New York State Route 349 (NY 349) is an east–west state highway in Fulton County, New York, in the United States. The highway extends for 3.58 miles (5.76 km) across largely rural terrain from an intersection with NY 30A in the town of Johnstown to a junction with NY 30 in the town of Mayfield. The westernmost section of the route is known as East State Street Extension. NY 349 was assigned c. 1931 to the portion of its alignment between County Route 154 (CR 154; then NY 148) and NY 30. It was extended west to its present terminus in the mid-1950s after NY 148 was rerouted onto an arterial highway between Gloversville and Mayfield.
NY 349 begins just east of the Gloversville city limits at an intersection with NY 30A (Adirondack Trail) in the town of Johnstown. It heads northeast as the two-lane East State Street Extension, passing by a line of homes as it leaves the Gloversville area. After one-half mile (0.8 km), the number of residences surrounding the route begins to dwindle as the highway enters more rural areas. It continues to the hamlet of Dennies Crossing, where it meets CR 154, a connector leading north to NY 30A, which parallels NY 349 through this portion of Johnstown. Just east of the junction, NY 349 crosses a rail trail[4] that was once the right-of-way of the Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad.[5]
Past Dennies Crossing, the highway takes on a slightly southeastern alignment into the town of Mayfield, where it traverses progressively less developed and more forested areas. About one mile (1.6 km) into the town, the route makes a northeastward turn, crossing the FJ&G Rail Trail once again and serving a handful of homes before ending at an intersection with NY 30 in Red Bunch Corners, a small community two miles (3.2 km) south of the village of Mayfield and three miles (5 km) north of the larger hamlet of Vail Mills.[4] The route serves mostly as a local connector highway, handling just over 3,000 vehicles per day on average.[1]
Historyedit
On June 5, 1901, the state of New York let a contract to improve 4.03 miles (6.49 km) of highway in the towns of Johnstown and Mayfield—including the portion of modern NY 349 west of what is now CR 154—to state highway standards. The project cost $30,952 (equivalent to $1,049,617 in 2024) and was completed by mid-1903. The highways improved by the project were added to the state highway system on July 24, 1903, as State Highway 33 (SH 33). A contract to improve the 2.01 miles (3.23 km) of modern NY 349 between CR 154 and the former Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad was awarded on September 1, 1906. In all, the project cost $17,980 (equivalent to $609,722 in 2024) and took approximately two years to complete. The improved roadway was accepted into the state highway system on October 8, 1908, as SH 248.[6][7] The section of what is now NY 349 between the old railroad line and current NY 30 was improved and designated as SH 1935 by the state sometime after 1926.[8][9]
In 1908, the New York State Legislature created Route 24, an unsigned legislative route that initially extended from Fonda to Speculator via Gloversville and Mayfield. From Gloversville to Mayfield, Route 24 was routed on SH 33, which broke from East State Street at modern CR 154 and followed CR 154 toward Mayfield.[6][10] In the mid-1920s, all of legislative Route 24's original routing was designated as part of NY 54, a U-shaped route that began in Utica and passed through Poland, Wilmurt, Speculator, and Gloversville before ending in Fonda.[9][11]
NY 54 was broken up into a handful of routes as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.[12] The portion of the route south of Mayfield became the northern half of NY 148, a new north–south highway that continued past Fonda to Central Bridge.[2] Meanwhile, SH 248 and SH 1935 were designated as NY 349 by the following year.[3] In the mid-1950s, NY 148 was realigned between Gloversville and Mayfield to follow a new arterial highway located just north of its original alignment. The former routing of NY 148 along East State Street became part of an extended NY 349.[13][14]
^ abGoogle (November 20, 2015). "Overview map of NY 349" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
^Gloversville Quadrangle – New York – Fulton Co (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. 1970. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
^ abNew York State Department of Highways (1920). Report of the State Commissioner of Highways. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 208, 218, 367, 536. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
^1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda(PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States(PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^Gloversville Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1983. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
^State of New York Department of Highways (1909). The Highway Law. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 61–62. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
^"New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9.
^Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times. p. 136.
^New York with Special Maps of Putnam–Rockland–Westchester Counties and Finger Lakes Region (Map) (1957 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1956.
^New York with Special Maps of Putnam–Rockland–Westchester Counties and Finger Lakes Region (Map) (1958 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1958.
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New York State Route 349 NY 349 is an east west state highway in Fulton County New York in the United States The highway extends for 3 58 miles 5 76 km across largely rural terrain from an intersection with NY 30A in the town of Johnstown to a junction with NY 30 in the town of Mayfield The westernmost section of the route is known as East State Street Extension NY 349 was assigned c 1931 to the portion of its alignment between County Route 154 CR 154 then NY 148 and NY 30 It was extended west to its present terminus in the mid 1950s after NY 148 was rerouted onto an arterial highway between Gloversville and Mayfield New York State Route 349NY 349 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by NYSDOTLength3 58 mi 1 5 76 km Existedc 1931 2 3 presentMajor junctionsWest endNY 30A in JohnstownEast endNY 30 in MayfieldLocationCountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkCountiesFultonHighway systemNew York HighwaysInterstate US State Reference Parkways NY 348 NY 350 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description edit nbsp Western terminus of NY 349NY 349 begins just east of the Gloversville city limits at an intersection with NY 30A Adirondack Trail in the town of Johnstown It heads northeast as the two lane East State Street Extension passing by a line of homes as it leaves the Gloversville area After one half mile 0 8 km the number of residences surrounding the route begins to dwindle as the highway enters more rural areas It continues to the hamlet of Dennies Crossing where it meets CR 154 a connector leading north to NY 30A which parallels NY 349 through this portion of Johnstown Just east of the junction NY 349 crosses a rail trail 4 that was once the right of way of the Fonda Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad 5 Past Dennies Crossing the highway takes on a slightly southeastern alignment into the town of Mayfield where it traverses progressively less developed and more forested areas About one mile 1 6 km into the town the route makes a northeastward turn crossing the FJ amp G Rail Trail once again and serving a handful of homes before ending at an intersection with NY 30 in Red Bunch Corners a small community two miles 3 2 km south of the village of Mayfield and three miles 5 km north of the larger hamlet of Vail Mills 4 The route serves mostly as a local connector highway handling just over 3 000 vehicles per day on average 1 History editOn June 5 1901 the state of New York let a contract to improve 4 03 miles 6 49 km of highway in the towns of Johnstown and Mayfield including the portion of modern NY 349 west of what is now CR 154 to state highway standards The project cost 30 952 equivalent to 1 049 617 in 2024 and was completed by mid 1903 The highways improved by the project were added to the state highway system on July 24 1903 as State Highway 33 SH 33 A contract to improve the 2 01 miles 3 23 km of modern NY 349 between CR 154 and the former Fonda Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad was awarded on September 1 1906 In all the project cost 17 980 equivalent to 609 722 in 2024 and took approximately two years to complete The improved roadway was accepted into the state highway system on October 8 1908 as SH 248 6 7 The section of what is now NY 349 between the old railroad line and current NY 30 was improved and designated as SH 1935 by the state sometime after 1926 8 9 In 1908 the New York State Legislature created Route 24 an unsigned legislative route that initially extended from Fonda to Speculator via Gloversville and Mayfield From Gloversville to Mayfield Route 24 was routed on SH 33 which broke from East State Street at modern CR 154 and followed CR 154 toward Mayfield 6 10 In the mid 1920s all of legislative Route 24 s original routing was designated as part of NY 54 a U shaped route that began in Utica and passed through Poland Wilmurt Speculator and Gloversville before ending in Fonda 9 11 NY 54 was broken up into a handful of routes as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York 12 The portion of the route south of Mayfield became the northern half of NY 148 a new north south highway that continued past Fonda to Central Bridge 2 Meanwhile SH 248 and SH 1935 were designated as NY 349 by the following year 3 In the mid 1950s NY 148 was realigned between Gloversville and Mayfield to follow a new arterial highway located just north of its original alignment The former routing of NY 148 along East State Street became part of an extended NY 349 13 14 Major intersections editThe entire route is in Fulton County Locationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesTown of Johnstown0 000 00East State Street nbsp Continuation past NY 30A nbsp NY 30A Adirondack Trail Western terminus0 961 54 nbsp CR 154Former routing of NY 148Town of Mayfield3 585 76 nbsp NY 30 Mayfield Vail MillsEastern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also edit nbsp U S roads portalReferences edit a b c 2009 Traffic Volume Report for New York State PDF New York State Department of Transportation August 19 2010 p 217 Retrieved February 19 2011 a b Road Map of New York Map Cartography by General Drafting Standard Oil Company of New York 1930 a b New York Map Cartography by H M Gousha Company Kendall Refining Company 1931 a b Google November 20 2015 Overview map of NY 349 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved November 20 2015 Gloversville Quadrangle New York Fulton Co Map 1 24 000 7 5 Minute Series Topographic United States Geological Survey 1970 Retrieved February 19 2011 a b New York State Department of Highways 1920 Report of the State Commissioner of Highways Albany NY J B Lyon Company pp 208 218 367 536 Retrieved May 9 2010 1634 1699 McCusker J J 1997 How Much Is That in Real Money A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States Addenda et Corrigenda PDF American Antiquarian Society 1700 1799 McCusker J J 1992 How Much Is That in Real Money A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States PDF American Antiquarian Society 1800 present Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Consumer Price Index estimate 1800 Retrieved February 29 2024 Gloversville Digital Raster Quadrangle Map 1 24 000 New York State Department of Transportation 1983 Retrieved May 9 2010 a b 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 State of New York Department of Highways 1909 The Highway Law Albany NY J B Lyon Company pp 61 62 Retrieved May 9 2010 New York s Main Highways Designated by Numbers The New York Times December 21 1924 p XX9 Dickinson Leon A January 12 1930 New Signs for State Highways The New York Times p 136 New York with Special Maps of Putnam Rockland Westchester Counties and Finger Lakes Region Map 1957 ed Cartography by General Drafting Esso 1956 New York with Special Maps of Putnam Rockland Westchester Counties and Finger Lakes Region Map 1958 ed Cartography by General Drafting Esso 1958 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to New York State Route 349 KML file edit help Template Attached KML New York State Route 349KML is from Wikidata New York State Route 349 at New York Routes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New York State Route 349 amp oldid 1137153088, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
