New York State Route 470

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NY Route 470
Length: 2.91 mi[1] (4.68 km)
Formed: 1970s[2][3]
West end: NY 9R in Colonie
Major
junctions:		 NY 787 in Cohoes
East end: US 4 in Troy
Counties: Albany, Rensselaer
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 458 NY 474 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 470 is a state highway in the Capital District of the U.S. state of New York. The western terminus of the route is at NY 9R just west of the Cohoes city limits in Colonie. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 4 in Troy. Along the way, NY 470 traverses the Hudson River via the 112th Street Bridge.

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[edit] Route description

NY 470 begins at an intersection with NY 9R just west of the Cohoes city limits in the Albany County town of Colonie. NY 9R, known as Columbia Street west of this point, turns north to follow Baker Avenue while NY 470 heads east on Columbia Street into Cohoes. As the route heads through suburban Cohoes, it passes within view of Cohoes High School and directly serves Cohoes Middle School before passing under an abandoned railroad line. At the first intersection east of the overpass, NY 470 turns north to parallel the old line along Bedford Street. Four blocks later, Bedford turns eastward, becoming Ontario Street at the midpoint of the curve. Here, the surroundings become more commercial as the route heads toward downtown.[4]

In downtown Cohoes, NY 470 traverses the Delaware and Hudson Railway at-grade and intersects NY 32 (Saratoga Street) in quick succession ahead of a junction with NY 787 on the banks of the Hudson River. Past NY 787, NY 470 crosses a pair of bridges; first to reach Simmons Island, then to access the larger Van Schaick Island. NY 470 heads east across both of the densely populated islands and over the 112th Street Bridge into the Rensselaer County city of Troy. Within Troy, the route continues for one block as 112th Street before terminating at U.S. Route 4 (2nd Avenue).[4]

[edit] History

When NY 470 was originally assigned in the 1970s, it extended from the current southern terminus of NY 9R east through Cohoes to Troy. NY 9R, which had been intact prior to the assignment of NY 470, was removed.[2][3][5] By 1985, however, the NY 9R designation had been reinstated and NY 470 had been shortened to its present length.[6]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Albany Colonie 0.00 NY 9R
Cohoes NY 32
1.96 NY 787
Rensselaer Troy 2.91 US 4

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Traffic Data Report - NY 427 to NY 908F (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
  2. ^ a b State of New York Department of Transportation (1970-01-01). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  3. ^ a b Exxon. New York [map], 1977-78 edition. Cartography by General Drafting. (1977)
  4. ^ a b Google, Inc.. Google Maps [map]. Cartography by NAVTEQ. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  5. ^ United States Geological Survey. Troy North Quadrangle - New York [map], 1 : 24,000, 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). (1980) Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  6. ^ Rand McNally. New York [map]. (1985) ISBN 0-528-91040-X.

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