New York State Route 158
 New York State Route 158 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NYSDOT | ||||
| Length | 5.82 mi[1] (9.37 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  NY 146 near Altamont | |||
 US 20 in Guilderland | ||||
| North end |  NY 7 in Rotterdam | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Albany, Schenectady | |||
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New York State Route 158 (NY 158) is a state highway in New York, running from near the Albany County village of Altamont to the Schenectady County town of Rotterdam, just outside Schenectady. NY 158 is a two-lane highway for all of its length.
Route description
Albany County
NY 158 begins 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of the village of Altamont at NY 146, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) west of the hamlet of Guilderland Center. The route heads northwesterly, curving to near northerly before passing over the western edge of the Watervliet Reservoir and crossing US 20. Continuing northward, it is known as Guilderland Road.[3]
Schenectady County
Shortly after entering the county, NY 158 meets the eastern terminus of NY 406, after which it narrows and has several steep curves. Passing over a railway and the Thruway, it becomes Guilderland Avenue, entering a residential area plus another railroad underpass. It then ends at NY 7 at Curry Road in Rotterdam. Guilderland Avenue continues into the city of Schenectady from that intersection.[3]
History
NY 158 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. It initially began at NY 146 east of Altamont in Guilderland and followed its modern alignment north to Curry Road (now NY 7) in Rotterdam. From there, it continued north along Guilderland Avenue into Schenectady, where it ended at Broadway (then-NY 7).[2] NY 7 was realigned c. 1962 to bypass downtown Schenectady on Curry Road. At the same time, NY 158 was truncated southward to end at the rerouted NY 7.[4][5] The former alignment of NY 158 between Curry Road and the Schenectady city line remained state-maintained as a reference route until April 1, 1980, when ownership and maintenance of the highway was transferred from the state of New York to Schenectady County as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government.[6] It was subsequently designated as County Route 160 by Schenectady County.[7]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Albany | Guilderland | 0.00 | 0.00 | NY 146 | |
| 1.83 | 2.95 | US 20 | |||
| Schenectady | Rotterdam | 3.88 | 6.24 |  NY 406 | Eastern terminus of NY 406 |
| 5.82 | 9.37 | NY 7 (Curry Road) | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 175. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- ^ a b Road Map of New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Standard Oil Company of New York. 1930.
- ^ a b "overview map of NY 158" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
- ^ New York and Metropolitan New York (Map) (1961–62 ed.). Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. Sunoco. 1961.
- ^ New York with Sight-Seeing Guide (Map) (1962 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1962.
- ^ New York State Legislature. "New York State Highway Law § 341". Retrieved June 6, 2010.
- ^ Schenectady Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1993. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
External links
- New York State Route 158 at New York Routes