New York State Route 100C
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New York State Route 100C (NY 100C) is an east–west spur route of NY 100
New York State Route 100
New York State Route 100 is a major north–south state highway in Westchester County, New York, in the United States. It begins parallel to Interstate 87 at a junction with the Cross County Parkway in the city of Yonkers and runs through most of the length of the county via the city of...

 in Westchester County, New York
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...

, in the United States. It extends for 1.24 miles (2 km) along the Greenburgh
Greenburgh, New York
Greenburgh is a town in the western part of Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 88,400 at the 2010 census. Paul J. Feiner has been the Town Supervisor since 1991.-History:...

 – Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant, New York
Mount Pleasant is a town in Westchester County, New York, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 43,724.-Geography:...

 town line from an intersection with NY 9A
New York State Route 9A
New York State Route 9A is a state highway in the vicinity of New York City, New York, United States. Its southern terminus is at the northern end of the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel in New York City, where it intersects with both Interstate 478 and FDR Drive. The northern terminus of...

 (Saw Mill River Road) to a junction with NY 100 and NY 100A
New York State Route 100A
New York State Route 100A is a long loop route of NY 100 in the town of Greenburgh . It starts in the hamlet of Hartsdale and ends in the community of Grasslands at the boundary between the towns Greenburgh and Mount Pleasant.-Route description:NY 100A splits from NY 100 along...

. NY 100C has a junction with the Sprain Brook Parkway
Sprain Brook Parkway
The Sprain Brook Parkway is a long north–south parkway in Westchester County, New York. It is one of the newest and most modern parkways in Westchester County, adopting many ideas and improvements developed during decades of statewide highway construction. The southern terminus is at the...

 near its eastern terminus. The eastern terminus of NY 100C also serves as NY 100A's northern endpoint.

Route description

The western end of NY 100C is where it splits off as Old Saw Mill River Road from NY 9A
New York State Route 9A
New York State Route 9A is a state highway in the vicinity of New York City, New York, United States. Its southern terminus is at the northern end of the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel in New York City, where it intersects with both Interstate 478 and FDR Drive. The northern terminus of...

 (Saw Mill River Road). After 0.2 mile (0.321868 km), Old Saw Mill River Road continues northwest as unsigned
Unsigned highway
An unsigned highway is a highway that has been assigned a route number, but does not bear conventional road markings that would normally be used to identify the route with that number...

 County Route 303 (CR 303) towards the hamlet of Eastview, while NY 100C turns right onto Grasslands Road. It immediately crosses over NY 9A again at a grade-separated intersection and begins its eastward journey. After another 0.9 miles (1.4 km), NY 100C meets the Sprain Brook Parkway
Sprain Brook Parkway
The Sprain Brook Parkway is a long north–south parkway in Westchester County, New York. It is one of the newest and most modern parkways in Westchester County, adopting many ideas and improvements developed during decades of statewide highway construction. The southern terminus is at the...

 by way of an interchange. The route comes to an end at NY 100
New York State Route 100
New York State Route 100 is a major north–south state highway in Westchester County, New York, in the United States. It begins parallel to Interstate 87 at a junction with the Cross County Parkway in the city of Yonkers and runs through most of the length of the county via the city of...

 and NY 100A
New York State Route 100A
New York State Route 100A is a long loop route of NY 100 in the town of Greenburgh . It starts in the hamlet of Hartsdale and ends in the community of Grasslands at the boundary between the towns Greenburgh and Mount Pleasant.-Route description:NY 100A splits from NY 100 along...

 about 200 yards (182.9 m) beyond the Sprain Brook interchange.

History

All of what is now NY 100C was originally designated as part of NY 142 ca. 1931. At the time, NY 142 overlapped with NY 9A
New York State Route 9A
New York State Route 9A is a state highway in the vicinity of New York City, New York, United States. Its southern terminus is at the northern end of the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel in New York City, where it intersects with both Interstate 478 and FDR Drive. The northern terminus of...

 along Old Saw Mill River Road (modern CR 303) to the east end of Neperan Road, where it broke from NY 9A and proceeded toward Hawthorne
Hawthorne, New York
Hawthorne is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place located in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York. The population was 4,586 at the 2010 census.-History:...

 on then-Saw Mill River Road. The NY 142 designation was short-lived, however, as it was eliminated ca. 1938. By 1940, the portion of NY 142's former routing northeast of the NY 9A overlap was replaced by an extended NY 141
New York State Route 141
New York State Route 141 is a north–south state highway in Westchester County, New York, in the United States. It extends for from an interchange with NY 9A in the hamlet of Hawthorne to an intersection with NY 117 in the village of Pleasantville...

 while the section east of the concurrency on Grasslands Road was redesignated as NY 100C. In the late 1940s, NY 9A was extended northward through Hawthorne to Ossining
Ossining (village), New York
Ossining is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 25,060 at the 2010 census. As a village, it is located in the Town of Ossining.-Geography:Ossining borders the eastern shores of the widest part of the Hudson River....

 by way of a realigned Saw Mill River Road. The portion of Old Saw Mill River Road between Grasslands Road and the new highway became a short extension of NY 100C.

Major intersections

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