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New York State Route 138 (NY 138) is a long state highway in
NY 138 begins at an intersection with NY 100 in the town of Somers. NY 138 proceeds southeast away from NY 100 through dense woods in the town of Somers, bending farther southeast and crossing over the
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is located in the U.S. state of New York. It is the seventh most populous county in the State of New York and the most populous north of New York City. According to the 2020 United States Census, the county had a population o ...
. It begins in the town of Somers at NY 100 and ends at NY 121 west of the hamlet of Waccabuc. The road passes by the shopping center at Golden's Bridge.
Route description
NY 138 begins at an intersection with NY 100 in the town of Somers. NY 138 proceeds southeast away from NY 100 through dense woods in the town of Somers, bending farther southeast and crossing over the Muscoot Reservoir
The Muscoot Reservoir is a reservoir in the New York City water supply system in northern Westchester County, New York, located directly north of the village of Katonah. Part of the system's Croton Watershed, it is 25 miles (40 kilometres) north ...
near Bridge L-158
Bridge L-158 is a disused railroad bridge over Muscoot Reservoir near Goldens Bridge, New York, United States. Built to carry New York Central Railroad traffic over Rondout Creek near Kingston, it was moved to its current location in 1904.
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into the town of Lewisboro
Lewisboro is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 12,411 at the 2010 census. The town is named after John Lewis, an early settler. Lewisboro is a suburb of New York City.
History
After purchasing land from ...
. Now in Lewisboro, NY 138 enters the hamlet of Golden's Bridge, where it crosses north of the parking lot for the Metro-North station. After passing the station entranceway, the route crosses over I-684
Interstate 684 (I-684) is a north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway in the state of New York in the United States. There is also a short portion in Connecticut with no junctions. The highway connects I-84 with I-287 and the Hutchinson ...
, which is connected only by a ramp to the southbound lanes. Immediately after I-684, NY 138 crosses a grade-separated junction with NY 22
New York State Route 22 (NY 22) is a north–south state highway that parallels the eastern border of the U.S. state of New York, from the outskirts of New York City to the hamlet of Mooers (CDP), New York, Mooers in Clinton County, ...
.
Past NY 22, NY 138 continues east through Lewisboro, remaining a two-lane residential road. Passing north of Lake Katonah, the route reaches a junction with Increase Miller Road, where it turns northeast past Fox Valley Park. After this northeast turn, the route reaches a junction with NY 121, marking the eastern terminus of NY 138, whose right-of-way continues east as Chapel Road.
History
The roadways that make up NY 138 were first upgraded to state highway standards from 1910 to 1912. The portion of NY 138 from NY 100 to a creek west of the Golden's Bridge station along with NY 100 from NY 138 to US 202 in Croton Falls was designated as unsigned State Highway 775 (SH 775). The alignment of SH 775 was first given a contract on February 19, 1910 to construct the segment of highway at the cost of $48,714.64 (1910USD
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). This section was completed on January 4, 1911, less than eleven months after the contract was let. The other major portion of NY 138, SH 770, covered a small portion east of SH 775 and all of the modern designation out to NY 121. The contract for SH 770 was let May 13, 1910 and completed on January 23, 1912 at the cost of $54,794.77 (1912 USD), half of which was paid by the state.
NY 138 was established in the 1930 state highway renumbering and has not had any major changes since.
Major intersections
See also
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External links
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