New York State Route 278
Encyclopedia
New York State Route 278 (NY 278) is a state highway
in Rensselaer County, New York
, United States
. The route, 1.51 miles (2.43 km) in length, is located entirely in the town of Brunswick
. It climbs uphill from a southern terminus at NY 2
in the hamlet of Clums Corners to its northern end at NY 7
.
let a contract to improve what is now NY 278 and a roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) stretch of modern NY 2
to state highway standards. The project cost just over $33,440 (equivalent to $ in ) and was completed by mid-1905. The 3.33 miles (5.36 km) of highway improved by the project were added to the state highway system on August 25, 1905, and internally designated as State Highway 197 (SH 197). The segment of SH 197 northwest of Clums Corner did not receive a posted designation until ca. 1938, when it was designated as NY 278.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in Rensselaer County, New York
Rensselaer County, New York
Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,429. Its name is in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the land in the area. Its county seat is Troy...
, United States
United States
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. The route, 1.51 miles (2.43 km) in length, is located entirely in the town of Brunswick
Brunswick, New York
Brunswick is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States that was originally settled in the early 18th century. During its history, it had been part of Albany County, Rensselaerswyck, and Troy, before its incorporation in 1807...
. It climbs uphill from a southern terminus at NY 2
New York State Route 2
New York State Route 2 is a state highway in the Capital District of New York, United States. It extends from an interchange with Interstate 87 and NY 7 in the hamlet of Latham within the town of Colonie to the Massachusetts state line, where it continues to Boston as Route 2....
in the hamlet of Clums Corners to its northern end at NY 7
New York State Route 7
New York State Route 7 is a 180-mile long New York State Highway that runs from the New York/Pennsylvania border south of Binghamton, New York to the New York/Vermont border east of Hoosick. Most of the road runs along the Susquehanna Valley, closely paralleling Interstate 88 throughout...
.
History
On June 13, 1904, the state of New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
let a contract to improve what is now NY 278 and a roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) stretch of modern NY 2
New York State Route 2
New York State Route 2 is a state highway in the Capital District of New York, United States. It extends from an interchange with Interstate 87 and NY 7 in the hamlet of Latham within the town of Colonie to the Massachusetts state line, where it continues to Boston as Route 2....
to state highway standards. The project cost just over $33,440 (equivalent to $ in ) and was completed by mid-1905. The 3.33 miles (5.36 km) of highway improved by the project were added to the state highway system on August 25, 1905, and internally designated as State Highway 197 (SH 197). The segment of SH 197 northwest of Clums Corner did not receive a posted designation until ca. 1938, when it was designated as NY 278.