Blue Ridge Road
Blue Ridge Road is a long roadway in Essex County, New York, in the United States. The road is designated as County Route 84 from NY 28N in Newcomb to Interstate 87 in North Hudson, and as New York State Route 910K between I-87 and U.S. Route 9 in North Hudson. The CR 84 portion is an, two-lane stretch of rural highway maintained by the Essex County Department of Public Works' Highway Division while NY 910K is a highway maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation. All of Blue Ridge Road has been designated as the "Blue Ridge Road Scenic Byway" by NYSDOT.
Blue Ridge Road was designated as part of NY 73 in the 1930 renumbering of state routes in New York. NY 73 was truncated to Schroon in the mid-1930s.
Route description
Blue Ridge Road consists of Essex County's CR 84, which composes the bulk of the route, and NY 910K, which is a short, state-maintained roadway connecting I-87 to US 9. The entirety of Blue Ridge Road is designated as the "Blue Ridge Road Scenic Byway", a New York State Scenic Byway, by NYSDOT.County Route 84
Blue Ridge Road begins at an intersection with NY 28N and CR 75 in the area south of Tahawus. The road heads to the northeast, initially paralleling the Hudson River, then intersects with CR 25, which heads north to the hamlet of Tahawus. After that, the route diverges from the Hudson River, turning to the southeast and climbing slightly to the side of Pine Hill, before progressing downhill. At the base of the mountain, CR 84 crosses over Vanderwhacker Brook, which flows into nearby Vanderwhacker Pond. The road winds its way around several different mountain peaks, passing to the north of Cheney Pond.After passing through the hamlet of Boreas River, CR 84 briefly follows Wolf Pond Brook, which eventually turns north for nearby Wolf Pond. The road continues eastward past Sand Pond and begins to descend, roughly following Sand Pond Brook. It passes along the base of Ragged Mountain, a peak in the Adirondacks, after which the road runs along the edge of the valley of the stream known as "The Branch." At the base of Three Brothers Mountain, CR 84 curves northeast before making a turn to the southeast, soon entering the hamlet of Blue Ridge.
With The Branch still paralleling to the south, CR 84 continues its eastward descent and eventually intersects with its first road in several miles, Lazy Street, which provides access to the creek. At the base of Nippletop Mountain, Blue Ridge Road passes along the north shore of Palmer Pond, a small pond visible from the Adirondack Northway. Soon after, Blue Ridge Road intersects with the ramps leading to and from the Northway and the county-maintained portion of Blue Ridge Road ends.