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New York State Route 344
New York State Route 344 (NY 344) is a state highway located in Columbia County, New York, in the United States. The route is in length and serves primarily as an access road to the Bash Bish Falls state parks on both sides of the New York– Massachusetts border. The western terminus of NY 344 is at NY 22 in Copake Falls. Its eastern terminus is at the Massachusetts state line, where it continues into Bash Bish Falls State Park as Falls Road, a locally maintained highway. NY 344 was assigned and extended to its current length by 1953 after NY 22 was rerouted to bypass Copake Falls. Route description NY 344 begins at an intersection with NY 22 in the hamlet of Copake Falls. The road heads to the southeast, turning eastward into Taconic State Park. NY 344 intersects with a few local roads at the border of the park, where it runs along the south base of Sunset Rock, an high, dual-state mountain. The route continues eastward, alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copake Falls, New York
Copake Falls is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, New York, United States. The hamlet, once known as Copake Iron Works, is in the eastern part of the town of Copake, west of the Massachusetts state line. The CDP was designated after the 2010 census, so no population figure is yet available. The former Copake Falls Methodist Episcopal Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. Geography Copake Falls is located along Bashbish Brook at the western foot of the Taconic Mountains, a range that runs along the New York-Massachusetts border. The Copake Falls area of Taconic State Park, with campsites and hiking trails, is directly east of the hamlet, and Bash Bish Falls, the highest waterfall in Massachusetts, is located to the east via New York State Route 344. A portion of the hamlet comprises the Copake Iron Works Historic District, part of the National Register of Historic Places. New York State Route 22 forms the wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
