New York State Route 39 (1920s–1930)

NYS Route 39
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length:	32.85 mi[4] (52.87 km)
Existed:	mid-1920s[1][2] – 1930[3]
Major junctions
West end:	NY 21 in Poughkeepsie
East end:	NY 22 in Patterson
Location
Counties:	Dutchess, Putnam
Highway system
Numbered highways in New York Interstate • U.S. • N.Y. (former) • Reference • County ← NY 39 NY 40 →

New York State Route 39 (NY 39) was a state highway in the Hudson Valley region of New York, United States. It stretched from NY 21 (now U.S. Route 44) in the town of Poughkeepsie to NY 22 in Patterson, New York. Route 39 was designated in the mid-1920s and was replaced with NY 202, NY 311, and part of NY 52 in the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.

Route description

NY 39 began in the town of Poughkeepsie at NY 21. The route headed southeastward past the western fringe of La Grange, and into Wappingers Falls where it crossed the Wappingers Creek. The route entered East Fishkill, where it began to turn northeastward through Stormville and the hamlet of Green Haven. It then passed just south of Beekman, where it started to once again turn southeastward. Route 39 passed through Poughquag and Pawling, and subsequently ran along the western shore of Whaley Lake. From here, the route entered Holmes prior to passing into Putnam County. At West Patterson, NY 39 turned east, then terminated at NY 22 in Patterson.^[2][5]

History

Route 39 was designated in the mid-1920s to what is now NY 376 from Poughkeepsie to East Fishkill, NY 52 between East Fishkill and Stormville, NY 216 from Stormville to Poughquag, NY 55 between Poughquag and West Pawling, NY 292 from West Pawling to West Patterson, and NY 311 between West Patterson and Patterson.^[1][2][5] In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, the portion of NY 39 between East Fishkill and the western fringe of Patterson was redesignated as part of the new NY 52 while the segment between Poughkeepsie and East Fishkill was renumbered to NY 202.^[3] Between Patterson and NY 22, old NY 39 was renumbered to NY 311.^[6]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[4]	Destinations	Notes
Dutchess	Town of Poughkeepsie	0.00	NY 21
Putnam	Patterson	32.85	NY 22
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

New York Roads portal

1. ^ ^{a b} "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times: p. XX9. December 21, 1924. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} National Survey Company, New England, 1926, p. 170
3. ^ ^{a b} Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times: p. 136. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. pp. 117, 119, 189, 208, 212, 222. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT%20TVR%202008%20by%20Route.pdf. Retrieved January 31, 2010.  The mileage is based on that of the modern routes that now follow NY 39's former routing and may vary slightly from NY 39's actual mileage.
5. ^ ^{a b} Rand McNally (1926). Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas (eastern New York) (Map). http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/Midatlantic/NewYork/unitedstates1926ra_009.html. Retrieved February 2, 2008. 
6. ^ Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1930/31 and 1931/32 editions, (Scarborough Motor Guide Co., Boston, 1930 and 1931). The 1930/31 edition shows New York state routes prior to the 1930 renumbering