New York State Route 405
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New York State Route 405 (NY 405) was a state highway
in Rensselaer County, New York
, United States
. It ran for 2.63 miles (4.23 km) 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 entirety of NY 405 was originally part of NY 40
. In the early 1970s, NY 40 was truncated northward to NY 7
in northern Troy and its former routing from US 4 to NY 66 was assigned NY 405. Ownership and maintenance of most of NY 405 was transferred to Rensselaer County on April 1, 1980, at which time the parts of the route given to the county were redesignated as part of County Route 74.
. It headed eastward and northeastward on Winter Street through a residential area to an intersection with NY 136
. At the time, the intersection was the western terminus of NY 136. NY 405 continued northeastward into the city of Troy
, where it ended at a junction with NY 66
in the extreme southeastern corner of the city.
initially extended south of Troy
to East Greenbush when it was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. All of NY 40 from 125th Street in Troy southward was concurrent to U.S. Route 4. By 1932, NY 40 was rerouted south of Troy to leave US 4 at Winter Street and follow the street through North Greenbush
and into Troy. At the end of Winter Street, NY 40 turned northwest, overlapping NY 66
into downtown Troy. The overlap between US 4 and NY 40 from East Greenbush to North Greenbush was eliminated in the late 1950s when NY 40 was truncated northward to the junction of US 4 and Winter Street. NY 40 was cut back again in the early 1970s to end at NY 7
in northern Troy. The portion of NY 40's former routing on Winter Street was designated as NY 405.
On April 1, 1980, ownership and maintenance of NY 405 from US 4 to its junction with Williams Road and from NY 136
to the Troy city line was transferred from the state of New York
to Rensselaer County
as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government. The portions of NY 405 transferred to the county were redesignated as part of County Route 74 while the small segment from Williams Road to NY 136 became part of a westward extension of NY 136. Maintenance of Winter Street in the city of Troy remained the responsibility of the city of Troy, as it had been during NY 405's existence.
State highway
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in Rensselaer County, New York
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...
, United States
United States
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. It ran for 2.63 miles (4.23 km) between an intersection with 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....
and a junction with 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...
just inside the 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...
city limits. In between, NY 405 intersected NY 136
New York State Route 136
New York State Route 136 is a state highway within the town of North Greenbush in Rensselaer County, New York, in the United States. It begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 4 just south of Troy and ends at a junction with NY 150 in the hamlet of Wynantskill...
. The entirety of NY 405 was originally part of NY 40
New York State Route 40
New York State Route 40 is a north–south state highway in eastern New York, United States. It is 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...
. In the early 1970s, NY 40 was truncated northward to 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 northern Troy and its former routing from US 4 to NY 66 was assigned NY 405. Ownership and maintenance of most of NY 405 was transferred to Rensselaer County on April 1, 1980, at which time the parts of the route given to the county were redesignated as part of County Route 74.
Route description
NY 405 began at an intersection with U.S. Route 4 in North GreenbushNorth 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....
. It headed eastward and northeastward on Winter Street through a residential area to an intersection with NY 136
New York State Route 136
New York State Route 136 is a state highway within the town of North Greenbush in Rensselaer County, New York, in the United States. It begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 4 just south of Troy and ends at a junction with NY 150 in the hamlet of Wynantskill...
. At the time, the intersection was the western terminus of NY 136. NY 405 continued northeastward into 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...
, where it ended at a junction with 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...
in the extreme southeastern corner of the city.
History
NY 40New York State Route 40
New York State Route 40 is a north–south state highway in eastern New York, United States. It is 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...
initially extended south 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...
to East Greenbush when it was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. All of NY 40 from 125th Street in Troy southward was concurrent to U.S. Route 4. By 1932, NY 40 was rerouted south of Troy to leave US 4 at Winter Street and follow the street through 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....
and into Troy. At the end of Winter Street, NY 40 turned northwest, overlapping 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...
into downtown Troy. The overlap between US 4 and NY 40 from East Greenbush to North Greenbush was eliminated in the late 1950s when NY 40 was truncated northward to the junction of US 4 and Winter Street. NY 40 was cut back again in the early 1970s to end at 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 northern Troy. The portion of NY 40's former routing on Winter Street was designated as NY 405.
On April 1, 1980, ownership and maintenance of NY 405 from US 4 to its junction with Williams Road and from NY 136
New York State Route 136
New York State Route 136 is a state highway within the town of North Greenbush in Rensselaer County, New York, in the United States. It begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 4 just south of Troy and ends at a junction with NY 150 in the hamlet of Wynantskill...
to the Troy city line 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 between the two levels of government. The portions of NY 405 transferred to the county were redesignated as part of County Route 74 while the small segment from Williams Road to NY 136 became part of a westward extension of NY 136. Maintenance of Winter Street in the city of Troy remained the responsibility of the city of Troy, as it had been during NY 405's existence.