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New York State Route 311 is a state highway located entirely within Putnam County, New York. The highway begins at New York State Route 52 in Lake Carmel, and intersects Interstate 84 shortly thereafter. It crosses NY 164 and NY 292 as it heads into the northwestern part of the county, finally curving east to reach its northern terminus at NY 22 just south of the Dutchess County line. The route passes several historical sites. Part of modern-day Route 311 was originally the Philipstown Turnpike, a road built in 1815 to overcome a lack of transportation when the Hudson River froze during the winter months. The turnpike was a large business center for the county, though it was abandoned due to insufficient tolls to maintain it. Another section was constructed in the early 1900s, from the Patterson Baptist Church near the modern-day intersection of Route 311 and Route 164 to the Village of Patterson, by a group of Italian immigrants. In the 1930 renumbering, the segment of NY 39 east of West Patterson was renumbered to New York State Route 311. In the late 1930s, NY 52 was realigned to its current alignment between Stormville and Lake Carmel. The former routing of NY 52 from West Patterson to Lake Carmel later became part of an extended NY 311. (Full article...)
Did you know ...
- ...that in July 2005, signage at the intersection of Massachusetts Route 10 and Massachusetts Route 141 (pictured) identified the routes with Alabama route markers?
- ...that residents of Seattle have disparagingly referred to the Tacoma Spur as "the road to nowhere" and likened its exit ramps to tentacles?
- ...that Interstate 335 was designated in 1987 to allow a portion of the Kansas Turnpike to raise the speed limit to 65 mph (105 km/h) in compliance with a change in the National Maximum Speed Law?
- ...that the North Branch Bridge on Ontario Highway 78 partially collapsed just 17 days after a temporary bridge was opened to facilitate construction of a replacement?
- ...that Arkansas Highway 980 is the state highway designation for all state maintained airport roads in Arkansas?
In the news
- November 11 Interstate 57 is designated along a stretch of U.S. Route 67 in Arkansas.
- November 1 The Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, which carries Interstate 471 over the Ohio River and the Ohio–Kentucky line, remains partially open while repairs are made from a fire.
- October 30: Flooding in and around Valencia, Spain kills dozens and destroys several roads including the A-7
- October 30: Interstate 26 in Tennessee has partially reopened from the damage from Hurricane Helene, with one narrow lane in each direction. Significant truck width and weight restrictions in effect on the temporary portion
- October 28: INDOT and KYTC begin signing SR 265 and KY 841, respectively, as Interstate 265.
- October 10: A section of US 17/US 92 in Orange City is washed out by the flooding aftermath from Hurricane Milton.
- October 3: Caltrans announces that October 7, they will begin shifting traffic along US 395 to a new bypass of Olancha.
Ongoing: Interstate 40 closure at the NC–TN state line from Hurricane Helene • I-695 closure from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
Historic byways
- Dec. 1, 1954 – Over one thousand people join a caravan to drive the first 22 miles (35 km) of the Ohio Turnpike to open for traffic.
- Dec. 2, 2014 – The eastern quarter of the Inner Loop in Rochester, New York, was closed as part of a $21 million freeway removal project.
- Dec. 3, 1971 – The American Association of State Highway Officials approves the removal of the U.S. Route 611 designation.
- Dec. 3, 2012 – The U.S. Route 202 parkway between Montgomeryville and Doylestown, Pennsylvania opens to traffic
- Dec. 4, 1971 – Highway 427 is designated in Toronto.
- Dec. 5, 1984 – U.S. Route 75 between Omaha, Nebraska, and Sioux City, Iowa, is removed from Interstate 29 in Iowa and re-routed along the former U.S. Route 73 and existing U.S. Route 77 corridors.
- Dec. 6, 1967 – A groundbreaking ceremony is held in Lyon County, Kentucky, to celebrate the forthcoming construction of the first section Interstate 24 in the state.
- Dec. 7, 1959 – Forty-five miles (72 km) of Interstate 94 that connect Paw Paw and Battle Creek, Michigan, were dedicated.
- Dec. 8, 1941 – The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor provides the impetus to complete sooner the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel (western portal pictured) along the Portage Glacier Highway.
- Dec. 9, 1944 – The Suitland Parkway, then called the Camp Springs Highway, is opened completely to traffic in Washington, D.C., and Maryland.
- Dec. 10, 1949 – The Parliament of Canada passes the Trans-Canada Highway Act.
Selected pictures
U.S. Route 50 in the desert of Nevada. This section is nicknamed the "Loneliest Road in America".
Heavy congestion on Interstate 495 eastbound in Queens
The Columbia–Wrightsville Bridge over the Susquehanna River
Interstate 84 and Interstate 5 meet near the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon.
The four-lane Foresthill Bridge over the was built in 1971 to replace the low crossing of the American River on State Route 49 in preparation for the construction of the Auburn Dam. The dam was canceled for environmental reasons, but the bridge, the tallest in California, remains along the local Foresthill Road.
Sunset over Louisiana Highway 1040
A photo from 1960 showing a sign assembly along Route 27 for Route 18 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. At the time, Route 18 was signed as east–west; it is now posted as north–south.
The New River Gorge Bridge, which carries US 19 across the New River near Fayetteville, West Virginia
A former section of U.S. Route 18 and U.S. Route 85 in Niobrara County, Wyoming
An older "sidewalk highway" segment of U.S. Route 66 in Miami, Oklahoma
California State Route 44 in the wintertime
Interstate 75 and Interstate 85 near downtown Atlanta, Georgia
Illinois Route 92 near the town of Ohio
Fall colors along Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive in Wisconsin
Rhode Island Route 216 northbound in Ashaway
North Dakota Highway 21 eastbound at North Dakota Highway 67 in Slope County
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