 New York State Route 137 | ||||
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 Map of Westchester County in southeastern New York with NY 137 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained byNYSDOT | ||||
| Length | 5.51 mi[1] (8.87 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Route 137 at theConnecticut state line | |||
| North end |  NY 121 inBedford | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Westchester | |||
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New York State Route 137 (NY 137) is a 5.51-mile (8.87 km) longstate highway inWestchester County, New York, in the United States. The route is a continuation ofConnecticut'sRoute 137, which links NY 137 toStamford, Connecticut. NY 137 goes through the hamlet ofPound Ridge and ends atNY 121 north of thehamlet of Bedford, locally known as Bedford Village.
NY 137 begins at theNew York–Connecticut state line in the town ofPound Ridge as a northern continuation ofCT 137 (High Ridge Road). Immediately after crossing the state line, NY 137 passes east of the Pound Ridge Golf Club, which runs along the state line. NY 137 proceeds north through Pound Ridge as High Ridge Road, intersecting with Old Snake Hill Road, which runs along Snake Hill and re-intersects a short distance later. After descending from Snake Hill, NY 137 enters the hamlet of Sarles Corners, where it intersects with Upper Shad Road. After leaving Sarles Corners, NY 137 bends northward, becoming a two-lane residential street through Pound Ridge, running along the side of Horseshoe Hill, where it intersects with Westchester Avenue. At this junction, NY 137 drops the High Ridge Road moniker, and gains the Westchester Avenue moniker.[3]
After the junction, NY 137 continues northward through the town of Pound Ridge, soon entering the hamlet with the same name. The hamlet consists of several residences, commercial businesses and most importantly, a junction with the eastern terminus ofNY 172 (Pound Ridge Road). After bending northeast out of downtown, NY 137 passes the Hiram Halle Memorial Library and into a junction withNY 124 (Salem Road). At this junction, NY 137 bends north, intersects with a connector road to NY 124 then turns northwest on Stone Hill Road. Stone Hill Road is a two-lane wooded street, and NY 137 proceeds northwest through the town of Pound Ridge past a pond. A short distance later, residences appear along the highway as it climbs westward along Stone Hill.[3]
After descending from Stone Hill, NY 137 bends southwest passing several ponds and the Stone Hill River as it works its way west once again. Passing several residences, NY 137 begins winding west into the town ofBeford. Through Bedford, NY 137 retains the Stone Hill Road moniker, crosses over Stone Hill River as it descends towards the hamlet ofBedford, where it intersects withNY 121 (Old Post Road). This intersection serves as the northern terminus of NY 137.[3]
The roadway that make up NY 137 fromNY 121 inthe town of Bedford to Westchester Avenue in the area of Horseshoe Hill along with the alignment of former NY 137A was upgraded to state standards in the early 1900s. The segment, designated as unsigned State Highway 1306 (SH 1306), 5.72 miles (9.21 km), was given a contract on August 31, 1915. The highway took over six years to complete, with construction being completed on November 23, 1921, at the cost of $111,453.53 (1921 USD) with $72,446.09 paid by thestate of New York.[4]
NY 137 was first designated in the1930 renumbering of state highways in New York as a continuation of the road leading north fromStamford, Connecticut.[2] The original route ran fromNY 22 north of thehamlet of Bedford to theConnecticut line by way of Girdle Ridge and Pea Pond roads and a shortoverlap with NY 121.[5] On September 1, 1980, ownership and maintenance of Girdle Ridge and Pea Pond roads was transferred from the state ofNew York toWestchester County as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government.[6] NY 137 was truncated to the southern terminus of its overlap with NY 121 as a result.[7][8] The former routing of NY 137 along Girdle Ridge and Pea Pond roads was redesignated as County Route 309.[9][10] An expressway was planned along the NY–CT Route 137 corridor in the 1950s.[11]
.svg) New York State Route 137A | |
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| Location | Pound Ridge–Connecticut state line |
| Existed | 1930[5]–c. 1932[12][13] |
NY 137A was aspur route in thetown of Pound Ridge that connected NY 137 to theConnecticut state line, where it connected to State Highway 184 (laterRoute 124), by way of Westchester Avenue. It was assigned as part of the1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.[5] NY 137A was renumbered to NY 104c. 1932,[12][13] which in turn was renumbered to NY 394c. 1935 to eliminate numerical duplication withU.S. Route 104 inUpstate New York.[14][15] In 1967, NY 394 became an extension ofNY 124.[16] The extension was short-lived as NY 124 was truncated back to thehamlet of Pound Ridge by 1970.[17] Westchester Avenue is now maintained by the town of Pound Ridge.[10]
The entire route is inWestchester County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Pound Ridge | 0.00 | 0.00 |  Route 137 south –High Ridge | Continuation intoConnecticut | |
| 1.74 | 2.80 |   ToRoute 124 south –Scotts Corners | Access via Westchester Avenue | ||
| 2.47 | 3.98 |   NY 172 west –Bedford | Eastern terminus of NY 172;hamlet of Pound Ridge | ||
| 2.64 | 4.25 |   NY 124 north –South Salem | Southern terminus of NY 124; hamlet of Pound Ridge | ||
| Town of Bedford | 5.51 | 8.87 | NY 121 –Bedford,Cross River | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
