it joined NY 3 eastward toward Deferiet.[5][6] Later in the decade, the segment of NY 26 between US 11 and NY 3 was included as part of NY 342, a new route extending from NY 12 in Pamelia to NY 3 in Black River.[2][3] By 1974, NY 26 and NY 342 were rerouted in the vicinity of Black River to follow the current routing of NY 342 west of the village. The overlap with NY 26 was eliminated in the mid-1970s when NY 26 was truncated to Carthage.[7][8]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Jefferson Pamelia 0.00 NY 12
1.15 I-81 Exit 48 (I-81)
1.89 NY 37
Le Ray 5.14 US 11
6.79 NY 283 Eastern terminus of NY 283
8.37 NY 3

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) p. 284. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
  2. ^ a b Sinclair. New York and Metropolitan New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1964)
  3. ^ a b State of New York Department of Transportation (1970-01-01). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
  4. ^ Google Maps (2008). Overview of NY 342. [Map]. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
  5. ^ Gulf. New York and New Jersey Tourgide Map [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1960)
  6. ^ Sunoco. New York and Metropolitan New York [map], 1961-62 edition. Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. (1961)
  7. ^ Gulf. New York and New Jersey Tourgide Map [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1974)
  8. ^ Exxon. New York [map], 1977-78 edition. Cartography by General Drafting. (1977)

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