New York State Route67 (NY67) is an 86.55-mile-long (139.29km) east–west state highway in eastern New York in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY5 in the town of St. Johnsville. Its eastern terminus is at the Vermont state line in Hoosick, where it continues eastward as Vermont Route 67 (VT67).
In Ephratah, NY67 splits from NY10 and heads east as a narrow and winding highway. It continues into the town of Johnstown, where it meets the eastern terminus of the aforementioned New Turnpike Road (an unimproved town road) at Eppie Corners and winds through hilly terrain through the hamlet of Keck's Center. It intersects the north end of NY334 before passing into the city of Johnstown. In the western part of the city, NY67 follows West Main Street for several blocks to William Street, where it is joined by NY29. After crossing downtown, the overlap with NY29 ends with NY29 continuing straight (east) on East Main Street and NY67 veering southeast onto East State Street. The route exits the city just southeast of a junction with NY30A. NY67 proceeds onward, passing the Fulton County Airport, Hamilton–Fulton–Montgomery BOCES, and Fulton–Montgomery Community College before reentering Montgomery County.
Second pass through Montgomery County
Once again in Montgomery County, NY67 follows a winding, narrow path. One steep curve was eliminated in the early 2000s northwest of Fort Johnson. In Fort Johnson, NY67 joins NY5 toward Amsterdam.
In Amsterdam, NY67 enters with NY5 as West Main Street. After passing an unusual flashing traffic light at Guy Park Manor, a four-lane highway begins parallel to Main Street. Historically, NY5 and NY67 followed Main Street through the city. With the 1977 creation of the Amsterdam Mall, NY5 and NY67, together with NY30, were re-routed onto splits comprising the Amsterdam Arterial.[citation needed] After a left exit for NY30 southbound and a link to the Thruway, NY67 follows underneath NY30 southbound, then takes a left exit next to the mall. NY67 then follows NY30 North, crossing NY5 westbound, then splitting off toward Ballston Spa, passing through the hamlet of Manny Corners, south of the village of Hagaman.
Saratoga County
NY67 at I-87
NY67 enjoys a wider route, enabling faster driving and more gentle curves, passing south of the village of Galway. In Ballston Spa, NY67 meets NY50, turning south and overlapping for about a mile. NY67 then splits off to the east, heading toward the Adirondack Northway at Malta.
In the Malta Area, NY67 enters as Dunning Street. Immediately before Interstate87 (I-87), there is a roundabout at State Farm Road. A second roundabout shortly thereafter handles the southbound ramp traffic of I-87 exit12, with a third roundabout handling northbound on the other side. A fourth roundabout handles an intersection with Malta Commons and Kelch Drive, and a fifth handles the intersection with U.S. Route9 (US9), beginning the overlap with US9.
The David Mathews House, straddling the New York–Vermont state line located on NY–VT67.
After the final roundabout, NY67 turns south, concurrent with US9 for 1.5 miles (2.4km), just north of the village of Round Lake. Here, the route heads eastward, taking a winding path toward Mechanicville and the Hudson River. After entering the city, NY67 becomes concurrent with US4 and NY32 for less than 0.1 miles (0.2km), then heads east toward Schaghticoke, crossing the Hudson on the Mechanicville Bridge.
Rensselaer and Washington counties
Old Schaghticoke Road carries NY67 eastward and uphill, meeting NY40 as Reservoir Road. Turning left and overlapping, the routes enter Schaghticoke upon crossing the Hoosic River. Passing through the village, NY67 splits right at the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds, where County Route125 (CR125), an old routing of NY67, enters from the left. NY67 turns to cross the Hoosic River again in Valley Falls, running south of the river through Buskirk and crossing again in Eagle Bridge to briefly enter Washington County.
NY67 meets NY22 in White Creek after 0.9 miles (1.4km). Turning right, running concurrent for 0.6 miles (1.0km), the paired routes re-enter Rensselaer County. Once back in Rensselaer County, the routes split at North Hoosick. Passing through farmland, NY67 ends at the Vermont state line, continuing as VT67.
History
The portion of modern NY67 between what is now NY147 south of Galway and the southern end of the overlap with NY50 south of Ballston Spa was originally designated as part of two legislative routes by the New York State Legislature in 1908. From Galway to Ballston Spa, what is now NY67 was part of Route37. The modern overlap with NY50 was part of Route25.[4] In 1912, Route37 was realigned between Kimball Corners and Saratoga Springs to use modern NY29. Its former routing between Kimball Corners and Ballston Spa via Galway was redesignated as Route37-a. Also added in 1912 was Route37-b, a spur route that ran from Route25 south of Ballston Spa east to what is now US9 in Malta via current NY67.[5][6] The Route37-a and Route37-b designations were eliminated on March1, 1921.[7]
When the first set of posted routes in New York were assigned in 1924, the section of modern NY67 between Round Lake and Mechanicville was designated as part of NY6.[8][9] Most of NY6, including the section from Round Lake to Malta, was renumbered to US9 in 1927.[10] In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, US9 was realigned onto its modern alignment between Albany and Round Lake. Its former routing from Round Lake to Malta became part of the new NY67,[2] which extended west to NY10 in Ephratah and east to the Vermont state line via Johnstown, Amsterdam, Ballston Spa, Stillwater, and Hoosick. From Galway to Malta, NY67 utilized the former alignments of legislative Routes25, 37-a and37-b. Between Mechanicville and Schaghticoke, NY67 initially ran concurrent with US4 and NY32 to Stillwater, where it turned east and followed what is now CR125 across the Hudson River (via Stillwater Bridge) to NY40 north of Schaghticoke in Rensselaer County.[11]
On April1, 1980, ownership and maintenance of NY67 between the access road to lock4 of the Champlain Canal and NY40 was transferred from the state of New York to Rensselaer County as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government. One highway transferred from the county to the state at this time was Old Schaghticoke Road, which extended from the county line at Mechanicville east to NY40 just southwest of Schaghticoke.[12] NY67 was realigned to follow the new state highway between Mechanicville and Schaghticoke[13][14] while the county-maintained portion of its former alignment became CR125. The short piece of NY67's former routing between US4 and NY32 in Stillwater and the access road to Champlain Canal lock4 remained state-maintained[15][16] and became NY915C, an unsigned reference route.[17]
A second maintenance swap, this time between the state and Montgomery County, occurred on April1, 1981. As part of the swap, ownership and maintenance of New Turnpike Road[12] (CR52[18][19]) between NY5 outside of St. Johnsville and the Fulton County line was transferred from Montgomery County to the state of New York.[12] The new state highway became a westward extension of NY67, which overlapped a section of NY10 between Ephratah and NY10's junction with New Turnpike Road.[13][14] The 0.34-mile (0.55km) section of New Turnpike Road between the Fulton County line and NY10 was not transferred to the state and is still maintained by the town of Ephratah for several years. It was eventually transferred to NYSDOT in 2012[3]
↑State of New York Department of Highways (1909). The Highway Law. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. pp.62, 65. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
↑New York State Legislature (1918). "Tables of Laws and Codes Amended or Repealed". Laws of the State of New York passed at the One Hundred and Forty-First Session of the Legislature. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. pp.72–73. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
↑New York State Legislature (1921). "Tables of Laws and Codes Amended or Repealed". Laws of the State of New York passed at the One Hundred and Forty-Fourth Session of the Legislature. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. p.42. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
↑"New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p.XX9.
↑Automobile Blue Book. Vol.1 (1927ed.). Chicago: Automobile Blue Book, Inc. 1927. This edition shows U.S. Routes as they were first officially signed in 1927.
