Talk:New York State Route 72

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History notes[edit]

This is all based on the resources that I have, thus there's room for clarification.

Assigned in 1930 from Potsdam to north of Paul Smiths (roughly modern 11B and 458) - NYT renumbering map
- Pre-1930: part of 56 east of Nicholville, part or all of 2A west of Nicholville - 1926 rmcn
- 1926: 56 was routed on what looks like Port Kent Road from Nicholville to St. Regis Falls
By 1935: current 72 was designated 72A - 1935 rmcn
By 1947: 72 redesignated as part of 11B west of Hopkinton and realigned to follow 72A to 56 south of Potsdam (overlapping 11B from Hopkinton to Nicholville) - 1947 SoNYDPW map
1970s: 72 truncated (inexplicably IMHO) to Hopkinton, Nicholville-Port Smiths renumbered 458 - 1970 route log, 1977 GD

Questions:

Did 2A overlap 56 north to Lawrenceville or did it end at Nicholville?
After 2 was renumbered to US 11 in 1927, what became of 2A and 56? The Nicholsville-Lawrenceville segment of c.1926 56 is shown as "previously unnumbered" while c.1926 2A from Potsdam to Nicholsville is shown as "renumbered" on the 1930 NYT renumbering map, so was 56 rerouted in 1927 to follow 2A to Potsdam?
- In the 1930 ALA Greenbook (pre-renumbering), 56 is shown as running from Potsdam to Meacham Lake using modern 11B and 458. Presumably 56 was rerouted along old 2A.
What was 72's alignment between Nicholville and St. Regis Falls immediately post-renumbering? From the looks of the NYT map, 72 followed the modern alignment of 458 but it's unclear. It was definitely on 458 by 1935.
- 56 just prior to renumbering is exactly the same as 72 just after renumbering -- it's definitely 458 just after renumbering.
Was 72A assigned in the renumbering or did it come later? --TMF ^{Let's Go Mets - Stats} 21:04, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- 72A (modern 72) was shown in the 1931 ALA Green Book map so it was assigned in the 1930 renumbering. --Polaron | Talk 17:22, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]