County Route 72 (Rockland County, New York)
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| Sterling Mine Road | |
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| Length: | 1.6 mi[1] (2.6 km) |
| Existed: | by 1991 – present |
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| West end: | CR 72 at the Orange County line in Sloatsburg |
| East end: |  NY 17 in Sloatsburg |
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County Route 72 (CR 72) is a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) west–east county-maintained highway in the western part of Rockland County, New York, in the United States. CR 72 begins at the Orange County line in Sloatsburg and Eagle Valley, and ends at New York State Route 17 (NY 17). It runs exclusively through Sloatsburg, and is the only county route in Rockland County to intersect NY 17. After the western terminus, CR 72 continues into Orange County with the same number until reaching the New Jersey border. It is the only road in Rockland County that eventually leads into Passaic County, New Jersey. After crossing the New Jersey border, Sloatsburg Road proceeds south through Ringwood Manor State Park before ending at Passaic CR 511.
CR 72 is one of two county routes that connects to a like-numbered route in Orange County. The other is CR 106. The total length of CR 72 in Orange and Rockland counties is 3.4 miles (1.8 in Orange and 1.6 in Rockland).
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[edit] Route description
CR 72 begins at the Orange County line in Eagle Valley. The road, now known as Sterling Mine Road, enters Rockland briefly before turning back into Orange County for a short distance. It returns to Rockland County and intersects with CR 68 at 0.1 miles (0.2 km). CR 86 now parallels Route 72 as it heads into Sloatsburg. The main highway heads to north for a short distance before turning to the south. Route 72 enters the community of Sterlington and terminates at an interchange with NY 17 just south of downtown Sloatsburg.[1]
[edit] History
CR 72 mainly resides in Sloatsburg, New York. Sloatsburg dates back to the Indian name of Pothat, being renamed after the Sloat family, who had come to the country in 1639 from Denmark. The Sloat family eventually settled in America in 1754. Along nearby NY 17, the Sloat family's house still stands.[2]
Around 1982, the Rockland County Highway Department had a different system of highways around the county. The most southern north–south highways in Rockland County were designated with low numbers, such as 1, 2, 3 or 4. CR 72, being the westernmost county-maintained highway, was designated as CR 1.[3] When Rockland County renumbered their highway system, CR 1, was renumbered to match up with CR 72 at the Orange County border.[4]
[edit] Major intersections
The entire route is in Rockland County.
| Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Tuxedo Park | 0.0 |  CR 72 (Sterling Mine Road) |
Continuation into Orange County | |
| Sloatsburg | 0.1 |  CR 68 (Eagle Valley Road) |
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| 1.6 | NY 17 |
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Google Maps. Overview Map of Rockland CR 72 (Map). http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=13596664313227422547,41.156217,-74.216316%3B12238121508401493797,41.148931,-74.195116&saddr=CR-72%2FSterling+Mine+Rd+%4041.156310,+-74.216160&daddr=41.147961,-74.190567&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=16&mra=dme&sll=41.150482,-74.192455&sspn=0.007562,0.014591&ie=UTF8&ll=41.150482,-74.19239&spn=0.060493,0.11673&z=13&om=1. Retrieved September 23, 2007.
- ^ Zimmermann, Linda (2004). Rockland County Scrapbook. Eagle Press. pp. 122. ISBN 9780971232648. http://books.google.com/books?id=cs5oAO4IXXsC. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
- ^ Rand McNally Inc. (1982). Business Traveler's Road Atlas (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally Inc..
- ^ New York State Department of Transportation (1991). Westchester & Rockland county map (Map). Cartography by New York State Department of Transportation.
