This article is about the current alignment of NY 254. For the former alignment of NY 254 in Livingston and Ontario counties, see U.S. Route 20A (New York).
New York State Route 254 (NY 254) is a state highway that extends for 6.01 miles (9.67 km) through Warren and Washington counties in the Capital District of New York in the United States. The route runs from exit 19 along the Adirondack Northway (Interstate 87 or I-87) in Queensbury and follows Aviation Road, Quaker Road, and Lower Warren Street through Queensbury to Hudson Falls, where it terminates at an intersection with U.S. Route 4 (US 4) in the center of the village.
New York State Route 254
Map of the Glens Falls area with NY 254 highlighted in red
The portion of NY 254 along Lower Warren Street and River Street has had several designations over the years. From 1924 to 1930, it was part of the original NY 30. In 1927, it also became part of US 4, which initially overlapped NY 30 from Glens Falls to Whitehall. In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, NY 30 was reassigned elsewhere while US 4 was rerouted to bypass Glens Falls to the east. As a result, Lower Warren Street and River Street became part of NY 32B.
The NY 32B designation remained in place until the mid-1960s when the Quaker Road arterial was built. NY 32B was partially replaced c. 1965 by NY 254, the designation assigned to the new highway around Glens Falls. The portion of NY 254 between US 9 and Lower Warren Street is maintained by Warren County and co-designated as County Route 47 (CR 47) and CR 70.
NY 254 begins at the southbound ramp of Adirondack Northway (I-87) exit 19[4] north of Glens Falls in the town of Queensbury. The route heads eastward from the interchange as Aviation Road, passing by many commercial buildings and Aviation Mall. As it passes along the north side of the mall, NY 254 curves to the southeast before veering back to the northeast ahead of an intersection with the four-lane US 9 (Upper Glen Street). The route continues past US 9;[5] however, maintenance of the highway is transferred from the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to Warren County at the US 9 junction. Now co-designated as CR 47,[6] NY 254 progresses eastward along the four-lane Quaker Road, serving as a northerly bypass of the city of Glens Falls.[5]
NY 254 eastbound after the junction with US 9 in Queensbury in 2013 after CR 47 shields were added alongside
As the route heads east, it passes Pine View Cemetery and several local businesses.[5] At an intersection with Glenwood Avenue (CR 34), the county's internal designation for NY 254 becomes CR 70,[6] whereafter the route passes over Halfway Brook and under the Gerald B. Solomon Bikeway Bridge – a part of the Warren County Bikeway.[7] The highway progresses southeasterly upon intersecting NY 9L as NY 254 turns due southeast to avoid Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport. Along this stretch, NY 254 heads through undeveloped land before entering another area of commercial development as it approaches the outskirts of Hudson Falls. Here, the route meets NY 32 at Highland Avenue before intersecting Lower Warren Street (here unsigned NY 911E) on the banks of the Hudson River.[5]
NY 254 turns east at NY 911E, becoming state maintained once more as it follows Lower Warren Street across the Glens Falls Feeder Canal and along the Hudson River into Washington County and the village of Hudson Falls.[8] As River Street, NY 254 heads to the southeast for a short distance before terminating at an intersection with US 4 in downtown Hudson Falls. NY 196 begins one block to the south of this junction.[5]
Historyedit
Prior to the 1930s, the NY 254 designation was used for a portion of highway running between Bristol and Lakeville. This portion was later redesignated U.S. Route 20A
NY 254 eastbound at the junction with NY 9L in Queensbury
NY 32B was truncated over time, eventually consisting of just the portion between Boulevard (then-NY 32) in Queensbury and US 4 in Hudson Falls. In the mid-1960s, a new arterial was constructed around the northern and eastern extents of Glens Falls.[2][14] The roadway, designated as NY 254 c. 1965, extended from I-87 in the north to Warren Street (NY 32B) in the south. NY 254 then continued east to US 4 in Hudson Falls, replacing NY 32B.[2][3] The short 0.20-mile (0.32 km) segment of Warren Street between NY 32 and NY 254, formerly the westernmost portion of NY 32B, is now NY 911E, an unsigned reference route.[1]
^ abNew York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Mobil. 1965.
^"Warren County Inventory Listing" (CSV). New York State Department of Transportation. March 2, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
^ abcdeMicrosoft; Nokia (August 13, 2015). "overview map of NY 254" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
^ abGlens Falls Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1991. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
^Condon, Bob. "Riding through history; The Warren County Bikeway: Mile by mile" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
^Hudson Falls Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1991. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
^"New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9.
^Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas (eastern New York) (Map). Rand McNally and Company. 1926. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
^Automobile Blue Book. Vol. 1 (1927 ed.). Chicago: Automobile Blue Book, Inc. 1927. This edition shows U.S. Routes as they were first officially signed in 1927.
^Road Map of New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Standard Oil Company of New York. 1930.
^Hudson Falls Quadrangle – New York (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. 1966. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
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This article is about the current alignment of NY 254 For the former alignment of NY 254 in Livingston and Ontario counties see U S Route 20A New York New York State Route 254 NY 254 is a state highway that extends for 6 01 miles 9 67 km through Warren and Washington counties in the Capital District of New York in the United States The route runs from exit 19 along the Adirondack Northway Interstate 87 or I 87 in Queensbury and follows Aviation Road Quaker Road and Lower Warren Street through Queensbury to Hudson Falls where it terminates at an intersection with U S Route 4 US 4 in the center of the village New York State Route 254Map of the Glens Falls area with NY 254 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by NYSDOT and Warren County Department of Public WorksLength6 01 mi 1 9 67 km Existedc 1965 2 3 presentMajor junctionsWest endI 87 in QueensburyMajor intersectionsUS 9 in QueensburyEast endUS 4 in Hudson FallsLocationCountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkCountiesWarren WashingtonHighway systemNew York HighwaysInterstate US State Reference Parkways NY 253 NY 255The portion of NY 254 along Lower Warren Street and River Street has had several designations over the years From 1924 to 1930 it was part of the original NY 30 In 1927 it also became part of US 4 which initially overlapped NY 30 from Glens Falls to Whitehall In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York NY 30 was reassigned elsewhere while US 4 was rerouted to bypass Glens Falls to the east As a result Lower Warren Street and River Street became part of NY 32B The NY 32B designation remained in place until the mid 1960s when the Quaker Road arterial was built NY 32B was partially replaced c 1965 by NY 254 the designation assigned to the new highway around Glens Falls The portion of NY 254 between US 9 and Lower Warren Street is maintained by Warren County and co designated as County Route 47 CR 47 and CR 70 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description editNY 254 begins at the southbound ramp of Adirondack Northway I 87 exit 19 4 north of Glens Falls in the town of Queensbury The route heads eastward from the interchange as Aviation Road passing by many commercial buildings and Aviation Mall As it passes along the north side of the mall NY 254 curves to the southeast before veering back to the northeast ahead of an intersection with the four lane US 9 Upper Glen Street The route continues past US 9 5 however maintenance of the highway is transferred from the New York State Department of Transportation NYSDOT to Warren County at the US 9 junction Now co designated as CR 47 6 NY 254 progresses eastward along the four lane Quaker Road serving as a northerly bypass of the city of Glens Falls 5 nbsp NY 254 eastbound after the junction with US 9 in Queensbury in 2013 after CR 47 shields were added alongsideAs the route heads east it passes Pine View Cemetery and several local businesses 5 At an intersection with Glenwood Avenue CR 34 the county s internal designation for NY 254 becomes CR 70 6 whereafter the route passes over Halfway Brook and under the Gerald B Solomon Bikeway Bridge a part of the Warren County Bikeway 7 The highway progresses southeasterly upon intersecting NY 9L as NY 254 turns due southeast to avoid Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport Along this stretch NY 254 heads through undeveloped land before entering another area of commercial development as it approaches the outskirts of Hudson Falls Here the route meets NY 32 at Highland Avenue before intersecting Lower Warren Street here unsigned NY 911E on the banks of the Hudson River 5 NY 254 turns east at NY 911E becoming state maintained once more as it follows Lower Warren Street across the Glens Falls Feeder Canal and along the Hudson River into Washington County and the village of Hudson Falls 8 As River Street NY 254 heads to the southeast for a short distance before terminating at an intersection with US 4 in downtown Hudson Falls NY 196 begins one block to the south of this junction 5 History editPrior to the 1930s the NY 254 designation was used for a portion of highway running between Bristol and Lakeville This portion was later redesignated U S Route 20A nbsp NY 254 eastbound at the junction with NY 9L in QueensburyWarren Street in Glens Falls Lower Warren Street in Queensbury and River Street in Hudson Falls were originally designated as part of NY 30 in 1924 9 10 In late 1926 the U S Highway System was created One of the routes assigned at this time was US 4 which overlapped NY 30 between Glens Falls and Whitehall 11 In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York the NY 30 designation was reassigned elsewhere while US 4 was reconfigured to continue south from Hudson Falls to East Greenbush The former routing of US 4 into Glens Falls became part of NY 32B an alternate route of NY 32 that followed the Hudson River between Schuylerville and Glens Falls All of NY 32B south of Hudson Falls was concurrent to US 4 12 13 NY 32B was truncated over time eventually consisting of just the portion between Boulevard then NY 32 in Queensbury and US 4 in Hudson Falls In the mid 1960s a new arterial was constructed around the northern and eastern extents of Glens Falls 2 14 The roadway designated as NY 254 c 1965 extended from I 87 in the north to Warren Street NY 32B in the south NY 254 then continued east to US 4 in Hudson Falls replacing NY 32B 2 3 The short 0 20 mile 0 32 km segment of Warren Street between NY 32 and NY 254 formerly the westernmost portion of NY 32B is now NY 911E an unsigned reference route 1 Major intersections editCountyLocationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesWarrenQueensbury0 000 00 nbsp I 87Western terminus exit 19 on I 87 Northway0 741 19 nbsp US 9 Lake George Glens Falls2 594 17 nbsp NY 9L Ridge Road 4 467 18 nbsp NY 32 Glens Falls4 667 50Lower Warren Street NY 911E Eastern terminus of unsigned NY 911E former routing of NY 32BWashingtonHudson Falls6 019 67 nbsp nbsp nbsp US 4 Main Street to NY 196Eastern terminus traffic circle1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also edit nbsp U S roads portalReferences edit a b c 2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State PDF New York State Department of Transportation June 16 2009 pp 278 279 341 Retrieved December 9 2009 a b c New York and Metropolitan New York Map Cartography by Rand McNally and Company Sinclair Oil Corporation 1964 a b New York Map Cartography by Rand McNally and Company Mobil 1965 Warren County Inventory Listing CSV New York State Department of Transportation March 2 2010 Retrieved July 20 2010 a b c d e Microsoft Nokia August 13 2015 overview map of NY 254 Map Bing Maps Microsoft Retrieved August 13 2015 a b Glens Falls Digital Raster Quadrangle Map 1 24 000 New York State Department of Transportation 1991 Retrieved July 19 2010 Condon Bob Riding through history The Warren County Bikeway Mile by mile PDF p 4 Retrieved April 22 2012 Hudson Falls Digital Raster Quadrangle Map 1 24 000 New York State Department of Transportation 1991 Retrieved December 15 2009 New York s Main Highways Designated by Numbers The New York Times December 21 1924 p XX9 Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas eastern New York Map Rand McNally and Company 1926 Retrieved December 15 2009 Automobile Blue Book Vol 1 1927 ed Chicago Automobile Blue Book Inc 1927 This edition shows U S Routes as they were first officially signed in 1927 New York in Soconyland Map Cartography by General Drafting Standard Oil Company of New York 1929 Road Map of New York Map Cartography by General Drafting Standard Oil Company of New York 1930 Hudson Falls Quadrangle New York Map 1 24 000 7 5 Minute Series Topographic United States Geological Survey 1966 Retrieved December 6 2007 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to New York State Route 254 KML file edit help Template Attached KML New York State Route 254KML is from Wikidata New York State Route 254 at New York Routes Retrieved from 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