State Route 71 (Massachusetts

MA/NYS Route 71
Route information
Maintained by MassDOT (MA 71) and NYSDOT (NY 71)
Length:	7.93 mi (12.76 km) MA 71: 5.6291 mi;[1] NY 71: 2.30 mi[2]
History:	MA 71 assigned ca. 1939[3][4] NY 71 assigned 1930[5]
Major junctions
West end:	NY 22 in Hillsdale, NY
East end:	Route 23 / Route 41 in Great Barrington, MA
Location
Counties:	Columbia (NY), Berkshire (MA)
Highway system
Massachusetts State Highway Routes Numbered highways in New York Interstate • U.S. • N.Y. (former) • Reference • County
← Route 70 Mass. Route 75 → ← NY 70 New York NY 72 →

Route 71 and New York State Route 71 (NY 71) are adjoining state highways in the states of Massachusetts and New York in the United States. The two highways form a continuous roadway connecting NY 22 in Hillsdale, Columbia County, New York, to Route 23 and Route 41 in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Combined, Route 71 and NY 71 extend for 7.93 miles (12.76 km). At 2.30 miles (3.70 km) in length, NY 71 is the shortest two-digit state highway in New York.

Route description

Route 71 in Massachusetts, heading westbound through Alford

The two-state highway begins as NY 71 at an intersection with NY 22 in Green River, a hamlet within the town of Hillsdale in Columbia County, New York. NY 71 heads southeastward from this point, following the Green River through a mountainous area to the Massachusetts state line, where it becomes Route 71. From the state line, Route 71 runs southeast through Alford and Egremont before ending at a junction with Route 23 and Route 41 in Great Barrington.

History

In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, the New York portion of the Green River – Great Barrington highway was designated as NY 71.^[5] The Massachusetts half was designated as Route 69 ca. 1932.^[6][7] Route 69 was renumbered to Route 71 ca. 1939 to match the New York designation.^[3][4]

Route 71 brings the Henry Knox Trail into Massachusetts. The trail joins Route 23 at its end.

Major intersections

Route 71 westbound entering Hillsdale, New York. (Note the Knox Trail marker by the town line sign.)

County	Location	Mile[1][2]	Destinations	Notes
Columbia	Hillsdale	0.00	NY 22	Hamlet of Green River
		2.30 0.0000	New York – Massachusetts state line; roadway becomes MA 71 eastbound and NY 71 westbound
Berkshire	Alford
	Great Barrington	5.6291	Route 23 / Route 41
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

New York Roads portal

1. ^ ^{a b} Office of Transportation Planning. "2008 Road Inventory". Massachusetts Department of Transportation. http://www.eot.state.ma.us/default.asp?pgid=content/plan02&sid=about. Retrieved January 12, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "2008 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 209. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT_Traffic_Data_Report_2008.pdf. Retrieved January 13, 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Esso (1938). New York Road Map for 1938 (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Standard Oil Company (1939). New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. 
5. ^ ^{a b} Standard Oil Company of New York (1930). Road Map of New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. 
6. ^ Kendall Refining Company (1931). New York (Map). Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. 
7. ^ Texas Oil Company (1932). Texaco Road Map – New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Massachusetts Route 71 or New York State Route 71

• New York Routes – New York State Route 71
• New York State Highway Termini – New York State Route 71
• Massachusetts Route 71 endpoint photos
• Neilbert.com Massachusetts Route Log