New York State Route 276
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New York State Route 276 (NY 276) is a state highway
located entirely within Clinton County, New York
, in the United States
. It connects the town of Champlain
to the village of Rouses Point
, with both termini situated at intersections with U.S. Route 11
about 5 miles (8 km) apart. The middle third of the route runs along the southern edge of the Canadian border and connects to Quebec Route 221 by way of a border crossing midway between the villages of Champlain
and Rouses Point. In Rouses Point, NY 276 is known as Church Street and Platt Street. All of NY 276 was originally designated as part of NY 348
before gaining its current designation ca. 1963.
in the town of the same name
. The route heads northeast for 2 miles (3.2 km) through open fields to the Canadian border, where it intersects the de facto southern terminus of Quebec Route 221. Instead of continuing into Quebec
, NY 276 turns east, running along the southern edge for the border for just over 1 miles (1.6 km) before turning south toward the village of Rouses Point
. The amount of development along the route increases as it enters the village on Church Street.
At Pratt Street, the first cross street that NY 276 meets in Rouses Point, the route turns eastward, following Pratt Street toward the center of the village. After one block, the route crosses the Delaware and Hudson Railroad and serves Rouses Point's Amtrak station
at the junction of Pratt and Delaware Streets. NY 276 remains on Pratt Street for another two blocks to the commercial center of the village, where it terminates at a junction with US 11 (Lake Street) on the shores of Lake Champlain
. NY 276 serves as a truck route for traffic on US 11 as it bypasses a low-clearance railroad overpass on US 11 south of the village.
was originally designated as part of Route 22, an unsigned legislative route
, by the New York State Legislature in 1908. It did not receive a signed designation until ca. 1931 when the entirety of what is now NY 276 became part of NY 348
, which continued south from the current west end of NY 276 to the Chazy
hamlet of West Chazy via modern U.S. Route 11 (US 11), U.S. Route 9, and County Route 24. NY 348 was truncated southward to the hamlet of Chazy ca. 1963, eliminating a lengthy overlap with US 9. The former alignment of NY 348 north of US 11 was renumbered to NY 276.
State highway
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located entirely within Clinton County, New York
Clinton County, New York
Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 82,128. Its name is in honor of the first Governor of New York as a state, George Clinton. Its county seat is Plattsburgh.-History:...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It connects the town of Champlain
Champlain (town), New York
Champlain is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 5,754 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Lake Champlain....
to the village of Rouses Point
Rouses Point, New York
Rouses Point is a village in Clinton County, New York, United States, along the 45th parallel. The population was 2,209 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Jacques Rouse, an early settler....
, with both termini situated at intersections with U.S. Route 11
U.S. Route 11 in New York
U.S. Route 11 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from New Orleans, Louisiana, to the Canadian border at Rouses Point, New York...
about 5 miles (8 km) apart. The middle third of the route runs along the southern edge of the Canadian border and connects to Quebec Route 221 by way of a border crossing midway between the villages of Champlain
Champlain (village), New York
Champlain is a village in Clinton County, New York, USA. The population was 1,101 at the 2010 census. The village is named after nearby Lake Champlain.The Village of Champlain in located in the Town of Champlain and is north of Plattsburgh.-History:...
and Rouses Point. In Rouses Point, NY 276 is known as Church Street and Platt Street. All of NY 276 was originally designated as part of NY 348
New York State Route 348
New York State Route 348 was a state highway located within the town of Chazy in Clinton County, New York, United States. It stretched for 6.2 miles from NY 22 in the hamlet of West Chazy to U.S. Route 9 in the hamlet of Chazy and passed under the Adirondack Northway...
before gaining its current designation ca. 1963.
Route description
NY 276 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 11 (US 11) east of the village of ChamplainChamplain (village), New York
Champlain is a village in Clinton County, New York, USA. The population was 1,101 at the 2010 census. The village is named after nearby Lake Champlain.The Village of Champlain in located in the Town of Champlain and is north of Plattsburgh.-History:...
in the town of the same name
Champlain (town), New York
Champlain is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 5,754 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Lake Champlain....
. The route heads northeast for 2 miles (3.2 km) through open fields to the Canadian border, where it intersects the de facto southern terminus of Quebec Route 221. Instead of continuing into Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, NY 276 turns east, running along the southern edge for the border for just over 1 miles (1.6 km) before turning south toward the village of Rouses Point
Rouses Point, New York
Rouses Point is a village in Clinton County, New York, United States, along the 45th parallel. The population was 2,209 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Jacques Rouse, an early settler....
. The amount of development along the route increases as it enters the village on Church Street.
At Pratt Street, the first cross street that NY 276 meets in Rouses Point, the route turns eastward, following Pratt Street toward the center of the village. After one block, the route crosses the Delaware and Hudson Railroad and serves Rouses Point's Amtrak station
Rouses Point (Amtrak station)
Rouses Point is a train station in Rouses Point, New York served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It is the last station in the United States along the Adirondack line before crossing the US-Canadian Border. The building is a former U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service...
at the junction of Pratt and Delaware Streets. NY 276 remains on Pratt Street for another two blocks to the commercial center of the village, where it terminates at a junction with US 11 (Lake Street) on the shores of Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain is a natural, freshwater lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States but partially situated across the Canada—United States border in the Canadian province of Quebec.The New York portion of the Champlain Valley includes the eastern portions of...
. NY 276 serves as a truck route for traffic on US 11 as it bypasses a low-clearance railroad overpass on US 11 south of the village.
History
The portion of modern NY 276 east of the Canadian border crossing in the town of ChamplainChamplain (town), New York
Champlain is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 5,754 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Lake Champlain....
was originally designated as part of Route 22, an unsigned legislative route
Legislative route
In United States, a legislative route or legislative highway is a highway defined by laws passed in a state legislature. The numbering of such highways may or may not correspond to the numbers familiar to the public as part of the state, U.S. highway, and Interstate highway systems...
, by the New York State Legislature in 1908. It did not receive a signed designation until ca. 1931 when the entirety of what is now NY 276 became part of NY 348
New York State Route 348
New York State Route 348 was a state highway located within the town of Chazy in Clinton County, New York, United States. It stretched for 6.2 miles from NY 22 in the hamlet of West Chazy to U.S. Route 9 in the hamlet of Chazy and passed under the Adirondack Northway...
, which continued south from the current west end of NY 276 to the Chazy
Chazy, New York
Chazy is a town in northeastern Clinton County, New York, in the United States. The population was 4,284 at the 2010 census. The closest city is Plattsburgh, to the south. Chazy is from Canada. The zip code is 12921 and it is in area code 518.- History:...
hamlet of West Chazy via modern U.S. Route 11 (US 11), U.S. Route 9, and County Route 24. NY 348 was truncated southward to the hamlet of Chazy ca. 1963, eliminating a lengthy overlap with US 9. The former alignment of NY 348 north of US 11 was renumbered to NY 276.