New York State Route 40
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New York State Route 40 (NY 40) is a north–south state highway
in eastern New York
, United States
. It is 54.67 miles (87.98 km) long and runs from NY 7
in the city of Troy
north to NY 22
in the town of Granville
. NY 40 also passes through the villages of Schaghticoke
and Argyle
and enters the vicinity of the village of Greenwich
. It intersects three east–west highways of note: NY 67
just outside Schaghticoke, NY 29
west of Greenwich, and NY 149
in the hamlet of Hartford
. Incidentally, NY 40 has overlaps with all three routes.
NY 40 originally extended south to East Greenbush and north to Comstock when it was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. The route was truncated south to NY 149 in Hartford in the early 1940s and north to U.S. Route 4 in North Greenbush
in the late 1950s. It was re-extended northward to its current northern terminus in the 1960s, but also truncated northward to its current southern terminus in the early 1970s. In 1980, ownership and maintenance of the portion of NY 40 south of NY 142
and outside of Troy was transferred from the state of New York
to Rensselaer County
as part of a highway maintenance swap. This section of the route is co-designated and co-signed as County Route 145 and has no reference marker
s.
(Hoosick Street) in the Rensselaer County
city of Troy
. It heads north as 10th Street for one block, then veers northeast onto Oakwood Avenue. NY 40 continues through Troy, passing St. Mary Hospital and later the Frear Park Golf Course. North of the golf course, NY 40 passes through Oakwood Cemetery and begins to straddle the boundary between the city of Troy and the town of Brunswick
. Most of this section is in Brunswick and maintained by Rensselaer County as County Route 145, a designation that is visibly signed along NY 40. Meanwhile, the portion of the route in Troy is maintained by the city.
Past the cemetery, the route re-enters the city of Troy and has a brief, 0.08 mile (0.1287472 km) long overlap with NY 142
. It continues northward along Leversee Road into the town of Schaghticoke
, where it becomes Speigletown Road. NY 40 intersects NY 67
southwest of the village of Schaghticoke
, and the two routes come together to cross the Hoosic River
and enter the village. NY 67 leaves NY 40 just north of the village line and heads east toward the town of Pittstown
. NY 40, meanwhile, continues northward as Reservoir Road into Washington County
.
Now in the town of Easton
, NY 40 progresses onward on a slightly northeasterly alignment that loosely parallels that of the Hudson River
3 miles (5 km) to the west. It passes through mostly rural terrain to the vicinity of the village of Greenwich
, where it intersects NY 29
. Like NY 67, NY 29 joins NY 40 north to cross a waterbody, this time Batten Kill
. The routes enter the town of Greenwich
and split on the north bank of the river not long afterward. While NY 29 travels east into Greenwich village, NY 40 continues northeast into the town of Argyle
.
In the hamlet of South Argyle, NY 40 intersects with County Route 49, once designated as NY 338
. NY 40 continues on through rural surroundings to the village of Argyle
, a small community situated around NY 40's junction with NY 197
. The route heads northeastward from Argyle to the town of Hartford
, passing Tamarack Swamp near the town line. To the north of the swamp is the hamlet of South Hartford, where NY 40 intersects with NY 196
. Just over 1 miles (1.6 km) to the north, NY 40 enters the hamlet of Hartford. It intersects NY 149
south of the community and the two routes overlap for roughly 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) through the hamlet. Northeast of Hartford, NY 40 passes through the southeastern tip of the town of Fort Ann
on its way to the town of Granville, where it ends at a junction with NY 22
.
and the hamlet of Middle Granville. It began at U.S. Route 9 and U.S. Route 20 and ran concurrent with U.S. Route 4 to Troy, where it split from US 4 at 125th Street. From there, it followed 125th Street, Northern Drive, and Brickyard Road out of the city. NY 40 joined its modern alignment shortly afterward at Leversee Road.
The current and original routings of NY 40 remained identical until the town of Hartford
. The route left its current alignment north of the hamlet of Hartford and headed northeast to Middle Granville, where it met NY 22
. NY 40 and NY 22 came together, forming an overlap westward to Truthville. NY 22 split from NY 40 here, veering off to the northwest, while NY 40 continued west to US 4 in Comstock, where it ended. The Middle Granville – Comstock segment of NY 40 was part of NY 24 prior to the renumbering; in fact, it was the only part of NY 40 that was part of a route prior to 1930.
NY 40 was realigned slightly by the following year to bypass Middle Granville entirely. Instead of heading northeast from Hartford, NY 40 went northward to West Granville, where it rejoined its previous alignment. By 1932, NY 40 was rerouted in the vicinity of Troy. It now left US 4 in the town of North Greenbush
(south of Troy) and followed Winter Street northeastward into the city. Within Troy, NY 40 overlapped NY 66
to its end at Congress Avenue (then-NY 96 and now NY 2
) and briefly joined NY 96 westward to 15th Street. NY 40 turned north here, following 15th Street to Oakwood Avenue, where the route joined its modern routing.
to serve Comstock by way of NY 40 and US 4. As a result, NY 40 was truncated south to its junction with NY 149
in Hartford. The portion of NY 40's routing between Hartford and West Granville was a sub-par road at the time (deemed as a second and third-class highway by map cartographer General Drafting
), which led the state to place the end of the route in Hartford instead. In the late 1950s, NY 40 was cut back on its southern end to begin at what had been the northern terminus of its overlap with US 4 in North Greenbush.
NY 40 was re-extended on its northern end ca. 1962 to follow its former routing northeastward to Middle Granville, where it ended at NY 22. The alignment proved to be temporary as the Hartford – West Granville highway was improved during the mid-1960s and became part of a realigned NY 40 by 1968. The last change to NY 40's routing came in the early 1970s when it was truncated on its southern end to the junction of Hoosick Street (NY 7
) and 10th Street in Troy. As a result, NY 40 was also realigned slightly to use 10th Street and Oakwood Avenue between Hoosick and 15th Streets. NY 40's former routing on Winter Street was redesignated as NY 405
.
On April 1, 1980, ownership and maintenance of the portion of NY 40 that lies south of NY 142
and outside of the Troy city limits was transferred from the state of New York
to Rensselaer County
as part of a large highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government. The routing of NY 40 was not altered; however, the part of the route given to the county is now co-designated as County Route 145 and is also co-signed as such.
of NY 40 in the town of Schaghticoke
. It connected NY 40 to the Tomhannock Reservoir
and the village of Valley Falls
and had an overlap with NY 67
between Valley Falls and the village of Schaghticoke
. The southern terminus of the route was at an intersection with NY 40 in the hamlet of Melrose. NY 40A's northern terminus was at the junction of NY 40 and NY 67 just north of the Schaghticoke village limits. The route was assigned ca. 1933 and removed in the late 1940s. However, the portion of NY 40A's old alignment between the southern Valley Falls village line and NY 67 remained state-maintained until April 1, 1980, when ownership and maintenance of it was transferred to Rensselaer County
as part of a large highway maintenance swap between the state and the county. The entirety of NY 40A's former routing south of NY 67 is now County Route 117.
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 eastern 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...
, United States
United States
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. It is 54.67 miles (87.98 km) long and runs from 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...
in the city of Troy
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
north to NY 22
New York State Route 22
New York State Route 22 is a north–south state highway in eastern New York in the United States. It runs parallel to the state's eastern edge from the outskirts of New York City to a short distance south of the Canadian border. At , it is the state's longest north–south route and...
in the town of Granville
Granville, New York
Granville is a town on the eastern border of Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. NY 40 also passes through the villages of Schaghticoke
Schaghticoke (village), New York
Schaghticoke is a village in Rensselaer County, New York, USA. The population was 676 at the 2000 census. The Natives at Schaghticoke included Mohicans, Abenakis, Cahoos, Pennacooks, Wampanoags, Naraganests, Sokokis, Nipmucs and others. This mixed group, which was at times 1000 men strong, were the...
and Argyle
Argyle (village), New York
Argyle is a village in the town of Argyle in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village population was 289 at the 2000 census...
and enters the vicinity of the village of Greenwich
Greenwich (village), New York
Greenwich is a village in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village population was 1,902 at the 2000 census. Locals pronounce the name as it appears, in contrast to Greenwich , England...
. It intersects three east–west highways of note: NY 67
New York State Route 67
New York State Route 67 is an east–west state highway in eastern New York in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 5 in the town of St. Johnsville...
just outside Schaghticoke, NY 29
New York State Route 29
New York State Route 29 is a state highway extending for across the eastern portion of the U.S. state of New York. The western terminus of the route is at NY 28 and NY 169 in Middleville, Herkimer County. The eastern terminus of the route is at NY 22 just south of Salem,...
west of Greenwich, and NY 149
New York State Route 149
New York State Route 149 is an east–west state highway that runs for through the Capital District of New York in the United States. It begins at exit 20 on the Adirondack Northway in the Warren County town of Queensbury and intersects U.S...
in the hamlet of Hartford
Hartford, New York
Hartford is a town centrally located in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 2,279 at the 2000 census.- History :...
. Incidentally, NY 40 has overlaps with all three routes.
NY 40 originally extended south to East Greenbush and north to Comstock when it was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. The route was truncated south to NY 149 in Hartford in the early 1940s and north to U.S. Route 4 in North Greenbush
North Greenbush, New York
North Greenbush is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. North Greenbush is located in the western part of the county. The population was 10,805 at the 2000 census....
in the late 1950s. It was re-extended northward to its current northern terminus in the 1960s, but also truncated northward to its current southern terminus in the early 1970s. In 1980, ownership and maintenance of the portion of NY 40 south of NY 142
New York State Route 142
New York State Route 142 is a north–south state highway in Rensselaer County, New York, in the United States. The southern terminus is at an intersection with NY 7 in the hamlet of Brunswick Center within the town of Brunswick. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 4 in the...
and outside of Troy was transferred from the state of 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...
to Rensselaer County
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...
as part of a highway maintenance swap. This section of the route is co-designated and co-signed as County Route 145 and has no reference marker
Reference marker (New York)
In New York, a reference marker is a small green sign mounted approximately every one-tenth mile on highways maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation. This was initiated in response to the Highway Safety Act of 1966 enacted by Congress, in an effort to monitor traffic and...
s.
Route description
NY 40 begins at an intersection with NY 7New 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...
(Hoosick Street) in the Rensselaer County
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...
city of Troy
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
. It heads north as 10th Street for one block, then veers northeast onto Oakwood Avenue. NY 40 continues through Troy, passing St. Mary Hospital and later the Frear Park Golf Course. North of the golf course, NY 40 passes through Oakwood Cemetery and begins to straddle the boundary between the city of Troy and 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...
. Most of this section is in Brunswick and maintained by Rensselaer County as County Route 145, a designation that is visibly signed along NY 40. Meanwhile, the portion of the route in Troy is maintained by the city.
Past the cemetery, the route re-enters the city of Troy and has a brief, 0.08 mile (0.1287472 km) long overlap with NY 142
New York State Route 142
New York State Route 142 is a north–south state highway in Rensselaer County, New York, in the United States. The southern terminus is at an intersection with NY 7 in the hamlet of Brunswick Center within the town of Brunswick. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 4 in the...
. It continues northward along Leversee Road into the town of Schaghticoke
Schaghticoke (town), New York
Schaghticoke is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, USA. The population was 7,456 at the 2000 census. The Schaghticoke is a native tribe original to the area. The town is on the northern border of the county, north of Troy...
, where it becomes Speigletown Road. NY 40 intersects NY 67
New York State Route 67
New York State Route 67 is an east–west state highway in eastern New York in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 5 in the town of St. Johnsville...
southwest of the village of Schaghticoke
Schaghticoke (village), New York
Schaghticoke is a village in Rensselaer County, New York, USA. The population was 676 at the 2000 census. The Natives at Schaghticoke included Mohicans, Abenakis, Cahoos, Pennacooks, Wampanoags, Naraganests, Sokokis, Nipmucs and others. This mixed group, which was at times 1000 men strong, were the...
, and the two routes come together to cross the Hoosic River
Hoosic River
The Hoosic River, also known as the Hoosac, the Hoosick and the Hoosuck , is a tributary of the Hudson River in the northeastern United States. The different spellings are the result of varying transliterations of the river's original Algonquian name...
and enter the village. NY 67 leaves NY 40 just north of the village line and heads east toward the town of Pittstown
Pittstown, New York
Pittstown is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 5,644 at the 2000 census. It is in the northern part of the county.A small part of the north town line is Rensselaer County's border with Washington County, New York...
. NY 40, meanwhile, continues northward as Reservoir Road into Washington County
Washington County, New York
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,216. It was named for the Revolutionary War general George Washington...
.
Now in the town of Easton
Easton, New York
Easton is a town in southwestern Washington County, New York, United States along the county's western boundary. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 2,259 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Easton, Connecticut...
, NY 40 progresses onward on a slightly northeasterly alignment that loosely parallels that of 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...
3 miles (5 km) to the west. It passes through mostly rural terrain to the vicinity of the village of Greenwich
Greenwich (village), New York
Greenwich is a village in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village population was 1,902 at the 2000 census. Locals pronounce the name as it appears, in contrast to Greenwich , England...
, where it intersects NY 29
New York State Route 29
New York State Route 29 is a state highway extending for across the eastern portion of the U.S. state of New York. The western terminus of the route is at NY 28 and NY 169 in Middleville, Herkimer County. The eastern terminus of the route is at NY 22 just south of Salem,...
. Like NY 67, NY 29 joins NY 40 north to cross a waterbody, this time Batten Kill
Batten Kill
The Batten Kill, or Battenkill, or the Battenkill River, is a river rising in Vermont that flows into New York and is a tributary of the Hudson River....
. The routes enter the town of Greenwich
Greenwich (town), New York
Greenwich is a town in the southwest part of Washington County, New York, United States. The town is located on the west border of the county. The population was 4,896 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area...
and split on the north bank of the river not long afterward. While NY 29 travels east into Greenwich village, NY 40 continues northeast into the town of Argyle
Argyle (town), New York
Argyle is a town in Washington County, New York, USA. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 3,688 at the 2000 census...
.
In the hamlet of South Argyle, NY 40 intersects with County Route 49, once designated as NY 338
New York State Route 338 (1980–1996)
New York State Route 338 was a state highway in Washington County, New York, in the United States. The western terminus of the route was at NY 40 in South Argyle, a hamlet in the town of Argyle. Its eastern terminus was at NY 29 in Greenwich...
. NY 40 continues on through rural surroundings to the village of Argyle
Argyle (village), New York
Argyle is a village in the town of Argyle in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village population was 289 at the 2000 census...
, a small community situated around NY 40's junction with NY 197
New York State Route 197
New York State Route 197 is an east–west state highway in eastern New York, United States. It runs from U.S. Route 9 in the Saratoga County town of Moreau east to NY 40 in Argyle. NY 197 has a short overlap with U.S...
. The route heads northeastward from Argyle to the town of Hartford
Hartford, New York
Hartford is a town centrally located in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 2,279 at the 2000 census.- History :...
, passing Tamarack Swamp near the town line. To the north of the swamp is the hamlet of South Hartford, where NY 40 intersects with NY 196
New York State Route 196
New York State Route 196 is a state route in New York, running from the village of Hudson Falls east to the hamlet of South Hartford in Hartford, Washington County....
. Just over 1 miles (1.6 km) to the north, NY 40 enters the hamlet of Hartford. It intersects NY 149
New York State Route 149
New York State Route 149 is an east–west state highway that runs for through the Capital District of New York in the United States. It begins at exit 20 on the Adirondack Northway in the Warren County town of Queensbury and intersects U.S...
south of the community and the two routes overlap for roughly 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) through the hamlet. Northeast of Hartford, NY 40 passes through the southeastern tip of the town of Fort Ann
Fort Ann (town), New York
Fort Ann is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 6,417 at the 2000 census...
on its way to the town of Granville, where it ends at a junction with NY 22
New York State Route 22
New York State Route 22 is a north–south state highway in eastern New York in the United States. It runs parallel to the state's eastern edge from the outskirts of New York City to a short distance south of the Canadian border. At , it is the state's longest north–south route and...
.
Establishment and realignments
NY 40 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York to an alignment extending from East Greenbush in the south to Comstock in the north via the city of TroyTroy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
and the hamlet of Middle Granville. It began at U.S. Route 9 and U.S. Route 20 and ran concurrent with U.S. Route 4 to Troy, where it split from US 4 at 125th Street. From there, it followed 125th Street, Northern Drive, and Brickyard Road out of the city. NY 40 joined its modern alignment shortly afterward at Leversee Road.
The current and original routings of NY 40 remained identical until the town of Hartford
Hartford, New York
Hartford is a town centrally located in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 2,279 at the 2000 census.- History :...
. The route left its current alignment north of the hamlet of Hartford and headed northeast to Middle Granville, where it met NY 22
New York State Route 22
New York State Route 22 is a north–south state highway in eastern New York in the United States. It runs parallel to the state's eastern edge from the outskirts of New York City to a short distance south of the Canadian border. At , it is the state's longest north–south route and...
. NY 40 and NY 22 came together, forming an overlap westward to Truthville. NY 22 split from NY 40 here, veering off to the northwest, while NY 40 continued west to US 4 in Comstock, where it ended. The Middle Granville – Comstock segment of NY 40 was part of NY 24 prior to the renumbering; in fact, it was the only part of NY 40 that was part of a route prior to 1930.
NY 40 was realigned slightly by the following year to bypass Middle Granville entirely. Instead of heading northeast from Hartford, NY 40 went northward to West Granville, where it rejoined its previous alignment. By 1932, NY 40 was rerouted in the vicinity of Troy. It now left US 4 in the town of North Greenbush
North Greenbush, New York
North Greenbush is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. North Greenbush is located in the western part of the county. The population was 10,805 at the 2000 census....
(south of Troy) and followed Winter Street northeastward into the city. Within Troy, NY 40 overlapped NY 66
New York State Route 66
New York State Route 66 is a state highway in the Capital District of New York in the United States. The route begins at an intersection with NY 23B in the Columbia County city of Hudson and ends at a junction with NY 2 in the Rensselaer County city of Troy...
to its end at Congress Avenue (then-NY 96 and now 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....
) and briefly joined NY 96 westward to 15th Street. NY 40 turned north here, following 15th Street to Oakwood Avenue, where the route joined its modern routing.
Truncations and other developments
Following the 1930s, NY 40 began to be reduced in size. In the early 1940s, NY 22 was realigned between Truthville and WhitehallWhitehall (village), New York
Whitehall is a village located in the town of Whitehall in Washington County, New York, USA. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area...
to serve Comstock by way of NY 40 and US 4. As a result, NY 40 was truncated south to its junction with NY 149
New York State Route 149
New York State Route 149 is an east–west state highway that runs for through the Capital District of New York in the United States. It begins at exit 20 on the Adirondack Northway in the Warren County town of Queensbury and intersects U.S...
in Hartford. The portion of NY 40's routing between Hartford and West Granville was a sub-par road at the time (deemed as a second and third-class highway by map cartographer General Drafting
General Drafting
General Drafting Corporation of Convent Station, New Jersey, founded by Otto G. Lindberg, was one of the "Big Three" road map publishers from 1930 to 1970, along with H.M. Gousha and Rand McNally...
), which led the state to place the end of the route in Hartford instead. In the late 1950s, NY 40 was cut back on its southern end to begin at what had been the northern terminus of its overlap with US 4 in North Greenbush.
NY 40 was re-extended on its northern end ca. 1962 to follow its former routing northeastward to Middle Granville, where it ended at NY 22. The alignment proved to be temporary as the Hartford – West Granville highway was improved during the mid-1960s and became part of a realigned NY 40 by 1968. The last change to NY 40's routing came in the early 1970s when it was truncated on its southern end to the junction of Hoosick Street (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...
) and 10th Street in Troy. As a result, NY 40 was also realigned slightly to use 10th Street and Oakwood Avenue between Hoosick and 15th Streets. NY 40's former routing on Winter Street was redesignated as NY 405
New York State Route 405
New York State Route 405 was a state highway in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. It ran for between an intersection with U.S. Route 4 in North Greenbush and a junction with NY 66 just inside the Troy city limits. In between, NY 405 intersected NY 136. The...
.
On April 1, 1980, ownership and maintenance of the portion of NY 40 that lies south of NY 142
New York State Route 142
New York State Route 142 is a north–south state highway in Rensselaer County, New York, in the United States. The southern terminus is at an intersection with NY 7 in the hamlet of Brunswick Center within the town of Brunswick. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 4 in the...
and outside of the Troy city limits was transferred from the state of 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...
to Rensselaer County
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...
as part of a large highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government. The routing of NY 40 was not altered; however, the part of the route given to the county is now co-designated as County Route 145 and is also co-signed as such.
NY 40A
NY 40A was an alternate routeAlternate route
An official alternate route is a special route in the United States that provides an alternate alignment for a highway. They are loop roads and found in many road systems in the United States including the U.S. Route system and various state route systems...
of NY 40 in the town of Schaghticoke
Schaghticoke (town), New York
Schaghticoke is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, USA. The population was 7,456 at the 2000 census. The Schaghticoke is a native tribe original to the area. The town is on the northern border of the county, north of Troy...
. It connected NY 40 to the Tomhannock Reservoir
Tomhannock Reservoir
The water source for the city of Troy, New York is the Tomhannock Reservoir, a man-made reservoir 6½ miles northeast of Troy in the town of Pittstown. The reservoir is 5½ miles long, and holds when full. Water quality is good to excellent...
and the village of Valley Falls
Valley Falls, New York
Valley Falls is a village in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 491 at the 2000 census. The village lies on the boundary of the towns of Pittstown and Schaghticoke, but is mostly in the northwest part of Pittstown.- History :...
and had an overlap with NY 67
New York State Route 67
New York State Route 67 is an east–west state highway in eastern New York in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 5 in the town of St. Johnsville...
between Valley Falls and the village of Schaghticoke
Schaghticoke (village), New York
Schaghticoke is a village in Rensselaer County, New York, USA. The population was 676 at the 2000 census. The Natives at Schaghticoke included Mohicans, Abenakis, Cahoos, Pennacooks, Wampanoags, Naraganests, Sokokis, Nipmucs and others. This mixed group, which was at times 1000 men strong, were the...
. The southern terminus of the route was at an intersection with NY 40 in the hamlet of Melrose. NY 40A's northern terminus was at the junction of NY 40 and NY 67 just north of the Schaghticoke village limits. The route was assigned ca. 1933 and removed in the late 1940s. However, the portion of NY 40A's old alignment between the southern Valley Falls village line and NY 67 remained state-maintained until April 1, 1980, when ownership and maintenance of it was transferred to Rensselaer County
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...
as part of a large highway maintenance swap between the state and the county. The entirety of NY 40A's former routing south of NY 67 is now County Route 117.