New York State Route 191

New York State Route 191 (NY 191) was a 6.24-mile (10.04 km) long state highway located north of Adirondack Park. The route was maintained and co-designated by the Clinton County highway department as County Route 23 (CR 23) and headed from an intersection with NY 22 in the hamlet of Sciota within the town of Chazy to a junction with U.S. Route 9 (US 9) in the hamlet of Chazy. The route met Interstate 87 (I-87, also known as the Adirondack Northway) west of Chazy hamlet.

New York State Route 191
Map of northern Clinton County with NY 191 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Clinton County
Length	6.24 mi[1] (10.04 km)
Existed	1930[2]–March 18, 2015[3]
Major junctions
West end	NY 22 in Chazy
Major intersections	I-87 in Chazy
East end	US 9 in Chazy
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Counties	Clinton
Highway system
New York Highways Interstate US State Reference Parkways
← NY 190 → NY 192

NY 191 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. The route initially extended from the community of Altona to a ferry landing on Lake Champlain in Chazy Landing, where it connected to Vermont Route F-2. The ferry ceased to operate in 1937, but NY 191 remained unchanged until 1980 when ownership and maintenance of NY 191 was transferred from the state to Clinton County. NY 191 was truncated to have the west end at NY 22 following the maintenance swap. The route was decommissioned on March 18, 2015.

Route description

2010 photo of NY 191 eastbound at I-87 near the hamlet of Chazy

NY 191 began at an intersection with NY 22 and Miner Farm Road (CR 23) in the Clinton County hamlet of Sciota, located within the town of Chazy. The route headed to the northeast as a two-lane county-maintained, state-numbered highway, overlapping with CR 23 and taking on the Miner Farm Road name. East of Sciota, the highway traversed lightly developed areas, serving several residences separated by patches of woodlands. The route eventually began to turn to the southeast, connecting with Angelville Road (unsigned CR 20) in the process. A long stretch of dense forests followed the turn, with little to no development along the highway.^[4]

After 2 miles (3.2 km), the road bent back to the east, leaving the woodlands behind as it passed south of the Miner Institute. The research complex led to another stretch of isolated homes along NY 191, centered on the route's interchange with the Adirondack Northway (I-87). Not far from the junction, NY 191 entered the hamlet of Chazy, a small community located on the Little Chazy River. The route bypassed most of Chazy, skirting the northern edge of the hamlet as it headed northeast to a junction with US 9. NY 191 ended here while CR 23 follows the state-maintained US 9 south into downtown Chazy.^[4]

History

Modern NY 191 is one part of a mostly continuous east–west highway between the hamlets of Altona and Chazy Landing. On September 23, 1908, the state assumed maintenance of the part east of the hamlet of Chazy following the completion of a $38,925 project (equivalent to $1,319,990 in 2024) to improve a total of 4.60 miles (7.40 km) of roads in Clinton County. The section west of the hamlet of Sciota cost $75,711 (equivalent to $1,533,650 in 2024) to rebuild to state highway standards, and it became a state highway on December 12, 1918.^[5][6] From Sciota to Chazy, the road was locally maintained^[7] until the late 1920s.^[8][9]

In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, hundreds of state-maintained highways without a posted route number were given a signed designation for the first time.^[10] The Altona–Chazy Landing state highway was designated as NY 191. At its east end, the route connected to Vermont Route F-2 on Isle La Motte by way of a ferry across part of Lake Champlain.^[2] The ferry was discontinued in 1937;^[11] however, the endpoints of NY 191 remained unchanged.^[12][13] On April 1, 1980, ownership and maintenance of all of NY 191 was transferred from the state of New York to Clinton County as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government.^[14] The entirety of the highway was designated as CR 23 by Clinton County^[15] and NY 191 was truncated to consist only of the portion of the route between Sciota and Chazy.^[16] The route was decommissioned on March 18, 2015.^[3]

Major intersections

The entire route was in Chazy, Clinton County.

mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.00	0.00	NY 22 – West Chazy, Mooers	Western terminus; hamlet of Sciota
5.23	8.42	I-87	Exit 41 (I-87)
6.24	10.04	US 9 – Plattsburgh, Champlain	Eastern terminus; hamlet of Chazy
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• U.S. roads portal

• List of county routes in Clinton County, New York

References

1. "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 182. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
2. Road Map of New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Standard Oil Company of New York. 1930.
3. New York State Department of Transportation (January 2017). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycling Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State (PDF). Retrieved January 9, 2017.
4. Microsoft; Nokia. "overview map of NY 191" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
5. State of New York Commission of Highways (1922). Tables Giving Detailed Information and Present Status of All State, County and Federal Aid Highways. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 26, 76, 163. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
6. 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
7. Official Map Showing State Highways and other important roads (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. State of New York Department of Public Works. 1926.
8. Road Map of New York in Soconyland (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Standard Oil Company of New York. 1927.
9. New York in Soconyland (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Standard Oil Company of New York. 1929.
10. Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times. p. 136.
11. Fairchild, Francie (Summer 2009). "Chazy Public Library" (PDF). Trailblazer. 11 (3). Plattsburgh, NY: Clinton–Essex–Franklin Library System: 3. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
12. New York Road Map for 1938 (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1938.
13. New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1940.
14. New York State Legislature. "New York State Highway Law § 341". Retrieved June 17, 2009.
15. Champlain Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1979. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
16. I Love New York Tourism Map (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. State of New York. 1981.

External links

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