NY Route 86
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length:	39. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT is responsible for the development and operation of Highways, railroads, Mass transit systems 11 mi[1] (62. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 94 km)
Formed:	1930[2]
West end:	NY 30 in Paul Smiths
Major junctions:	NY 3 in Saranac Lake NY 73 in Lake Placid
East end:	NY 9N in Jay
Counties:	Franklin, Essex
Numbered highways in New York < I-86 I-87 > Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 86 is a 39. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand New York State Route 30 is a State highway in the central part of New York, USA. Paul Smiths New York is a hamlet in the Town of Brighton in Franklin County New York, on Lower Saint Regis Lake, in the Adirondacks, 10 New York State Route 3 is a major east-west State highway in the U Saranac Lake is a Village located in the state of New York, United States. New York State Route 73 (also referred by the New York State Department of Transportation as NY 73) is a state highway located entirely within Essex County New Lake Placid is a Village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. New York State Route 9N is a State highway in northeastern New York running north to south from U Jay is a Town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 2306 at the 2000 census Franklin County is a County located in the US state of New York. Essex County is a County located in the US state of New York. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT is responsible for the establishment and classification of a State highway network which includes interstate highways Interstate 86 was once assigned to what is now Interstate 84 east of East Hartford, Connecticut. Interstate 87 (abbreviated I-87) is a 33349 mile (53670 km intrastate Interstate highway located entirely within the state of New York The list of Interstate Highways in New York encompasses 29 currently in-use Interstate Highways &mdasheight primary Interstates and 21 auxiliary Interstates&mdashwhich In the US state of New York, US Routes are maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT The following is a list of numbered State highways in the US state of New York. New York State Reference Routes and Parkway Routes are New York State Highways that possess a signed name (mainly parkways that the New York State Department 11-mile (62. 94 km) long state highway located within Adirondack Park in northern New York, USA, linking Franklin County to Essex County. State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts two of them related to a State government in a country that is divided The Adirondack Park is a publicly-protected area located in northeast New York. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Franklin County is a County located in the US state of New York. Essex County is a County located in the US state of New York. The western terminus of the route is at NY 30 in Paul Smiths. New York State Route 30 is a State highway in the central part of New York, USA. Paul Smiths New York is a hamlet in the Town of Brighton in Franklin County New York, on Lower Saint Regis Lake, in the Adirondacks, 10 The eastern terminus is at NY 9N in Jay. New York State Route 9N is a State highway in northeastern New York running north to south from U Jay is a Town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 2306 at the 2000 census Although largely a two-lane road, NY 86 is the only east-west highway in the High Peaks area of the Adirondack Park, providing the major link between hamlets and tourist destinations.

NY 86 was established in the 1930 renumbering, largely replacing a realigned NY 3. In the 1920s New York only numbered a small set of its state highways New York State Route 3 is a major east-west State highway in the U North of Saranac Lake, NY 86 initially followed modern NY 186 before being rerouted onto its modern alignment. Saranac Lake is a Village located in the state of New York, United States. New York State Route 186 is a short east-west State highway in northern New York, USA.

Route description

NY 86 begins at NY 30 in Paul Smiths, Franklin County. New York State Route 30 is a State highway in the central part of New York, USA. Paul Smiths New York is a hamlet in the Town of Brighton in Franklin County New York, on Lower Saint Regis Lake, in the Adirondacks, 10 Franklin County is a County located in the US state of New York. The route heads east through the town of Brighton, providing spectacular mountain views of Adirondack Park. Brighton is also a different town in Monroe County, New York. The Adirondack Park is a publicly-protected area located in northeast New York. After passing through the tiny communities of Easy Street and Gabriels and traversing the southern edge of Paul Smiths College, NY 86 turns south to serve Harrietstown, where it meets NY 186 at the hamlet of the same name. Gabriels is a hamlet in the Town of Brighton in Franklin County New York inside the Adirondack Park near Paul Smiths New York. Paul Smith's College is a private college located in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York. Harrietstown is a Town in Franklin County, New York, United States. New York State Route 186 is a short east-west State highway in northern New York, USA. NY 86 continues southward to Saranac Lake, the largest community on NY 86 in Franklin County. Saranac Lake is a Village located in the state of New York, United States. Moving through Saranac Lake, the business and tourism anchor for the area, NY 86 is well marked, but follows local roads to an intersection with NY 3 in the village center. New York State Route 3 is a major east-west State highway in the U The routes briefly overlap before splitting at the northern edge of Lake Flower. A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different Highway, Motorway Lake Flower is a lake in Franklin County New York in the Adirondacks; it was created by damming the Saranac River in 1827 ^[3]

Lake Flower in Saranac Lake, with NY 3 and NY 86 routed along the lakeshore

East of NY 3, NY 86 becomes the primary lakeside roadway as it follows the northern and eastern extents of Lake Flower into Essex County. Lake Flower is a lake in Franklin County New York in the Adirondacks; it was created by damming the Saranac River in 1827 Saranac Lake is a Village located in the state of New York, United States. New York State Route 3 is a major east-west State highway in the U Essex County is a County located in the US state of New York. Roughly 0. 75 miles (1. 21 km) into the county, NY 86 leaves the lakeshore and turns northeastward toward the small hamlet of Ray Brook. Ray Brook is a Hamlet in New York State, USA located on NY 86 between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid in the Town of Farther east, the the highway travels through the Clifford R. Pettis Memorial Forest before arriving in the village of Lake Placid as Saranac Avenue. Lake Placid is a Village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. ^[3]

NY 86 proceeds eastward through the village, coming within view of Lake Placid before turning south onto Main Street at the western shore of Mirror Lake. The body of water called Lake Placid is in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York in the USA. Mirror Lake may refer to Mirror Lake Alaska Mirror Lake (British Columbia Mirror Lake (California As Main, NY 86 runs through the village and along Mirror Lake as the major tourist thoroughfare, passing numerous businesses and the sites of the 1936 and 1980 Winter Olympics. The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in February At the southern edge of the village, Route 86 intersects the western terminus of NY 73. New York State Route 73 (also referred by the New York State Department of Transportation as NY 73) is a state highway located entirely within Essex County New ^[3]

Outside of Lake Placid, NY 86 enters the town of Wilmington, home of the Olympic Ski Center at Whiteface Mountain. ---- Wilmington is a Town in Essex County, New York, United States. Through Wilmington, the road largely follows the Au Sable River northeastward, providing scenic views as it heads through "Wilmington Notch," noted for trout fishing. Au Sable River may refer to the following Au Sable River (Michigan Ausable River (New York Ausable River (Ontario At an intersection with the eastern terminus of NY 431 in the hamlet of Wilmington, NY 86 turns eastward and crosses into the town of Jay, where it terminates at NY 9N at the town's village green. State Route 431 (also known as the Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway) is a State highway in Essex County New York. Jay is a Town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 2306 at the 2000 census New York State Route 9N is a State highway in northeastern New York running north to south from U ^[3]

History

What is now NY 86 from Paul Smiths to Jay via Saranac Lake and Lake Placid was originally part of the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway, an auto trail extending across the North American continent from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. Paul Smiths New York is a hamlet in the Town of Brighton in Franklin County New York, on Lower Saint Regis Lake, in the Adirondacks, 10 Jay is a Town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 2306 at the 2000 census Saranac Lake is a Village located in the state of New York, United States. Lake Placid is a Village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. Old style Highway markings Lincoln Highway Dixie Highway The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions ^[4] When state highways in New York were first signed in 1924, NY 3 was assigned to the entirety of the highway within New York. State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts two of them related to a State government in a country that is divided New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous New York State Route 3 is a major east-west State highway in the U ^[5]

NY 3 remained in place up to the 1930 renumbering when it was rerouted onto its modern alignment through the North Country. In the 1920s New York only numbered a small set of its state highways This article refers to a region of New York State. For other meanings see North Country The portion of former NY 3 from Harrietstown to Jay, as well as a section of former NY 10 (modern NY 186) from Harrietstown to Lake Clear, was redesignated as NY 86. Harrietstown is a Town in Franklin County, New York, United States. State Route 10 is a New York State highway that runs from Deposit Delaware County to the Hamilton County hamlet of Higgins Bay in the town of Arietta New York State Route 186 is a short east-west State highway in northern New York, USA. Lake Clear is a hamlet and a lake in Franklin County, New York, United States. ^[2] North of Harrietstown, the former alignment of NY 3 became New York State Route 192A from Harrietstown to Gabriels^[6] and the western half of NY 192 from Gabriels to Paul Smiths. Gabriels is a hamlet in the Town of Brighton in Franklin County New York inside the Adirondack Park near Paul Smiths New York. ^[2]

NY 192A was removed from the state highway system on January 7, 1980. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) However, it was not until the removal of NY 192 on March 28, 1989,^[7] that NY 86 was rerouted to follow its current alignment between Harrietstown and Paul Smiths. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) ^[8]

NY 86A

NY 86A was a spur route connecting NY 86 in Lake Placid to NY 9N in Keene. New York State Route 73 (also referred by the New York State Department of Transportation as NY 73) is a state highway located entirely within Essex County New New York State Route 9N is a State highway in northeastern New York running north to south from U Keene is a Town in central Essex County, New York, United States. ^[2] It was later renumbered to NY 73. New York State Route 73 (also referred by the New York State Department of Transportation as NY 73) is a state highway located entirely within Essex County New

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Roads intersected	Notes
Franklin	Paul Smiths	0. Franklin County is a County located in the US state of New York. Paul Smiths New York is a hamlet in the Town of Brighton in Franklin County New York, on Lower Saint Regis Lake, in the Adirondacks, 10 00	NY 30
	Harrietstown	7. New York State Route 30 is a State highway in the central part of New York, USA. Harrietstown is a Town in Franklin County, New York, United States. 35	NY 186	Eastern terminus of NY 186
	Saranac Lake	11. New York State Route 186 is a short east-west State highway in northern New York, USA. Saranac Lake is a Village located in the state of New York, United States. 94	NY 3 east	Northern terminus of overlap
		12. New York State Route 3 is a major east-west State highway in the U 37	NY 3 west	Southern terminus of overlap
Essex	Lake Placid	21. New York State Route 3 is a major east-west State highway in the U Essex County is a County located in the US state of New York. Lake Placid is a Village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. 98	NY 73	Western terminus of NY 73
	Wilmington	34. New York State Route 73 (also referred by the New York State Department of Transportation as NY 73) is a state highway located entirely within Essex County New ---- Wilmington is a Town in Essex County, New York, United States. 08	NY 431	Eastern terminus of NY 431
	Jay	39. State Route 431 (also known as the Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway) is a State highway in Essex County New York. Jay is a Town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 2306 at the 2000 census 11	NY 9N

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