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|state=NY

|type=CR

|county=Onondaga

|route=236

|length_mi=3.55

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|established=by 1989<ref name="marcellus quad" />

|map=Map of Onondaga NY CR 236.png

|direction_a=South

|terminus_a={{jct|state=NY|CR|41|county1=Onondaga}} in [[Marcellus (town), New York|Marcellus]]

|junction=

|direction_b=North

|terminus_b={{jct|state=NY|NY|321}} in [[Elbridge (town), New York|Elbridge]]

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'''County Route&nbsp;236''' ('''CR&nbsp;236''') in [[Onondaga County, New York]] (referred to as CR&nbsp;236 by the Onondaga County Department of Transportation) is a loop road in the town of [[Marcellus (town), New York|Marcellus]]. The route begins at an intersection with the New Seneca Turnpike (former [[New York State Route&nbsp;175]] or NY&nbsp;175, now [[County Route 41 (Onondaga County, New York)|CR&nbsp;41]]), loops around the area, nearing [[Camillus (town), New York|Camillus]] in the process. Route&nbsp;236's northern terminus at an intersection with [[New York State Route 321]] in the town of [[Elbridge (town), New York|Elbridge]]. The highway goes under the names of Gypsy Road, Limeledge Road, Shepard Road, Northwest Townline Road and Stump Road.

==Route description==

CR&nbsp;236 begins at a junction with [[County Route 41 (Onondaga County, New York)|CR&nbsp;41]] (New [[Seneca Turnpike]]) in the town of [[Marcellus (town), New York|Marcellus]], not far from the village line. CR&nbsp;236 proceeds northward through Marcellus as Gypsy Road, passing west of several residences and cemeteries before intersecting with [[County Route 133 (Onondaga County, New York)|CR&nbsp;133]] (Old Seneca Turnpike). CR&nbsp;236 is discontinuous after being split by CR&nbsp;133, before continuing northward on Limeledge Road. CR&nbsp;236 continues northward from CR&nbsp;133 as a two-lane residential street, nearing the hamlet of Marcellus Falls, where it intersects with segments of CR&nbsp;236 (Glover Road and Stump Road). CR&nbsp;236 bends westward near Marcellus Airport, passing a large quarry along this stretch. At the junction with another segment of CR&nbsp;236 (Shepard Road), CR&nbsp;236 bends to the northwest, entering the town of [[Elbridge (town), New York|Elbridge]], where it junctions with [[New York State Route 321|NY&nbsp;321]]. This junction serves as the northern terminus.<ref name="bing">{{bing maps|url=http://binged.it/J8MunH|title=overview map of County Route 236|accessdate=May 15, 2012}}</ref>

==History==

Each of Route&nbsp;236's names comes with a different meaning from the town of Marcellus. The first road, Gypsy Road, is named after the English [[Gypsy (term)|gypsies]] that once lived in the area. The Limeledge Road alignment is named after the abundancy of limestone in the area. Northwest Townline Road is named after the northwest townline of Marcellus, which runs along the Skaneateles border.<ref name="marcellusstreets">{{cite web|url=http://www.mhs.marcellusny.com/MHS_Home/Marcellus_Street_Names.html|publisher=Marcellus Historical Society|location=Marcellus, New York|title=Streets And Roads In Marcellus|accessdate=July 9, 2008}}</ref>

CR&nbsp;236 is not signed and the fact that only one county route in Onondaga County is signed,<ref name="syracuse west quad">{{cite map |url=http://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/quads/drg24/dotpreview/index.cfm?code=p29 |title=Syracuse West Digital Raster Quadrangle |publisher=New York State Department of Transportation |year=1990 |scale=1:24,000 |accessdate=January 20, 2010}}</ref> the routes are not usually marked on maps, so an exact date for the route's inception is unknown.<ref name="2005map">{{cite map|title=Finger Lakes Regional Map|publisher=[[American Automobile Association]]|year=2005–07|cartography=Map Works Inc.}}</ref><ref name="2008map">{{cite map|title=New York State Map|publisher=[[I Love New York]]|year=2008|cartography=Map Works Inc.}}</ref> There is an exception to this, however. The [[New York State Department of Transportation]] revealed in a 1989 and 1990 Digital Roster Quadrangle for the towns of Marcellus and Camillus that CR&nbsp;236 ran along the said alignment. The maps also showed the others in the area as their respective designations. However, the quadrangles do not mark the three suffixed routes. Instead, they are all marked as parts of CR&nbsp;236.<ref name="marcellus quad">{{cite map |url=http://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/quads/drg24/dotpreview/index.cfm?code=q28 |title=Marcellus Digital Raster Quadrangle |publisher=New York State Department of Transportation |year=1989 |scale=1:24,000 |accessdate=January 20, 2010}}</ref><ref name="camillus quad">{{cite map |url=http://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/quads/drg24/dotpreview/index.cfm?code=p28 |title=Camillus Digital Raster Quadrangle |publisher=New York State Department of Transportation |year=1990 |scale=1:24,000 |accessdate=January 20, 2010}}</ref>

In December 2003, the Onondaga County Department of Transportation proposed reconstructing Limeledge Road (CR&nbsp;236A) and nearby Flat Rock Road (CR&nbsp;236B). The plans included widening Limeledege and Flat Rock for trucks heading to [[New York State Route 321|NY&nbsp;321]] (along with a nearby quarry in Marcellus) and removing a bend on Limeledge. On December 17, a resident of Limeledge Road made headlines in the Syracuse area when she opposed the idea on the basis that Limeledge would become a "speedway".<ref name="recon1">{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-111369043.html |title=Resident Opposes Road Project; Limeledge Road In Camillus Would Become "A Complete Speedway" |newspaper=The Post-Standard |location=Syracuse, NY |first=Jerry |last=Rosen |date=December 17, 2003 |accessdate=November 1, 2008}}</ref> The following week, the outcry grew and the Onondaga County Department of Transportation was asked to reconsider. The county's plan was to rebuild Limeledge Road from scratch, and they had told residents in March about it. The original resident making an outcry dropped any conduct accusations after being told it would not affect the neighborhood.<ref name="recon2">{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-111659594.html |title=Rebuilding Plans Anger LimeLedge Road Residents |newspaper=The Post-Standard |location=Syracuse, NY |first=Jerry |last=Rosen |date=December 25, 2003 |accessdate=November 1, 2008}}</ref>

==Major intersections==

{{NYinttop|length_ref=<ref name=onondaga>{{cite web |url=https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/2011%20LHI%20-%20County%20Roads%20Reg%203%20-%20Onondaga%20County.pdf |title=County Roads Listing – Onondaga County |date=July 26, 2011 |publisher=[[New York State Department of Transportation]] |format=PDF |accessdate=May 15, 2012}}</ref>|county=Onondaga}}

{{NYint

|location=Marcellus

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|mile=0.00

|road={{jct|state=NY|CR|41|county1=Onondaga|name1=New Seneca Turnpike}}

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{{NYint

|location=Elbridge

|lspan=town

|mile=3.55

|road={{jct|state=NY|NY|321}}

}}

{{NYintbtm}}

==See also==

*[[County routes in New York]]

*[[Seneca Turnpike]]

==References==

{{reflist}}

==External links==

*[http://www.empirestateroads.com/cr/cronondaga.html Onondaga County Routes @ Empire State Roads]