From today's featured articleNew York State Route 343 (NY 343) is a state highway in Dutchess County, in the Hudson Valley of the U.S. state of New York. It runs east–west from the intersection of NY 82 in the village of Millbrook to the Connecticut state line in the hamlet of Amenia, where Connecticut Route 343 continues briefly eastward. It was originally the Dover branch of the Dutchess Turnpike, a 19th-century transportation route between Litchfield County, Connecticut, and the city of Poughkeepsie. NY 343 was designated in 1930, connecting Amenia to the state line, but was relocated a few years later onto the portion of NY 200 from South Millbrook to the hamlet of Dover Plains. Landmarks along the way include the Silo Ridge Country Club in the hamlet of Wassaic, Beekman Park in Amenia, and the Troutbeck Conference Center in the hamlet of Leedsville. Connecticut Route 343 passes through more rural and residential areas into the town of Sharon, Connecticut, where it terminates at a junction with Route 4 and Route 41. (Full article...)
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