New York State Route 294 (NY 294) is an east–west state highway in northern New York in the United States. It extends for just under 7 miles (11 km) from an intersection with NY 26 in the Lewis County town of Lewis to a junction with NY 46 in the Oneida County village of Boonville. The route serves the hamlet of West Leyden at its western terminus and the community of Redmond Center in the Oneida County town of Ava. NY 294 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.
New York State Route 294
Map of Lewis and Oneida counties with NY 294 highlighted in red
NY 294 begins at an intersection with NY 26 in the Lewis hamlet of West Leyden in southern Lewis County. Leaving a small strip of businesses and residences along NY 26, the road heads east into a mostly rural area. NY 294 crosses into Oneida County 0.75 miles (1.21 km) from NY 26 and passes through the Oneida County Reforestation Area, where the highway becomes surrounded by dense woods. After exiting the reforestation area, NY 294 heads across expansive farmlands before reaching a junction with County Route 67 (East Ava Road), which intersects from the south.[3]
The highway continues east, traveling past occasional farmhouses as it gradually turns toward the northeast. It passes another farm before entering a more developed corridor, although the transition is subtle. NY 294 passes several residences on its way into the village of Boonville, located about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) from the route's western terminus, where the highway becomes Ford Street. The highway serves Adirondack High School on its way to entering the heavily developed center of Boonville. Here, it becomes lined with dozens of closely situated houses and resumes an eastward direction for the remainder of its length. The route passes Boonville Elementary School on its way to the center of Boonville, where it ends at a junction with NY 46 (Post Street).[3]
Historyedit
Sometime prior to 1923, the east–west highway connecting West Leyden to Boonville was selected to become a state highway by New York State Department of Highways Commissioner Frederick Stuart Greene, who had drawn up a map of proposed state highways in Oneida County and presented it to the New York State Legislature for approval.[4] The mileage for the route came from part of either modern NY 12 or NY 12D, a segment of which had been designated a state road before it became part of Route 27, a legislative route,[4][5] in 1908.[6] By law, the mileage of any road previously designated as a state highway and later included as part of a legislative route would be reassigned to another highway, allowing the West Leyden–Boonville road to become state-maintained. The plan fell through when the legislature ultimately adopted another version of the state highway map that did not include the West Leyden–Boonville road.[4]
In 1923, Boonville Town Supervisor Clarence R. Sperry visited Albany to lobby Commissioner Greene and the state legislature to add the road to the state highway system. Although Greene still favored the inclusion of the highway,[4] the road had still not been added to the state highway system by 1926.[7] Despite this fact, the road was designated as NY 294 as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.[2] It was finally accepted by the state and rebuilt to state highway standards by 1932.[8]
^ abGoogle (December 31, 2012). "overview map of NY 294" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
^ abcd"From Boonville to West Leyden; Glowing Prospects for That Roadway's Construction in Near Future". Boonville Herald. March 1, 1923. p. 1.
^New York State Department of Highways (1920). Report of the State Commissioner of Highways. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 540. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
^State of New York Department of Highways (1909). The Highway Law. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 62–63. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
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New York State Route 294 NY 294 is an east west state highway in northern New York in the United States It extends for just under 7 miles 11 km from an intersection with NY 26 in the Lewis County town of Lewis to a junction with NY 46 in the Oneida County village of Boonville The route serves the hamlet of West Leyden at its western terminus and the community of Redmond Center in the Oneida County town of Ava NY 294 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York New York State Route 294Map of Lewis and Oneida counties with NY 294 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by NYSDOTLength6 82 mi 1 10 98 km Existed1930 2 presentMajor junctionsWest endNY 26 in LewisEast endNY 46 in BoonvilleLocationCountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkCountiesLewis OneidaHighway systemNew York HighwaysInterstate US State Reference Parkways NY 293 I 295 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description edit nbsp First reassurance marker on NY 294 eastbound in West LeydenNY 294 begins at an intersection with NY 26 in the Lewis hamlet of West Leyden in southern Lewis County Leaving a small strip of businesses and residences along NY 26 the road heads east into a mostly rural area NY 294 crosses into Oneida County 0 75 miles 1 21 km from NY 26 and passes through the Oneida County Reforestation Area where the highway becomes surrounded by dense woods After exiting the reforestation area NY 294 heads across expansive farmlands before reaching a junction with County Route 67 East Ava Road which intersects from the south 3 The highway continues east traveling past occasional farmhouses as it gradually turns toward the northeast It passes another farm before entering a more developed corridor although the transition is subtle NY 294 passes several residences on its way into the village of Boonville located about 5 5 miles 8 9 km from the route s western terminus where the highway becomes Ford Street The highway serves Adirondack High School on its way to entering the heavily developed center of Boonville Here it becomes lined with dozens of closely situated houses and resumes an eastward direction for the remainder of its length The route passes Boonville Elementary School on its way to the center of Boonville where it ends at a junction with NY 46 Post Street 3 History editSometime prior to 1923 the east west highway connecting West Leyden to Boonville was selected to become a state highway by New York State Department of Highways Commissioner Frederick Stuart Greene who had drawn up a map of proposed state highways in Oneida County and presented it to the New York State Legislature for approval 4 The mileage for the route came from part of either modern NY 12 or NY 12D a segment of which had been designated a state road before it became part of Route 27 a legislative route 4 5 in 1908 6 By law the mileage of any road previously designated as a state highway and later included as part of a legislative route would be reassigned to another highway allowing the West Leyden Boonville road to become state maintained The plan fell through when the legislature ultimately adopted another version of the state highway map that did not include the West Leyden Boonville road 4 In 1923 Boonville Town Supervisor Clarence R Sperry visited Albany to lobby Commissioner Greene and the state legislature to add the road to the state highway system Although Greene still favored the inclusion of the highway 4 the road had still not been added to the state highway system by 1926 7 Despite this fact the road was designated as NY 294 as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York 2 It was finally accepted by the state and rebuilt to state highway standards by 1932 8 Major intersections editCountyLocationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesLewisLewis0 000 00 nbsp NY 26 Rome LowvilleWestern terminus Hamlet of West LeydenOneidaVillage of Boonville6 8210 98 nbsp nbsp nbsp NY 46 Post Street to NY 12DEastern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also edit nbsp U S roads portalReferences edit a b 2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State PDF New York State Department of Transportation June 16 2009 p 208 Retrieved January 31 2010 a b Road Map of New York Map Cartography by General Drafting Standard Oil Company of New York 1930 a b Google December 31 2012 overview map of NY 294 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved December 31 2012 a b c d From Boonville to West Leyden Glowing Prospects for That Roadway s Construction in Near Future Boonville Herald March 1 1923 p 1 New York State Department of Highways 1920 Report of the State Commissioner of Highways Albany NY J B Lyon Company p 540 Retrieved December 31 2012 State of New York Department of Highways 1909 The Highway Law Albany NY J B Lyon Company pp 62 63 Retrieved December 31 2012 Official Map Showing State Highways and other important roads Map Cartography by Rand McNally and Company State of New York Department of Public Works 1926 Texaco Road Map New York Map Cartography by Rand McNally and Company Texas Oil Company 1932 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to New York State Route 294 KML file edit help Template Attached KML New York State Route 294KML is from Wikidata New York State Route 294 at New York Routes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New York State Route 294 amp oldid 1194738497, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
