- New York State Route 278
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This article is about the current alignment of NY 278. For previous alignments of NY 278, see New York State Route 278 (disambiguation). For the Interstate Highway in New York City, see Interstate 278.
NYS Route 278
Route information Maintained by NYSDOT Length: 1.51 mi[3] (2.43 km) Existed: ca. 1938[1][2] – present Major junctions South end: 
NY 2 in BrunswickNorth end: 
NY 7 in BrunswickLocation Counties: Rensselaer Highway system Numbered highways in New York
Interstate • U.S. • N.Y. (former) • Reference • County← 
I-278NY 279 
→New York State Route 278 (NY 278) is a state highway in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The route, 1.51 miles (2.43 km) in length, is located entirely in the town of Brunswick. It climbs uphill from a southern terminus at NY 2 in the hamlet of Clums Corners to its northern end at NY 7.
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History
On June 13, 1904, the state of New York let a contract to improve what is now NY 278 and a roughly 2-mile (3.2 km) stretch of modern NY 2 to state highway standards. The project cost just over $33,440 (equivalent to $814,697 in 2011) and was completed by mid-1905. The 3.33 miles (5.36 km) of highway improved by the project were added to the state highway system on August 25, 1905, and internally designated as State Highway 197 (SH 197).[4][5] The segment of SH 197 northwest of Clums Corner did not receive a posted designation until ca. 1938, when it was designated as NY 278.[1][2]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Brunswick, Rensselaer County.
Mile[3] Destinations Notes 0.00 NY 2Hamlet of Clums Corners 1.51 NY 71.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi References
- ^ a b Standard Oil Company (1937). New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting.
- ^ a b Thibodeau, William A. (1938). The ALA Green Book (1938–39 ed.). Automobile Legal Association.
- ^ a b "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 205. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT%20TVR%202008%20by%20Route.pdf. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
- ^ New York State Department of Highways (1920). Report of the State Commissioner of Highways. Albany, New York: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 216. http://books.google.com/books?id=Sj4CAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA216. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
External links
Categories:- State highways in New York
- Transportation in Rensselaer County, New York
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