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New York State Route 45

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This article is about the current alignment of NY 45. For other uses, see New York State Route 45 (disambiguation).
New York State Route 45 marker
New York State Route 45
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length8.60 mi[1] (13.84 km)
ExistedBy 1952[2] (1930 as NY 305[3])–present
Major junctions
Major intersections Palisades Pkwy in Pomona
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesRockland
Highway system
← US 44→ NY 46

New York State Route 45 is a north–south state highway in central Rockland County, New York. NY 45 spans 8.60 miles (13.84 km) from Chestnut Ridge at the New Jersey-New York border, where it becomes Bergen County Road 73 in Bergen County, New Jersey, to U.S. Route 202 in Mount Ivy. Though an interchange does exist with the Palisades Interstate Parkway, it has no access to the New York State Thruway.

NY 45 was established in 1930 as NY 305. It was renumbered to NY 94 in the 1940s before becoming NY 45 by 1952.

Route description

The southern terminus of NY 45 at the state line.

NY 45 begins at the New Jersey-New York border in Chestnut Ridge.[4] Although the first NY 45 reassurance shield doesn't appear for a quarter-mile, the reference marker below the "Welcome to New York" sign at the crossing indicates the beginning of NY 45.

NY 45 runs parallel to the small portion of the Garden State Parkway that enters New York. Officially this portion is considered an extension of the New York State Thruway. While NY 45 never intersects the GSP, it provides a link to the parkway. South of the NJ border, Bergen CR 73 intersects the GSP, and in New York, NY 45 intersects CR 41, which intersects the parkway. Through Chestnut Ridge (where it is known as Chestnut Ridge Road, just as CR 73, its southern extension, is in New Jersey), it crosses the New York State Thruway.[4]

NY 45 at NY 59 in Spring Valley. A mile to the east, NY 59 intersects the Thruway.

Once it enters Spring Valley (where it is known locally first as South Main Street, then as North Main Street after it crosses its very busy intersection with NY 59), NY 45 continues northward through the downtown business district.[4] Traffic here tends to pile up many times a day. After NY 45's intersection at Hillcrest with CR 74 (the location of several small shopping centers), traffic tends to ease up. North of there, NY 45 provides a link to the Hassidic Jewish community of New Square, although it never enters the village limits. At CR 80, NY 45 enters New Hempstead. Again the road becomes relatively quiet, but it begins to parallel the Palisades Interstate Parkway, until its intersection at Exit 12 in Pomona. NY 45 quickly leaves Pomona and enters Mount Ivy. This is where NY 45 comes to its northern terminus at US 202. This area of US 202 is in downtown Mount Ivy, and Exit 13 of the Palisades is just one-tenth of a mile west of NY 45's northern terminus.[4]

History

In the 1930 renumbering, what is now NY 45 was designated New York State Route 305[3] while modern NY 305 north of Portville in Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties was known as NY 94.[5][6] In Orange County, current NY 94 was assigned NY 45.[3] The NY 305 and NY 94 designations were swapped in the 1940s, placing NY 305 on its current alignment and NY 94 on what is now NY 45.[7][8] NY 94 was then swapped again, this time for NY 45, by 1952, placing both routes on their modern routing.[2]

Spring Valley Bypass

A toll-free, limited-access highway was planned to bypass Spring Valley. This was planned as a "J" shaped road along the east side of existing NY 45 and the south side of NY 59. The southwest end would have been at the intersection of NY 59 & 306 in Monsey, while the north end would have been somewhere along NY 45 in New Square. This may have also included a northern extension of the Garden State Parkway. However, it was cancelled due to public opposition.[9]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
RocklandChestnut Ridge0.000.00 Bergen CR 73Continuation into New Jersey
Spring Valley2.483.99 CR 52
Module:Jctint/USA warning: Unused argument(s): street
3.024.86 NY 59To I-87/I-287/Thruway
4.357.00 CR 74
Module:Jctint/USA warning: Unused argument(s): street
New Hempstead5.949.56 CR 80
Module:Jctint/USA warning: Unused argument(s): street
Pomona7.5112.09 Palisades Interstate ParkwayExit 12 (PIP)
Mount Ivy8.6013.84 US 202
Module:Jctint/USA warning: Unused argument(s): street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "Traffic Data Report - NY 32 to NY 55" (PDF). NYSDOT. 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2007-09-17. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Sunoco. 1952.
  3. ^ a b c 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
  4. ^ a b c d Overview Map of NY 45 (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
  5. ^ Tourist Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  6. ^ Road Map & Historical Guide - New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Sun Oil Company. 1935.
  7. ^ Official Road Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1940. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  8. ^ Official Highway Map of New York State (Map) (1947-48 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. State of New York Department of Public Works.
  9. ^ "Spring Valley Bypass History @ NYCRoads.com". NYCRoads. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
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