New York State Route 359

New York State Route 359 (NY 359) is a state highway located entirely within the town of Skaneateles in Onondaga County, New York in the United States. At 1.71 miles (2.75 km) in length, it is one of the shortest signed state highways in all of New York. The route begins at NY 38A a half-mile (0.8 km) north of the Onondaga-Cayuga County county line and ends at NY 41A in the hamlet of Mandana. It lies between Skaneateles Lake and Owasco Lake. Excluding its termini, there are only two junctions with other roadways along the entire route. NY 359 was assigned in the early 1940s and was part of the original NY 26 from 1924 to 1930.

New York State Route 359
Map of the Finger Lakes region with NY 359 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length	1.71 mi[1] (2.75 km)
Existed	early 1940s[2][3]–present
Major junctions
South end	NY 38A in Skaneateles
North end	NY 41A in Skaneateles
Location
Counties	Onondaga
Highway system
New York Highways Interstate U.S. State Reference Parkways ← NY 358 → NY 360

Route description

The southern terminus of NY 359 at NY 38A

NY 359 begins in the town of Skaneateles at an intersection with Heifer Street, a local road, and NY 38A. The route goes north, intersecting with Weeks Road 0.6 miles (1.0 km) north of NY 38A. Here, NY 359 begins to curve to the east with Weeks Road carrying on the northward alignment of NY 359. Upon meeting Lacy Road, the route takes over its east–west routing and heads east. NY 359 comes to an end just under a mile later at NY 41A in the lakeside hamlet of Mandana. East of NY 41A, the roadway continues for roughly 400 feet (120 m) to a boat launch on the western shore of Skaneateles Lake, 1.71 miles (2.75 km) from NY 38A.[4]

Signed as a north–south route, it lies that way at the southern end, but about midway along its length the road turns and thence travels east–west. Excluding its termini, there are only two junctions with other roadways along the entire route.[4] It is the only instance in New York of a route designated without an alphabetic suffix that terminates at both ends at suffixed routes.[5]

History

The origins of NY 359 date back to the assignment of the first state routes in New York in 1924. At this time, all of modern NY 359 became part of NY 26, a highway that continued north along what is now NY 41A toward the village of Skaneateles and south on modern NY 38A toward the village of Moravia.[6][7] In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, NY 26 was reassigned elsewhere in the state. Its former routing was incorporated into several new routes, including part of NY 38A from Moravia to the modern junction of NY 38A and NY 359 and part of NY 41A from Mandana to Skaneateles. The portion that is now NY 359, however, received no designation and became unnumbered.[8] It was designated as NY 359 in the early 1940s.[2][3]

NY 359 approaching NY 41A in Mandana

Major intersections

The entire route is in Skaneateles, Onondaga County.

mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.00	0.00	NY 38A	Southern terminus
1.71	2.75	NY 41A	Northern terminus, Hamlet of Mandana
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

•  U.S. roads portal

References

1. "2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 299. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
2. New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1940.
3. New York with Pictorial Guide (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1942.
4. Google (January 24, 2008). "overview map of NY 359" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 24, 2008.
5. New York State Department of Transportation (January 2017). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycling Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State (PDF). Retrieved January 9, 2017.
6. "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9.
7. Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas (western New York) (Map). Rand McNally and Company. 1926. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
8. Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1930–31 and 1931–32 editions, (Scarborough Motor Guide Co., Boston, 1930 and 1931). The 1930–31 edition shows New York state routes prior to the 1930 renumbering

External links

• New York State Route 359 at New York Routes