 New York State Route 458 | ||||
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 Map of northern New York with NY 458 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byNYSDOT | ||||
| Length | 24.42 mi[1] (39.30 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1972[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  NY 11B inHopkinton | |||
| East end |  NY 30 inBrighton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | St. Lawrence,Franklin | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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New York State Route 458 (NY 458) is astate highway in theNorth Country ofNew York in the United States. It extends for 24.42 miles (39.30 km) from an intersection withNY 11B in theSt. Lawrence County town ofHopkinton to a junction withNY 30 in theFranklin County town ofBrighton. The route follows a generally northwest–southeast alignment between the two points, serving only smallhamlets as it crosses an otherwise rural area of the North Country. NY 458 was assigned on July 1, 1972 to the former routing ofNY 72 east of the Hopkinton hamlet of Nicholville. Prior to being signed as part of NY 72 in 1930, it was designated as part ofNY 56 in the 1920s.
NY 458 begins at a junction withNY 11B inHopkinton at the western fringe of theLawrence hamlet of Nicholville. The route heads southeast, loosely paralleling theSt. Regis River as it proceeds through rural easternSt. Lawrence County. After 3.5 miles (5.6 km), it passes into both theFranklin County town ofWaverly andAdirondack Park.[3]
Now within the park boundaries, NY 458 crosses over theLake Ozonia Outlet on its way eastward to the hamlet ofSt. Regis Falls, the largest community on the entire route. The route crosses theSt. Regis River twice and intersectsCounty Route 5 (CR 5), a connector to the hamlet ofMoira 10 miles (16 km) to the north, within St. Regis Falls. At the junction with CR 5, here named North Main Street but known as Moira–St. Regis Falls Road north of Adirondack Park, the highway turns south to follow South Main Street out of the community.[3]
NY 458 continues southeast through Waverly to the hamlet known as Santa Clara in thetown of the same name. The route heads through the hamlet and over the St. Regis for the final time as it approachesGoodnow Mountain, a peak rising roughly 1,960 feet (600 m) above sea level. Instead of traversing the mountain, the highway bypasses it to the south. East of the peak, NY 458 turns southeast and begins to parallel the east branch of the St. Regis River. This pairing remains intact through the towns of Santa Clara andDuane toBrighton, where NY 458 ends atNY 30.[3]
The entirety of modern NY 458 was originally designated as part ofNY 56, a route extending fromMassena toBrighton viaWinthrop andNicholville, in the mid-1920s.[4][5] NY 56 was realigned in 1927 to continue west from Nicholville to a new terminus inPotsdam.[6][7] In the1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, NY 56 was renumbered toNY 72.[8] The portion of NY 72 east of Nicholville remained unchanged until July 1, 1972 when NY 72 was truncated to its current eastern terminus inHopkinton. The former routing of NY 72 from Nicholville to Brighton was renumbered to NY 458.[2]
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| St. Lawrence | Hopkinton | 0.00 | 0.00 | NY 11B –Potsdam,Malone | Western terminus;hamlet ofNicholville |
| Franklin | Waverly | 7.54 | 12.13 |  CR 5 (North Main Street) –Moira | Hamlet ofSt. Regis Falls |
| Duane–Brighton town line | 24.42 | 39.30 | NY 30 | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
