New York State Route 138
New York State Route 138 is a long state highway in Westchester County, New York. It begins in the town of Somers at New York [State Route 100|NY 100] and ends at NY 121 west of the hamlet of Waccabuc. The road passes by the shopping center in Goldens Bridge.
Route description
NY 138 begins at an intersection with NY 100 in the town of Somers. It proceeds southeast away from NY 100 through dense woods, bending farther southeast and crossing over the Muscoot Reservoir near Bridge L-158 into the town of Lewisboro. It shortly enters the hamlet of Goldens Bridge, where it crosses north of the parking lot for the Metro-North station. After passing the station entranceway, the route crosses over I-684, which is only accessible southbound. Immediately after, NY 138 crosses NY 22.Past NY 22, NY 138 continues east through Lewisboro. Passing north of Lake Katonah, the route reaches a junction with Increase Miller Road, where it turns northeast past Fox Valley Park. Afterwards, the route reaches a junction with NY 121; its right-of-way continues east as Chapel Road.
History
The roadways that make up NY 138 were first upgraded to state highway standards between 1910 and 1912. The portion of NY 138 from NY 100 to a creek west of the Goldens Bridge station along with NY 100 from NY 138 to U.S. [Route 202 in New York|US 202] in Croton Falls was designated as unsigned State Highway 775. The alignment of SH 775 was first given a contract on February 19, 1910, to construct the segment of highway at the cost of $48,714.64. This section was completed on January 4, 1911. The other major portion of NY 138, SH 770, covered a small section east of SH 775 and all of the modern designation out to NY 121. The contract for SH 770 was let May 13, 1910, and completed on January 23, 1912, at the cost of $54,794.77, half of which was paid by the state.The designation NY 138 was established in the 1930 state highway renumbering, and has not had any major changes to its route or size since.