New York State Route 185 (1930s–1980)

NYS Route 185
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length:	5.34 mi[4] (8.59 km)
Existed:	ca. 1931[1][2] – April 10, 1980[3]
Major junctions
West end:	NY 37 in Hammond
East end:	Brasie Corners – Rossie Road in Rossie
Location
Counties:	St. Lawrence
Highway system
Numbered highways in New York Interstate • U.S. • N.Y. (former) • Reference • County ← NY 184 NY 186 →

New York State Route 185 (NY 185) was a state highway located within St. Lawrence County in the North Country of New York in the United States. Although the route followed a mostly north–south alignment, it was considered an east–west highway by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). The western terminus of NY 185 was at an intersection with NY 37 in the town of Hammond. The eastern terminus was at a junction with Brasie Corners – Rossie Road in the hamlet of Rossie, located within the town of Rossie.

NY 185 was assigned in the early 1930s as a spur leading northeast from Rossie to NY 58. It was extended north to NY 37 soon afterward, but truncated in the 1940s to consist only of the Rossie – NY 37 segment. The NY 185 designation was eliminated in 1980, and its former routing was removed from the state highway system two years later as part of a highway maintenance swap between New York State and St. Lawrence County. The final path of NY 185 is now part of County Route 3 (CR 3).

History

NY 185 was assigned ca. 1931 as a spur connecting NY 58 to the hamlet of Rossie.^[1][2] It was extended north from Rossie to NY 37 in the mid-1930s,^[5][6] but truncated on its south end to the hamlet in the late 1940s.^[7][8] It remained unchanged until April 10, 1980, when the designation was removed.^[3] Two years later, on September 1, 1982, maintenance of the Rossie – NY 37 highway was transferred from the state of New York to St. Lawrence County as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government.^[9] NY 185's former routing north of Rossie is now part of CR 3.^[4] The route's pre-1940s routing east of the community was given to the county prior to 1982^[9] and is now CR 8.^[4]

Major intersections

The entire route was in St. Lawrence County.

Location	Mile[4]	Destinations	Notes
Town of Hammond	0.00	NY 37
Rossie	5.34	Brasie Corners – Rossie Road	Hamlet of Rossie
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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1. ^ ^{a b} Standard Oil Company of New York (1930). Road Map of New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Kendall Refining Company (1931). New York (Map). Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. 
3. ^ ^{a b} New York State Department of Transportation (October 2004) (PDF). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Bicycle Routes in New York State. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/operating/oom/transportation-systems/repository/tour_route_0.pdf. Retrieved July 16, 2009. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d} Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Maps – overview map of former NY 185 (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=44.436339&lon=-75.700447&zoom=18&q1=44.378817%2C-75.655316&q2=44.437143%2C-75.700205. Retrieved May 2, 2008. 
5. ^ Texas Oil Company (1933). Texaco Road Map – New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
6. ^ Sun Oil Company (1935). Road Map & Historical Guide – New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
7. ^ Sinclair Oil Corporation (1947). New York Road Map and Pictorial Sight-Seeing Guide (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
8. ^ Socony-Vacuum Oil Company (1950). New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
9. ^ ^{a b} New York State Legislature. "New York State Highway Law § 341". http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/LAWSSEAF.cgi?QUERYTYPE=LAWS+&QUERYDATA=$$HAY341$$@TXHAY0341+&LIST=LAW+&TARGET=VIEW. Retrieved June 8, 2010.