End of US highway 4 |
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Summa
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As of 2020, US 4 measured 252.7 miles in total length.
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The east end of US 4 has always been in Portsmouth, but its terminus has been changed several times over the years. US 4 was an original 1926 route, but it went only as far west as Glens Falls then:
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c. 1927, Rand McNally
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US 4 probably followed its current corridor as far as downtown Hudson Falls, but instead of continuing south, it was probably directed west on River Street. That becomes Warren Street in Glens Falls, and where that intersects US 9 (Glen Street) is probably where US 4 ended:
Elbert, July 2006
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Elbert, July 2006
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Today Warren is NY hwy. 32, which continues to the left with US 9. But back when that was US 4, it ended there.
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Most likely all of US 4 was signed east/west at that time. But in 1930, the designation was truncated at Hudson Falls, and extended south to its current terminus at East Greenbush (not far outside Albany). After that, NYSDoT began signing the entire road north/south in their state. These photos are from the westernmost terminus of US 4 (which is actually its south end); here is the last southbound marker, followed by a no-longer-extant "END" assembly:
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Bourey, Sep. 2019
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Jordan, 2000 (gone as of 2019)
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That was looking south on Troy Road, about a mile south of the interchange with I-90. The towns on the green sign are Schodack Center (1 mile left) and Rensselaer (3 miles right). Beyond that is an assembly giving directions for the US highways that are routed along Columbia Turnpike; here is a close-up:
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Elbert, July 2006
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Bourey, Sep. 2019
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These next shots show the signage at the beginning of US 4, as seen from eastbound Columbia Tpk:
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Elbert, July 2006
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Bourey, Sep. 2019
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These photos show the beginning of US 4 from the opposite direction...
Kerr, Jan. 2002
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Bourey, Sep. 2019
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...and if one turns there, they soon encounter the first northbound confirming marker:
Bourey, Sep. 2019
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Research and/or photo credits: George Bourey; Chris Elbert; Chris Jordan; Doug Kerr; Robert Mortell; Dale Sanderson; Michael Summa
Page originally created 2000;
last updated June 26, 2020.
last updated June 26, 2020.
