APPENDIX I
Scenic Visual Analysis and Historic
• APA Visual Impact Analysis Methodology I2-3 • National Historic Landmark Designation I4-12 • Scenic Byway Designation: State Highway Law, Article 12-C, Section 349 I13-21
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Agency and Department staff will consult on the need for a Visual Impact Assessment (VIA). Typically, VIAs would only be required in major reconstruction projects where there is a substantial visual change proposed in the highway corridor, or where the Department is proposing new or out-of-kind replacement buildings, bridges or other structures, or where there is significant vegetative cutting along State highways.
The Department (and its Consultants, as appropriate) shall prepare a Visual Impact Assessment (VIA) of significant visual resources in accordance with current NYSDOT visual assessment policy. The VIA shall be prepared by or under the direct guidance of a registered landscape architect experienced in VIA preparation.
In addition to the general methodology and subtasks outlined below, the Department shall consult with the Agency regarding any project-specific methodology and subtasks before starting the work.
The Department shall prepare appropriate viewshed mapping for existing conditions, each design alternative, and the null alternative (wherever null alternative viewsheds at the design year would differ significantly from existing conditions) to define the physical limits of the affected visual environment. Delineate the relevant viewsheds on a 7.5 minute topographic map: Foreground (0 to 0.5 mile), middleground (0.5 to 3.5 miles) and background (3.5 to 5 miles). Indicate the location of all public use areas on this map.
The Department shall identify each viewer group within the project area and determine the viewer exposure and viewer sensitivity of each group.
The Department shall consult with the Agency to identify the key views and the range of significant visual resources for each viewer group. Agency staff should be present of any in-field analysis. Key views shall include the views of the project that best represent the visual environment for each design alternative.
The Department shall prepare high quality representative photographs from each identified viewing location (i.e., photo station) keyed to the maps and showing both existing and proposed/simulated views. At least two, 8-1/2 inch x 11 inch photographs using 55mm and 85mm camera lenses should be provided from each photo station. Also provide GPS coordinates for each station. A third photograph using a 120mm or greater camera lens is recommended for each photo station to aid in the development of simulations. Higher camera lenses are also useful to simulate closer views from bodies of water when boats are not available or practical to take actual photographs from the water. All photographs should be labeled or indexed to a table describing the location the photograph was taken from and the size (mm) of the camera lens used.
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The Department shall consult with the Agency to determine what constitutes sufficient detail for producing quality simulations, e. g., pavement delineation, guide rail, traffic control devices (overhead signs, signals, etc.), structure type (truss vs. contemporary), sidewalks, side roads, and any enhancements. Based on this information the Department shall produce the visual simulations and shall review initial drafts of them with the Agency before they are finalized.
The Department shall assess the visual impacts of each design alternative and the null alternative, including changes to significant visual resources and probable viewer response to these changes.
As agreed to in advance with Agency staff, separate representative line of sight profiles of actual visibility from each viewing location/photo station depicting the proposed structure, existing topography and heights of intervening vegetation may be required.
The VIA shall include measures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate negative visual impacts and to enhance positive impacts. Descriptions and costs of these measures shall be in sufficient detail for incorporation into the preliminary design and for use in evaluating relative advantages and disadvantages among the alternatives.
The Department shall document this study in a Visual Impact Assessment report, to be presented as a technical appendix to the application made to the Agency. This report shall include color copies of the simulations.
When mutually agreed upon, the Department shall submit a draft of this VIA report to the Agency in advance for preliminary review. The Department shall revise the draft report per Agency review comments before incorporating it into the application and Design Approval Document.
I- 3 I- 4 I- 5 I- 6 I- 7 I- 8 I- 9 I- 10 I- 11 I- 12 Scenic Byway Designation: State Highway Law, Article 12-C, Section 349
Adirondack Trail
Adirondack Trail Route Segments:
Route I.D.: From: To: Route: Length:
30 22061 0.00 83.80 NY 30 83.80 30 72071 0.00 1.24 NY 30 1.24 30A21032 0.00 3.23 NY 30A 3.23 30A21031 0.00 0.65 NY 30A 0.65 30A21034 0.00 5.62 NY 30A 5.62 30A21033 0.00 1.26 NY 30A 1.26 30 72091 0.00 66.82 NY 30 66.82 30 75081 0.00 0.59 NY 30 0.59 30 21051 9.70 22.55 NY 30 12.85 30A25021 13.70 16.15 NY 30A 2.45
New York State Highway Law:
Portion of State Highway System to be designated and known as the "Adirondack Trail":
All that portion of the State Highway System beginning at Malone, traveling south on Route 30 through Lake Clear, Tupper Lake, Long Lake and Speculator; continuing from Speculator south on Route 30 through Wells and Northville to Riceville; continuing south from Riceville on Route 30A terminating at Route 5 in Fonda.
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Scenic Byway Designation: State Highway Law, Article 12-C, Section 349
Central Adirondack Trail
Central Adirondack Trail Route Segments:
Route I.D.: From: To: Route: Length:
365 26013 0.00 11.95 NY 365 11.95 28 17101 0.00 21.43 NY 28 21.43 28 23081 0.00 20.78 NY 28 20.78 28 22091 0.00 49.30 NY 28 49.30 9 17102 0.00 17.09 US 9 17.09 L00058 0.00 1.27 L00058 1.27 28 26071 4.93 30.03 NY 28 25.10 46 26022 5.02 5.15 NY 46 0.13 365 26012 7.02 9.59 NY 365 2.57
New York State Highway Law:
Portion of State Highway System to be designated and known as the "Central Adirondack Trail":
All that portion of the State Highway System beginning at the Hudson River Bridge on Route 9 between the village of Glens Falls and the City of Glens Falls, continuing north on Route 9 to Lake George; continuing north from Lake George on Route 9 through Warrensburg; continuing northwest from Warrensburg on Routes 9 and 28 through North Creek and North River to Indian Lake; continuing west from Indian Lake on Routes 28 and 30 to Blue Mountain Lake; continuing southwest on Route 28 from Blue Mountain Lake through Inlet, Eagle Bay, Old Forge and Thendara to Woodgate; continuing southwest from Woodgate on Route 28 through Forestport to Alder Creek; continuing south from Alder Creek on Routes 28 and 12 to Barneveld; continuing southwest from Barneveld on Route 365 through Holland Patent to Rome, terminating at the Route 46, 69, 49 overlap in Rome.
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Scenic Byway Designation: State Highway Law, Article 12-C, Section 349
Roosevelt Marcy Trail
Roosevelt - Marcy Memorial Highway Segments:
Route I.D.: From: To: Route: Length:
28N17031 0.00 4.54 NY 28N 4.54 28N12021 0.00 26.81 NY 28N 26.81 28N22011 10.60 19.60 NY 28N 9.00
New York State Highway Law:
Portion of State Highway System to be designated and known as the "Roosevelt - Marcy Memorial Highway":
All that portion of the State Highway System identified as running from the hamlet of North Creek in the county of Warren through the hamlets of Minerva and Newcomb in the county of Essex to the hamlet of Long Lake in the county of Hamilton shall be designated and known as the "Roosevelt - Marcy Memorial Highway".
I- Olympic15 Byway Scenic Byway Designation: State Highway Law, Article 12-C, Section 349
Olympic Byway Segments:
Route I.D.: From: To: Route: Length:
3 74041 0.00 11.43 NY 3 11.43 3 73033 0.00 10.78 NY 3 10.78 3 73032 0.00 4.20 NY 3 4.20 3 72061 0.00 25.41 NY 3 25.41 9N71041 0.00 11.82 NY 9N 11.82 86 12021 0.00 26.71 NY 86 26.71 3A73011 0.00 5.18 NY 3A 5.18 3 75051 0.00 54.89 NY 3 54.89 86 72011 12.40 12.46 NY 86 0.06 3 73033 20.58 26.15 NY 3 5.57 3 73031 23.62 29.25 NY 3 5.63 9N12031 61.41 67.39 NY 9N 5.98
New York State Highway Law:
Portion of State Highway System to be designated and known as the "Olympic Byway":
All that portion of the State Highway System beginning at the intersection of Route 180 and Route 3, continuing east on Route 3 through Watertown to Deferiet; continuing east from Deferiet on Route 3A to Fargo; continuing northeast from Fargo on Route 3 through Natural Bridge, Harrisville, Fine, Star Lake, and Cranberry Lake to Tupper Lake; continuing northeast from Tupper Lake on Route 3 to Saranac Lake; continuing east on Route 86 from Saranac Lake through Ray Brook; Lake Placid, and Jay; continuing northeast from Jay on Route 9N and terminating at Route 9 in Keeseville.
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Scenic Byway Designation: State Highway Law, Article 12-C, Section 349 Black River Trail
Black River Trail Segments:
Route I.D.: From: To: Route: Length:
812 75024 0.00 1.58 NY 812 1.58 812 75023 0.00 0.11 NY 812 0.11 46 26023 0.00 19.02 NY 46 19.02 12 74051 0.00 21.61 NY 12 21.61 812 75022 0.00 1.65 NY 812 1.65 812 75021 0.00 46.92 NY 812 46.92 812 74011 0.00 31.08 NY 812 31.08 MA0004 0.00 0.23 MA 0004 0.23 46 26022 5.15 10.56 NY 46 5.41 12 26043 28.36 31.07 NY 12 2.72
New York State Highway Law:
Portion of State Highway System to be designated and known as the "Black River Trail":
All that portion of the State Highway System beginning at Rome, continuing north on Route 46 to Boonville; continuing north from Boonville on Route 12 through Port Leyden and Lyons Falls to Lowville; continuing north from Lowville on Route 812 through Crogham; continuing north on Route 812 through Remington Corners; continuing north on Routes 812 and 3 through Harrisville, Fowler, and Gouverneur; continuing north on Routes 812 and 11 through Gouverneur, and Richville; continuing north on Route 812 through DeKalb, Heuvelton and Ogdensburg, terminating at Route 812 in Ogdensburg.
Dude Ranch Trail I- 17
Scenic Byway Designation: State Highway Law, Article 12-C, Section 349 Dude Ranch Trail Segments:
Route I.D.: From: To: Route: Length:
DRT 004 0.00 8.12 NY 9N 8.12 DRT 006 0.00 7.73 NY 9N 7.73 DRT 007 0.00 3.91 CO 35 3.91 DRT 002 0.00 0.29 CO 44 0.29 DRT 001 0.00 0.14 CO 44 0.14 418 17011 0.00 3.50 NY 418 3.50 DRT 004 0.00 0.30 CO 44 0.30 DRT 003 0.00 0.08 CO 44 0.08 9N 17021 0.93 16.95 NY 9N 16.02 9N 17102 13.00 13.78 US 9 0.78
New York State Highway Law:
Portion of State Highway System to be designated and known as the "Dude Ranch Trail":
All that portion of the State Highway System beginning at the intersection of Route 9N and Interstate 87, continuing southwesterly on Route 9N; continuing then along Mill Street, Main Street and Bridge Street (Warren County Route 44) through the town of Lake Luzerne; crossing into Hadley on Rockwell Street (Saratoga County Route 4) after crossing the Hudson River into the County of Saratoga; continuing northerly on Hadley-Stony Creek Road (Saratoga County Route 1 and Warren County Route 12) to the hamlet of Stony Creek; continuing easterly on Warren County Routes 3,2 and 4, and Route 418 (Stony Creek-Warrensburg Road) to Route 9; continuing south on Route 9 to Diamond Point Road crossing exit 23 of the Adirondack Northway; continuing on the Diamond Point road (Warren County Route 35) to Route 9N; continuing south on Route 9N through Lake George, terminating at the intersection of Route 9N and Interstate Route 87.
Military Trail
New York State Highway Law:
Portion of State Highway System to be designated and known as the "Military Trail":
All that portion of the State Highway System beginning at Rooseveltown, continuing east on Route 37 through Ft. Covington to Malone; continuing east from Malone on Route 11 through Chateaugay, Ellenburg Depot and Mooers Forks, terminating at Rouses Point.
Southern Adirondack Trail
The Southern Adirondack Trail (which) shall consist of all that portionI- of the state highway system beginning at the intersection of the New York State Thruway and State Route 28 in the village of18 Herkimer, Herkimer County, continuing north on State Route 28 through the village of Newport and the village of Poland, thence continuing northeasterly on State Route 8 and terminating at the Scenic Byway Designation: State Highway Law, Article 12-C, Section 349 intersection of State Routes 8 and terminating at the intersection of State Routes 8 and 30 in the village of Speculator, and all that portion of Old Piseco Lake Road from its intersection with State Route 8 in the vicinity of the southwestern end of Piseco Lake following along the shoreline of Piseco Lake to its intersection with Route 8 northeast of Piseco Lake and all that portion of the state highway system beginning at the intersection of the New York State Thruway and State Route 169 and running thence northwesterly along Route 169 until its intersection with State Route 28 in the village of Middleville, and all that portion of the State Highway System beginning with the intersection of State Route 169 with State Routes 5 and 167 in the city of Little Falls, continuing northeasterly along Route 167 to the intersection of State Route 29 in the village of Dolgeville, continuing north and then west along State Route 29 to its beginning at its intersection with State Routes 28 and 169 in the village of Middleville shall be designated and known as the “Southern Adirondack Trail”.
Lakes to Locks Passage
Portion of state and county highway system to be designated and known as the "Lakes to Locks Passage": All that portion of the state and county system beginning at the Waterford Cohoes bridge and continuing north on state route thirty-two to its junction with United States route four in the town of Waterford, Saratoga county and proceeding north on United States route four to the overlap of United States route four and state route twenty-two and following the four/twenty-two overlap to Whitehall, Washington county and continuing along United States route four to the Vermont state line, and then continuing north on route twenty-two from Whitehall to Ticonderoga, and along state route seventy-four from the Ticonderoga ferry to its intersection with Montcalm street in Ticonderoga and continuing along Montcalm street to the intersection of state route nine-N and along state route nine-N to the overlap of state routes nine-N and twenty-two, and again continuing north from the intersection of state routes twenty-two and seventy-four along the twenty-two/seventy-four overlap to state route nine-N/twenty- two and along nine-N/twenty-two overlap to its intersection with state route nine hundred three and along state route nine hundred three to the Champlain bridge, then again continuing north on state route nine-N/twenty-two to Westport, continuing north on state route twenty-two to Essex, then north on state route twenty-two to the overlap of state route twenty-two and United States route nine and continuing on the twenty-two/nine overlap to Keeseville, then continuing north on United States route nine to the intersection of state route three hundred seventy-three and along state route three hundred seventy-three to the Port Kent ferry, then again continuing north on United States route nine to the intersection of United States route nine and City Hall Place in the city of Plattsburgh, along City Hall Place to Cumberland avenue and along Cumberland avenue to its junction with United States route nine on the north side of the city of Plattsburgh, and further north on United States route nine to the intersection of county route fifty-seven and along the entire length of county route fifty-seven in a loop to the Cumberland Head ferry and then continuing north on United States route nine to the intersection of county route twenty-two and along county route twenty-two to the intersection of state route nine-B at Coopersville, then generally north on state route nine-B to United States route eleven and along United States route eleven to its termination point at the Canadian border, and along United States route two from its intersection with United States route eleven in the village of Rouses Point to the Vermont state line.
High Peaks Byway (NYS Route 73)
Byway High Peaks Byway, Route No.: Route 73 Name: NYS Route 73 I- (List all Route Nos.) 19 Scenic Byway Designation: State Highway Law, Article 12-C, Section 349 Termini: Route 73, beginning at Exit 30 of the Adirondack Northway (US Route 87) in the Town of North Hudson, Essex County, through the unincorporated Village of Keene Valley and the Town of Keene along Route 73, and terminating at the intersection of John Brown's Road near the Olympic Ski Jump Complex in the Village of Lake Placid, Town of North Elba, Essex County. Number of 2 Lanes Total # of 33 Miles Date Designated by September 9, 1994 Lanes: Miles: State:
System Number Intrinsic Quality Byway Type of Road Classification of Present on the Byway Ownership Surface Miles NHS 0 : Archaeological : State : Paved Primary 30 : Cultural 9 BLM 9 Gravel Secondary 0 : Historic 9 USFS 9 Earth Interstate 0 : Natural 9 NPS Off-System 0 : Recreational 9 Other, specify: : Scenic
Complementary : Auto Service : Campgrounds 9 Interpretive facilities (Building) Services : Interpretive Site : Lodging : Restaurants : Rest Areas : Restrooms : Scenic Pullouts/Overlooks : Trails : Other, specify: Hiking Trailheads to many of the Adirondack High Peaks, Olympic Facilities Marketing Tools: 9 Audio-Tape Tours : Brochures 9 CD-ROM : Maps 9 Videos ADA Facilities 9 Most : Some 9 None
Special Travel Conditions: 9 Seasonal Closing : Bridge Restrictions : weight : height : width 9 Vehicle Restrictions 9 Other, specify: Bike and Pedestrian Facilities: 9 On-road Bike Lane 9 Multi-use Path Location: Additional Comments: In December of 1994, Scenic America designated State Route 73 one of the ten most scenic roads in the nation. State Route 73 is considered the "Gateway" to the High Peaks region of the Adirondacks.
Blue Ridge Road (County Route 2B)
I- 20 Scenic Byway Designation: State Highway Law, Article 12-C, Section 349 Byway Blue Ridge Road, County Route 2B, also Route No.: Blue Ridge Road, County Name: known as the Boreas Road (List all Route Route 2B, Boreas Road Nos.) Termini: North Hudson, Minerva, and Newcomb: Linking the Northway (Interstate Route 87) at North Hudson to New York State Route 28 near Newcomb and the heart of the Adirondacks, Essex County. Number of 2 Total # of 17 Miles Date Designated by September 9, 1994 Lanes: Miles: State:
System # of Intrinsic Quality Byway Type of Road Classification Miles Present on the Byway Ownership Surface
NHS 0 9 Archaeological : State : Paved Primary 17 : Cultural 9 BLM 9 Gravel Secondary 0 : Historic 9 USFS 9 Earth Interstate 0 : Natural 9 NPS Off-System 0 : Recreational 9 Other, specify: : Scenic
Complementary 9 Auto Service 9 Campgrounds 9 Interpretive facilities (Building) Services 9 Interpretive Site 9 Lodging 9 Restaurants 9 Rest Areas 9 Restrooms : Scenic Pullouts/Overlooks 9 Trails 9 Other, specify: NONE Marketing Tools: 9 Audio-Tape Tours 9 Brochures 9 CD-ROM 9 Maps 9 Videos ADA Facilities 9 Most 9 Some 9 None
Special Travel Conditions: 9 Seasonal Closing 9 Bridge Restrictions 9 weight 9 height 9 width 9 Vehicle Restrictions 9 Other, specify: NONE Bike and Pedestrian Facilities: 9 On-road Bike Lane 9 Multi-use Path Location: Additional Comments: NYSDEC Scenic Road The Boreas Road provides important access to the Elk Lake Valley, an access point to the Dix Mountain Wilderness Area, the Hoffman Notch Wilderness Area, the VanderWalker Wild Forest Area, and the Boreas and the Branch Rivers.
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