New York State Route 183

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NYS Route 183
Length: 4.73 mi[1] (7.61 km)
Formed: 1930[2]
South end: NY 69 in Amboy
North end: NY 13 in Williamstown
Counties: Oswego
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 182 NY 184 >
Interstate – U.S. – N.Y. (former) – Reference

New York State Route 183 is a state highway located within Oswego County, New York, United States. The southern terminus is at an intersection with NY 69 in the hamlet of Amboy Center within the town of Amboy. Its northern terminus is at a junction with NY 13 in the hamlet of Williamstown within the town of the same name.

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[edit] Route description

NY 183 at the intersection with NY 13

Route 183 begins at an intersection with New York State Route 69 and Oswego County Route 23 in Amboy Center. The route heads northward, passing through the town of Amboy, where it intersects with a local road. The route is surrounded by trees and fields, with homes coming scarcely. The highway goes through the hamlet of Mud Hill, where it passes a pond. Old Street parallels Route 183 for a short distance before entering Williamstown. There, Route 183 terminates at an intersection with New York State Route 13.[3]

[edit] History

NY 183 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. It originally began at NY 69 in Amboy Center and continued north through Williamstown to the hamlet of Redfield. In Williamstown, NY 183 had a short overlap with NY 13.[2] NY 183 was truncated on its northern end to NY 13 in Williamstown in the late 1930s.[4][5] The former routing of NY 183 north of Williamstown is now part of County Route 17.[6]

[edit] Major intersections

The entire route is in Oswego County.

Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Amboy 0.00 NY 69 Hamlet of Amboy Center
Williamstown 4.73 NY 13

[edit] References

New York portal
  1. ^ a b "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 180. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT_Traffic_Volume_Report_2008.pdf. Retrieved February 1, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b Standard Oil Company of New York. Road Map of New York [map]. Cartography by General Drafting. (1930)
  3. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview map of NY 183 [map]. Cartography by Tele Atlas. Retrieved on July 11, 2008.
  4. ^ Esso. New York Road Map for 1938 [map]. Cartography by General Drafting. (1938)
  5. ^ Gulf Oil Company. New York Info-Map [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1940)
  6. ^ Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Maps – Williamstown, New York [map]. Cartography by NAVTEQ. Retrieved on June 1, 2009.

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