- New York State Route 405
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NYS Route 405
Route information Maintained by NYSDOT and the city of Troy Length: 2.63 mi[4] (4.23 km) Existed: early 1970s[1][2] – April 1, 1980[3] Major junctions South end: 
US 4 in North GreenbushNorth end: 
NY 66 in TroyLocation Counties: Rensselaer Highway system Numbered highways in New York
Interstate • U.S. • N.Y. (former) • Reference • County← 
NY 404NY 406 
→New York State Route 405 (NY 405) was a state highway in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. It ran for 2.63 miles (4.23 km) between an intersection with U.S. Route 4 in North Greenbush and a junction with NY 66 just inside the Troy city limits. In between, NY 405 intersected NY 136. The entirety of NY 405 was originally part of NY 40. In the early 1970s, NY 40 was truncated northward to NY 7 in northern Troy and its former routing from US 4 to NY 66 was assigned NY 405. Ownership and maintenance of most of NY 405 was transferred to Rensselaer County on April 1, 1980, at which time the parts of the route given to the county were redesignated as part of County Route 74.
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Route description
NY 405 began at an intersection with U.S. Route 4 in North Greenbush. It headed eastward and northeastward on Winter Street through a residential area to an intersection with NY 136. At the time, the intersection was the western terminus of NY 136. NY 405 continued northeastward into the city of Troy, where it ended at a junction with NY 66 in the extreme southeastern corner of the city.[4][5]
History
NY 40 initially extended south of Troy to East Greenbush when it was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. All of NY 40 from 125th Street in Troy southward was concurrent to U.S. Route 4.[6] By 1932, NY 40 was rerouted south of Troy to leave US 4 at Winter Street and follow the street through North Greenbush and into Troy. At the end of Winter Street, NY 40 turned northwest, overlapping NY 66 into downtown Troy.[7] The overlap between US 4 and NY 40 from East Greenbush to North Greenbush was eliminated in the late 1950s when NY 40 was truncated northward to the junction of US 4 and Winter Street.[8][9] NY 40 was cut back again in the early 1970s to end at NY 7 in northern Troy. The portion of NY 40's former routing on Winter Street was designated as NY 405.[1][2]
On April 1, 1980, ownership and maintenance of NY 405 from US 4 to its junction with Williams Road and from NY 136 to the Troy city line was transferred from the state of New York to Rensselaer County as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government.[3] The portions of NY 405 transferred to the county were redesignated as part of County Route 74 while the small segment from Williams Road to NY 136 became part of a westward extension of NY 136.[4] Maintenance of Winter Street in the city of Troy remained the responsibility of the city of Troy, as it had been during NY 405's existence.[10]
Major intersections
The entire route was in Rensselaer County.
Location Mile[4] Destinations Notes North Greenbush 0.00 US 41.62 
NY 136Western terminus of NY 136 Troy 2.63 NY 661.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi References
- ^ a b State of New York Department of Transportation (January 1, 1970) (PDF). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State. http://www.greaternyroads.info/pdfs/state70.pdf. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
- ^ a b Gulf Oil Company (1972). New York and New Jersey Tourgide Map (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company (1972 ed.).
- ^ a b New York State Legislature. "Highway Law, Article 12, Section 341". http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi?COMMONQUERY=LAWS. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
- ^ a b c d Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Maps – overview map of former NY 405 (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=h&lat=42.690916&lon=-73.670052&zoom=15&q1=42.677911%2C-73.690351&q2=42.68135%2C-73.675374&q3=42.691823%2C-73.669215&q4=42.701869%2C-73.656534. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
- ^ Exxon (1977). New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting (1977–78 ed.).
- ^ Standard Oil Company of New York (1930). Road Map of New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting.
- ^ Texas Oil Company (1932). Texaco Road Map – New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company.
- ^ Esso (1958). New York with Special Maps of Putnam–Rockland–Westchester Counties and Finger Lakes Region (Map). Cartography by General Drafting (1958 ed.).
- ^ Gulf (1960). New York and New Jersey Tourgide Map (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company.
- ^ New York State Department of Transportation (1993). Troy South Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gisdata/quads/drg24/dotpreview/index.cfm?code=s49. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
External links
Categories:- Former state highways in New York
- Transportation in Rensselaer County, New York
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