New York State Route 349
Encyclopedia
New York State Route 349 (NY 349) is an east–west state highway
in Fulton County, New York
, in the United States. The highway extends for 3.58 miles (5.76 km) across largely rural terrain from an intersection with NY 30A
in the town of Johnstown
to a junction with NY 30
in the town of Mayfield
. The westernmost section of the route is known as East State Street Extension. NY 349 was assigned ca. 1931 to the portion of its alignment between County Route 154 (CR 154; then NY 148) and NY 30. It was extended west to its present terminus in the mid-1950s after NY 148 was rerouted onto an arterial highway between Gloversville
and Mayfield.
city limits at an intersection with NY 30A
in the town of Johnstown
. It heads northeast as the two-lane East State Street Extension, passing by a line of homes as it leaves the Gloversville area. After 0.5 mile (0.80467 km), the number of residences surrounding the route begins to dwindle as the highway enters more rural areas. It continues to the hamlet of Dennies Crossing, where it meets CR 154, a connector leading north to NY 30A, which parallels NY 349 through this portion of Johnstown. Just east of the junction, NY 349 crosses a rail trail
that was once the right-of-way of the Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad
.
Past Dennies Crossing, the highway takes on a slightly southeastern alignment into the town of Mayfield
, where it traverses progressively less developed and more forested areas. About 1 miles (1.6 km) into the town, the route makes a northeastward turn, crossing the FJ&G Rail Trail once again and serving a handful of homes before ending at an intersection with NY 30
in Red Bunch Corners, a small community 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the village of Mayfield
and 3 miles (5 km) north of the larger hamlet of Vail Mills. The route serves mostly as a local connector highway, handling just over 3,000 vehicles per day on average
.
let a contract to improve 4.03 miles (6.49 km) of highway in the towns of Johnstown
and Mayfield
—including the portion of modern NY 349 west of what is now CR 154—to state highway standards. The project cost $30,952 (equivalent to $ in ) and was completed by mid-1903. The highways improved by the project were added to the state highway system on July 24, 1903, as State Highway 33 (SH 33). A contract to improve the 2.01 miles (3.23 km) of modern NY 349 between CR 154 and the former Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad
was awarded on September 1, 1906. In all, the project cost $17,980 (equivalent to $ in ) and took approximately two years to complete. The improved roadway was accepted into the state highway system on October 8, 1908, as SH 248. The section of what is now NY 349 between the old railroad line and current NY 30
was improved and designated as SH 1935 by the state sometime after 1926.
In 1908, the New York State Legislature created Route 24, an unsigned legislative route
that initially extended from Fonda
to Speculator
via Gloversville
and Mayfield. From Gloversville to Mayfield, Route 24 was routed on SH 33, which broke from East State Street at modern CR 154 and followed CR 154 toward Mayfield. In the mid-1920s, all of legislative Route 24's original routing was designated as part of NY 54, a U-shaped route that began in Utica
and passed through Poland
, Wilmurt, Speculator, and Gloversville before ending in Fonda.
NY 54 was broken up into a handful of routes as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. The portion of the route south of Mayfield became the northern half of NY 148, a new north–south highway that continued past Fonda to Central Bridge. Meanwhile, SH 248 and SH 1935 were designated as NY 349 by the following year. In the mid-1950s, NY 148 was realigned between Gloversville and Mayfield to follow a new arterial highway located just north of its original alignment. The former routing of NY 148 along East State Street became part of an extended NY 349.
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 Fulton County, New York
Fulton County, New York
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,531. Its name is in honor of Robert Fulton, who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat...
, in the United States. The highway extends for 3.58 miles (5.76 km) across largely rural terrain from an intersection with NY 30A
New York State Route 30A
New York State Route 30A is a state highway in the Capital District of New York in the United States. It serves as a westerly alternate route of NY 30 from near the Schoharie County village of Schoharie to the Fulton County hamlet of Riceville, south of the village of Mayfield...
in the town of Johnstown
Johnstown (town), New York
Johnstown is a town located in Fulton County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the town had a population of 7,166. The name of the town is from landowner William Johnson....
to a junction with NY 30
New York State Route 30
New York State Route 30 is a state highway in the central part of New York in the United States. It extends for from an interchange with NY 17 in the Southern Tier to the Canadian border in the state's North Country, where it continues into Quebec as Route 138. On a regional level,...
in the town of Mayfield
Mayfield (town), New York
Mayfield is a town in Fulton County, New York, United States. The population of the town is 6,432 according to the 2000 US Census. The Town of Mayfield contains a village also called Mayfield...
. The westernmost section of the route is known as East State Street Extension. NY 349 was assigned ca. 1931 to the portion of its alignment between County Route 154 (CR 154; then NY 148) and NY 30. It was extended west to its present terminus in the mid-1950s after NY 148 was rerouted onto an arterial highway between Gloversville
Gloversville, New York
Gloversville is a city in Fulton County, New York, that was once the hub of America's glovemaking industry with over two hundred manufacturers in Gloversville and Johnstown. In 2000, Gloversville had a population of 15,413. Ten years later, the population had increased to 15,665- History :The...
and Mayfield.
Route description
NY 349 begins just east of the GloversvilleGloversville, New York
Gloversville is a city in Fulton County, New York, that was once the hub of America's glovemaking industry with over two hundred manufacturers in Gloversville and Johnstown. In 2000, Gloversville had a population of 15,413. Ten years later, the population had increased to 15,665- History :The...
city limits at an intersection with NY 30A
New York State Route 30A
New York State Route 30A is a state highway in the Capital District of New York in the United States. It serves as a westerly alternate route of NY 30 from near the Schoharie County village of Schoharie to the Fulton County hamlet of Riceville, south of the village of Mayfield...
in the town of Johnstown
Johnstown (town), New York
Johnstown is a town located in Fulton County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the town had a population of 7,166. The name of the town is from landowner William Johnson....
. It heads northeast as the two-lane East State Street Extension, passing by a line of homes as it leaves the Gloversville area. After 0.5 mile (0.80467 km), the number of residences surrounding the route begins to dwindle as the highway enters more rural areas. It continues to the hamlet of Dennies Crossing, where it meets CR 154, a connector leading north to NY 30A, which parallels NY 349 through this portion of Johnstown. Just east of the junction, NY 349 crosses a rail trail
Rail trail
A rail trail is the conversion of a disused railway easement into a multi-use path, typically for walking, cycling and sometimes horse riding. The characteristics of former tracks—flat, long, frequently running through historical areas—are appealing for various development. The term sometimes also...
that was once the right-of-way of the Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad
Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad
The Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad was at one point a 132 mile steam engine and electric interurban railroad that connected its namesake towns in east central New York State to Schenectady, New York...
.
Past Dennies Crossing, the highway takes on a slightly southeastern alignment into the town of Mayfield
Mayfield (town), New York
Mayfield is a town in Fulton County, New York, United States. The population of the town is 6,432 according to the 2000 US Census. The Town of Mayfield contains a village also called Mayfield...
, where it traverses progressively less developed and more forested areas. About 1 miles (1.6 km) into the town, the route makes a northeastward turn, crossing the FJ&G Rail Trail once again and serving a handful of homes before ending at an intersection with NY 30
New York State Route 30
New York State Route 30 is a state highway in the central part of New York in the United States. It extends for from an interchange with NY 17 in the Southern Tier to the Canadian border in the state's North Country, where it continues into Quebec as Route 138. On a regional level,...
in Red Bunch Corners, a small community 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the village of Mayfield
Mayfield (village), New York
Mayfield is a village in Fulton County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 800.The Village of Mayfield is located in the east-central part of Town of Mayfield and is northeast of Gloversville.-Geography:...
and 3 miles (5 km) north of the larger hamlet of Vail Mills. The route serves mostly as a local connector highway, handling just over 3,000 vehicles per day on average
Annual average daily traffic
Average Annual daily traffic, abbreviated AADT, is a measure used primarily in transportation planning and transportation engineering. It is the total volume of vehicle traffic of a highway or road for a year divided by 365 days. AADT is a useful and simple measurement of how busy the road is...
.
History
On June 5, 1901, 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 4.03 miles (6.49 km) of highway in the towns of Johnstown
Johnstown (town), New York
Johnstown is a town located in Fulton County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the town had a population of 7,166. The name of the town is from landowner William Johnson....
and Mayfield
Mayfield (town), New York
Mayfield is a town in Fulton County, New York, United States. The population of the town is 6,432 according to the 2000 US Census. The Town of Mayfield contains a village also called Mayfield...
—including the portion of modern NY 349 west of what is now CR 154—to state highway standards. The project cost $30,952 (equivalent to $ in ) and was completed by mid-1903. The highways improved by the project were added to the state highway system on July 24, 1903, as State Highway 33 (SH 33). A contract to improve the 2.01 miles (3.23 km) of modern NY 349 between CR 154 and the former Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad
Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad
The Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad was at one point a 132 mile steam engine and electric interurban railroad that connected its namesake towns in east central New York State to Schenectady, New York...
was awarded on September 1, 1906. In all, the project cost $17,980 (equivalent to $ in ) and took approximately two years to complete. The improved roadway was accepted into the state highway system on October 8, 1908, as SH 248. The section of what is now NY 349 between the old railroad line and current NY 30
New York State Route 30
New York State Route 30 is a state highway in the central part of New York in the United States. It extends for from an interchange with NY 17 in the Southern Tier to the Canadian border in the state's North Country, where it continues into Quebec as Route 138. On a regional level,...
was improved and designated as SH 1935 by the state sometime after 1926.
In 1908, the New York State Legislature created Route 24, 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...
that initially extended from Fonda
Fonda, New York
Fonda is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 810 at the 2000 census. Fonda is the county seat of Montgomery County...
to Speculator
Speculator, New York
Speculator is a village in Hamilton County, New York, United States. The population was 348 at the 2000 census. The village is named after a nearby Speculator Mountain....
via Gloversville
Gloversville, New York
Gloversville is a city in Fulton County, New York, that was once the hub of America's glovemaking industry with over two hundred manufacturers in Gloversville and Johnstown. In 2000, Gloversville had a population of 15,413. Ten years later, the population had increased to 15,665- History :The...
and Mayfield. From Gloversville to Mayfield, Route 24 was routed on SH 33, which broke from East State Street at modern CR 154 and followed CR 154 toward Mayfield. In the mid-1920s, all of legislative Route 24's original routing was designated as part of NY 54, a U-shaped route that began in Utica
Utica, New York
Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....
and passed through Poland
Poland, Herkimer County, New York
----Poland is a village in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 451 at the 2000 census.The Village of Poland is at the town line shared by the Town of Newport and the Town of Russia. The village is 16 miles north of the county seat in Herkimer and is northeast of Utica...
, Wilmurt, Speculator, and Gloversville before ending in Fonda.
NY 54 was broken up into a handful of routes as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. The portion of the route south of Mayfield became the northern half of NY 148, a new north–south highway that continued past Fonda to Central Bridge. Meanwhile, SH 248 and SH 1935 were designated as NY 349 by the following year. In the mid-1950s, NY 148 was realigned between Gloversville and Mayfield to follow a new arterial highway located just north of its original alignment. The former routing of NY 148 along East State Street became part of an extended NY 349.