New York State Route 395
State highway in Schenectady County, New York, US
New York State Route 395 (NY 395) is a state highway located within the town of Duanesburg in Schenectady County, New York, in the United States. It connects NY 7 to U.S. Route 20 (US 20) by way of the village of Delanson. The route was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York and has not been altered since.
Route description
NY 395 begins at an intersection with NY 7 (Duanesburg Road), Darby Hill Road (unsigned County Route 133 or CR 133) and Schoharie Turnpike (CR 74) in the hamlet of Quaker Street in the town of Duanesburg. NY 395 proceeds north out of Quaker Street and through a residential section of Duanesburg, crossing a junction with East Shore Road (CR 80) before crossing into the village of Delanson. Now named Main Street, NY 395 crosses a railroad line into downtown Delanson as a two-lane residential street before turning northeast just north of Thousand Acres Road.
NY 395 continues northeast through the village of Delanson, reaching a junction with Cole Road (CR 84). At this junction, NY 395 turns northward once again, paralleling the railroad line back into Duanesburg. After a bend to the northwest, the route passes the Delanson Reservoir and reaches an intersection with US 20 (Western Turnpike). The right-of-way and the designation of NY 395 both terminate at the intersection, east of the Schoharie County line.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “New York State Route 395” is state highway in Schenectady County, New York, US. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through York, State and Route, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “state highway in Schenectady County, New York, US” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 26, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q2486793. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1930.
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This entry incorporates text from “New York State Route 395” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.