New York State Route 398
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New York State Route 398 (NY 398) was an east–west state highway
located within the town of Stuyvesant
in Columbia County, New York
, United States
. It served as a short connector between NY 9J
in the hamlet of Stuyvesant and U.S. Route 9 (US 9) in the hamlet of Sunnyside
southwest of the village of Kinderhook. NY 398 was assigned in the early 1930s and remained unchanged until 1980, when ownership and maintenance of the highway was transferred to Columbia County. The route was redesignated as County Route 26A at that time.
in downtown Stuyvesant. The route progressed eastward, passing a small park and intersecting with local roads. Route 398 passed Firwood Barn as it climbed in elevation. The route turned to the southeast and passed some small parks. After that, the route became more rural, climbing even higher in elevation and intersecting with another local road.
After the local road however, the highway began to patch its way through several hills and mountains, but this did not last long. The highway then became rural again, emerging from the mountains behind it. There were a few short hills the rest of the way along Route 398, until it entered the small hamlet of Sunnyside
. There, it became a little more suburbanized, and the highway terminated at an intersection with US 9.
to Columbia County
on April 1, 1980, as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government. The highway became part of County Route 26A (CR 26A), a designation that continues west of NY 9J to a junction with River View Street near the Hudson River
.
State highway
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located within the town of Stuyvesant
Stuyvesant, New York
Stuyvesant is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 2,188 at the 2000 census.The Town of Stuyvesant is in the northwest part of Columbia County...
in Columbia County, New York
Columbia County, New York
Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,096. The county seat is Hudson. The name comes from the Latin feminine form of the name of Christopher Columbus, which was at the time of the formation of the county a popular proposal...
, United States
United States
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. It served as a short connector between NY 9J
New York State Route 9J
New York State Route 9J is a state highway in the Hudson Valley region of New York, United States, located in Columbia and Rensselaer counties...
in the hamlet of Stuyvesant and U.S. Route 9 (US 9) in the hamlet of Sunnyside
Sunnyside, New York
Sunnyside, New York may refer to:*Sunnyside, Queens, a neighborhood in Queens, New York*Sunnyside, Staten Island, a neighborhood in Staten Island, New York...
southwest of the village of Kinderhook. NY 398 was assigned in the early 1930s and remained unchanged until 1980, when ownership and maintenance of the highway was transferred to Columbia County. The route was redesignated as County Route 26A at that time.
Route description
Route 398 began at an intersection with NY 9JNew York State Route 9J
New York State Route 9J is a state highway in the Hudson Valley region of New York, United States, located in Columbia and Rensselaer counties...
in downtown Stuyvesant. The route progressed eastward, passing a small park and intersecting with local roads. Route 398 passed Firwood Barn as it climbed in elevation. The route turned to the southeast and passed some small parks. After that, the route became more rural, climbing even higher in elevation and intersecting with another local road.
After the local road however, the highway began to patch its way through several hills and mountains, but this did not last long. The highway then became rural again, emerging from the mountains behind it. There were a few short hills the rest of the way along Route 398, until it entered the small hamlet of Sunnyside
Sunnyside, New York
Sunnyside, New York may refer to:*Sunnyside, Queens, a neighborhood in Queens, New York*Sunnyside, Staten Island, a neighborhood in Staten Island, New York...
. There, it became a little more suburbanized, and the highway terminated at an intersection with US 9.
History
NY 398 was assigned ca. 1932 to the highway connecting the hamlets of Stuyvesant and Sunnyside. It remained unchanged until January 28, 1980, when the NY 398 designation was officially removed from the highway. Ownership and maintenance of NY 398's former routing was transferred from 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...
to Columbia County
Columbia County, New York
Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,096. The county seat is Hudson. The name comes from the Latin feminine form of the name of Christopher Columbus, which was at the time of the formation of the county a popular proposal...
on April 1, 1980, as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government. The highway became part of County Route 26A (CR 26A), a designation that continues west of NY 9J to a junction with River View Street near 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...
.
Major intersections
See also
- New York State Route 217 – the other route affected by the 1980 Columbia County maintenance swap