New York State Route 336

NYS Route 336
Map of Seneca County in central New York with NY 336 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length:	4.64 mi[1] (7.47 km)
Existed:	c. 1931[2][3] – present
Major junctions
West end:	NY 96A in Fayette
East end:	NY 414 on Fayette–Varick town line
Location
Counties:	Seneca
Highway system
Numbered highways in New York Interstate U.S. N.Y. (former) Reference County ← NY 335 NY 337 →

New York State Route 336 (NY 336) is an east–west state highway located within Seneca County in the Finger Lakes region of New York in the United States. It extends for 4.64 miles (7.47 km), mostly along the Fayette–Varick town line, from an intersection with NY 96A in the town of Fayette to a junction with NY 414 south of the hamlet of Fayette on the Fayette–Varick border. The section of NY 336 that runs along the town line is known as Townline Road. NY 336 was assigned to its current alignment in the early 1930s.

Route description

NY 336 begins at an intersection with NY 96A in a rural, open area of the town of Fayette. The two-lane route heads to the southeast, passing a small number of commercial buildings on the corner of the junction before heading across rolling, undeveloped terrain. After about 0.25 miles (0.40 km), NY 336 merges with Yale Station Road (unsigned County Route 126 or CR 126), here routed along the Fayette–Varick town line. At this point, NY 336 becomes known as Townline Road as it turns east to run along the town line. It passes a handful of isolated homes on its way to the hamlet of MacDougall, a small community built up around the junction of NY 336 and MacDougall Road (CR 121).^[4]

NY 336 at the junction with NY 414 on the Fayette–Varick town line

From here, the route crosses an old railroad grade and Kendig Creek on its way to a signalled intersection with NY 96. East of NY 96, the highway continues across largely open areas of Fayette and Varick, serving little more than farms and the occasional house as it heads along the town line. NY 336 eventually reaches the outskirts of the hamlet of Fayette, where it ends at an intersection with NY 414 (Main Street) at the south end of the village's main north–south residential strip. At this point, the Fayette–Varick town line turns north to follow NY 414 for a half-mile (0.8 km) before resuming its easterly trek across the county.^[4]

History

On November 5, 1920, the state of New York awarded a contract to rebuild the Fayette–Varick town line road between MacDougall and what is now NY 96. The highway cost $51,139 to reconstruct (equivalent to $678,450 in 2016), and it was added to the state highway system on October 31, 1921.^[5][6] The 0.8-mile (1.3 km) section west of MacDougall became state-maintained in the mid-1920s when the state assumed maintenance of a 5.5-mile (8.9 km) road connecting MacDougall to the Seneca River at East Geneva. The new state road curved northwest from the town line for a short distance before heading north toward East Geneva on modern NY 96A.^[5][7]

In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, hundreds of state-maintained roads were given signed numbers for the first time.^[8] By the following year, NY 336 was assigned to an alignment extending for 5 miles (8.0 km) from NY 15A (now NY 96A) just north of the town line in Fayette to NY 44 (NY 414) south of the hamlet of Fayette. The new route utilized the state-owned section of the Fayette–Varick town line road and the small section of the MacDougall–East Geneva road that curved into Fayette.^[2][3] The segment of NY 336 east of NY 15 (NY 96) was accepted into the state highway system in the early 1930s.^[9][10]

By the mid-1960s, the NY 96–NY 336 intersection had become prone to frequent accidents, some of which were fatal. The rash of incidents was attributed to steep grades on NY 336 that created a poor sight line for drivers heading east toward NY 96. In 1968, the state of New York rebuilt the 1,500-foot (460 m) section of NY 336 leading west from NY 96, lowering the highway by as much as 3 feet (0.91 m) to reduce the grade of the road's approach. A four-way flashing traffic light was also installed at the junction as part of the project. In early 2013 a three-color signal was installed at the intersection, going into operation on May 20.^[11]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Seneca County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Fayette	0.00	0.00	NY 96A
Fayette–Varick town line	2.82	4.54	NY 96
	4.64	7.47	NY 414
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• New York Roads portal

References

1. "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 215. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
2. Road Map of New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Standard Oil Company of New York. 1930.
3. New York (Map). Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. Kendall Refining Company. 1931.
4. Google (January 17, 2013). "overview map of NY 336" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
5. State of New York Commission of Highways (1922). Tables Giving Detailed Information and Present Status of All State, County and Federal Aid Highways. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 80, 128. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
6. Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
7. Official Map Showing State Highways and other important roads (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. State of New York Department of Public Works. 1926.
8. Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times. p. 136.
9. Texaco Road Map – New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Texas Oil Company. 1932.
10. Texaco Road Map – New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Texas Oil Company. 1933.
11. "Construction proceeds on Route 336". The Geneva Times. September 6, 1968. p. 13.

External links

• New York State Route 336 at New York Routes • New York State Highway Termini