This article is about the current alignment of NY 185. For the former alignment of NY 185 in St. Lawrence County, see New York State Route 185 (1930s–1980).
NY 185 was assigned on April 4, 2008, as a signed replacement for New York State Route 910L, an unsigned reference route. It is the third signed designation that Bridge Road has carried, preceded by New York State Route 347 (during the early 1930s) and NY 8 (1930s to the 1960s). NY 185 originally connected to the Champlain Bridge on its east end; however, that structure was closed and demolished in late 2009. Its replacement opened to traffic in November 2011.
NY 185 begins at an intersection with NY 9N and NY 22 in Crown Point. The route progresses eastward as a two-lane highway named Bridge Road. Heading away from the western terminus, there is a fork in the road: to the left is NY 185, and to the right is a road to a housing development. Most of NY 185 runs along the lowlands around Lake Champlain, making curves at intersections, and heading on relatively flat elevations. As the highway approaches the lake, it makes a curve to the north. There, it intersects with County Route 48 (Lake Road) and begins to follow the lake shore.[3]
The highway passes to the east of the Crown Point State Historic Site and its campground before ascending up the approach to the Lake Champlain Bridge. After making a final curve to the northeast, NY 185 begins to cross Lake Champlain by way of the bridge. The route ends at the Vermont state line at the bridge's midpoint, and the roadway continues into Vermont as VT 17.[3]
Historyedit
The former temporary ferry landing of NY 185 in Crown Point as a ferry approaches.
NY 8 was truncated south to Haguec. 1968, eliminating a lengthy overlap with NY 22 and NY 9N.[8][9] Its former routing along Bridge Road became NY 903, an unsigned reference route.[10] The NY 903 designation was later replaced with NY 910L when a new numbering system for reference routes was adopted by the New York State Department of Transportation,[11] and NY 910L itself was redesignated and signed as NY 185 on April 4, 2008.[2]
On October 16, 2009, the Champlain Bridge was closed to traffic due to structural concerns.[12] The bridge was demolished on December 28, 2009, as a result of those concerns, temporarily reducing NY 185 in purpose to a spur route linking NY 9N and NY 22 to Crown Point.[13] Its replacement, the Lake Champlain Bridge, opened to traffic on November 7, 2011.[14]
^ abNew 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.
^ abMicrosoft; Nokia (July 15, 2015). "overview map of NY 185" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
^"Champlain Bridge Opened With Fete". The New York Times. August 27, 1929. p. 34. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
^Road Map of New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Texas Oil Company. 1934.
^Glens Falls, NY Quadrangle (Map). 1:250,000. Eastern United States 1:250,000. United States Geological Survey. 1967. Retrieved December 7, 2007.
^New York (Map) (1969–70 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1968.
^Port Henry, NY Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. Eastern United States 1:24,000. United States Geological Survey. 1980. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
^New York State Department of Transportation (October 2004). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Bicycle Routes in New York State(PDF). Retrieved May 12, 2009.
^. WCAX-TV. Burlington, VT. October 16, 2009. Archived from the original on August 21, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2009.
^"It's down! Champlain Bridge imploded". Times Union. Albany, NY. December 28, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
^Waldman, Scott (November 6, 2011). "Lake Champlain Bridge set to open". Times Union. Albany, NY. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
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This article is about the current alignment of NY 185 For the former alignment of NY 185 in St Lawrence County see New York State Route 185 1930s 1980 New York State Route 185 NY 185 is an east west state highway in Essex County New York in the United States It serves as a connector between NY 9N and NY 22 in Crown Point and the Lake Champlain Bridge by which the highway enters Vermont and becomes Vermont Route 17 VT 17 NY 185 named Bridge Road passes through Crown Point State Historic Site and runs the entire length of Crown Point a peninsula protruding into Lake Champlain New York State Route 185Bridge RoadMap of Crown Point and vicinity with NY 185 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by NYSDOTLength4 11 mi 1 6 61 km ExistedApril 4 2008 2 presentMajor junctionsWest endNY 9N NY 22 in Crown PointEast endVT 17 at the Vermont state line in Crown PointLocationCountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkCountiesEssexHighway systemNew York Highways Interstate US State Reference Parkways NY 185 NY 186 NY 185 was assigned on April 4 2008 as a signed replacement for New York State Route 910L an unsigned reference route It is the third signed designation that Bridge Road has carried preceded by New York State Route 347 during the early 1930s and NY 8 1930s to the 1960s NY 185 originally connected to the Champlain Bridge on its east end however that structure was closed and demolished in late 2009 Its replacement opened to traffic in November 2011 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description edit nbsp NY 185 heading through rural Crown Point NY 185 begins at an intersection with NY 9N and NY 22 in Crown Point The route progresses eastward as a two lane highway named Bridge Road Heading away from the western terminus there is a fork in the road to the left is NY 185 and to the right is a road to a housing development Most of NY 185 runs along the lowlands around Lake Champlain making curves at intersections and heading on relatively flat elevations As the highway approaches the lake it makes a curve to the north There it intersects with County Route 48 Lake Road and begins to follow the lake shore 3 The highway passes to the east of the Crown Point State Historic Site and its campground before ascending up the approach to the Lake Champlain Bridge After making a final curve to the northeast NY 185 begins to cross Lake Champlain by way of the bridge The route ends at the Vermont state line at the bridge s midpoint and the roadway continues into Vermont as VT 17 3 History edit nbsp The former temporary ferry landing of NY 185 in Crown Point as a ferry approaches The Champlain Bridge was built in 1929 connecting Crown Point in New York to Chimney Point in Vermont 4 A short connector highway between the bridge which connected to VT 17 in Vermont and NY 22 in Crown Point named Bridge Road was originally designated as NY 347 as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York 5 NY 347 became part of an extended NY 8 c 1934 6 7 NY 8 was truncated south to Hague c 1968 eliminating a lengthy overlap with NY 22 and NY 9N 8 9 Its former routing along Bridge Road became NY 903 an unsigned reference route 10 The NY 903 designation was later replaced with NY 910L when a new numbering system for reference routes was adopted by the New York State Department of Transportation 11 and NY 910L itself was redesignated and signed as NY 185 on April 4 2008 2 On October 16 2009 the Champlain Bridge was closed to traffic due to structural concerns 12 The bridge was demolished on December 28 2009 as a result of those concerns temporarily reducing NY 185 in purpose to a spur route linking NY 9N and NY 22 to Crown Point 13 Its replacement the Lake Champlain Bridge opened to traffic on November 7 2011 14 Major intersections editThe entire route is in Crown Point Essex County mi 1 kmDestinationsNotes 0 000 00 nbsp nbsp NY 9N NY 22 Crown Point Ticonderoga Port HenryWestern terminus 4 116 61 nbsp nbsp VT 17 eastContinuation into Vermont 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also edit nbsp U S roads portalReferences edit a b 2010 Traffic Volume Report for New York State PDF New York State Department of Transportation July 25 2011 p 181 Retrieved January 14 2012 a b 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 a b Microsoft Nokia July 15 2015 overview map of NY 185 Map Bing Maps Microsoft Retrieved July 15 2015 Champlain Bridge Opened With Fete The New York Times August 27 1929 p 34 Retrieved October 31 2009 Road Map of New York Map Cartography by General Drafting Standard Oil Company of New York 1930 Texaco Road Map New York Map Cartography by Rand McNally and Company Texas Oil Company 1933 Road Map of New York Map Cartography by Rand McNally and Company Texas Oil Company 1934 Glens Falls NY Quadrangle Map 1 250 000 Eastern United States 1 250 000 United States Geological Survey 1967 Retrieved December 7 2007 New York Map 1969 70 ed Cartography by General Drafting Esso 1968 Port Henry NY Quadrangle Map 1 24 000 Eastern United States 1 24 000 United States Geological Survey 1980 Retrieved February 2 2008 New York State Department of Transportation October 2004 Official Description of Highway Touring Routes Scenic Byways amp Bicycle Routes in New York State PDF Retrieved May 12 2009 Champlain Bridge closed amid safety concerns WCAX TV Burlington VT October 16 2009 Archived from the original on August 21 2010 Retrieved October 19 2009 It s down Champlain Bridge imploded Times Union Albany NY December 28 2009 Retrieved December 28 2009 Waldman Scott November 6 2011 Lake Champlain Bridge set to open Times Union Albany NY Retrieved November 7 2011 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to New York State Route 185 KML file edit help 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