New York State Route 326 (NY 326) is a 8.74-mile-long (14.07 km) state highway in Cayuga County, New York, in the United States. NY 326 runs in a southwest to northeast direction from the village of Union Springs to the city of Auburn. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 90 near the northern village line of Union Springs. Its eastern terminus is at a junction with U.S. Route 20 (US 20) and NY 5 just west of the Auburn city limits in the town of Aurelius. NY 326 passes through largely rural portions of the Finger Lakes region and does not pass through any built-up areas other than those at each of its termini.
NY 326 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York as a connector highway between Union Springs and Auburn. However, its original alignment followed Oakwood Road and Genesee Street from the hamlet of Oakwood to downtown Auburn. It was realigned in the mid-1970s to end at US 20 and NY 5 west of downtown Auburn. In 1981, NY 326 was rerouted between the hamlets of Oakwood and Half Acre to follow Half Acre Road. NY 326's former routing between the two points is now maintained by Cayuga County.
NY 326 begins at an intersection with NY 90 near the northern village line of Union Springs. The highway heads eastward, following Auburn Street as it runs along the northern village boundary. It briefly parallels a former alignment of itself, now known as "Old Route 326", before exiting Union Springs and entering the surrounding town of Springport. Much of Springport, a town situated on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake, is rural and largely undeveloped. The route passes by houses and fields as it proceeds to a junction known locally as "Powers Corner". Here, NY 326 turns northeastward and becomes known only by its designation as it heads toward the hamlet of Oakwood.[3]
In Oakwood, NY 326 passes several homes and intersects Oakwood Road, a north–south highway linking the community to West Genesee Street in the town of Aurelius to the north. At this junction, NY 326 becomes Half Acre Road, named for the hamlet of Half Acre to the northeast. The highway continues its northeastern track for 1.5 miles (2.4 km) before turning to the north and entering Half Acre, a small community in Aurelius that is built up around the junction of Half Acre Road and West Genesee Street. Here, NY 326 turns eastward to follow West Genesee Road toward the city of Auburn. It parallels US 20 and NY 5 for 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the Veterans Memorial Parkway, which NY 326 turns northward onto. It briefly enters the Auburn city limits but ends at an intersection with US 20 and NY 5 just west of the Auburn city limits in Aurelius.[3]
Historyedit
NY 326's former alignment at its current one in Union Springs
NY 326 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York and extended from the village of Union Springs to the city of Auburn. The route initially followed Oakwood Road and Genesee Street from the hamlet of Oakwood to Auburn,[2] where it ended at an intersection with NY 34 (South Street) in downtown Auburn.[4] A divided highway was built west of Auburn c. 1975, connecting the overlapping routes of US 20 and NY 5 to NY 326. US 20 and NY 5 were rerouted to follow the new highway south to NY 326, and all three routes continued east into downtown on Genesee Street.[5][6][7] By 1977, US 20 and NY 5 were realigned once again to follow a new arterial leading from the north end of the divided highway eastward into downtown. NY 326, meanwhile, was realigned to follow the divided highway north to US 20 and NY 5.[8]
On April 1, 1981, NY 326 was realigned between the hamlets of Oakwood and Half Acre as the result of a highway maintenance swap between the state of New York and Cayuga County. As part of the swap, the state of New York assumed maintenance of Half Acre Road from Oakwood to Half Acre while maintenance of NY 326's former routing between the two locations was transferred to Cayuga County.[9][10][11] The former routing of NY 326 on Oakwood Road is now designated as County Route 168A (CR 168A) in the town of Aurelius and CR 168B in the town of Springport.[12] The Genesee Street portion of old NY 326 is now part of CR 1.[13] In the 1981 maintenance swap, the state of New York also assumed maintenance of the section of Half Acre Road between Half Acre (at NY 326) and the US 20 / NY 5 concurrency.[11] This portion of Half Acre Road is now NY 931E, an unsigned reference route.[14]
^Auburn Quadrangle – New York – Cayuga Co (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. 1978. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
^"County Roads Listing – Cayuga County" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
^Cayuga Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1981. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
^New York State Department of Transportation (January 2017). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycling Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State(PDF). Retrieved January 9, 2017.
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New York State Route 326 NY 326 is a 8 74 mile long 14 07 km state highway in Cayuga County New York in the United States NY 326 runs in a southwest to northeast direction from the village of Union Springs to the city of Auburn The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 90 near the northern village line of Union Springs Its eastern terminus is at a junction with U S Route 20 US 20 and NY 5 just west of the Auburn city limits in the town of Aurelius NY 326 passes through largely rural portions of the Finger Lakes region and does not pass through any built up areas other than those at each of its termini New York State Route 326NY 326 highlighted in red and NY 931E in blueRoute informationMaintained by NYSDOTLength8 74 mi 1 14 07 km Existed1930 2 presentMajor junctionsWest endNY 90 in Union SpringsEast endUS 20 NY 5 near AuburnLocationCountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkCountiesCayugaHighway systemNew York HighwaysInterstate US State Reference Parkways NY 325 NY 327NY 326 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York as a connector highway between Union Springs and Auburn However its original alignment followed Oakwood Road and Genesee Street from the hamlet of Oakwood to downtown Auburn It was realigned in the mid 1970s to end at US 20 and NY 5 west of downtown Auburn In 1981 NY 326 was rerouted between the hamlets of Oakwood and Half Acre to follow Half Acre Road NY 326 s former routing between the two points is now maintained by Cayuga County Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description edit nbsp NY 326 east of Union SpringsNY 326 begins at an intersection with NY 90 near the northern village line of Union Springs The highway heads eastward following Auburn Street as it runs along the northern village boundary It briefly parallels a former alignment of itself now known as Old Route 326 before exiting Union Springs and entering the surrounding town of Springport Much of Springport a town situated on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake is rural and largely undeveloped The route passes by houses and fields as it proceeds to a junction known locally as Powers Corner Here NY 326 turns northeastward and becomes known only by its designation as it heads toward the hamlet of Oakwood 3 In Oakwood NY 326 passes several homes and intersects Oakwood Road a north south highway linking the community to West Genesee Street in the town of Aurelius to the north At this junction NY 326 becomes Half Acre Road named for the hamlet of Half Acre to the northeast The highway continues its northeastern track for 1 5 miles 2 4 km before turning to the north and entering Half Acre a small community in Aurelius that is built up around the junction of Half Acre Road and West Genesee Street Here NY 326 turns eastward to follow West Genesee Road toward the city of Auburn It parallels US 20 and NY 5 for 1 5 miles 2 4 km to the Veterans Memorial Parkway which NY 326 turns northward onto It briefly enters the Auburn city limits but ends at an intersection with US 20 and NY 5 just west of the Auburn city limits in Aurelius 3 History edit nbsp NY 326 s former alignment at its current one in Union SpringsNY 326 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York and extended from the village of Union Springs to the city of Auburn The route initially followed Oakwood Road and Genesee Street from the hamlet of Oakwood to Auburn 2 where it ended at an intersection with NY 34 South Street in downtown Auburn 4 A divided highway was built west of Auburn c 1975 connecting the overlapping routes of US 20 and NY 5 to NY 326 US 20 and NY 5 were rerouted to follow the new highway south to NY 326 and all three routes continued east into downtown on Genesee Street 5 6 7 By 1977 US 20 and NY 5 were realigned once again to follow a new arterial leading from the north end of the divided highway eastward into downtown NY 326 meanwhile was realigned to follow the divided highway north to US 20 and NY 5 8 On April 1 1981 NY 326 was realigned between the hamlets of Oakwood and Half Acre as the result of a highway maintenance swap between the state of New York and Cayuga County As part of the swap the state of New York assumed maintenance of Half Acre Road from Oakwood to Half Acre while maintenance of NY 326 s former routing between the two locations was transferred to Cayuga County 9 10 11 The former routing of NY 326 on Oakwood Road is now designated as County Route 168A CR 168A in the town of Aurelius and CR 168B in the town of Springport 12 The Genesee Street portion of old NY 326 is now part of CR 1 13 In the 1981 maintenance swap the state of New York also assumed maintenance of the section of Half Acre Road between Half Acre at NY 326 and the US 20 NY 5 concurrency 11 This portion of Half Acre Road is now NY 931E an unsigned reference route 14 Major intersections editThe entire route is in Cayuga County Locationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesSpringport0 000 00 nbsp NY 90 North Cayuga Street Union Springs CayugaWestern terminusAurelius6 3810 27Half Acre Road NY 931E Southern terminus of unsigned NY 931E hamlet of Half AcreAuburn8 0212 91Genesee StreetFormer routing of US 20 NY 5 and NY 326Aurelius8 7414 07 nbsp nbsp US 20 NY 5 Arterial East Seneca Falls Geneva AuburnEastern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also edit nbsp U S roads portalList of county routes in Cayuga County New YorkReferences edit a b 2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State PDF New York State Department of Transportation June 16 2009 p 294 Retrieved December 9 2009 a b Road Map of New York Map Cartography by General Drafting Standard Oil Company of New York 1930 a b Google May 9 2008 overview map of NY 326 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved May 9 2008 Thibodeau William A 1938 The ALA Green Book 1938 39 ed Automobile Legal Association New York and New Jersey Tourgide Map Map Cartography by Rand McNally and Company Gulf Oil Company 1974 Auburn Quadrangle New York Cayuga Co Map 1 24 000 7 5 Minute Series Topographic United States Geological Survey 1978 Retrieved July 5 2009 Federal Highway Administration 2008 Structure 1069180 National Bridge Inventory United States Department of Transportation New York Map 1977 78 ed Cartography by General Drafting Exxon 1977 I Love New York Tourism Map Map Cartography by Rand McNally and Company State of New York 1981 New York Map Rand McNally and Company 1985 ISBN 0 528 91040 X a b New York State Legislature New York State Highway Law 341 Retrieved July 5 2009 County Roads Listing Cayuga County PDF New York State Department of Transportation July 26 2011 Retrieved January 12 2012 Cayuga Digital Raster Quadrangle Map 1 24 000 New York State Department of Transportation 1981 Retrieved July 5 2009 New York State Department of Transportation January 2017 Official Description of Highway Touring Routes Bicycling Touring Routes Scenic Byways amp Commemorative Memorial Designations in New York State PDF Retrieved January 9 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to New York State Route 326 KML file edit help Template Attached KML New York State Route 326KML is from Wikidata New York State Route 326 at Alps Roads New York Routes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New York State Route 326 amp oldid 1172004997 History, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
