This article is about the current alignment of NY 351. For the former alignment of NY 351 in Livingston County, see New York State Route 70.
New York State Route 351 (NY 351) is a north–south state highway in central Rensselaer County, New York, in the United States. It extends for 8.16 miles (13.13 km) from an intersection with NY 43 in the Sand Lake hamlet of West Sand Lake to a junction with NY 2 in the Brunswick hamlet of Cropseyville. The portion of NY 351 north of the hamlet of Poestenkill was originally designated as New York State Route 153 in the 1930s. This designation was removed in the 1940s, and the West Sand Lake–Cropseyville roadway became County Route 77 (CR 77) sometime afterward. On April 1, 1980, all of CR 77 was transferred to the state of New York, at which time it was redesignated as NY 351 by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT).
New York State Route 351
Map of Rensselaer County in eastern New York with NY 351 highlighted in red
NY 351 begins approximately 0.7 miles (1.1 km) east of the hamlet of West Sand Lake at an intersection with NY 43. It initially heads northeastward through the town of Sand Lake as a two-lane highway named Reichard Lake Road, passing through a residential yet wooded area in the vicinity of Racquet Lake. The woods eventually overtake the homes as the route heads away from the lake and into the town of Poestenkill; however, NY 351 quickly enters another residential area based around the route's junction with NY 66. Just west of the intersection is Algonquin Middle School, part of the Averill Park Central School District. Past NY 66, NY 351 changes names to Round Top Road and heads into an isolated part of Poestenkill, passing through a mixture of forests and sparsely developed open areas as it meanders northward.[3]
After 2 miles (3.2 km) of little to no development, NY 351 enters the hamlet of Poestenkill, the northernmost community of significance along the route. In the center of the community, it intersects NY 355 at an all-way stop intersection.[3] The junction was originally the eastern terminus of NY 154;[4] however, that route was eliminated as part of a highway maintenance swap in 1980 that ultimately created NY 351.[2][5] The route continues north from Poestenkill as White Church Road, winding its way through the open and hilly terrain of the northern part of the town. The terrain's complexion remains the same in the adjacent town of Brunswick, where the highway changes names to Farm to Market Road. In Brunswick, NY 351 serves only a handful of homes before it terminates at a junction with NY 2 in the hamlet of Cropseyville. The Brunswick Central School District's Tamarac Secondary School is a short distance to the west on NY 2.[3]
History
The segment of modern NY 351 north of the hamlet of Poestenkill was originally designated as NY 153 c. 1932.[6][7] This designation was removed in the early 1940s.[8][9] All of former NY 153 was later incorporated into CR 77, a county route maintained by Rensselaer County that extended from the hamlet of West Sand Lake to the hamlet of Cropseyville via Postenkill.[10] On April 1, 1980, ownership and maintenance of all of CR 77 was transferred from Rensselaer County to the state of New York as part of a county-wide highway maintenance swap.[2] The route, now maintained by NYSDOT, was redesignated as NY 351.[11]
^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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This article is about the current alignment of NY 351 For the former alignment of NY 351 in Livingston County see New York State Route 70 New York State Route 351 NY 351 is a north south state highway in central Rensselaer County New York in the United States It extends for 8 16 miles 13 13 km from an intersection with NY 43 in the Sand Lake hamlet of West Sand Lake to a junction with NY 2 in the Brunswick hamlet of Cropseyville The portion of NY 351 north of the hamlet of Poestenkill was originally designated as New York State Route 153 in the 1930s This designation was removed in the 1940s and the West Sand Lake Cropseyville roadway became County Route 77 CR 77 sometime afterward On April 1 1980 all of CR 77 was transferred to the state of New York at which time it was redesignated as NY 351 by the New York State Department of Transportation NYSDOT New York State Route 351Map of Rensselaer County in eastern New York with NY 351 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by NYSDOTLength8 16 mi 1 13 13 km ExistedApril 1 1980 2 presentMajor junctionsSouth endNY 43 in Sand LakeNorth endNY 2 in BrunswickLocationCountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkCountiesRensselaerHighway systemNew York HighwaysInterstate US State Reference Parkways NY 350 NY 352 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description Edit View north along NY 351 at NY 43 in Sand LakeNY 351 begins approximately 0 7 miles 1 1 km east of the hamlet of West Sand Lake at an intersection with NY 43 It initially heads northeastward through the town of Sand Lake as a two lane highway named Reichard Lake Road passing through a residential yet wooded area in the vicinity of Racquet Lake The woods eventually overtake the homes as the route heads away from the lake and into the town of Poestenkill however NY 351 quickly enters another residential area based around the route s junction with NY 66 Just west of the intersection is Algonquin Middle School part of the Averill Park Central School District Past NY 66 NY 351 changes names to Round Top Road and heads into an isolated part of Poestenkill passing through a mixture of forests and sparsely developed open areas as it meanders northward 3 After 2 miles 3 2 km of little to no development NY 351 enters the hamlet of Poestenkill the northernmost community of significance along the route In the center of the community it intersects NY 355 at an all way stop intersection 3 The junction was originally the eastern terminus of NY 154 4 however that route was eliminated as part of a highway maintenance swap in 1980 that ultimately created NY 351 2 5 The route continues north from Poestenkill as White Church Road winding its way through the open and hilly terrain of the northern part of the town The terrain s complexion remains the same in the adjacent town of Brunswick where the highway changes names to Farm to Market Road In Brunswick NY 351 serves only a handful of homes before it terminates at a junction with NY 2 in the hamlet of Cropseyville The Brunswick Central School District s Tamarac Secondary School is a short distance to the west on NY 2 3 History EditThe segment of modern NY 351 north of the hamlet of Poestenkill was originally designated as NY 153 c 1932 6 7 This designation was removed in the early 1940s 8 9 All of former NY 153 was later incorporated into CR 77 a county route maintained by Rensselaer County that extended from the hamlet of West Sand Lake to the hamlet of Cropseyville via Postenkill 10 On April 1 1980 ownership and maintenance of all of CR 77 was transferred from Rensselaer County to the state of New York as part of a county wide highway maintenance swap 2 The route now maintained by NYSDOT was redesignated as NY 351 11 Major intersections EditThe entire route is in Rensselaer County Locationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesTown of Sand Lake0 000 00 NY 43 Averill Park DefreestvilleSouthern terminus community of West Sand LakeTown of Poestenkill1 622 61 NY 66 Averill Park Troy3 705 95 NY 355 west CR 40 east Troy BerlinEastern terminus of NY 355 former eastern terminus of NY 154 hamlet of PoestenkillTown of Brunswick8 1613 13 NY 2 Troy CropseyvilleNorthern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also Edit 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 217 Retrieved February 1 2010 a b c New York State Legislature New York State Highway Law 341 Retrieved June 10 2010 a b c Microsoft Nokia October 25 2015 overview map of NY 351 Map Bing Maps Microsoft Retrieved October 25 2015 New York Map Cartography by General Drafting Exxon 1979 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 New York Map Cartography by H M Gousha Company Kendall Refining Company 1931 Texaco Road Map New York Map Cartography by Rand McNally and Company Texas Oil Company 1932 Map of New York Map Cartography by H M Gousha Company Shell Oil Company 1940 New York with Pictorial Guide Map Cartography by General Drafting Esso 1942 Averill Park Digital Raster Quadrangle Map 1 24 000 New York State Department of Transportation 1974 Retrieved April 27 2009 New York Map Rand McNally and Company 1985 ISBN 0 528 91040 X External links EditKML file edit help Template Attached KML New York State Route 351KML is from Wikidata Wikimedia Commons has media related to New York State Route 351 New York State Route 351 at New York Routes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New York State Route 351 amp oldid 1137153168, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
