State Route 314 (New York–Vermont)

Infobox road
highway_name=NYS/VT Route 314
marker_

route=346
maint=NYSDOT, Clinton County (NY), VTrans, Grand Isle
length_mi=11.00
length_notes=New York: 4.77 mi
Vermont: 5.23 mi
length_round=2
length_ref=cite journal|title=Traffic Data Report - NY 305 to NY 427 |format=PDF |publisher=NYSDOT |date=2007-07-16 |accessdate=2008-10-02] cite web|url=http://www.aot.state.vt.us/Planning/Documents/TrafResearch/Publications/2006%20Route%20Log%20AADTs%20State%20Highways-Final.pdf|title=2006 (Route Log) AADTs - State Highways|publisher=Vermont Agency of Transportation|date=June 2007|accessdate=2008-10-02]
established=New York: by 1965cite map|title=New York|publisher=Mobil|year=1965|cartography=Rand McNally]
Vermont: by 1964
direction_a=West
starting_terminus=
junction=jct|state=NY|US|9 in Plattsburgh
jct|state=VT|VT|314 in Cumberland Head
direction_b=East
ending_terminus=
counties=Clinton (NY), Grand Isle (VT)
browse=ny browse|previous_route=313|previous_type=NY|next_type=NY|next_route=315|route=New York
previous_type=NY
previous_route=313
next_type=NY
next_route=315

New York State Route 314 is a state highway in New York State located entirely within the the Town of Plattsburgh in Clinton County. It begins at Exit 39 of Interstate 87 and ends at the Plattsburgh-Grand Isle Ferry. The maintenance of NY 314 is different along its convert|5.77|mi|km|adj=on length, with the New York State Department of Transportation maintaining it from the Northway to mile marker 0.8. The rest of the route is maintained by Clinton County's Highway Department. NY 314 is better known as the Commodore Thomas MacDonough Highway by the state of New York.

Vermont Route 314, a state highway in Grand Isle County begins on the other side of Lake Champlain, at an intersection with U.S. Route 2. The route heads westward and northward into Gordon Landing. There it intersects with the ferry landing that brings you to NY 314. The route was originally assigned as Vermont Route F-3, one of the several ferry routes assigned by Vermont to connect to Lake Champlain ferries. VT F-3 was reassigned in the 1960s to VT 314 and extended southward.

Route description

NY 314

Route 314 begins at Interchange 39 of the Adirondack Northway in the town of Plattsburgh. Not far afterwards, Route 314 intersects with U.S. Route 9 (the Lakes to Locks Passage). The highway then curves to the east as it surrounds Cumberland Bay State Park to the south. After entering the hamlet of Rocky Point, the route switches from state-maintained to county-maintained and gains the internal designation of County Route 42.cite map|url=http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=h&lat=44.699455&lon=-73.381589&zoom=17&q1=44.730287%2C-73.440855&q2=44.698631%2C-73.381846&q3=44.699058%2C-73.380001|title=Overview map of NY 314|publisher=Yahoo Maps|accessdate=2008-06-15|cartography=NAVTEQ]

Routes 314 and 42 head southeastward, parallelling the shores of Lake Champlain. They then go through the hamlet of Champlain Park, which is located on the Cumberland Head. Routes 314 and 42 pass Everestt Rabideau Park, continuing towards the southern tip of the peninsula. The road is surrounded by small patches of trees, homes, and fields. Near Sunnyside Road, the routes turn to the east, heading north of the tip towards a ferry landing. Routes 314 and 42 end at the ferry landing for the Plattsburgh-Grand Isle Ferry, which connects over to Vermont Route 314.

VT 314

VT 314 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 2 in Keeler Bay. The route heads westward, passing homes and fields. At the intersection with Eagle Camp Road, a local road, VT 314 heads northward instead of the westward progression. The route continues in the same direction until turning to the northwest. At the intersection with West Shore Road, VT 314 gains that moniker and heads to the north. The route's surroundings are mainly the same, and the route enters Gordon Landing. In Gordon Landing, VT 314 intersects with the ferry road to the Plattsburgh–Grand Isle Ferry (a connector to NY 314).cite map|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&rlz=1T4ADBF_enUS232US232&q=from%3A%20US-2%20%26%20VT-314%20%26%20Allen%20Rd%2C%20Grand%20Isle%2C%20Vermont%2005458%2C%20United%20States%20at%20US%202%2C%20to%3A%20Gordon%20Landing%2C%20NY%20to%3A%20Ferry%20Rd%2FVT-314%20at%20US%202&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl|title=Overview map of NY 314|publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=2008-10-02|cartography=NAVTEQ]

VT 314 leaves Gordon Landing and heads northward towards the northern end of the island. There, the highway intersects with West Shore Road, where it (VT 314) turns eastward onto Allen Road. Along Allen Road, VT 314 continues through a higher populated area. It intersects with some local roads and enters a large patch of trees. The last intersection is with is with Pizaro Road, and VT 314 terminates at an intersection with U.S. Route 2.

History

Vermont Route 314 was first assigned in Vermont in 1924 as Vermont Route F-3. The northern part of current VT 314 (from Gordon Landing northward) was the entire length of VT F-3. The rest of the highway was unnumbered. The F-3 designation remained for about three decades, including an extension southward to Keeler Bay. [cite map |title=Official Highway Map of New York State |publisher=State of New York Department of Public Works |edition=1947-48 |cartography=General Drafting] The route was renumbered to VT 314 by 1964 to match up with NY 314, which was commissioned on Cumberland Head.cite map |title=New York and Metropolitan New York |publisher=Sinclair |year=1964 |cartography=Rand McNally and Company] The only remaining Vermont Ferry Route is Vermont Route F-5, which is located southward in Charlotte.cite map |title=Official Vermont Road Map & Guide to Vermont Attractions |publisher=Vermont Transportation Agency |year=2007 |cartography=VTrans]

Major intersections

NYint
county=Clinton
cspan=3
mile=0.00
road=
location=Plattsburgh
area=town
lspan=3
notes=Exit 39 (I-87)NYint
mile=0.75
road=NYint
mile=5.77
road= VT 314
notes=Plattsburgh-Grand Isle Ferry to Vermont
-!colspan=5|State line - Route becomes VT 346 heading eastbound and NY 346 heading westbound
-Jctint
state=VT
county=Grand Isle
cspan=2
mile=0.00
road= NY 314
location=Grand Isle
lspan=2
notes=Plattsburgh–Grand Isle Ferry to New YorkNYint
mile=5.23
road=jct|state=VT|US|2
notes=

Notes

*a. note label|note01|a|^ VT 314 in total is 5.23 miles long, however, the stretch from NY 314 is not.

See also

*State Route 74 (New York–Vermont)
*State Route 346 (New York–Vermont)

References

External links

* [http://www.state-ends.com/vermont/3140/ VT 314 @ State-Ends.com]
* [http://www.gribblenation.net/nyends/314.html NY 314 @ State-Ends.com]
* [http://www.gribblenation.net/nyroutes/ind/310_319.htm#314 New York Routes - New York State Route 314]