 New York State Route 95 | ||||
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 Map of northern New York with NY 95 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byNYSDOT | ||||
| Length | 13.37 mi[1] (21.52 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 11 inMoira | |||
| North end |  NY 37 inBombay | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Franklin | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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New York State Route 95 (NY 95) is a north–southstate highway located withinFranklin County,New York, in the United States. It extends for 13.37 miles (21.52 km) from an intersection withU.S. Route 11 (US 11) in the town ofMoira to a junction withNY 37 in the town ofBombay. The highway terminates less than 3 miles (5 km) south of theCanadian border. NY 95 initially continued south toSaint Regis Falls when it was assigned as part of the1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. It was cut back to its current length in the mid-1930s.
Unlike most New York state routes that bear the same number of an Interstate highway, NY 95 is not an extension of, or is continuous withInterstate 95 in New York.
NY 95 begins at an intersection withUS 11 andCounty Route 5 (CR 5, named Moira–St. Regis Falls Road) in thehamlet of Moira, located in the central part of the town ofMoira. The route proceeds north through the community as a two-lane street, passing a series of homes before intersecting the eastern terminus ofCR 6 (North Lawrence–Moira Road at the northern end of the hamlet. Past the junction, the residential surroundings gradually give way to open, rolling fields as the highway winds its way northward through the town of Moira. The rural terrain continues into the adjacent town ofBombay, where NY 95 begins to run along the western bank of theLittle Salmon River. Across the town line, the connects to the western terminus ofCR 32 ahead of a long stretch of woods surrounding the riverbank.[3]
The route meanders north for about 2 miles (3.2 km), bending to the east and west along the river before straightening out and proceeding north to the hamlet of Bombay. NY 95 serves as the community's main north–south street, passing a park and several homes on its way to a junction withCR 4 (Bombay–Westville Road) in the center of the hamlet. Here, NY 95 turns westward whileCR 1 begins to the north on NY 95's right-of-way. The route crossesCSX Transportation'sMontreal Subdivision rail line before exiting the community for more rural areas of the town. It continues on a westerly track for roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) to a junction withCR 9 (Helena Road), a connector to the nearbySt. Lawrence County line. From here, the route slowly curves northward away from the county line, meeting the western terminus ofCR 2 before ending at an intersection withNY 37 east of the hamlet ofHogansburg. The north end of NY 95 lies just south of theSt. Regis Indian Reservation and theAkwesasne Mohawk Casino.[3]
The origins of NY 95 date back to the early 1910s when the highway was improved to state highway standards by the state ofNew York as part of two separate projects. North ofBombay, the road was rebuilt as part of a contract let on February 18, 1910, that also covered part of what is nowNY 37. It was added to the state highway system on November 28, 1910, as State Highway 820 (SH 820). The section betweenMoira and Bombay was reconstructed under a contract awarded on March 22, 1911, and accepted as a state highway on September 16, 1913, as SH 885. Both numbers areunsigned.[4] In the1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, NY 95 was assigned to an alignment extending fromSaint Regis Falls in the south to the vicinity ofHogansburg in the north. North of Moira, the route was overlaid on SH 885 and SH 820.[2][5] NY 95 was truncated toUS 11 in Moirac. 1937,[6][7] and its former alignment south to Saint Regis Falls is now maintained byFranklin County as CR 5.[8][9]
The entire route is inFranklin County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Moira | 0.00 | 0.00 |  US 11 /CR 5 (Moira–St. Regis Falls Road) –Malone,Potsdam | Southern terminus;Hamlet of Moira | |
| Bombay | 13.37 | 21.52 | NY 37 –Bridge to Canada,Massena,Malone | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
