New York State Route 361 (NY 361) was a

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located in

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, in the United States. The southern terminus of the route was at the

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state line, where it continued to

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, as Route 361. The northern terminus was at U.S. Route 44 (US 44) in Millerton. NY 361 was designated in April 1935 and removed from the state highway system and replaced with County Route 62 (CR 62) in 1980 as part of a large-scale

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swap between the

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and the Dutchess County highway department.

Route description

NY 361 began as a continuation of Connecticut's Route 361 adjacent to the bi-state water body of Indian Lake in the town of

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. The route traveled northward on Sharon Road, paralleling the Webatuck Creek to Millerton, where it became South Maple Avenue and terminated at an intersection with US 44 (Main Street). The road itself, however, continued northward to

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 in Clinton County near the Canadian border. ...

in the hamlet of Mount Riga as North Maple Avenue and, outside the village, Rudd Pond Road, connecting Millerton to the Rudd Pond area of

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History

NY 361 was assigned in April 1931 to a short north–south highway connecting US 44 in Millerton to Route 4 (later Route 361) at the

state line. The route remained unchanged until April 1, 1980, when ownership and maintenance of the route was transferred to

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as part of a large scale highway maintenance swap. As part of the swap, NY 361, the routing of NY 82A from Amenia to Pine Plains, NY 402, and three reference routes near the hamlets of Barrytown (near Red Hook), Pine Plains, and East Park (near

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) were given to the county by the

in exchange for maintenance of the segment of NY 82 between NY 199 and the Columbia County line. Also exchanged was a county route bypassing Millbrook to the northwest (which became NY 44A and later US 44), the portion of the Salt Point Turnpike north of Smith Street in

Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie ( ), officially the City of Poughkeepsie, separate from the Town of Poughkeepsie around it) is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It is the county seat of Dutchess County, with a 2020 census population of 31,577. Poughkeepsi ...

( NY 115), and Spackenkill Road between US 9 and NY 376 in Poughkeepsie ( NY 113). The former routing of NY 361 is now part of CR 62, which continues north of US 44 to NY 22 in Mount Riga.

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{{Good article 361 Transportation in Dutchess County, New York

Route description

History

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