New York State Route 189
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New York State Route 189 (NY 189) is a north–south state highway
located near the northern border of New York
in the United States. It extends for 5.7 miles (9.17 km) through the Clinton County
town of Clinton
from a junction with U.S. Route 11
(US 11) to the Canadian border, where it continues into Quebec
as Route 209
. In between, the two-lane NY 189 serves the small hamlet of Churubusco
. Outside of Churubusco, the highway passes through rural, undeveloped areas. NY 189 was assigned to its current alignment as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York and has remained untouched since.
in the town of Clinton
. The route progresses northward as a two-lane highway, passing a lone farm just after US 11. Over the next 1.5 miles (2.4 km), NY 189 passes through highly isolated areas of Clinton County
dominated by patches of forests interspersed with small clearings. After Lagree Road and Swamp Road, two local roads maintained by the town of Clinton, the route passes by a small handful of residences on its way into the hamlet of Churubusco
, the only community along NY 189. Here, it intersects with County Route 8 (CR 8), named Looby Road west of NY 189 and Clinton Mills Road east of the highway. The route continues north through the western portion of the small community, passing by the former site of NY 189's U.S. Customs and Border Protection
station, once located in what is now a clearing south of Broad Street.
The route's second and last intersection in Churubusco is with Broad Street, which links NY 189 to the more populated eastern half of the hamlet. North of Churubusco, NY 189 passes through more forests and fields and serves only a small amount of isolated residences and farms. As it heads toward the Canadian border, it crosses roads of mostly local importance, beginning with Merchia Road just north of Churubusco and concluding with CR 9 (Frontier Road) and Liberty Pole Road at a junction less than 1 miles (1.6 km) from the border. NY 189 continues north to the border, where it ends upon passing through an international customs station. Past the station, the highway continues north into the Canadian province of Quebec
as Route 209
.
to the Canadian border via Churubusco
, which was designated as NY 189. The route has not been altered since that time.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
located near the northern border of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in the United States. It extends for 5.7 miles (9.17 km) through the Clinton County
Clinton County, New York
Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 82,128. Its name is in honor of the first Governor of New York as a state, George Clinton. Its county seat is Plattsburgh.-History:...
town of Clinton
Clinton, Clinton County, New York
Clinton is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 737 at the 2010 census. The Town of Clinton is located in the northwest corner of the county and is northwest of Plattsburgh.- History :...
from a junction with U.S. Route 11
U.S. Route 11 in New York
U.S. Route 11 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from New Orleans, Louisiana, to the Canadian border at Rouses Point, New York...
(US 11) to the Canadian border, where it continues into Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
as Route 209
Quebec Route 209
Route 209 is a provincial highway located in the Montérégie region of Quebec south of Montreal. The route runs from the Canada-United States border in Franklin and ends at the Saint-Constant/Sainte-Catherine limit, south of Montreal at the junction of Route 132. South of the US border it continues...
. In between, the two-lane NY 189 serves the small hamlet of Churubusco
Churubusco, New York
Churubusco is a hamlet in the Town of Clinton, in Clinton County, New York, United States.The community is located on New York State Route 189 north of U.S. Route 11 near the Quebec border....
. Outside of Churubusco, the highway passes through rural, undeveloped areas. NY 189 was assigned to its current alignment as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York and has remained untouched since.
Route description
NY 189 starts at an intersection with US 11U.S. Route 11 in New York
U.S. Route 11 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from New Orleans, Louisiana, to the Canadian border at Rouses Point, New York...
in the town of Clinton
Clinton, Clinton County, New York
Clinton is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 737 at the 2010 census. The Town of Clinton is located in the northwest corner of the county and is northwest of Plattsburgh.- History :...
. The route progresses northward as a two-lane highway, passing a lone farm just after US 11. Over the next 1.5 miles (2.4 km), NY 189 passes through highly isolated areas of Clinton County
Clinton County, New York
Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 82,128. Its name is in honor of the first Governor of New York as a state, George Clinton. Its county seat is Plattsburgh.-History:...
dominated by patches of forests interspersed with small clearings. After Lagree Road and Swamp Road, two local roads maintained by the town of Clinton, the route passes by a small handful of residences on its way into the hamlet of Churubusco
Churubusco, New York
Churubusco is a hamlet in the Town of Clinton, in Clinton County, New York, United States.The community is located on New York State Route 189 north of U.S. Route 11 near the Quebec border....
, the only community along NY 189. Here, it intersects with County Route 8 (CR 8), named Looby Road west of NY 189 and Clinton Mills Road east of the highway. The route continues north through the western portion of the small community, passing by the former site of NY 189's U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is a federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security charged with regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. regulations, including trade, customs and immigration. CBP is the...
station, once located in what is now a clearing south of Broad Street.
The route's second and last intersection in Churubusco is with Broad Street, which links NY 189 to the more populated eastern half of the hamlet. North of Churubusco, NY 189 passes through more forests and fields and serves only a small amount of isolated residences and farms. As it heads toward the Canadian border, it crosses roads of mostly local importance, beginning with Merchia Road just north of Churubusco and concluding with CR 9 (Frontier Road) and Liberty Pole Road at a junction less than 1 miles (1.6 km) from the border. NY 189 continues north to the border, where it ends upon passing through an international customs station. Past the station, the highway continues north into the Canadian province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
as Route 209
Quebec Route 209
Route 209 is a provincial highway located in the Montérégie region of Quebec south of Montreal. The route runs from the Canada-United States border in Franklin and ends at the Saint-Constant/Sainte-Catherine limit, south of Montreal at the junction of Route 132. South of the US border it continues...
.
History
What is now NY 189 was originally taken over by the state of New York in the late 1920s. Work to improve the highway to state highway standards began around this time and was completed ca. 1930. In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, several of the routes assigned during the 1920s were renumbered or modified. At the same time, hundreds of state-maintained highways that did not yet have a route number were assigned one. One of these was the north–south highway connecting US 11U.S. Route 11 in New York
U.S. Route 11 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from New Orleans, Louisiana, to the Canadian border at Rouses Point, New York...
to the Canadian border via Churubusco
Churubusco, New York
Churubusco is a hamlet in the Town of Clinton, in Clinton County, New York, United States.The community is located on New York State Route 189 north of U.S. Route 11 near the Quebec border....
, which was designated as NY 189. The route has not been altered since that time.