New York State Route 144

NYS Route 144
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length:	14.74 mi[2] (23.72 km)
Existed:	1930[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 9W in New Baltimore
North end:	NY 32 near Albany
Location
Counties:	Greene, Albany
Highway system
Numbered highways in New York Interstate • U.S. • N.Y. (former) • Reference • County ← NY 143 NY 145 →

New York State Route 144 (NY 144) is a state highway in the Capital District of New York in the United States. The highway runs from the Greene County hamlet of Hannacroix to just south of the city of Albany. NY 144 is a two-lane highway its entire length. Significant sections are narrow and winding without shoulders. Much of NY 144 runs very near the Hudson River, providing a scenic view.

Route description

NY 144 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 9W near the hamlet of Hannacroix in the town of New Baltimore. The route heads to the northeast, providing service access to the New York State Thruway's New Baltimore service area before passing over the highway. Upon reaching the hamlet of New Baltimore, the route takes on a narrow, winding composition, joining River Road and heading northward along the Hudson River, providing views of the same. About 1 mile (1.6 km) north of New Baltimore, the route crosses from Greene County to Albany County and enters the town of Coeymans.

Just north of the county line, NY 144 enters the hamlet of Coeymans as Main Street, bearing away from the Hudson River and passing close to the Thruway. It passes under the latter's Berkshire Connector and meets NY 396 (Maple Avenue) east of Selkirk in the town of Bethlehem. Shortly north of that is Thruway exit 22. Continuing through the town of Bethlehem as River Road, NY 144 becomes straighter and handles heavier traffic, accessing several industrial sites along its final stretch. It comes to an end at a junction with NY 32 (Corning Hill Road) south of Albany. While NY 144 ends here, NY 32 continues north as South Pearl Street.

History

Most of modern NY 144 was originally designated as part of NY 10 when the first set of posted routes in New York were assigned in 1924. NY 10 joined what is now NY 144 at Coeymans and followed it north through Bethlehem to Albany, where NY 10 continued into the city on modern NY 32.^[3][4] When U.S. Highways were first posted in New York in 1927, all of NY 10 south of Albany became part of U.S. Route 9W (US 9W).^[5] In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, US 9W was realigned through the towns of New Baltimore and Coeymans to use modern NY 144 instead. At the same time, the portion of what is now US 9W from New Baltimore to Albany was designated as NY 144.^[1][6] The alignments of US 9W and NY 144 north of New Baltimore were flipped ca. 1935. Initially, NY 144 entered Albany, overlapping with NY 32 along South Pearl Street to US 20 in the downtown district.^[7][8] It was truncated to its current northern terminus south of Albany in the late 1960s.^[9][10]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Greene	New Baltimore	0.00	US 9W	Hamlet of Hannacroix
Albany	Town of Coeymans	4.13	NY 143 (Church Street)	Hamlet of Coeymans; eastern terminus of NY 143
	Bethlehem	8.18	NY 396 (Maple Avenue)	Eastern terminus of NY 396
		8.62	I-87 / Thruway	Exit 22 (I-87/Thruway)
		14.74	NY 32 (Corning Hill Road)
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} "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. pp. 170–171. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT%20TVR%202008%20by%20Route.pdf. Retrieved February 1, 2010. 
3. ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times: p. XX9. December 21, 1924. 
4. ^ Rand McNally and Company (1926). Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas (eastern New York) (Map). http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/Midatlantic/NewYork/unitedstates1926ra_009.html. Retrieved May 27, 2010. 
5. ^ Automobile Blue Book. 1 (1927 ed.). Chicago: Automobile Blue Book, Inc. 1927.  This edition shows U.S. Routes as they were first officially signed in 1927.
6. ^ Standard Oil Company of New York (1929). New York in Soconyland (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. 
7. ^ Texas Oil Company (1934). Road Map of New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
8. ^ Sun Oil Company (1935). Road Map & Historical Guide – New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
9. ^ Esso (1968). New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting (1969–70 ed.). 
10. ^ 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 May 27, 2010. 

External links

• New York Routes – New York State Route 144
• New York State Highway Termini – New York State Route 144