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48-466: When it was originally assigned in the 1920s, NY 49 began at Central Square and ended at Rome. It was extended to roughly its current length in 1930, replacing NY 76 west of Marcy and utilizing previously unnumbered highways west of Central Square and east of Marcy. The section of NY 49 between Rome and Utica originally followed a surface road alongside the Mohawk River ; however, it

96-530: A connector between the expressway and Oriskany , and another for NY 291 near the hamlet of Marcy. Farther east, the freeway meets Cavanaugh Road ( NY 922A ) by way of a parclo interchange . Just east of Cavanaugh Road, the median of the expressway widens as it heads toward the New York State Thruway ( I-90 ). At the Thruway, the eastbound lanes of NY 49 cross over I-90 while

144-536: A local street located just south of the Griffiss Business and Technology Park limits, provides access between the two roads. The highway continues north into the park, where it serves as the primary north–south roadway through the area. Roughly 1 mile (1.6 km) north of NY 49, NY 825 meets Geiger and Ellsworth Roads at a roundabout and continues northward toward Griffiss International Airport . Then at another roundabout it meets Hangar Road,

192-413: A local street providing direct access to the airport, NY 825 turns to the northwest, following Mohawk Drive toward the western extent of the former Griffiss Air Force Base grounds. The road comes to a junction with Bell Road, the last street that NY 825 meets within the business park. Past Bell Road, the route curves the northwest and exits the park as it crosses over the Mohawk River and enters

240-465: A more densely developed area of Rome. NY 825, now named East Chestnut Street, continues onward for three blocks into a commercialized area north of downtown Rome, where it ends at a junction with Black River Boulevard ( NY 46 ). All of NY 825 is maintained by the city of Rome. Construction on the four-lane roadway that became NY 825 began on November 20, 2001, with a groundbreaking ceremony. The southernmost 1 mile (1.6 km) of

288-463: A region of rural farmland as it progresses to the southeast. After a while, Route 69 enters Colosse, a hamlet of Parish . There, it intersects with U.S. Route 11 , which heads northward towards the Canadian border. Route 69 enters the village of Parish, where it intersects with its lone suffixed route, Route 69A. There it also intersects with several county-maintained roads. In

336-548: A two-car collision that killed five people in December 1953, led the state Department of Public Works to investigate potential safety issues with the road. Although the study attributed virtually all of the accidents to poor driver judgment, it also noted that the corridor's traffic volume had exceeded the road's capacity. One suggested remedy was the construction of a new highway between Rome and Carey's Corners, NY 49's junction with NY 12C (now NY 291 ). Plans for

384-525: Is a state highway extending for 57.42 miles (92.41 km) across the central portion of the U.S. state of New York . The western terminus of the route is at NY 104 in the Oswego County village of Mexico . The eastern terminus is at NY 5A in the Oneida County village of Yorkville , just west of Utica . In between, NY 69 serves the city of Rome . When NY 69

432-594: Is a state highway in Oneida County, New York , in the United States. It extends for 2.59 miles (4.17 km) in a generally northwest–southeast direction, connecting the former Griffiss Air Force Base to the Utica–Rome Expressway ( NY 49 ) and downtown Rome . The highway's southern terminus is at an interchange with NY 49 east of downtown Rome, and its northern terminus is at an intersection with NY 46 just north of downtown. NY 825

480-617: Is estimated to be between $ 150 million and $ 200 million. U.S. Representative Michael Arcuri introduced legislation in July 2010 that would redesignate the 11-mile (18 km) portion of NY 49 from the North–South Arterial in Utica to NY 825 in Rome as part of I-790. The conversion is expected to cost between $ 1.5 and $ 2 million, which would be used to install new signage along

528-451: Is in Oneida County . Route 69 enters Camden, where it becomes concurrent with NY 13 in the center of the village. Routes 69 and 13 split, and 69 continues out of downtown Camden. Route 69 enters Annsville and Taberg, where it intersects with a couple of county roads. Route 69 continues to the southeast towards Rome as Rome-Taberg Road. The highway quickly enters Rome and becomes concurrent with Routes 49 and 46 on

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576-561: Is now U.S. Route 11 to meet Route 30 (now NY 104 ) in Maple View . When the first set of posted routes in New York were assigned in 1924, all of legislative Route 28 was designated as part of New York State Route 11 , an east–west highway extending from Oswego to Utica. From Oswego to Colosse, NY 11 overlapped with NY 2 and NY 3 (now US 11 and NY 104, respectively). The route

624-472: Is now designated as County Route 88 while the segment of River Road from the Dominick Street interchange to New Floyd Road remains part of NY 365. Ownership and maintenance of the remainder of River Road was transferred to the cities and towns it passed through. On October 11, 2002, a pedestrian bridge meant to connect a residential area to Whitesboro High School, under construction across

672-607: The Mohawk River , the CSX Transportation Rome yard , and the Erie Canal in quick succession near the eastern edge of downtown Rome. Shortly over passing over the canal, NY 365 exits the expressway as well, leaving only NY 49 on the roadway. As the expressway curves back to the east, it crosses a railroad spur leading to the former Griffiss Air Force Base at-grade, a rare occurrence on limited-access highways . Route 49 then meets NY 825 ,

720-535: The New York State Legislature in 1908. Route 28 began in Utica and followed modern NY 5A and NY 69 to Whitesboro , where it crossed the Mohawk River on current NY 291 and headed west to Rome on River Road (former NY 49 ). Route 28 rejoined modern NY 69 west of Rome and followed it through Camden to Colosse . Here, Route 28 turned north onto what

768-413: The $ 8.5 million highway was completed by the following October, at which time the roadway was signed as NY 825. By 2004, the route was extended northward along two-lane surface streets to intersect NY 46 north of downtown Rome . Long-term plans for the route called for the two-lane segments of NY 825 to be widened to four lanes. The section of NY 825 from Bell Road to NY 46

816-552: The Mohawk River/Erie Canal Trail System. An $ 8.85M contract was awarded and construction began in August 2016 with completion scheduled for October 2018. On November 7, 2017, the newly built section of the parkway was opened to traffic although work is continuing on final paving, lighting, and rip out of the old alignment to allow for construction of the adjacent recreational trail. The entire route

864-407: The community of New London, where it intersects and joins NY 46 on the north bank of the Erie Canal. Routes 49 and 46 head to the northeast, separating from the canal as it reenters Rome. Northwest of downtown, the routes are joined by NY 69 as they enter downtown on Erie Boulevard. At Black River Boulevard, Route 46 turns off; however, NY 26 turns onto Erie Boulevard, taking

912-549: The expressway continues for an additional 1 mile (1.6 km) to Leland Avenue as NY 5. When NY 49 was assigned in the mid-1920s, it began at NY 2 (now US 11 ) in Central Square and ended at NY 11 (modern NY 69 ) in Rome . At the time, the portion of River Road from Rome to Marcy (at what is now NY 291 ) was part of NY 11, which had been in place since 1924. In 1927, NY 11

960-451: The expressway in Marcy twisted and collapsed, killing one worker and injuring nine more. A machine was screeding the concrete deck, starting from the north end and moving south. As it reached the midpoint, the bridge suddenly twisted and collapsed onto the expressway beneath. Workers had noted that the bridge had seemed noticeably "bouncy" leading up to the incident. Investigators found that

1008-842: The expressway. By adding the Utica–Rome Expressway to the Interstate Highway System , the area would receive approximately $ 10 million in additional federal highway funding over the next five years. According to Arcuri, the proposed redesignation is part of a larger, long-term goal of creating an Interstate Highway-standard freeway that would begin at Thruway exit 33 in Verona and pass through Rome before ending at Thruway exit 31. The portion of NY 49 east of NY 825 already meets Interstate Highway standards. New York State Route 76 (1927%E2%80%931930) New York State Route 69 ( NY 69 )

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1056-456: The former routing of NY 76 became an eastward extension of NY 49 from Rome to Marcy . Between Marcy and Utica, old NY 76 was incorporated into the new NY 12C . West of Rome, old NY 76 was renumbered to NY 69. At the time, modern NY 69 from Mexico to Colosse was unnumbered while the portion of current NY 69 between Rome and Utica was part of NY 5S , an alternate route of NY 5 assigned as part of

1104-527: The hamlet of Vienna and downtown Rome , NY 49 crosses over Fish Creek and enters the westernmost portion of Rome. Unlike eastern Rome, home to the downtown district, western Rome is largely rural and undeveloped, as evidenced by the Rome Sand Plains located along the northern edge of NY 49. After 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of rural surroundings, the route passes out of Rome and into Verona upon traversing Wood Creek. The road continues south to

1152-533: The most likely reason for collapse was lateral-torsional buckling. The under-construction expressway and bridge were not open to the public at the time of collapse. There are efforts within NYSDOT to renumber NY Routes 49 and 365 (from Utica to Thruway Exit 33 in the Town of Verona) to NY Route 790, with the eventual plan of renumbering it again as an extension of I-790. The cost for the conversion to Interstate standards

1200-454: The necessary design work; however, it lacked the funds needed to complete the plans and build the highway. As a result, GLDC saw hiring an outside firm to finish the project layout and receive federal stimulus funding as the most feasible way to make the project a reality. The remaining design work was estimated to cost between $ 400,000 and $ 500,000 while the actual construction cost was set at approximately $ 7 million. In April 2015, $ 10.5M

1248-495: The northern edge of the lake, before crossing into Oneida County and intersecting with NY 13 at the northeast corner of Oneida Lake in the town of Vienna . Here, NY 13 joins NY 49, overlapping the route to the hamlet of Vienna. While NY 13 heads north toward Camden , NY 49 continues eastward, loosely paralleling Fish Creek and the Erie Canal as it heads through rural Oneida County. Midway between

1296-541: The place of NY 46 in the three-route concurrency. Together, Routes 26, 49 and 69 head south to a directional T interchange with NY 365 , the first exit on the Utica–Rome Expressway. While NY 26 leaves to the west, NY 49 and NY 69 head east, embarking on an overlap with NY 365. At the first interchange east of the directional T junction, the expressway meets NY 233 as NY 69 exits to follow Rome–Oriskany Road to Utica . NY 49 and NY 365 continue on, turning northward to pass over

1344-787: The renumbering. From Whitesboro to Utica, NY 5S and NY 12C were concurrent. NY 69 was extended a short distance westward to its present western terminus at then- U.S. Route 104 (now NY 104 ) in Mexico c.  1940 . It was extended eastward in the early 1940s when NY 5S was truncated to its present western terminus in downtown Utica. The former routing of NY 5S from Rome to Genesee Street in downtown Utica became part of NY 69. East of Whitesboro , NY 69 overlapped NY 12C; east of Yorkville, NY 69 also overlapped NY 5A . The overlaps between NY 5A, NY 12C, and NY 69 in Utica were eliminated on January 1, 1970, when NY 69

1392-497: The road began in the late 1950s, and was completed in 1960 as part of a rerouted NY 49. At the time, the expressway began at what is now the Griffiss Air Force Base interchange east of Rome. An extension of the freeway southwest to NY 365 south of downtown Rome was opened in 1980, at which time it, as well as another arterial leading southeast from Rome, became part of NY 49. In 1990, an interchange

1440-480: The road, which ultimately became the Utica–Rome Expressway, were developed over the next three years and first publicly presented in January 1957. The highway connected to NY 12C and River Road at Carey's Corners by way of a cloverleaf interchange , the first of its kind in the vicinity of Utica. The estimated cost of the new road was $ 6.962 million (equivalent to $ 75.5 million in 2024). Construction on

1488-542: The southeastern moving route to the north away from the city of Rome. Route 69 enters Oriskany , where it intersects with NY 291 . The highway heads southward, entering Whitesboro , passing its local fire department memorial park and crossing the New York State Thruway . Route 69 terminates at an interchange with NY 5A in Yorkville . Most of what is now NY 69 was originally designated as part of Route 28, an unsigned legislative route , by

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1536-434: The southwestern section of the city. The three routes pass to the south of Liberty Gardens , an attraction in Rome. The three routes head southward, intersecting with NY 26 , and Route 46 turns off. Routes 49 and 69 head southward and become concurrent with Route 365 . Route 69 turns off after a short distance along NY 365 and continues to the southeast as Rome-Oriskany Road. Route 49 parallels

1584-551: The vehicular southern entrance to the ex-base, by way of an interchange before leaving the Rome limits. As the expressway continues southeast through the towns of Floyd and Marcy toward Utica, it parallels both the Erie Canal, located due south of the roadway, and the Mohawk River, situated between the canal and the CSX Transportation mainline. In Marcy, NY 49 has an exit for River Street ( NY 922E ),

1632-480: The village center. It is not long after that Route 49 meets I-81 at exit 32. Route 49 leaves Central Square and heads southeast toward both Constantia and the Oneida Lake shoreline. East of the hamlet of Constantia, the highway begins to parallel the north shore of Oneida Lake . As the lakeside roadway, NY 49 provides access to both Bernhards Bay and Cleveland, two communities situated on

1680-649: The village of Parish , Route 69 meets Interstate 81 at exit 33. Afterwards, the highway leaves the village and re-enters the town, crossing through more farmlands and lakes. Route 69 intersects with more county roads as it heads eastward towards Amboy Center. Route 69 begins curving to the southeast and enters the Amboy hamlet of Amboy Center, where it intersects with NY 183 . Also present in Amboy Center are two county roads. Route 69 continues southeast, this time towards Camden , which

1728-442: The westbound lanes do not, creating an unusual situation in that its westbound lanes run parallel to the Thruway to the latter's north, with the eastbound lanes to the south. North of downtown Utica, NY 49 encounters Edic Road. The expressway officially enters Utica shortly afterward, where Route 49 terminates at a complex interchange between itself, NY 5 , NY 8 , NY 12 , and I-790 . Although NY 49 ends,

1776-472: Was assigned in 2002 and is ceremoniously named the Griffiss Veterans' Memorial Parkway . NY 825 begins at a trumpet interchange with the Utica–Rome Expressway ( NY 49 ) east of downtown Rome . The route heads northward, crossing over NY 365 about 150 yards (137 m) from NY 49. No direct connection exists between NY 365 and NY 825; however, Shady Grove Trail,

1824-614: Was constructed between Edic Road and the North–;South Arterial (NY 5/8/12 and I-790 ) as part of a larger reconfiguration of the area surrounding New York State Thruway exit 31. Two one-way highways along the Thruway between Edic Road and the Arterial were also built as part of the project. On July 3, 1999, ground was broken on the final section of the expressway between NY 291 and Edic Road. The $ 60 million highway (equivalent to $ 99.4 million in 2024)

1872-400: Was extended over a previously unnumbered roadway to Volney , where it ended at NY 3C (now NY 3 ). NY 49 once extended westward into downtown Fulton by way of an overlap with NY 3; however, this overlap was eliminated by 1970. In 1953, there were 32 accidents of varying degrees along the portion of NY 49 between Rome and Utica. The rash of incidents, coupled with

1920-431: Was first assigned in 1930, it stretched only from Colosse to Rome . By the early 1940s, NY 69 was extended to encompass all of its current alignment, as well as what is now NY 5A from Yorkville to Utica. It was reduced to its current length in 1970. Route 69 begins at an intersection with Route 104 in the village of Mexico . The route heads southward, intersecting with local roads. The highway enters

1968-585: Was included in the NYS DOT budget to renovate the parkway's final one-mile long, two-lane section into four lanes. GLDC hired an engineering firm to update the 2009 design plans. The project plan includes two roundabouts, one at the Floyd Avenue and Brooks Road intersection and one at the Hangar Road intersection. The budget also includes funding to construct a multi-use recreational trail and tie it into

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2016-409: Was officially opened to traffic on October 23, 2003, as part of NY 49. East of Edic Road, NY 49 utilized the pre-existing one-way highways paralleling the Thruway. The total cost of the Utica–Rome Expressway was $ 175 million (equivalent to $ 290 million in 2024). The former routing of NY 49 along River Road from NY 365 to NY 291 was transferred to Oneida County and

2064-528: Was renumbered to NY 76 to eliminate duplication with the new US 11. In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York , NY 76 was broken up and incorporated into several other routes. From Rome to Marcy, the former routing of NY 76 became an extension of NY 49. The route then continued eastward along River Road to a new terminus at Genesee Street (then- NY 5 , NY 8 , and NY 12 ) in Utica. On its western end, NY 49

2112-528: Was rerouted onto the Utica–Rome Expressway as sections of the road opened to traffic. The first segment of the freeway was finished in 1960; the final piece was completed in 2003. NY 49 begins at an intersection with NY 3 in Volney . The route heads eastward, intersecting with NY 264 just outside Pennellville. The route crosses some local and county roads before entering Central Square , where it intersects with U.S. Route 11 (US 11) in

2160-458: Was truncated to NY 2 in Colosse on its western end by 1926. In 1927, the entirety of NY 2 was redesignated as part of the new U.S. Route 11 . To eliminate duplication, all of NY 11 was renumbered to New York State Route 76 . This route remained intact up to the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York when NY 76 was split into several routes. East of Rome,

2208-639: Was truncated to its current eastern terminus in Yorkville and the NY ;12C designation was eliminated. NY 69A is a 2.04-mile-long (3.28 km) spur connecting NY 69 to the hamlet of Hastings in Oswego County . The two-lane route begins at US 11 in Hastings and heads northeast to Parish , where it ends at NY 69. It was assigned c.  1931 . New York State Route 825 New York State Route 825 ( NY 825 )

2256-586: Was unveiled as part of a dedication ceremony held on November 14, 2007. In February 2009, the Griffiss Local Development Corporation (GLDC) hired an engineering firm to complete the design work needed to begin work on widening the final two-lane section of NY 825 to four lanes. The company hoped that completing the project's design would make the project eligible for federal stimulus funding. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYS DOT) had completed 40% of

2304-477: Was widened by February 2009, leaving just the 1-mile (1.6 km) of the route from the roundabout with Geiger and Ellsworth Roads northwest to Bell Road to be expanded. On July 3, 2007, all of NY 825 was officially designated the Griffiss Veterans' Memorial Parkway after legislation proposing the name was signed into law by Governor Eliot Spitzer . Signage displaying the ceremonial name

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