 New York State Route 292 | ||||
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 NY 292 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byNYSDOT | ||||
| Length | 7.58 mi[1] (12.20 km) | |||
| Existed | January 1, 1970[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  NY 311 inPatterson | |||
| North end |  NY 55 inPawling | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Putnam,Dutchess | |||
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New York State Route 292 (NY 292) is a short 7.58-mile-long (12.20 km)state highway in theHudson Valley ofNew York in the United States, bridgingPutnam andDutchess counties. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection withNY 311 in the town ofPatterson, and the northern terminus is at a junction withNY 55 in thetown of Pawling. NY 292 traverses mostly rural areas as it heads northwestward through Patterson and Pawling. Along the way, NY 292 passes along the southern and western edges ofWhaley Lake.
The portion of NY 292 between West Patterson and Whaley Lake originated as a dirt road named the Patterson–Dutchess County Line Road. This road was reconstructed in 1919 and became part ofNY 39, a highway extending fromPoughkeepsie to Patterson by way of West Pawling, in the 1920s. In the1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, the segment of NY 39 fromEast Fishkill to West Patterson was incorporated into the newNY 52. By the end of the 1930s, the portion of NY 52 from Stormville to West Patterson was renumbered toNY 216. In 1970, NY 216 was truncated to its current length and NY 216's former alignment from West Pawling to Patterson was renumbered to NY 292.
NY 292 begins atNY 311 near thehamlet ofPatterson. It heads west initially, paralleling thePutnam–Dutchess county line as it passes south of the Patterson Veteran Memorial Park and intersectsCounty Route 63 (CR 63). It crosses a minor stream and briefly turns towards the southwest. After passing through the hamlet of West Patterson, NY 292 turns northwest, crosses the stream once again, and entersDutchess County. Just north of the county line in thePawling hamlet ofHolmes the route intersects withCR 30. Near Holmes, the highway heads due north and passes between two small ponds.[3]
The route continues onward, traveling north through a rural, wooded area of Pawling with little development before curving west to pass along the southern edge ofWhaley Lake. At the southwestern tip of the lake, NY 292 turns north, paralleling the western and northern shores of the lake as it heads toward the hamlet of West Pawling. North of the lake in West Pawling, NY 292 turns east onto a former routing ofNY 55 for a short distance before ending at modern NY 55 in the northwest corner of Pawling.[3]
Part of the highway was once part of the Patterson–Dutchess County Line Road, a 1.61-mile (2.59 km) dirt road that extended from Banks Corner to Whaley Lake. Plans were finalized in 1919 to rebuild the previously inadequate road; the project cost an estimated $43,500 ($517,298 2007 USD), including $15,225 ($181,054 2007 USD) of Putnam County's portion of the construction. In May 1919, theDanbury News reported, "On the road between Sodom and Pawling turn left and run through Patterson and continue to West Patterson. From West Patterson a new road about one and one-half miles in length is under construction which connects with a good macadam road passing Whaley Pond and running to Stonehouse, thence continuing ... to Newburgh." The new road was completed in November of that year.[4]
NY 292 was originally part ofNY 39 in the 1920s, which ran fromPatterson toPoughkeepsie via West Patterson and East Fishkill.[5] In the1930 renumbering, the portion of NY 39 between East Fishkill and the western fringe of Patterson was redesignated as part of the newNY 52.[6] Between Patterson andNY 22, old NY 39 was renumbered toNY 311.[7]
NY 52 was realignedc. 1937 to follow its current alignment betweenStormville andLake Carmel. The former routing of NY 52 between Stormville and Patterson became part ofNY 216.[8][9] The route remained unchanged until January 1, 1970, when NY 216 was truncated to its current eastern terminus inPoughquag. As part of the truncation, its former alignment from West Pawling to Patterson was renumbered to NY 292.[2]
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Putnam | Patterson | 0.00 | 0.00 | NY 311 –Carmel | Southern terminus |
| Dutchess | Town of Pawling | 7.58 | 12.20 | NY 55 | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
