John Glenn Boulevard
John Glenn Boulevard | |
|---|---|
| County Route 81 | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Onondaga County Highway Department | |
| Length | 4.11 mi (6.61 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |  I-690 in Geddes |
| East end | Buckley Road in Clay |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Onondaga |
| Highway system | |
John Glenn Boulevard is an arterial road serving the northwestern suburbs of Syracuse, New York, mainly Liverpool, Baldwinsville, and Clay. As currently constructed, it extends 4.11 miles (6.61 km) from Interstate 690 (I-690) in Geddes to Buckley Road in Clay entirely in Onondaga County. The road is officially designated as the unsigned County Route 81 (CR 81).
Route description
John Glenn Boulevard begins at a modified directional T interchange with I-690 in Geddes. The westbound lanes also include a ramp to the northbound of New York State Route 48 (NY 48), which also terminates at the intersection with I-690. Heading eastbound, the boulevard has a railroad crossing before reaching an at-grade intersection with Farrell Road roughly half a mile later.
For the remainder of the roadway, John Glenn Boulevard passes over the Onondaga Lake connector to the Seneca River/Erie Canal and has at-grade intersections with NY 370 and CR 57 (the former NY 57), in addition to a couple of apartment complex entryways, before terminating at Buckley Road (CR 46) in Clay, New York.[1][2]
Throughout its length, the boulevard is a divided highway and has a speed limit between 40 and 55 miles per hour (64 and 89 km/h), also passing by several suburban neighborhoods, apartment complexes, and industrial complexes.
History
The arterial was originally built in the mid 1960s, connecting several newly-built suburban neighborhoods to NY 57 and the New York State Thruway. It was named after former NASA astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, which he accomplished in 1962.[3]
The highway was originally supposed to extend to NY 481 but was never built past Buckley Road.[4]
In 2016, a woman was killed on the highway when a tree fell on top of the SUV in which she was riding. The incident was later deemed a "freak accident".[5]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Onondaga County.
| Location | mi[6] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geddes | 0.00– 0.38 | 0.00– 0.61 |      I-690 to I-90 / NY 48 north | Western terminus; interchange. No eastbound access to NY 48 | |
| 0.54 | 0.87 | Farrell Road / Long Branch Road | |||
| Salina | 1.55 | 2.49 |  NY 370 – Baldwinsville, Liverpool | ||
| Clay | 3.02 | 4.86 |  CR 57 (Oswego Road) – Baldwinsville, Liverpool | Formerly NY 57 | |
| 4.11 | 6.61 | Buckley Road (CR 46) Blueberry Road | Eastern terminus; road merges onto Buckley Road | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ "John Glenn Boulevard". AARoads. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ "County Roads Listing — Onondaga County" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 22, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ CNYCentral (December 8, 2016). "John Glenn and the CNY road that bears his name". WSTM. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ "Planned New York". New York State Roads. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ Sturtz, Ken (June 4, 2016). "Baldwinsville woman dies days after tree falls on car". syracuse. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ^ "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 230. Retrieved January 31, 2010.