 New York State Route 22A | ||||
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 Map of Washington County in eastern New York with NY 22A highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route ofNY 22 | ||||
| Maintained byNYSDOT | ||||
| Length | 10.61 mi[1] (17.08 km) | |||
| Existed | December 19, 1945[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  NY 22 inGranville | |||
| North end |  VT 22A at theVermont state line inHampton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Washington | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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New York State Route 22A (NY 22A) is a short north–southstate highway located withinWashington County, New York, in the United States. The route extends for 10.6 miles (17.1 km) from an intersection withNY 22 in thetown of Granville to theVermont state line in the town ofHampton, where it becomesVermont Route 22A (VT 22A). NY 22A was originally designated asNew York State Route 286 in the1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. It was renumbered to its current designation in the early 1940s.
NY 22A begins at an intersection withNY 22 in the town ofGranville. Crossing north through thehamlet of Middle Granville, NY 22A parallels theMettawee River, reaching a junction with the eastern terminus ofCounty Route 23 (CR 23). Passing a few homes through the center of Middle Granville, the route junctions with the terminus ofCR 24. NY 22A continues north alongside the Mettawee, passing out of Middle Granville and into the rural areas of the town of Granville. At a fork,CR 21 proceeds north, while NY 22A turns northeast and crosses the Mettawee.[3]
After a short eastern segment, NY 22A bends northeast again, entering the hamlet of Raceville, a small residential community. Rapidly approaching theVermont state line, the route continues northeast through Granville, soon crossing into the town ofHampton. In Hampton, NY 22A turns northwest at a fork that marks the beginning ofCR 20, which runs to the state border. Crossing northwest then northeast through Hampton, the route soon reaches a junction withCR 18, which once marked a junction withNY 273.[4] At this junction, NY 22A enters the hamlet of Hampton, passing multiple homes before reaching a junction withCR 18A, which runs to the state line.[3]
Just north of CR 18A, NY 22A turns northwest and leaves the hamlet of Hampton, crossing through the rural town of Hampton. Continuing a parallel with the Vermont state line, the route soon bends north and reaches thePoultney River, which marks the northern terminus of NY 22A. North of the Poultney River, the route continues north intoFair Haven, Vermont asVT 22A (Main Street).[3]
What is now NY 22A was first designated as NY 286 as part of the1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. It began atNY 22 in Middle Granville and went north to the Vermont state line, where it continued asVT 30A.[5] The alignment of NY 22A was constructed in 1933 with bituminous macadam pavement. The road was 9 feet (2.7 m) wide in its lanes and contained 7 feet (2.1 m) shoulders.[6] An alternate route of NY 286 along modernCR 20 and Greenfield Lane inHampton and Granville, College, and York streets inPoultney, Vermont, was designated as NY 286A in New York and VT 286A in that statec. 1938.[7][8] The New York half of the designation was short-lived as it was eliminated by the following year;[9] however, VT 286A remained in place until the early 1940s.[10][11] NY 286 was renumbered to NY 22A on December 19, 1945 as part of a bi-state agreement between New York and Vermont. Vermont followed suit by renumbering VT 30A toVT 22A.[2]
The roadway of NY 22A was reconstructed in 1960 with concrete that made the road 10 feet (3.0 m) wide. The road was widened to 12 feet (3.7 m) wide in 1970 and repaved once again in 1988.[6]
The entire route is inWashington County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Town of Granville | 0.00 | 0.00 | NY 22 –Salem,Comstock | Southern terminus;hamlet ofMiddle Granville | |
| Hampton | 7.52 | 12.10 |  CR 18 –Whitehall | Former eastern terminus ofNY 273; hamlet of Hampton | |
| 10.61 | 17.08 |  VT 22A north (Main Street) | Continuation intoVermont | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
