NY 38B was established in 1948 as a spur from Newark Valley to Union Center, but only the section in Broome County was maintained by the New York State Department of Public Works. Tioga County maintained their own section. As early as 1961, Tioga County officials lobbied the state to take over their section but was denied on account of lower Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts. In 1965, the county sought federal funds to pay for the construction of NY 38B's county-maintained section. The reconstruction project was announced in 1967, while construction began in 1968 and completed in October 1969, two months ahead of the scheduled completion date.
NY 38B begins at an intersection with NY 38 (South Main Street), its parent route in the town of Newark Valley, just south of the line for the village of Newark Valley. The road winds eastward as a two-lane arterial through the town of Newark Valley, reaching the hamlet of East Newark at the junction of Harnecky and Sherry Lipe roads. NY 38B bends southeastward and continues winding through the rural sections of Tioga County. Near the junction with Stratton Road, the route crosses into the town of Owego. Just east of that, the road crosses Crocker Creek, then the Broome County line and enters the town of Maine. Passing a junction with County Route 86 (CR 86; Old Newark Valley Road), NY 38B continues into the hamlet of Union Center. After a junction with CR 84 (Maple Drive), the route crosses Crocker Creek again and reaches a junction with NY 26 (Union Center–Maine Highway), just south of the mouth of Crocker Creek at Nanticoke Creek and north of the Union town line.[3]
Historyedit
The alignment of the Newark Valley–Union Center Road became a state highway in 1948 when it was taken over by the New York State Department of Public Works (NYSDPW). The state only maintained, however, the section within Broome County. The section through Tioga County remained a road maintained by the county. When the Broome County section came under state control, they rebuilt the roadway through that area only, leaving the Tioga side as decrepit.[2]
In October 1961, the Tioga County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution requesting that the state reconstruct the section within the county, as well as take over maintenance. The county requested it because they did not have the money to be able to reconstruct the road itself. As part of the resolution, the road would be constructed to state standards.[2] In November, the NYSDPW sent a letter to the county stating that due to low Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts (950 cars a day), the state decided it was not beneficial to maintain the Tioga County section. The state said it also had other priorities to focus on that were of higher importance than reconstruction of NY 38B.[4]
NY 38B westbound in Union Center
In July 1965, the county revisited the idea of rebuilding their section of NY 38B. The Board of Supervisors noted that the construction could be funded with Federal Aid Secondary Highway Funds. By doing so, the state would be required to do the reconstruction project, while the county would maintain the section afterwards.[5] In May 1966, the county, along with several towns along the alignment, lobbied again to have the state takeover maintenance of the Tioga County section. The NYSDPW responded by stating that NY 38B would become a priority by Fall 1966, when they wrap up other important projects. They stated that the county would be responsible for acquiring a new right-of-way for the road while the state would consider taking over the road on a permanent basis.[6] In August, the county offered the timetable that the reconstruction project would be done by 1968.[7]
In January 1967, NY 38B was added to the state project list for the 1967–68 fiscal year. By this point, the county-maintained alignment was cracking and sinking in several locations, as well as some erosion.[8] In April, it was announced that design plans would be complete by August 1 for the reconstruction.[9] In November, the Governor of New YorkNelson Rockefeller announced that bids would open on December 14 for the reconstruction project, costing $2.985 million (1967 USD).[10] In January 1968, the state announced that the contract went to the Triple Cities Construction Company of Binghamton. The $2,311,510 job would involve rebuilding the section in Tioga County with new 24 feet (7.3 m) wide roadway with 9 feet (2.7 m) shoulders. This would replace the old alignment, which only had 18 feet (5.5 m) of roadway. The project would also have special 12 feet (3.7 m) climbing lanes for hills, a new bridge over Crocker Creek, and improvements to six intersections along the road. In all the project would be completed by December 31, 1969.[11] The project was completed in October 1969, two months ahead of schedule.[12]
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New York State Route 38B NY 38B is a 7 69 mile long 12 38 km west east state highway located within Tioga and Broome counties in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States The route begins at an intersection with NY 38 in the town of Newark Valley just south of the line for the eponymous village NY 38B s eastern terminus is at a junction with NY 26 in the hamlet of Union Center in the town of Maine New York State Route 38BNY 38B highlighted in redRoute informationAuxiliary route of NY 38Maintained by NYSDOTLength7 69 mi 1 12 38 km Existed1948 2 presentMajor junctionsSouth endNY 38 in Newark ValleyNorth endNY 26 in MaineLocationCountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkCountiesTioga BroomeHighway systemNew York HighwaysInterstate US State Reference Parkways NY 38A NY 39NY 38B was established in 1948 as a spur from Newark Valley to Union Center but only the section in Broome County was maintained by the New York State Department of Public Works Tioga County maintained their own section As early as 1961 Tioga County officials lobbied the state to take over their section but was denied on account of lower Annual Average Daily Traffic AADT counts In 1965 the county sought federal funds to pay for the construction of NY 38B s county maintained section The reconstruction project was announced in 1967 while construction began in 1968 and completed in October 1969 two months ahead of the scheduled completion date Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 References 5 External linksRoute description edit nbsp NY 38 westbound in Newark ValleyNY 38B begins at an intersection with NY 38 South Main Street its parent route in the town of Newark Valley just south of the line for the village of Newark Valley The road winds eastward as a two lane arterial through the town of Newark Valley reaching the hamlet of East Newark at the junction of Harnecky and Sherry Lipe roads NY 38B bends southeastward and continues winding through the rural sections of Tioga County Near the junction with Stratton Road the route crosses into the town of Owego Just east of that the road crosses Crocker Creek then the Broome County line and enters the town of Maine Passing a junction with County Route 86 CR 86 Old Newark Valley Road NY 38B continues into the hamlet of Union Center After a junction with CR 84 Maple Drive the route crosses Crocker Creek again and reaches a junction with NY 26 Union Center Maine Highway just south of the mouth of Crocker Creek at Nanticoke Creek and north of the Union town line 3 History editThe alignment of the Newark Valley Union Center Road became a state highway in 1948 when it was taken over by the New York State Department of Public Works NYSDPW The state only maintained however the section within Broome County The section through Tioga County remained a road maintained by the county When the Broome County section came under state control they rebuilt the roadway through that area only leaving the Tioga side as decrepit 2 In October 1961 the Tioga County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution requesting that the state reconstruct the section within the county as well as take over maintenance The county requested it because they did not have the money to be able to reconstruct the road itself As part of the resolution the road would be constructed to state standards 2 In November the NYSDPW sent a letter to the county stating that due to low Annual Average Daily Traffic AADT counts 950 cars a day the state decided it was not beneficial to maintain the Tioga County section The state said it also had other priorities to focus on that were of higher importance than reconstruction of NY 38B 4 nbsp NY 38B westbound in Union CenterIn July 1965 the county revisited the idea of rebuilding their section of NY 38B The Board of Supervisors noted that the construction could be funded with Federal Aid Secondary Highway Funds By doing so the state would be required to do the reconstruction project while the county would maintain the section afterwards 5 In May 1966 the county along with several towns along the alignment lobbied again to have the state takeover maintenance of the Tioga County section The NYSDPW responded by stating that NY 38B would become a priority by Fall 1966 when they wrap up other important projects They stated that the county would be responsible for acquiring a new right of way for the road while the state would consider taking over the road on a permanent basis 6 In August the county offered the timetable that the reconstruction project would be done by 1968 7 In January 1967 NY 38B was added to the state project list for the 1967 68 fiscal year By this point the county maintained alignment was cracking and sinking in several locations as well as some erosion 8 In April it was announced that design plans would be complete by August 1 for the reconstruction 9 In November the Governor of New York Nelson Rockefeller announced that bids would open on December 14 for the reconstruction project costing 2 985 million 1967 USD 10 In January 1968 the state announced that the contract went to the Triple Cities Construction Company of Binghamton The 2 311 510 job would involve rebuilding the section in Tioga County with new 24 feet 7 3 m wide roadway with 9 feet 2 7 m shoulders This would replace the old alignment which only had 18 feet 5 5 m of roadway The project would also have special 12 feet 3 7 m climbing lanes for hills a new bridge over Crocker Creek and improvements to six intersections along the road In all the project would be completed by December 31 1969 11 The project was completed in October 1969 two months ahead of schedule 12 Major intersections editCountyLocationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesTiogaTown of Newark Valley0 000 00 nbsp NY 38 South Main Street Owego Newark ValleyWestern terminusBroomeMaine7 6912 38 nbsp NY 26 Union Center Maine Highway Whitney Point EndicottEastern terminus Hamlet of Union Center1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miReferences edit a b 2014 Traffic Data Report for New York State PDF New York State Department of Transportation July 22 2015 p 201 Retrieved April 9 2017 a b c Supervisors to Request State To Reconstruct Route 38B The Binghamton Press October 10 1961 p 3 Retrieved April 9 2017 Microsoft Nokia April 9 2017 overview map of NY 38B Map Bing Maps Microsoft Retrieved April 9 2017 State Rejects Tioga Request To Repair Maintain Rt 38B The Binghamton Press November 14 1961 p 3 Retrieved April 9 2017 Tioga Seeks Federal Funds For Reconstructing Rt 38B The Binghamton Press July 13 1965 p 3 Retrieved April 9 2017 Ochs Reid A May 31 1966 Tiogans Petitioning State To Rebuild Maintain Rt 38B The Binghamton Press p 3A Retrieved April 9 2017 Rte 38B Rebuilding Done in 2 Years The Binghamton Press August 10 1966 p 3A Retrieved April 9 2017 Route 38B on Project List The Binghamton Press January 30 1967 p 3A Retrieved April 9 2017 Ochs Reid A April 26 1967 Aug 1 Design Date Seen For Rt 38B The Binghamton Press p 3A Retrieved April 9 2017 2 985 000 Tioga Job 38B Bids Due Dec 14 The Binghamton Press November 3 1967 p 3A Retrieved April 9 2017 2 311 510 Road Job In Tioga Is Awarded The Binghamton Press January 31 1968 p 3A Retrieved April 9 2017 Route 38B Work Finished 2 Months Ahead of Schedule The Binghamton Press October 21 1969 p 3A Retrieved April 9 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to wbr New York State Route 38B KML file edit help Template Attached KML New York State Route 38BKML is not from Wikidata New York State Route 38B at New York Routes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New York State Route 38B amp oldid 1202003277, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
