New York State Route 180
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| NY Route 180 |
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| Length: | 24.50 mi[1] (39.43 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1930[2] | ||||||||||||
| South end: |  NY 3 in Hounsfield |
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| North end: |  NY 12 in Orleans |
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| Counties: | Jefferson | ||||||||||||
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New York State Route 180 is a north-south state highway in the northwestern part of Jefferson County in the U.S. state of New York. The southern terminus of the route is at NY 3 in the Hounsfield hamlet of Baggs Corner, located 7 miles (11 km) west of downtown Watertown. The northern terminus is at NY 12 in the Orleans hamlet of Fishers Landing. NY 180 is part of the Seaway Trail from its southern terminus at Baggs Corner to its junction with NY 12E at the Brownville hamlet of Limerick.
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[edit] Route description
NY 180 begins at NY 3 in Hounsfield. The route heads north passing west of the Watertown International Airport. NY 12F intersects from the east and NY 180 crosses the Black River. After crossing the river, the route enters Dexter, intersecting CR 59 from the west and CR 53 from the east. The highway continues north into the town of Brownville where it intersects with NY 12E, and parallels the Perch River. It gradually turns north-northeast on Perch River Road, eventually intersecting CR 54 and passing Perch Lake. NY 180 then becomes known as Fox Road and reaches a junction with CR 128 before intersecting NY 12. Route 180 turns more to the northeast into the town of Stone Mills, and travels for some time in mostly rural land. CR 12 comes in from the west, and NY 180 heads nearly due-north into the hamlet of La Fargeville, located within the town of Orleans.[3]
In La Fargeville, NY 411 has its western terminus at Route 180, and CR 181 ends along the route. For several miles, the highway continues north, only intersecting with local roads. It intersects with CR 3 and runs through a the La Gold Club. Route 180 passes within a mile of I-81, and turns west on it's final stretch. NY 180 terminates at NY 12 on the banks of the St. Lawrence River.[3]
[edit] History
NY 180 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering to the portion of its routing north of NY 12 in Clayton.[2] To the west, a connector between Chaumont and the Clayton hamlet of Depauville was designated as New York State Route 179.[4] By 1935, the segment of what is now NY 180 between the Hounsfield hamlet of Baggs Corner and the Brownville community of Limerick was designated as New York State Route 409.[5] NY 409 became a southern extension of NY 179 by 1938. Between Chaumont and Limerick, NY 179 overlapped NY 12E.[6] NY 179 was later extended northward to Clayton by way of an overlap with NY 12 by 1947.[7]
In the early 1960s, NY 179 was removed from the state highway system. NY 180 was then extended southward to its current terminus at Baggs Corners by way of a previously unnumbered roadway and the former routing of NY 179.[8][9] The original alignment of NY 179 from Chaumont to Depauville is now maintained by Jefferson County as County Route 179.[10][11]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Jefferson | Hounsfield | 0.00 | NY 3 |
Hamlet of Baggs Corners |
| 3.23 |  NY 12F |
Western terminus of NY 12F | ||
| Town of Brownville | 5.17 |  NY 12E |
Hamlet of Limerick | |
| Town of Clayton | 10.53 | NY 12 |
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| Orleans | 18.11 |  NY 411 |
Hamlet of La Fargeville; western terminus of NY 411 | |
| 24.50 | NY 12 |
Hamlet of Fishers Landing |
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) p. 248. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
- ^ a b Leon A. Dickinson. "New Signs for State Highways", New York Times, 1930-01-12, p. 136.
- ^ a b Google Maps (2008). Overview of NY 180. [Map]. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
- ^ 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
- ^ Sun Oil Company. Road Map & Historical Guide - New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1935)
- ^ Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1938/39 edition, (W.A. Thibodeau, 1938).
- ^ State of New York Department of Public Works. Official Highway Map of New York State [map], 1947-48 edition. Cartography by General Drafting.
- ^ Esso. New York with Sight-Seeing Guide [map]. Cartography by General Drafting. (1962)
- ^ Sinclair. New York and Metropolitan New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1964)
- ^ New York State Department of Transportation. Chaumont Quadrangle - New York - Jefferson Co. [map]. (1996) Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
- ^ New York State Department of Transportation. Clayton Quadrangle - New York - Jefferson Co. [map]. (1996) Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
