New York State Route 348

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NY Route 348
Fiske Road
Length: 6.26 mi[1] (10.07 km)
Existed: Early 1930s[3][4] – January 7, 1980[2]
West end: NY 22 in West Chazy
East end: US 9 in Chazy
Counties: Clinton
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 347 NY 349 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 348 was a minor thoroughfare in Clinton County, New York. It stretched for 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) from New York State Route 22 in West Chazy to U.S. Route 9 in Chazy, New York. The road was decertified in January of 1980 and replaced with Clinton County Route 24. The route crosses under the Adirondack Northway (Interstate 87), which heads north to Canada.

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[edit] Route description

NY Route 348 began at an intersection with Route 22 and West Church Street in West Chazy. The route headed eastward, intersecting with local roads. After crossing a pair railroad tracks, Route 348 turned to the northeast towards Chazy at an intersection with Ketchum Bridge Road and Stratton Hill Road. As the highway headed to the northeast, it passed through rural sections of Clinton County, full of farms and forests.[5]

Further northeast, Route 348 passed Kinsey Road. The highway then paralleled Route 22 as it continued to the northeast. Route 348 then intersectioned Slosson Road just after 2 miles (3 km). It then intersected with Clark Street and Ridge Road before turning to the east. A little time later, Route 348 crossed over the Adirondack Northway (Interstate 87) with no access to the expressway. Route 348 ended shortly afterward at U.S. Route 9 in Chazy just north of the Little Chazy River.[5]

[edit] History

CR 24(1980 – present)
CR 24
(1980 – present)
1956 USGS quad in Rouses Point showing the extended Route 348.
1956 USGS quad in Rouses Point showing the extended Route 348.

When Route 348 was assigned in the early 1930s, the route extended from NY 22 in West Chazy to U.S. Route 11 in Champlain, following modern U.S. Route 9 from Chazy to Champlain. At the time, US 9 overlapped NY 348 between Chazy and modern NY 9B before continuing on the length of NY 9B to Rouses Point, where it entered Canada along with US 11.[3][4] By 1947, US 9 was rerouted to follow its modern alignment through Champlain while NY 348 was extended east to Rouses Point along US 11 and modern NY 276.[6] The overlaps with both US 9 and US 11 were later eliminated when NY 348 was truncated to Chazy in the 1960s.[7][8]

Route 348 was removed from the state highway system on January 7, 1980,[2] and redesignated as Clinton County Route 24[9] as part of a highway maintenance swap between Clinton County and New York State that took effect on April 1 of that year.[10]

The bridge that carried Route 348 over the Little Chazy River just south of its junction with US 9 in Chazy was given rehabilitation in 1995, 80 years after its initial construction in 1915.[11]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Clinton West Chazy 0.00 NY 22
Chazy 6.26 US 9

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Clinton County, New York (2007). 2007 PAVEMENT INVENTORY & CONDITION RATING. Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
  2. ^ a b New York State Department of Transportation (October 2004). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Bicycle Routes in New York State. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ a b Sun Oil Company. Road Map & Historical Guide - New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1935)
  5. ^ a b Google Maps. Overview map of former NY Route 348 [map]. (2007) Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
  6. ^ State of New York Department of Public Works. Official Highway Map of New York State [map], 1947-48 edition. Cartography by General Drafting.
  7. ^ Esso. New York with Sight-Seeing Guide [map]. Cartography by General Drafting. (1962)
  8. ^ Sinclair. New York and Metropolitan New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1964)
  9. ^ New York State Department of Transportation. Beekmantown Quadrangle - New York - Clinton Co. [map]. (1979) Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
  10. ^ New York State Legislature. Highway Law, Article 12, Section 341. Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
  11. ^ Clinton County, New York (2007). CLINTON COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 2007 BRIDGE INVENTORY & CONDITION RATING. Retrieved on 2008-02-20.