New York State Route 331
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| NY Route 331 |
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| Maintained by Montgomery County and NYSDOT | |||||||||||||
| Length: | 3.10 mi[1] (4.99 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1930s[2] | ||||||||||||
| South end: |  CR 57 in St. Johnsville |
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| North end: |  NY 29 in Oppenheim |
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| Counties: | Montgomery, Fulton | ||||||||||||
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New York State Route 331 (NY 331) is a short state highway in the U.S. state of New York. The route begins at a junction with County Route 57 south of Crum Creek in the Montgomery County town of St. Johnsville and ends at NY 29 in the Oppenheim hamlet of the same name. It is a two-lane highway its entire length. The southernmost stretch is steep and windy.
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[edit] Route description
Route 331 begins just south of the Montgomery-Fulton county line at an intersection with County Route 57 in the town of St. Johnsville. The highway heads northward and enters Fulton County, where it intersects with CR 108. Route 331 begins to head up Twin Church Hill. As the highway heads farther, it intersects with another county road, CR 150. Route 331 enters the hamlet of Oppenheim and terminates at an intersection with NY 29.[3]
[edit] History
NY 331, when assigned in the early to mid-1930s, originally started at NY 5 near the village of St. Johnsville and followed Hillabrandt and Kennedy Roads between NY 5 and Crum Creek Road.[2] By 1947, the route was realigned slightly along this segment to follow Kennedy Road to its junction with NY 5.[4] NY 331 was rerouted again in the 1950s to enter St. Johnsville by way of Crum Creek Road and North Division Street.[5][6] It was truncated to its current southern terminus at Crum Creek Road in the 1960s.[7][8]
The original alignment of NY 331 south of Crum Creek Road remains intact as a town-maintained road, but has not been modernized. The 1950s and 1960s alignment of NY 331 into St. Johnsville, as well as the short piece of current NY 331 in Montgomery County, is currently designated as County Route 57 and maintained by Montgomery County.[9]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Montgomery | Town of St. Johnsville | 0.00 | CR 57 |
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| Fulton | Oppenheim | 3.10 | NY 29 |
Hamlet of Oppenheim |
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) p. 283. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
- ^ a b Sun Oil Company. Road Map & Historical Guide - New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1935)
- ^ Google Maps. Overview map of NY 331 [map]. Cartography by NAVTEQ. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
- ^ State of New York Department of Public Works. Official Highway Map of New York State [map], 1947-48 edition. Cartography by General Drafting.
- ^ Sunoco. New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1952)
- ^ Gulf. New York and New Jersey Tourgide Map [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1960)
- ^ Sinclair. New York and Metropolitan New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1964)
- ^ State of New York Department of Transportation (1970-01-01). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State.
- ^ New York State Department of Transportation. Oppenheim Quadrangle - New York [map]. (1983) Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
