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New York State Route 39
NY 39 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDH
Length	32.85 mi (52.87 km)
Existed	mid-1920s–1930
Major junctions
West end	NY 21 in Poughkeepsie
East end	NY 22 in Patterson
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Counties	Dutchess, Putnam
Highway system
New York Highways Interstate US State Reference Parkways
← NY 38B → NY 39

New York State Route 39 (NY 39) was a 32.85-mile-long (52.87 km) state highway in the Hudson Valley region of New York in the United States. It stretched from NY 21 (now U.S. Route 44) in the town of Poughkeepsie to NY 22 in Patterson, New York. NY 39 was designated in the mid-1920s and was replaced with NY 202, NY 311, and part of NY 52 in the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.

Route description

NY 39 began in the town of Poughkeepsie at NY 21. The route headed southeastward past the western fringe of La Grange, and into Wappingers Falls where it crossed the Wappinger Creek. The route entered East Fishkill, where it began to turn northeastward through Stormville and the hamlet of Green Haven. It then passed just south of Beekman, where it started to once again turn southeastward. NY 39 passed through Poughquag and Pawling, and subsequently ran along the western shore of Whaley Lake. From here, the route entered Holmes prior to passing into Putnam County. At West Patterson, NY 39 turned east, then terminated at NY 22 in Patterson.

History

NY 39 was designated in the mid-1920s to what is now NY 376 from Poughkeepsie to East Fishkill, NY 52 between East Fishkill and Stormville, NY 216 from Stormville to Poughquag, NY 55 between Poughquag and West Pawling, NY 292 from West Pawling to West Patterson, and NY 311 between West Patterson and Patterson. In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, the portion of NY 39 between East Fishkill and the western fringe of Patterson was redesignated as part of the new NY 52 while the segment between Poughkeepsie and East Fishkill was renumbered to NY 202. Between Patterson and NY 22, old NY 39 was renumbered to NY 311.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Dutchess	Town of Poughkeepsie	0.00	0.00	NY 21
Putnam	Patterson	32.85	52.87	NY 22
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• U.S. roads portal

References

1. ^ "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. pp. 117, 119, 189, 208, 212, 222. Retrieved January 31, 2010. The mileage is based on that of the modern routes that now follow NY 39's former routing and may vary slightly from NY 39's actual mileage.
2. ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9.
3. ^ New England (Map). National Survey Company. 1926. p. 170. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
4. ^ Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times. p. 136.
5. ^ Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas (eastern New York) (Map). Rand McNally. 1926. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
6. Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1930–31 and 1931–32 editions, (Scarborough Motor Guide Co., Boston, 1930 and 1931). The 1930–31 edition shows New York state routes prior to the 1930 renumbering

• Transportation in Dutchess County, New York
• Transportation in Putnam County, New York
• Former state highways in New York (state)