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New York State Route 61

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In 1958, New York State Department of Public Works asked the city of Niagara Falls to approve a route designation for Hyde Park Boulevard to include on the state maps. In October 1958, the city agreed on the designation of NY 61 for the road. In 1962, the bridge carrying Hyde Park Boulevard
364:(US 62), in the area of the Niagara Falls Courthouse. NY 61 intersects with northbound US 62 three blocks later at Walnut Avenue. At the intersection, Gill Creek passes under both US 62 northbound and NY 61 as it switches to the east side of Hyde Park Boulevard. 425:, the center turn lane becomes a hard median as it widens in preparation for a pseudo-interchange with Highland Avenue. The median reverts to its previous width shortly after Highland merges into Hyde Park Boulevard; however, the median ends two blocks later at a service road for the 379:, one of the largest parks in the vicinity of the city. For the next dozen blocks, NY 61 acts as the divider between the residential neighborhoods of downtown Niagara Falls and the open spaces of Hyde Park, passing 356:. The route, named Hyde Park Boulevard for its entire length, heads north initially as a city-maintained, undivided four-lane highway; after two blocks, the roadway widens and becomes maintained by the 320:
at its northern tip. Conceptually, the road, known as Hyde Park Boulevard, forms the eastern border of downtown Niagara Falls. It is the second-shortest two-digit route in New York after
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Away from the yard, the surroundings become residential once more for another four blocks before entering a heavily industrial neighborhood around an intersection with
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over Gill Creek at Walnut Avenue, 41 feet (12 m) in length and originally built in 1950, was reconstructed. Farther north, the bridge over the western end of the
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Federal Highway Administration (2008). "Structure 1060190: National Bridge Inventory" (Document). United States Department of Transportation.
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North of Ontario Avenue, the buildings surrounding NY 61 become more commercial and industrial in nature as the route approaches the
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as it heads north. At Linwood Avenue, the homes return to both sides of NY 61 as it approaches Porter Road, which carries
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Gill Creek and NY 61 continue to run parallel for one more block before they separate ahead of Pine Avenue, once known as
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station, which Hyde Park Boulevard passes by but provides no access to, is located just off Lockport Road on 27th Street.
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This article is about the current alignment of NY 61. For previous alignments of NY 61, see
375:. The intersection between Pine and Hyde Park Boulevard marks the southwestern limits of 394: 628: 336: 454:, at 355 feet (108 m) long, was completed in 1964. It was reconstructed in 1997. 1001: 349: 297: 174: 899: 872:(Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1996. Archived from 842: 990: 62:
Map of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls area with NY 61 highlighted in red
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south of the Moses Power Plant and adjacent to the campus of
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NY 61 southbound approaching NY 31 in Niagara Falls
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Northern terminus of NY 61 / NY 182 overlap
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NY 61 northbound from NY 384 in Niagara Falls
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Index

NY 61
New York State Route 61 (disambiguation)
New York State Route 61 marker
NYSDOT
Niagara Falls
NY 384
Niagara Falls
US 62
NY 104
Lewiston
United States
New York
Niagara
New York Highways
Interstate
US
State
Reference
Parkways
NY 60
US 62
state highway
Niagara Falls
Niagara County
New York
NY 384
NY 104
NY 71
Columbia County

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