New York State Route 126 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 NY 126 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NYSDOT | ||||
| Length | 28.56 mi[1] (45.96 km) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1977[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  NY 12 on Watertown city/town line | |||
 NY 26 in West Carthage | ||||
| East end |  NY 812 in Croghan | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Jefferson, Lewis | |||
| Highway system | ||||
| ||||
| ||||
New York State Route 126 (NY 126) is a 28.56-mile-long (45.96 km) state highway in the North Country of New York in the United States. It proceeds in a roughly northwest to southeast direction between NY 12 at the eastern city line of Watertown in central Jefferson County and NY 812 in the village of Croghan in northern Lewis County. In between, NY 126 serves the adjacent villages of West Carthage and Carthage, where the route has overlaps with NY 3 (in Carthage) and NY 26 (in West Carthage). Most of the route passes through rural areas, and the portion southeast of Carthage parallels either the Black River or a tributary of it.
The portion of NY 126 between Carthage and Croghan was originally part of New York State Route 26A (NY 26A), an alternate route of NY 26 assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. It began at NY 26 in Lowville and passed through Croghan before ending at NY 3 and NY 26 in Carthage. At the time, the section of what is now NY 126 from Broad Street in West Carthage to James Street in Carthage was part of NY 26.
NY 26A ceased to exist on July 1, 1974 when it was replaced by two new routes: NY 126 northwest of Croghan and NY 812 south of the village. In 1979, the state of New York acquired two county roads leading from West Carthage—one connecting to Evans Mills and another that went to Watertown—as part of a highway maintenance swap between the state and Jefferson County. NY 26 was realigned to follow the new state highway leading to Evans Mills, while NY 126 was extended westward to its current terminus in Watertown by way of NY 26's original routing through Carthage and West Carthage and the newly acquired highway linking West Carthage and Watertown.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2008tdrwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Herr, Charles (August 24, 1977). Description of Touring Routes in New York State for the Interstate (I), Federal (US) and State (NY) Route Number Systems.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|agency=ignored (help)