New York State Route 321
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New York State Route 321 (NY 321) is a state highway
in Onondaga County, New York
, United States
. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with U.S. Route 20 (US 20) in the village of Skaneateles
. Its northern terminus is at an intersection with NY 5
in Bennetts Corners, a hamlet within the town of Camillus
. NY 321 is predominantly a north–south highway; however, a portion of the route through the towns of Elbridge
and Camillus follows an east–west alignment. The portion of NY 321 in Camillus between Forward Road and NY 5 is maintained by Onondaga County as part of County Route 66, a route that continues north of NY 5 to Memphis
.
The majority of NY 321's routing was originally designated as part of NY 26 in 1924. NY 26 continued east to the village of Camillus
by way of Forward Road and modern NY 174
. All of NY 26 north of Skaneateles was renumbered to NY 321 as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. It initially overlapped NY 174 from Forward Road to Camillus; however, this concurrency was eliminated in the 1960s. NY 321 was rerouted to follow Bennetts Corners Road in the 1980s.
(West Genesee Street) in the Onondaga County
village of Skaneateles
. The highway, at first, heads northward, intersecting with local streets in the village. After leaving the village and entering the town of the same name
, the highway intersects with the Old Seneca Turnpike (County Route 133 or CR 133). Route 321 continues northward, then veers east as it crosses into the town of Elbridge
.
In Elbridge, NY 321 intersects with several county routes, including Halfway Road (CR 107; former NY 368
), a connector highway leading to the hamlet of Halfway. Soon afterwards, Route 321 turns to the northeast, heading towards NY 5
. The highway intersects Forward Road (unsigned NY 931F) just inside the Camillus
town line soon after the turn. Forward Road, a local road that passes through a mixture of open fields and forests, serves as a connector between NY 321 and NY 174
.
Past Forward Road, Route 321 becomes concurrent with CR 66 as maintenance of the roadway shifts from the New York State Department of Transportation
to Onondaga County. The state designation comes to an end at Route 5 in the hamlet of Bennetts Corners west of the village of Camillus
shortly after; however, CR 66 continues onward.
CR 66 continues through farmlands of central New York
and passes to the west of Camillus Country Club and its service road. It turns to the northeast as it continues towards the hamlet of Memphis
. CR 66 intersects with local roads in the hamlet of Oswego Bitter before terminating at CR 67 and CR 134 in Memphis.
was incorporated in the 1800s to help build highways in the area. The highways that were proposed were to be built with stone and other materials. Construction began in 1911 on a highway between the Skaneateles–Elbridge
town line and the hamlet of Martisco within the town of Camillus
. It was accepted into the New York
state highway system on September 17, 1912. An extension of the road south into the town of Skaneateles to the village of the same name
was constructed in late 1912 and early 1913 and added to the state highway system in September 1913.
When the first set of posted routes in New York were assigned in 1924, the Skaneateles–Martisco highway was included as part of NY 26, a route extending from Ithaca
to Syracuse
by way of Skaneateles. North of Martisco, NY 26 followed Ninemile Creek to the village of Camillus
, where it intersected NY 5A (later NY 5
).
from Martisco to Camillus. The overlap remained in place until the 1960s when NY 321 was truncated to the southern end of the concurrency in Martisco.
In the early 1950s, the portion of NY 321 south of Forward Road was co-designated as part of NY 20SY
, a largely alternate routing of US 20 between Skaneateles and Manlius
via Syracuse
. Past Sweets Corners, NY 20SY continued north on a previously unnumbered roadway to NY 5
at Bennetts Corners, where it joined NY 5 east into Camillus. The NY 20SY designation was removed ca. 1962, leaving Bennetts Corners Road from Forward Road to NY 5 as an unnumbered roadway once again.
NY 321 was rerouted in the late 1980s to follow Bennetts Corners Road to NY 5. This part of NY 321 overlapped CR 66, a highway that began at the junction of Forward and Bennetts Corners Roads and ended in the hamlet of Memphis
, and thus became maintained by Onondaga County
. The former routing of NY 321 along Forward Road is now designated as NY 931F, an unsigned reference route 1.16 miles (1.87 km) in length.
State highway
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in Onondaga County, New York
Onondaga County, New York
Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 467,026. The county seat is Syracuse.Onondaga County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, United States
United States
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. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with U.S. Route 20 (US 20) in the village of Skaneateles
Skaneateles (village), New York
Skaneateles is a village in the town of Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York, United States. The village is named from and located on the shores of Skaneateles Lake, one of the Finger Lakes. The village, as of the 2000 census, has a population of 2,616 residents. The main highway through the...
. Its northern terminus is at an intersection with NY 5
New York State Route 5
New York State Route 5 is a state highway that extends for across the state of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley and passes through Buffalo, Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady, and several other smaller cities and...
in Bennetts Corners, a hamlet within the town of Camillus
Camillus (town), New York
Camillus is a town in Onondaga County, New York, U.S. The population was 24,167 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Roman military leader Marcus Furius Camillus by a clerk interested in the classics....
. NY 321 is predominantly a north–south highway; however, a portion of the route through the towns of Elbridge
Elbridge (town), New York
Elbridge is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 6,091 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Elbridge Gerry, a Vice President of the United States, and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence....
and Camillus follows an east–west alignment. The portion of NY 321 in Camillus between Forward Road and NY 5 is maintained by Onondaga County as part of County Route 66, a route that continues north of NY 5 to Memphis
Memphis, New York
Memphis is a hamlet in the Town of Van Buren, west of Syracuse in Onondaga County, New York, United States.Because of its location on the south town line of Van Buren, part of Memphis can be considered to be also in the Towns of Elbridge and Camillus...
.
The majority of NY 321's routing was originally designated as part of NY 26 in 1924. NY 26 continued east to the village of Camillus
Camillus (village), New York
Camillus is a village in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,249 at the 2000 census. The village takes its name from the town in which it is located...
by way of Forward Road and modern NY 174
New York State Route 174
New York State Route 174 is a state highway in Onondaga County, located in Central New York, United States. The highway is long and passes through mostly rural regions. Route 174 begins at an intersection with NY 41 in Borodino, a hamlet of Spafford...
. All of NY 26 north of Skaneateles was renumbered to NY 321 as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. It initially overlapped NY 174 from Forward Road to Camillus; however, this concurrency was eliminated in the 1960s. NY 321 was rerouted to follow Bennetts Corners Road in the 1980s.
Route description
Route 321 begins at an intersection with US 20U.S. Route 20 in New York
U.S. Route 20 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Newport, Oregon, to Boston, Massachusetts. In the U.S. state of New York, US 20 extends from the Pennsylvania state line at Ripley to the Massachusetts state line in the Berkshire Mountains. US 20 is the longest...
(West Genesee Street) in the Onondaga County
Onondaga County, New York
Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 467,026. The county seat is Syracuse.Onondaga County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area....
village of Skaneateles
Skaneateles (village), New York
Skaneateles is a village in the town of Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York, United States. The village is named from and located on the shores of Skaneateles Lake, one of the Finger Lakes. The village, as of the 2000 census, has a population of 2,616 residents. The main highway through the...
. The highway, at first, heads northward, intersecting with local streets in the village. After leaving the village and entering the town of the same name
Skaneateles (town), New York
Skaneateles is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 7,323 at the 2000 census. The name is from the Iroquois "Indian" tribe term for the adjacent lake: "long lake." The town is on the western border of the county and includes a village, also called Skaneateles...
, the highway intersects with the Old Seneca Turnpike (County Route 133 or CR 133). Route 321 continues northward, then veers east as it crosses into the town of Elbridge
Elbridge (town), New York
Elbridge is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 6,091 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Elbridge Gerry, a Vice President of the United States, and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence....
.
New York State Route 368
New York State Route 368 was a state highway in Onondaga County, New York, United States. It was one of the shortest routes in the county, extending for only between NY 321 and NY 5 in the town of Elbridge. NY 368 was known as Halfway Road for the hamlet it served near its...
), a connector highway leading to the hamlet of Halfway. Soon afterwards, Route 321 turns to the northeast, heading towards NY 5
New York State Route 5
New York State Route 5 is a state highway that extends for across the state of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley and passes through Buffalo, Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady, and several other smaller cities and...
. The highway intersects Forward Road (unsigned NY 931F) just inside the Camillus
Camillus (town), New York
Camillus is a town in Onondaga County, New York, U.S. The population was 24,167 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Roman military leader Marcus Furius Camillus by a clerk interested in the classics....
town line soon after the turn. Forward Road, a local road that passes through a mixture of open fields and forests, serves as a connector between NY 321 and NY 174
New York State Route 174
New York State Route 174 is a state highway in Onondaga County, located in Central New York, United States. The highway is long and passes through mostly rural regions. Route 174 begins at an intersection with NY 41 in Borodino, a hamlet of Spafford...
.
New York State Department of Transportation
The New York State Department of Transportation is responsible for the development and operation of highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in the U.S...
to Onondaga County. The state designation comes to an end at Route 5 in the hamlet of Bennetts Corners west of the village of Camillus
Camillus (village), New York
Camillus is a village in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,249 at the 2000 census. The village takes its name from the town in which it is located...
shortly after; however, CR 66 continues onward.
CR 66 continues through farmlands of central New York
Central New York
Central New York is a term used to broadly describe the central region of New York State, roughly including the following counties and cities:...
and passes to the west of Camillus Country Club and its service road. It turns to the northeast as it continues towards the hamlet of Memphis
Memphis, New York
Memphis is a hamlet in the Town of Van Buren, west of Syracuse in Onondaga County, New York, United States.Because of its location on the south town line of Van Buren, part of Memphis can be considered to be also in the Towns of Elbridge and Camillus...
. CR 66 intersects with local roads in the hamlet of Oswego Bitter before terminating at CR 67 and CR 134 in Memphis.
Origins
The town of SkaneatelesSkaneateles (town), New York
Skaneateles is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 7,323 at the 2000 census. The name is from the Iroquois "Indian" tribe term for the adjacent lake: "long lake." The town is on the western border of the county and includes a village, also called Skaneateles...
was incorporated in the 1800s to help build highways in the area. The highways that were proposed were to be built with stone and other materials. Construction began in 1911 on a highway between the Skaneateles–Elbridge
Elbridge (town), New York
Elbridge is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 6,091 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Elbridge Gerry, a Vice President of the United States, and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence....
town line and the hamlet of Martisco within the town of Camillus
Camillus (town), New York
Camillus is a town in Onondaga County, New York, U.S. The population was 24,167 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Roman military leader Marcus Furius Camillus by a clerk interested in the classics....
. It was accepted into the New York
New 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...
state highway system on September 17, 1912. An extension of the road south into the town of Skaneateles to the village of the same name
Skaneateles (village), New York
Skaneateles is a village in the town of Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York, United States. The village is named from and located on the shores of Skaneateles Lake, one of the Finger Lakes. The village, as of the 2000 census, has a population of 2,616 residents. The main highway through the...
was constructed in late 1912 and early 1913 and added to the state highway system in September 1913.
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
to Syracuse
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
by way of Skaneateles. North of Martisco, NY 26 followed Ninemile Creek to the village of Camillus
Camillus (village), New York
Camillus is a village in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,249 at the 2000 census. The village takes its name from the town in which it is located...
, where it intersected NY 5A (later NY 5
New York State Route 5
New York State Route 5 is a state highway that extends for across the state of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley and passes through Buffalo, Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady, and several other smaller cities and...
).
NY 321 designation
NY 26 was split into several different routes as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. The segment of former NY 26 between US 20 in Skaneateles and NY 5 in Camillus was renumbered to NY 321. It initially overlapped with NY 174New York State Route 174
New York State Route 174 is a state highway in Onondaga County, located in Central New York, United States. The highway is long and passes through mostly rural regions. Route 174 begins at an intersection with NY 41 in Borodino, a hamlet of Spafford...
from Martisco to Camillus. The overlap remained in place until the 1960s when NY 321 was truncated to the southern end of the concurrency in Martisco.
New York State Route 20SY
New York State Route 20SY was a state highway in the vicinity of Syracuse, New York, in the United States. It connected U.S. Route 20 to downtown Syracuse via Skaneateles, Camillus, Manlius, and Cazenovia in Onondaga County and Madison County...
, a largely alternate routing of US 20 between Skaneateles and Manlius
Manlius (village), New York
Manlius is a village in Onondaga County, New York, USA. The population was 4,819 at the 2000 census. The village takes its name from its town.The Village of Manlius is near the south town line of the Town of Manlius and is southeast of the City of Syracuse of which it is a suburb.An area of about...
via Syracuse
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
. Past Sweets Corners, NY 20SY continued north on a previously unnumbered roadway to NY 5
New York State Route 5
New York State Route 5 is a state highway that extends for across the state of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley and passes through Buffalo, Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady, and several other smaller cities and...
at Bennetts Corners, where it joined NY 5 east into Camillus. The NY 20SY designation was removed ca. 1962, leaving Bennetts Corners Road from Forward Road to NY 5 as an unnumbered roadway once again.
NY 321 was rerouted in the late 1980s to follow Bennetts Corners Road to NY 5. This part of NY 321 overlapped CR 66, a highway that began at the junction of Forward and Bennetts Corners Roads and ended in the hamlet of Memphis
Memphis, New York
Memphis is a hamlet in the Town of Van Buren, west of Syracuse in Onondaga County, New York, United States.Because of its location on the south town line of Van Buren, part of Memphis can be considered to be also in the Towns of Elbridge and Camillus...
, and thus became maintained by Onondaga County
Onondaga County, New York
Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 467,026. The county seat is Syracuse.Onondaga County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area....
. The former routing of NY 321 along Forward Road is now designated as NY 931F, an unsigned reference route 1.16 miles (1.87 km) in length.