New York State Route 49
New York State Route 49 | ||||
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| Maintained by NYSDOT | ||||
| Length | 64.13 mi[1] (103.21 km) | |||
| Existed | 1920s[2]–present | |||
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 I-81 in Central Square NY 13 in Vienna   NY 26 / NY 46 / NY 69 in Rome | ||||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Oswego, Oneida | |||
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New York State Route 49 (NY Route 49 or NY 49) is a state highway in the U.S. state of New York. It runs from NY Route 3 in Volney (east of Fulton) to Interstate 790, NY Route 5, NY Route 8 and NY Route 12 in Utica. A portion of it between Rome and Utica is known as the Utica-Rome Expressway.
When it was originally assigned in the 1920s, NY 49 began at Central Square and ended at Rome. It was extended to roughly its current length in 1930 and was later rerouted onto the Utica-Rome Expressway as it opened to traffic. The final piece of the expressway was completed in 2003.
Route description
West of Rome
NY 49 begins at an intersection with NY 3 in Volney. The route heads eastward, intersecting with NY 264 just outside of Pennellville. The route crosses some local and county roads before entering Central Square, where it intersects with U.S. Route 11 in the village center. It is not long after that Route 49 interchanges with Interstate 81 at exit 32. Route 49 leaves Central Square and heads southeast toward both Constantia and the Oneida Lake shoreline.[3]
East of the hamlet of Constantia, the highway begins to parallel the north shore of Oneida Lake. As the lakeside roadway, NY 49 provides access to both Bernhards Bay and Cleveland, two communities situated on the northern edge of the lake, before crossing into Oneida County and intersecting with NY 13 at the northeast corner of Oneida Lake in the town of Vienna. Here, NY 13 joins NY 49, overlapping the route to the hamlet of Vienna. While NY 13 heads north toward Camden, NY 49 continues eastward, loosely paralleling Fish Creek and Erie Canal as it heads through rural Oneida County.[3]
Midway between the hamlet of Vienna and downtown Rome, NY 49 crosses over Fish Creek and enters the westernmost portion of Rome. Unlike eastern Rome, home to the downtown district, western Rome is largely rural and undeveloped, as evidenced by the Rome Sand Plains located along the northern edge of NY 49. After 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of rural surroundings, the route passes out of Rome and into Verona upon traversing Wood Creek. The road continues south to the community of New London, where it intersects and joins NY 46 on the north bank of the Erie Canal.
Routes 49 and 46 head to the northeast, separating from the canal as it reenters Rome. Northwest of downtown, the routes are joined by NY 69 as they enter downtown on Erie Boulevard. At Black River Boulevard, Route 46 turns off; however, NY 26 turns onto Erie Boulevard, taking the place of NY 46 in the three-route concurrency. Together, Routes 26, 49 and 69 head south to a directional-T interchange with New York State Route 365, the first exit on the Utica-Rome Expressway. While NY 26 leaves to the west, NY 49 and NY 69 head east, embarking on an overlap with NY 365.
Utica-Rome Expressway
At the first interchange east of the directional-T, the expressway meets NY 233 as NY 69 exits to follow Rome-Oriskany Road to Utica. NY 49 and NY 365 continue on, turning northward to pass over the Mohawk River, the CSX Transportation Rome yard, and the Erie Canal in quick succession near the eastern edge of downtown Rome. Shortly over passing over the canal, NY 365 exits the expressway as well, leaving only NY 49 on the roadway. As the expressway curves back to the east, it crosses a railroad spur leading to the former Griffiss Air Force Base at-grade, a rare occurrence on limited-access highways. Route 49 then interchanges with New York State Route 825, the vehicular southern entrance to the ex-base, before leaving the Rome limits.
As the expressway continues southeast through the towns of Floyd and Marcy toward Utica, it parallels both the Erie Canal, located due south of the roadway, and the Mohawk River, situated between the canal and the CSX Transportation mainline. In Marcy, NY 49 interchanges with River Street, a connector between the expressway and Oriskany, before interchanging with NY 291 near the hamlet of Marcy. Farther east, the freeway meets Mohawk Street by way of a parclo interchange.
Just east of Mohawk Street, the median of the expressway widens as it heads toward the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90). At the Thruway, the eastbound lanes of NY 49 cross over I-90 while the westbound lanes do not, creating an unusual situation in that its westbound lanes run parallel to the Thruway to the latter's north, with the eastbound lanes to the south. North of downtown Utica, NY 49 interchanges with Edic Road. The expressway officially enters Utica shortly afterward, where Route 49 terminates at a complex interchange between itself, NY 5, NY 8, NY 12, and Interstate 790. Although NY 49 ends, the expressway continues for an additional 1 mile (1.6 km) to Leland Avenue as NY 5.[3]
History
When NY 49 was assigned in the mid-1920s, it began at NY 2 (now U.S. Route 11) in Central Square and ended at NY 11 (modern NY 69) in Rome. At the time, the portion of River Road from Rome to Marcy (at what is now NY 291) was part of NY 11, which had been in place since 1924.[2][4] In 1927, NY 11 was renumbered to NY 76 to eliminate duplication with the new US 11.[5]
In the 1930 renumbering, NY 76 was broken up and incorporated into several other routes. From Rome to Marcy, the former routing of NY 76 became an extension of NY 49. The route then continued eastward along River Road to a new terminus at Genesee Street (then-NY 5, NY 8, and NY 12) in Utica.[6] On its western end, NY 49 was extended over a previously unnumbered roadway to Volney, where it ended at NY 3C (now NY 3).[7]
By 1978, NY 49 had been routed off River Road and onto the new Utica-Rome Expressway from the Dominick Street interchange to NY 291.[8][9] An extension of the freeway northwest to NY 365 south of downtown Rome was opened in 1980, at which time it, as well as another arterial leading from Rome, became part of NY 49.[8][10] By 1995, an interchange was constructed between Edic Road and the North-South Arterial (NY 5/8/12 and Interstate 790).[11] In 2003, the final section of the expressway between NY 291 and Edic Road (where it connected to the pre-existing exit ramps) was completed.[12] NY 49 was then rerouted to follow the expressway into Utica.[13]
The former routing of NY 49 along River Road now carries multiple designations. From the Dominick Street Interchange to New Floyd Road, River Road remains part of NY 365.[14] Between NY 365 and NY 291, the roadway is now maintained by Oneida County as County Route 88. The segment of River Road from NY 291 to the Utica city line is also maintained by the county under an unknown designation.[15] The remainder of River Road is now locally maintained.
Major intersections
Volney to Rome
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Oswego | Volney | 0.00 | 0.00 |  NY 3 | |
| Palermo | 2.28 | 3.67 |  NY 264 | ||
| Central Square | 10.14 | 16.32 |  US 11 | ||
| Hastings | 11.27 | 18.14 |  I-81 | Exit 32 (I-81) | |
| Oneida | Vienna | 32.95 | 53.03 |  NY 13 south | Western terminus of overlap |
| 34.40 | 55.36 | NY 13 north | Eastern terminus of overlap | ||
| Verona | 41.40 | 66.63 |  NY 46 west | Western terminus of overlap | |
| Rome | 46.61 | 75.01 |  NY 69 west | Western terminus of overlap | |
| 48.91 | 78.71 |   NY 26 north / NY 46 east | Eastern terminus of NY 46/49 overlap; western terminus of NY 26/49 overlap | ||
| 49.92 | 80.34 |    NY 26 south / NY 365 west | Eastern terminus of NY 26/49 overlap; western terminus of NY 49/365 overlap; interchange | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Utica-Rome Expressway
All exits are unnumbered.
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Oneida | Rome | 50.76 |  NY 69 east / NY 233 south – Stanwix, Westmoreland
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NY 69 joins westbound and leaves eastbound; northern terminus of NY 233 |
| 51.88 | NY 365 east (East Dominick Street) – Barneveld
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Westbound exit is combined with NY 825 exit; NY 365 joins westbound and leaves eastbound | ||
| Floyd |  NY 825 north – Griffiss Park
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| 58.06 | Oriskany | |||
| 60.18 |  NY 291 – Whitesboro, Stittville, Marcy Business District
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| Marcy | 61.41 | Cavanaugh Road - Whitesboro | ||
| 63.13 | Edic Road - SUNYIT, Marcy Business District | No westbound entrance | ||
| Utica | 64.13 |    NY 5 west / NY 8 south / NY 12 south – Downtown Utica (I-790 west)
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Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
| NY 8 north / NY 12 north – Poland, Watertown
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Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
  I-790 east / NY 5 east to   I-90/Thruway
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Eastbound exit and westbound entrance |
References
- ^ a b c "Traffic Data Report - NY 32 to NY 55" (PDF). NYSDOT. 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas (eastern New York) (Map). Rand McNally. 1926. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ a b c 1977-2007 I Love New York state map (Map). I Love New York. 2007.
{{cite map}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". New York Times. 1924-12-21. p. XX9.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Automobile Blue Book, (Automobile Blue Books Inc., Chicago, 1927), Vol. 1
- ^ 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
- ^ Leon A. Dickinson (1930-01-12). "New Signs for State Highways". New York Times. p. 136.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Rome Quadrangle - New York - Oneida Co (Map). New York State Department of Transportation. 1978. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ Oriskany Quadrangle - New York - Oneida Co (Map). New York State Department of Transportation. 1978. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ National Bridge Inventory, a database compiled by the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, available at www.nationalbridges.com. Accessed 2008-03-10.
- ^ "Aerial image of Utica, New York". 1995-05-07. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ J.P. Wing. "NY Route 49 Exit Guide". Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ Road Atlas - United States, Canada, Mexico (Map). American Map. 2004. p. 79. ISBN 0-8416-1787-2.
- ^ Google (2008-03-10). "New York State Route 49" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ N.W. Perry. "Oneida County Roads". Retrieved 2008-03-10.