New York State Route 276 (NY 276) is a state highway located entirely within Clinton County, New York, United States. It connects the town of Champlain to the village of Rouses Point, with both termini situated at intersections with U.S. Route 11 (US 11), approximately 5 miles (8 km) apart. The middle third of the route runs along the southern edge of the Canadian border and connects to Quebec Route 221 by way of the Overton Corners–Lacolle 221 Border Crossing, midway between the villages of Champlain and Rouses Point. In Rouses Point, NY 276 is known as Church Street and Pratt Street. All of NY 276 was originally designated as part of NY 348 before gaining its current designation c. 1963.
 New York State Route 276 | ||||
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 Map of Clinton County in northeastern New York with NY 276 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NYSDOT | ||||
| Length | 4.69 mi[1] (7.55 km) | |||
| Existed | c. 1963[2][3]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 11 in Champlain | |||
 R-221 at Quebec border | ||||
| East end | US 11 in Rouses Point | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Clinton | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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NY 276 begins at an intersection with US 11 east of the village of Champlain in the town of the same name. The route heads northeast for 2 miles (3.2 km) through open fields to the Canadian border, where it intersects the de facto southern terminus of Quebec Route 221. Instead of continuing into Quebec, NY 276 turns east, running along the southern edge for the border for just over 1 mile (1.6 km) before turning south toward the village of Rouses Point. The amount of development along the route increases as it enters the village on Church Street.[4]
At Pratt Street, the first cross street that NY 276 meets in Rouses Point, the route turns eastward, following Pratt Street toward the center of the village. After one block, the route crosses the Delaware and Hudson Railroad and serves Rouses Point's Amtrak station at the junction of Pratt and Delaware Streets. NY 276 remains on Pratt Street for another two blocks to the commercial center of the village, where it terminates at a junction with US 11 (Lake Street) on the shores of Lake Champlain.[4] NY 276 serves as a truck route for traffic on US 11 as it bypasses a low-clearance railroad overpass on US 11 south of the village.[5]
History
editThe portion of modern NY 276 east of the Canadian border crossing in the town of Champlain was originally designated as part of Route 22, an unsigned legislative route, by the New York State Legislature in 1908.[6][7] It did not receive a signed designation until c. 1931 when the entirety of what is now NY 276 became part of NY 348, which continued south from the current west end of NY 276 to the Chazy hamlet of West Chazy via modern US 11, US 9, and County Route 24.[8][9] NY 348 was truncated southward to the hamlet of Chazy c. 1963, eliminating a lengthy overlap with US 9. The former alignment of NY 348 north of US 11 was renumbered to NY 276.[2][3]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Clinton County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Town of Champlain | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 11 – Champlain, Rouses Point | Western terminus | |
| 2.02 | 3.25 | R-221 north – Lacolle | Southern terminus of Route 221 | ||
| Rouses Point | 4.69 | 7.55 |      US 11 (Lake Street) to US 2 / I-87 / NY 9B – Bridge to Vermont | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 203. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
- ^ a b General Drafting; Esso (1962). New York with Sight-Seeing Guide (Map) (1962 ed.). General Drafting.
- ^ a b General Drafting; Esso (1963). New York Happy Motoring Guide (Map) (1963 ed.). 1:687,000. Convent Station, New Jersey: General Drafting. OCLC 26606599.
- ^ a b Microsoft; Nokia. "Overview Map of NY 276" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ "Oversize / Overweight Vehicle Pre-Screening Tool". New York State Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ^ State of New York Department of Highways (1909). The Highway Law. Albany, New York: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 61. Retrieved May 30, 2010 – via Google Books.
- ^ New York State Department of Highways (1920). Report of the State Commissioner of Highways. Albany, New York: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 532. Retrieved May 30, 2010 – via Archive.org.
- ^ General Drafting; Standard Oil Company of New York (1930). Road Map of New York (Map). [c. 1:792,000]. New York: Standard Oil Company of New York. OCLC 49380015.
- ^ H.M. Gousha Company; Kendall Refining Company (1931). New York (Map). Kendall Refining Company.
External links
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- New York State Route 276 at New York Routes