New York State Route 31B

This article is about the most recent alignment of NY 31B, removed in 1980. For the former alignment of NY 31B in northern Onondaga County, see New York State Route 31B (1932–1933).

NYS Route 31B
Map of the Weedsport area with NY 31B highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of NY 31
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length:	4.38 mi[4] (7.05 km)
Existed:	ca. 1933[1][2] – January 2, 1980[3]
Major junctions
West end:	NY 31 in Weedsport
East end:	NY 5 in Elbridge
Location
Counties:	Cayuga, Onondaga
Highway system
Numbered highways in New York Interstate • U.S. • N.Y. (former) • Reference • County ← NY 31A NY 31C →

New York State Route 31B (NY 31B) was a state highway in Cayuga County and Onondaga County, New York, in the United States. It served as a connector between NY 31, its parent route, in Weedsport and NY 5 in the town of Elbridge. NY 31B was assigned ca. 1933, replacing New York State Route 293, a route assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. The NY 31B designation was removed in 1980 and replaced by County Route 31B (CR 31B) in Cayuga County and CR 99 in Onondaga County.

Route description

Old reference marker for NY 31B 0.7 miles (1.1 km) from its western terminus

NY 31B began at an intersection with its parent route, NY 31, in the Cayuga County village of Weedsport. The highway went eastward, intersecting with NY 34 less than 0.1 miles (0.2 km) later. Much of Weedsport was urbanized, with the highway passing residential homes and businesses as it progressed eastward through the village. The highway intersected with CR 12B before leaving Weedsport and entering the town of Brutus as Brutus Road.^[5]

In Brutus, NY 31B continued to the east through the rural town, intersecting CR 136A and passing the Weedsport Rural Cemetery before turning to the southeast. After a short distance, the highway went through an isolated area of homes, where it intersected with CR 14 and CR 15.^[5] NY 31B continued on, intersecting several local highways before crossing into Onondaga County and terminating at an intersection with NY 5 in the town of Elbridge.^[6]

History

What became NY 31B was originally designated as NY 293 as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.^[7] NY 293 was renumbered to NY 31B ca. 1933, allowing the NY 293 designation to be transferred to another highway in Orange County.^[1][2] NY 31B remained unchanged until January 2, 1980, when the NY 31B designation was removed.^[3]

Ownership and maintenance of NY 31B's former routing was gradually transferred to the counties it went through, namely Cayuga and Onondaga. The first section to be transferred was the portion within Onondaga County, which was given to the county on April 1, 1980,^[8] and designated as CR 99.^[9] The Cayuga County section of former NY 31B was transferred to the county one year later on April 1, 1981,^[8] and designated as CR 31B for the state route that preceded it.^[4]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[4]	Destinations	Notes
Cayuga	Weedsport	0.00	NY 31
		0.05	NY 34
Onondaga	Town of Elbridge	4.38	NY 5	Hamlet of Crossman Corners
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

New York Roads portal

1. ^ ^{a b} Texas Oil Company (1932). Texaco Road Map – New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Texas Oil Company (1933). Texaco Road Map – New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
3. ^ ^{a b} New York State Department of Transportation (January 2009) (PDF). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycling Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/operating/oom/transportation-systems/repository/2009%20tour-bk.pdf. Retrieved November 6, 2009. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Maps – overview map of former NY 31B (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=43.047847&lon=-76.564899&zoom=16&q1=43.024054%2C-76.486171&q2=43.048741%2C-76.562946&q3=43.048678%2C-76.563719. Retrieved May 10, 2008. 
5. ^ ^{a b} United States Geological Survey (1978). Weedsport Quadrangle – New York – Cayuga Co. (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gisdata/quads/drg24/usgspreview/index.cfm?code=o43076a5. Retrieved November 6, 2009. 
6. ^ United States Geological Survey (1978). Jordan Quadrangle – New York (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gisdata/quads/drg24/usgspreview/index.cfm?code=o43076a4. Retrieved November 6, 2009. 
7. ^ Standard Oil Company of New York (1930). Road Map of New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. 
8. ^ ^{a b} New York State Legislature. "New York State Highway Law § 341". http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi?COMMONQUERY=LAWS. Retrieved November 6, 2009. 
9. ^ New York State Department of Transportation (1989). Jordan Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gisdata/quads/drg24/dotpreview/index.cfm?code=p27. Retrieved November 6, 2009. 

External links

• New York Routes – New York State Route 31B
• New York State Highway Termini – New York State Route 31B