New York State Route 312
State highway in Putnam County, New York, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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New York State Route 312 (NY 312) is a short state highway connecting U.S. Route 6 (US 6) and NY 22 within the town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York. It allows indirect access to the village of Brewster from Interstate 84 (I-84), and is often heavily used by local residents at rush hour in preference to the more complicated nearby access to I-684. The western terminus of the route is at US 6 roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Brewster, and the eastern is in the hamlet of Sears Corners.
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Maintained by NYSDOT | ||||
Length | 4.42 mi[1] (7.11 km) | |||
Existed | 1930[2]–present | |||
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West end | US 6 in Southeast | |||
Major intersections | I-84 in Southeast | |||
East end | NY 22 in Southeast | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | New York | |||
Counties | Putnam | |||
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The designation NY 312 was originally assigned to what is now NY 164 as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York before being shifted south to its current location in 1937.