 New York State Route 191 | ||||
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 Map of northern Clinton County with NY 191 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byClinton County | ||||
| Length | 6.24 mi[1] (10.04 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930[2]–March 18, 2015[3] | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  NY 22 inChazy | |||
| Major intersections |  I-87 in Chazy | |||
| East end |  US 9 in Chazy | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Clinton | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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New York State Route 191 (NY 191) was a 6.24-mile (10.04 km) longstate highway located north ofAdirondack Park. The route was maintained and co-designated by theClinton County highway department asCounty Route 23 (CR 23) and headed from an intersection withNY 22 in thehamlet of Sciota within the town ofChazy to a junction withU.S. Route 9 (US 9) in the hamlet of Chazy. The route metInterstate 87 (I-87, also known as the Adirondack Northway) west of Chazy hamlet.
NY 191 was assigned as part of the1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. The route initially extended from the community ofAltona to a ferry landing onLake Champlain inChazy Landing, where it connected toVermont Route F-2. The ferry ceased to operate in 1937, but NY 191 remained unchanged until 1980 when ownership and maintenance of NY 191 was transferred from the state to Clinton County. NY 191 was truncated to have the west end at NY 22 following the maintenance swap. The route was decommissioned on March 18, 2015.
NY 191 began at an intersection withNY 22 and Miner Farm Road (CR 23) in theClinton Countyhamlet of Sciota, located within the town ofChazy. The route headed to the northeast as a two-lane county-maintained, state-numbered highway,overlapping with CR 23 and taking on the Miner Farm Road name. East of Sciota, the highway traversed lightly developed areas, serving several residences separated by patches of woodlands. The route eventually began to turn to the southeast, connecting with Angelville Road (unsignedCR 20) in the process. A long stretch of dense forests followed the turn, with little to no development along the highway.[4]
After 2 miles (3.2 km), the road bent back to the east, leaving the woodlands behind as it passed south of theMiner Institute. The research complex led to another stretch of isolated homes along NY 191, centered on the route's interchange with the Adirondack Northway (I-87). Not far from the junction, NY 191 entered the hamlet of Chazy, a small community located on theLittle Chazy River. The route bypassed most of Chazy, skirting the northern edge of the hamlet as it headed northeast to a junction withUS 9. NY 191 ended here while CR 23 follows the state-maintained US 9 south into downtown Chazy.[4]
Modern NY 191 is one part of a mostly continuous east–west highway between thehamlets ofAltona andChazy Landing. On September 23, 1908, the state assumed maintenance of the part east of thehamlet of Chazy following the completion of a $38,925 project (equivalent to $1,362,231 in 2024) to improve a total of 4.60 miles (7.40 km) of roads in Clinton County. The section west of the hamlet ofSciota cost $75,711 (equivalent to $1,582,728 in 2024) to rebuild to state highway standards, and it became a state highway on December 12, 1918.[5][6] From Sciota to Chazy, the road was locally maintained[7] until the late 1920s.[8][9]
In the1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, hundreds of state-maintained highways without a posted route number were given a signed designation for the first time.[10] The Altona–Chazy Landing state highway was designated as NY 191. At its east end, the route connected toVermont Route F-2 onIsle La Motte by way of a ferry across part ofLake Champlain.[2] The ferry was discontinued in 1937;[11] however, the endpoints of NY 191 remained unchanged.[12][13] On April 1, 1980, ownership and maintenance of all of NY 191 was transferred from the state ofNew York toClinton County as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government.[14] The entirety of the highway was designated as CR 23 by Clinton County[15] and NY 191 was truncated to consist only of the portion of the route between Sciota and Chazy.[16] The route was decommissioned on March 18, 2015.[3]
The entire route was inChazy,Clinton County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | NY 22 –West Chazy,Mooers | Western terminus;hamlet ofSciota | ||
| 5.23 | 8.42 | I-87 | Exit 41 (I-87) | ||
| 6.24 | 10.04 | US 9 –Plattsburgh,Champlain | Eastern terminus; hamlet ofChazy | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
