New York State Route 136 (NY 136) is a

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within the town of North Greenbush in

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, in the United States. It begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 4 (US 4) just south of

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and ends at a junction with

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in the

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Wynantskill Wynantskill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 3,276 at the 2010 census. Wynantskill is located at the northern town line and the northeastern corner of the town of North Greenb ...

. NY 136 provides access to

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, located in an otherwise residential area of suburban Troy. The route was assigned in the late 1930s as a connector between US 4 and Winter Street, then part of NY 40. NY 136 was extended to its current length in 1980.

Route description

NY 136 begins south of the city of

at an intersection with US 4 (North Greenbush Road) in North Greenbush. Here, NY 136 also connects to County Route 76 (CR 76, named Glenmore Road), which provides access to the headquarters for the 42nd Infantry (Rainbow) Division of the

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. The route heads eastward as Williams Road, intersecting with CR 65 (Bloomingrove Drive) as it passes south of

La Salle Institute La Salle Institute is an independent, private, Catholic college preparatory school run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Troy, New York, United States serving boys and girls in grades six through twelve. It was establi ...

and

. Near the eastern edge of the college campus, NY 136 connects to a local road leading north to the college and Joseph L. Bruno Stadium. The route progresses past several residences adjacent to the college before intersecting with CR 74 (Winter Street Extension), formerly an intersection with NY 405. At that intersection, NY 136 changes names to Whiteview Road. The route continues to run through residential areas of North Greenbush, providing the northern terminus of CR 67 (Hidley Road) prior to entering the hamlet of Wynantskill and assuming the name West Sand Lake Road. Within Wynantskill, NY 136 terminates at a three-way intersection with

(West Sand Lake Road).

History

NY 136 was assigned ; however, it consisted only of the portion of the route on Whiteview Road between Winter Street Extension (at the time part of NY 40) and

upon assignment. On April 1, 1980, ownership and maintenance of Williams Road (CR 70), a local east–west highway linking US 4 to Winter Street Extension, was transferred from

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to the state of

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as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government. The new state highway became a westward extension of NY 136. In between Williams Road and Whiteview Road, NY 136 initially used a small portion of Winter Street Extension, which had been NY 405 prior to the swap. The junction between NY 136 and Winter Street Extension has since been reconfigured to directly connect Williams and Whiteview Roads.

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Transportation in Rensselaer County, New York

Route description

History

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