New York State Route 401 (1930s–1950s)

NYS Route 401
Map of Columbia County and vicinity with NY 401 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length:	1.95 mi[5] (3.14 km)
Existed:	1930s[1][2] – early 1950s[3][4]
Major junctions
West end:	US 9 in Stockport
East end:	NY 9H in Ghent
Location
Counties:	Columbia
Highway system
Numbered highways in New York Interstate • U.S. • N.Y. (former) • Reference • County ← NY 400 NY 401 →

New York State Route 401 (NY 401) was an east–west state highway in Columbia County, New York, in the United States. The western terminus of the route was at an intersection with U.S. Route 9 (US 9) in the town of Stockport. Its eastern terminus was at a junction with NY 9H in the town of Ghent. In between, NY 401 passed through the hamlet of Stottville. NY 401 was assigned in the 1930s and removed in the early 1950s. The former routing of NY 401 is now part of County Route 20 (CR 20).

Route description

Topographic map of NY 401's former routing

NY 401 began at an intersection with US 9 in the town of Stockport. It headed eastward into Stottville, a small hamlet situated on the western bank of Claverack Creek. Here, NY 401 passed Stockport Town Hall and crossed over Claverack Creek. Not far to the east of the creek, the route entered the town of Ghent. Shortly thereafter, NY 401 ended at an intersection with NY 9H near the Columbia County Airport.^[6][7]

History

NY 401 was assigned at some point during the 1930s.^[1][2] The route remained unchanged until the early 1950s when the NY 401 designation was removed from the highway.^[3][4] Ownership and maintenance of NY 401's former routing east of Stottville was transferred from the state of New York to Columbia County at some point prior to 1980 while the remainder of the alignment was given to the county on April 1, 1980, as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government.^[8] The entirety of NY 401's former routing is now part of County Route 20, a designation that also applies to a pair of dead-end streets leading from NY 9H and NY 66 near the Columbia County Airport.^[9]

Major intersections

The entire route was in Columbia County.

Location	Mile[5]	Destinations	Notes
Stockport	0.00	US 9
Ghent	1.94	NY 9H
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

New York Roads portal

1. ^ ^{a b} Standard Oil Company of New York (1930). Road Map of New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Shell Oil Company (1937). Shell Road Map – New York (Map). Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Sunoco (1952). New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Esso (1954). New York with Special Maps of Putnam–Rockland–Westchester Counties and Finger Lakes Region (Map). Cartography by General Drafting (1955–56 ed.). 
5. ^ ^{a b} Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Maps – overview map of NY 401 (Columbia County) (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=42.287455&lon=-73.73498&zoom=16&q1=42.286336%2C-73.752807&q2=42.287534%2C-73.717134. Retrieved July 28, 2009. 
6. ^ United States Geological Survey (1980). Stottville Quadrangle – New York – Columbia Co. (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gisdata/quads/drg24/usgspreview/index.cfm?code=o42073c6. Retrieved July 29, 2009. 
7. ^ United States Geological Survey (1980). Hudson North Quadrangle – New York (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gisdata/quads/drg24/usgspreview/index.cfm?code=o42073c7. Retrieved July 29, 2009. 
8. ^ New York State Legislature. "New York State Highway Law § 341". http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi?COMMONQUERY=LAWS. Retrieved July 29, 2009. 
9. ^ New York State Department of Transportation (1995). Stottville Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gisdata/quads/drg24/dotpreview/index.cfm?code=v49. Retrieved July 29, 2009.