New York State Route 385
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New York State Route 385 (NY 385) is a state highway
in Greene County, New York
, United States
. It runs from the village of Catskill
to the village of Coxsackie
, serving as an alternate route of U.S. Route 9W between the two locations. While US 9W follows a more inland routing, NY 385 runs along the Hudson River
and serves the village of Athens
. Modern NY 385 is the original routing of US 9W between Catskill and Coxsackie. NY 385 was originally assigned ca. 1932 to what is now US 9W between Catskill and Coxsackie; however, the alignments of both routes were flipped by the following year.
NY 385 begins in the village of Catskill
as West Bridge Street, turning left as Spring Street, leaving town before crossing NY 23. In the village of Athens
, it follows Washington Street. In the village of Coxsackie
, NY 385 enters as Washington Avenue, turning left on West Mansion Street for its final segment.
extending from the New Jersey
state line north to Albany
. Between the villages of Catskill
and Coxsackie
, Route 3 ran along the Hudson River
, passing through the village of Athens
along the way. When the first set of posted routes in New York
were assigned in 1924, Route 3 became part of NY 10
. In 1927, the segment of NY 10 south of Albany was redesignated as the New York portion of U.S. Route 9W following the creation of the U.S. Highway System. NY 385, meanwhile, was assigned ca. 1932 to what is now US 9W between Catskill and Coxsackie. The alignments of NY 385 and US 9W were flipped by the following year, placing US 9W on the direct north–south highway from Catskill to Coxsackie and NY 385 on the riverside highway.
State highway
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in Greene County, New York
Greene County, New York
Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Its name is in honor of the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. Its county seat is Catskill...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It runs from the village of Catskill
Catskill (village), New York
Catskill is a village in Greene County, New York, USA. The population was 4,081 at the 2010 census.The Village of Catskill is in the northeast part of the Town of Catskill. Catskill is the county seat of Greene County.-History:...
to the village of Coxsackie
Coxsackie (village), New York
Coxsackie is a village in Greene County, New York, USA. The population was 2,813 at the 2010 census. The village name is a native word mak-kachs-hack-ing, and when purchased by the Dutch settlers was written as Koxhackung...
, serving as an alternate route of U.S. Route 9W between the two locations. While US 9W follows a more inland routing, NY 385 runs along the Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
and serves the village of Athens
Athens (village), New York
Athens is a village in Greene County, New York, USA. The population was 1,668 at the 2010 census. The village is named after the classical city of Athens.The Village of Athens is in the eastern part of the Town of Athens, opposite the City of Hudson....
. Modern NY 385 is the original routing of US 9W between Catskill and Coxsackie. NY 385 was originally assigned ca. 1932 to what is now US 9W between Catskill and Coxsackie; however, the alignments of both routes were flipped by the following year.
Route description
Catskill (village), New York
Catskill is a village in Greene County, New York, USA. The population was 4,081 at the 2010 census.The Village of Catskill is in the northeast part of the Town of Catskill. Catskill is the county seat of Greene County.-History:...
as West Bridge Street, turning left as Spring Street, leaving town before crossing NY 23. In the village of Athens
Athens (village), New York
Athens is a village in Greene County, New York, USA. The population was 1,668 at the 2010 census. The village is named after the classical city of Athens.The Village of Athens is in the eastern part of the Town of Athens, opposite the City of Hudson....
, it follows Washington Street. In the village of Coxsackie
Coxsackie (village), New York
Coxsackie is a village in Greene County, New York, USA. The population was 2,813 at the 2010 census. The village name is a native word mak-kachs-hack-ing, and when purchased by the Dutch settlers was written as Koxhackung...
, NY 385 enters as Washington Avenue, turning left on West Mansion Street for its final segment.
History
In 1908, the New York State Legislature created Route 3, an unsigned legislative routeLegislative 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...
extending from the New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
state line north to Albany
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
. Between the villages of Catskill
Catskill (village), New York
Catskill is a village in Greene County, New York, USA. The population was 4,081 at the 2010 census.The Village of Catskill is in the northeast part of the Town of Catskill. Catskill is the county seat of Greene County.-History:...
and Coxsackie
Coxsackie (village), New York
Coxsackie is a village in Greene County, New York, USA. The population was 2,813 at the 2010 census. The village name is a native word mak-kachs-hack-ing, and when purchased by the Dutch settlers was written as Koxhackung...
, Route 3 ran along the Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
, passing through the village of Athens
Athens (village), New York
Athens is a village in Greene County, New York, USA. The population was 1,668 at the 2010 census. The village is named after the classical city of Athens.The Village of Athens is in the eastern part of the Town of Athens, opposite the City of Hudson....
along the way. When the first set of posted routes in 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...
were assigned in 1924, Route 3 became part of NY 10
New York State Route 10
New York State Route 10 is a north–south state highway in the Central New York and North Country regions of New York in the United States. It extends for from the Quickway in Deposit, Delaware County to NY 8 at Higgins Bay, a hamlet in the Hamilton County town of Arietta...
. In 1927, the segment of NY 10 south of Albany was redesignated as the New York portion of U.S. Route 9W following the creation of the U.S. Highway System. NY 385, meanwhile, was assigned ca. 1932 to what is now US 9W between Catskill and Coxsackie. The alignments of NY 385 and US 9W were flipped by the following year, placing US 9W on the direct north–south highway from Catskill to Coxsackie and NY 385 on the riverside highway.