- New York State Route 283
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This article is about the current alignment of NY 283. For previous alignments of NY 283, see New York State Route 283 (disambiguation).
NYS Route 283
Route information Maintained by NYSDOT and the city of Watertown Length: 5.79 mi[3] (9.32 km) Existed: 1980s[1][2] – present Major junctions West end: 
US 11 / NY 3 / NY 12 in WatertownEast end: 
NY 342 in CalciumLocation Counties: Jefferson Highway system Numbered highways in New York
Interstate • U.S. • N.Y. (former) • Reference • County← 
NY 282NY 284 
→New York State Route 283 (NY 283) is a 5.79-mile (9.32 km) east–west state highway in Jefferson County, New York, in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with U.S. Route 11 (US 11), NY 3, and NY 12 in downtown Watertown. Its eastern terminus is at a junction with NY 342 in Calcium. NY 283 parallels the Black River for its entire length and is one of three routes directly connecting Watertown's Public Square to Fort Drum. The route was assigned in the 1980s.
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Route description
Route 283 heading eastbound through Watertown
NY 283 begins in downtown Watertown, where it meets US 11, NY 3, and NY 12 at the city's Public Square. The route departs US 11 and NY 12 at a 45-degree angle and maintains a northeasterly routing through the city as Factory Street. Near the eastern edge of the downtown district, NY 283 crosses the Black River by way of Sewalls Island and becomes known as Pearl Street. East of Watertown, it parallels US 11, NY 3, and the Black River through the town of Calcium toward the Fort Drum military reservation. At the edge of Fort Drum, NY 283 terminates at a signalized intersection with NY 342; however, the right-of-way of NY 283 continues into Fort Drum.[4]
History
The entirety of modern NY 283 outside the Watertown city limits, as well as an extension of Pearl Street southeast through Fort Drum to NY 3 in Felts Mills, was maintained by Jefferson County until August 1, 1979, when the road was transferred to New York State as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government.[5] In the 1980s, Pearl Street was designated NY 283.[1][2] The designation also continued west into Watertown along locally maintained portions of Pearl and Factory Streets to Mill Street.[2][6] By 1996, maintenance of Pearl Street within Fort Drum had been turned over to the military reservation while the piece of Pearl between the Fort Drum limits and Felts Mills was redesignated as NY 971V, an unsigned reference route 0.87 miles (1.40 km) in length.[3][7] The portion of NY 283 within the city of Watertown is maintained by the city.[8]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Jefferson County.
Location Mile[3] Destinations Notes Watertown 0.00 US 11 / NY 3 / NY 12Calcium 5.79 NY 3421.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi References
- ^ a b United States Geological Survey (1982). Black River Quadrangle – New York – Jefferson Co. (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gisdata/quads/drg24/usgspreview/index.cfm?code=o44075a7. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ^ a b c DeLorme Mapping (1990). Upstate New York City Street Maps (Map). 1" = 1/2 mile. Cartography by DeLorme Mapping (1st ed.). p. 40. ISBN 0-89933-300-1.
- ^ a b c "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. pp. 206, 283. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT%20TVR%202008%20by%20Route.pdf. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – New York State Route 283 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Rte+283,+Watertown,+New+York,+United+States&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl. Retrieved March 30, 2008.
- ^ New York State Legislature. "New York State Highway Law § 341". http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/LAWSSEAF.cgi?QUERYTYPE=LAWS+&QUERYDATA=$$HAY341$$@TXHAY0341+&LIST=LAW+&TARGET=VIEW. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ^ New York State Department of Transportation (1996). Watertown Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gisdata/quads/drg24/dotpreview/index.cfm?code=i31. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ^ New York State Department of Transportation (1996). Black River Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gisdata/quads/drg24/dotpreview/index.cfm?code=h32. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ^ "Jefferson County Inventory Listing" (CSV). New York State Department of Transportation. March 2, 2010. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-repository2/INV_2010-03-02_jefferson.csv. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
External links
Categories:- State highways in New York
- Transportation in Jefferson County, New York
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