New York State Route 162

NYS Route 162
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length:	14.04 mi[2] (22.60 km)
Existed:	1930[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 20 / NY 30A in Esperance
North end:	NY 5S in Root
Location
Counties:	Schoharie, Montgomery
Highway system
Numbered highways in New York Interstate • U.S. • N.Y. (former) • Reference • County ← NY 161 NY 163 →

New York State Route 162 (NY 162) is a state highway in eastern New York, United States. It runs from the hamlet of Sloansville within the town of Esperance, Schoharie County to the hamlet of Sprakers within the town of Root, Montgomery County, west of the village of Canajoharie. NY 162 begins concurrent with NY 30A, which continues south of NY 162's intersection with U.S. Route 20. After 0.75-mile (1.21 km), the concurrency splits, with NY 162 heading westward. NY 162 is a two-lane highway for all of its length, although its final 1.25-mile (2.01 km) has a climbing lane southbound as it leaves the Mohawk Valley over the Sprakers Gorge. The northern terminus of NY 162 is at a point where NY 5S is split; NY 162 merges with the westbound lane on its left, and a U-turn lane provides access to Sprakers and points east.^[3]

Route description

NY 162 begins concurrent with NY 30A at an intersection with U.S. Route 20 in Sloansville, a hamlet within the town of Esperance. The overlap lasts for 0.75 miles (1.21 km) to Dwelty Corners, where NY 162 forks from NY 30A and heads off to the northwest. It briefly passes through the town of Carlisle before entering Montgomery County and the town of Charleston. NY 162 serves the isolated hamlet of Charleston Four Corners on its way into the town of Root, where it proceeds northwesterly through the hamlets of Rural Grove and Currytown before ending at an intersection with NY 5S west of the community of Sprakers.

History

The entirety of NY 162 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.^[1]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Schoharie	Town of Esperance	0.00	US 20 / NY 30A south	Hamlet of Sloansville; southern terminus of NY 30A / NY 162 overlap
		0.80	NY 30A north	Northern terminus of NY 30A / NY 162 overlap
Montgomery	Root	14.04	NY 5S	Hamlet of Sprakers
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. p. 175. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT%20TVR%202008%20by%20Route.pdf. Retrieved February 1, 2010. 
3. ^ Perry, N.W.. "Interchange of the Week, April 28, 2001". Empire State Roads. http://www.empirestateroads.com/week/week35.html. Retrieved June 20, 2009. 

External links

• New York Routes – New York State Route 162
• New York State Highway Termini – New York State Route 162