 New York State Route 276 | ||||
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 Map of Clinton County in northeastern New York with NY 276 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byNYSDOT | ||||
| Length | 4.69 mi[1] (7.55 km) | |||
| Existed | c. 1963[2][3]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 11 inChamplain | |||
| Major intersections |  R-221 atQuebec border | |||
| East end | US 11 inRouses Point | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Clinton | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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New York State Route 276 (NY 276) is astate highway located entirely withinClinton County,New York, United States. It connects thetown of Champlain to the village ofRouses Point, with both termini situated at intersections withU.S. Route 11 (US 11), approximately 5 miles (8 km) apart. The middle third of the route runs along the southern edge of theCanadian border and connects toQuebec Route 221 by way of theOverton Corners–Lacolle 221 Border Crossing, midway between the villages ofChamplain and Rouses Point. In Rouses Point, NY 276 is known as Church Street and Pratt Street. All of NY 276 was originally designated as part ofNY 348 before gaining its current designationc. 1963.
NY 276 begins at an intersection withUS 11 east of thevillage of Champlain in thetown of the same name. The route heads northeast for 2 miles (3.2 km) through open fields to theCanadian border, where it intersects the de facto southern terminus ofQuebec Route 221. Instead of continuing intoQuebec, NY 276 turns east, running along the southern edge for the border for just over 1 mile (1.6 km) before turning south toward the village ofRouses Point. The amount of development along the route increases as it enters the village on Church Street.[4]
At Pratt Street, the first cross street that NY 276 meets in Rouses Point, the route turns eastward, following Pratt Street toward the center of the village. After one block, the route crosses theDelaware and Hudson Railroad and serves Rouses Point'sAmtrak station at the junction of Pratt and Delaware Streets. NY 276 remains on Pratt Street for another two blocks to the commercial center of the village, where it terminates at a junction with US 11 (Lake Street) on the shores ofLake Champlain.[4] NY 276 serves as atruck route for traffic on US 11 as it bypasses a low-clearance railroad overpass on US 11 south of the village.[5]
The portion of modern NY 276 east of theCanadian border crossing in thetown of Champlain was originally designated as part of Route 22, an unsignedlegislative route, by theNew York State Legislature in 1908.[6][7] It did not receive a signed designation untilc. 1931 when the entirety of what is now NY 276 became part ofNY 348, which continued south from the current west end of NY 276 to theChazy hamlet ofWest Chazy via modernUS 11,US 9, andCounty Route 24.[8][9] NY 348 was truncated southward to the hamlet of Chazyc. 1963, eliminating a lengthyoverlap with US 9. The former alignment of NY 348 north of US 11 was renumbered to NY 276.[2][3]
The entire route is inClinton County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Town of Champlain | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 11 –Champlain,Rouses Point | Western terminus | |
| 2.02 | 3.25 | R-221 north –Lacolle | Southern terminus of Route 221 | ||
| Rouses Point | 4.69 | 7.55 |      US 11 (Lake Street) toUS 2 /I-87 /NY 9B –Bridge to Vermont | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
