State Route 346 (New York–Vermont)

Infobox road
highway_name=NYS/VT Route 346
marker_

route=346
maint=NYSDOT, VTrans
length_mi=7.24
length_notes=New York: 2.62 mi
Vermont: 4.62 mi
length_round=2
length_ref=cite journal|title=Traffic Data Report - NY 305 to NY 427 |format=PDF |publisher=NYSDOT |date=2007-07-16 |accessdate=2008-03-26] cite web|url=http://www.aot.state.vt.us/Planning/Documents/TrafResearch/Publications/2006%20Route%20Log%20AADTs%20State%20Highways-Final.pdf|title=2006 (Route Log) AADTs - State Highways|publisher=Vermont Agency of Transportation|date=June 2007|accessdate=2007-12-23]
established=New York: by 1931cite map|title=Road Map of New York|publisher=Socony|year=1931|cartography=Standard Oil Company]
Vermont: by 1965cite map|title=New York|year=1965|publisher=Mobil]
direction_a=West
starting_terminus=
junction=
direction_b=East
ending_terminus=
counties=Rensselaer (NY), Bennington (VT)
browse=ny browse|previous_route=345|previous_type=NY|next_type=NY|next_route=347|route=New York
previous_type=NY
previous_route=345
next_type=NY
next_route=347

New York State Route 346 and Vermont Route 346 (also known as NY 346 and VT 346) are short state-maintained highways located entirely within the Town of Petersburgh in Rensselaer County, New York and the town of Pownal in Bennington County, Vermont. Its western terminus is at New York State Route 22, and extends into Vermont as Vermont Route 346. Route 346 continues for another convert|4.6|mi|km|lk=on to an intersection with U.S. Route 7, the Ethan Allen Highway. The route is mainly downhill during its length and was assigned entirely by 1931. Vermont Route 346, was originally Vermont Route 112 until being renumbered to match the border highway.

Route description

NY 346

Route 346 begins at an intersection with NY 22 outside the hills of the Rensselaer County state forest. Much of the beginning of 346 is going downhill out of North Petersburgh. The highway crosses a creek and intersects with County Route 95, a road which leads to Mount Anthony. NY 346 parallels County Route 96 on the other side of the creek and passes to the south of Mount Anthony, where it crosses the state line into Vermont and becomes Vermont Route 346. [cite map|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ADBF_enUS232US232&q=from:+RT-346+%4042.822920,+-73.332350+to:+RT-346+%4042.809500,+-73.286750&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl|title=Overview map of NY 346|publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=2008-03-26]

VT 346

The 346 designation, after crossing into Vermont, begins by paralleling Indian Massacre Road, the continuation of Rensselaer County Route 96. Not too far after crossing the border, VT 346 crosses railroad tracks and intersects with the eastern terminus of Indian Massacre Road. The highway continues with the railroad tracks of the Troy–Greenfield Railroad line [cite map|url=http://www.pownal.org/PHS/Land/MapNorthPownal1856.html|title=North Pownal|publisher=Pownal, Vermont|accessdate=2008-09-12] , a multi-state railroad line, [cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=pVkOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA542&lpg=PA542&dq=Troy-Greenfield+Railroad&source=web&ots=-fTWem2exL&sig=msCX6YBtWTMDS--tMNZKC9LHW1A&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result|page=542|title=Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts|date=1885|accessdate=2008-09-20] as it continues into North Pownal. There is an intersection with North Pownal Road, where VT 346 turns southward. As the highway heads southward, it continues with the railroad tracks into the outskirts of North Pownal. South of North Pownal, Route 346 climbs through a short stretch of mountains that block the view of New York.

There are a few local roads in the area, most of which access Reservoir Hollow and Halifax Hollow. After Cedar Hill Road, Route 346 begins to follow the parallel U.S. Route 7 (the Ethan Allen Highway). Township Highway 8 intersects as the highway approaches Pownal, continuing southward into the town. Passing Ellis Mine Hollow and Frost Hollow, Route 346 terminates at an intersection with US 7 in Pownal.cite map|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?q=from%3A%20Rte%20346%20%26%20Rte%20346%2C%20United%20States%20to%3AUS-7%20%26%20VT-346%2C%20Pownal%2C%20Bennington%2C%20Vermont%2005261%2C%20United%20States&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl|title=Overview map of VT 346|publisher=Google Maps|cartography=NAVTEQ Inc.|accessdate=2008-09-12|date=2008] Vermont Route 346 averages 2300 drivers each year, with the most recent being 2006.

History

The enitre stretch of New York State Route 346 was numbered and set by 1931. [cite map |title=Road Map & Historical Guide - New York |publisher=Sun Oil Company |year=1935 |cartography=Rand McNally and Company] However, the designation on the Vermont side was different when first assigned. On the other side of the border, Vermont Route 346 was known as Vermont Route 112. However, by 1965, VT 112 had been renumbered, and Vermont Route 346 had come into existance. The route now matched up at the border, becoming a continuation of each other.

Major intersections

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mile=2.62
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notes=Continuation into Vermont
-!colspan=5|State line (Begin VT 346, End NY 346)
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state=VT
county=Bennington
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road= NY 346
location=North Pownal
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state=VT
mile=4.60
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