{{Infobox NY County Route

|shield=no

|county=Onondaga

|route=236

|road_name=Gypsy Road<br>Limeledge Road<br>Shepard Road<br>NW Townline Road<br>Stump Road

|length_mi=5.12

|length_round=2

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|established=by 1989<ref name="marcellusquad">{{cite map|url=http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gisdata/quads/drg24/dotpreview/index.cfm?code=q28|title=Marcellus, New York quadrangle|publisher=New York State Department of Transportation|accessdate=2008-11-01}}</ref>

|map=Map of Onondaga NY CR 236.png

|direction_a=South

|starting_terminus=[[County Route 41 (Onondaga County, New York)|Onondaga CR 41]] (New Seneca Turnpike) in [[Marcellus (town), New York|Marcellus]]

|junction=Onondaga CR 133 (Old Seneca Turnpike) in Marcellus

|direction_b=North

|ending_terminus=Onondaga CR 236 (Limeledge Road) in Marcellus

}}

'''County Route 236''' in [[Onondaga County, New York]] (referred to as CR 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 175]], now [[County Route 41 (Onondaga County, New York)|Onondaga CR 41]]), loops around the area, nearing [[Camillus (town), New York|Camillus]] in the process. Route 236's northern terminus at an intersection with itself at the intersections of Limeledge and Stump Roads.

The highway goes under the names of Gypsy Road, Limeledge Road, Shepard Road, Northwest Townline Road and Stump Road. All of these highways are named as either a memorial or a part of the municipality by the town of Marcellus.

==Route description==

Route 236 begins at an intersection with the New Seneca Turnpike ([[County Route 41 (Onondaga County, New York)|Onondaga CR 41]]) in the town of Marcellus, which is located near the village border. Route 236 parallels a creek and County Route 41 as it begins. The road heads northward, quickly intersecting with the Old Seneca Turnpike (County Route 133), with which it becomes [[Overlap (road)|concurrent]]. This concurrency is short, with Route 236 turning on Limeledge Road soon after.<ref name="yahoo"/>

Route 236 then continues through rural regions, with homes, fields and trees surrounding the highway. The highway then intersects with Stump Road, which is the final stretch of CR 236. The highway then intersects with one of its suffixed routes, County Route 236C (Glover Road). Route 236 then continues passes Marcellus County Airport, where it turns to the east. There it intersects with County Route 236A, which is a connector to [[New York State Route 321]]. County Route 236B is also accessible via CR 236A.<ref name="yahoo"/>

Route 236 then turns to the south along the town line of Marcellus and [[Skaneateles (town), New York|Skaneateles]]. The highway is then known as Shepard Road and comes quickly to an intersection with County Route 244, where Shepard Road turns off. Route 236 after this then becomes known as Northwest Town Line Road. Route 236 passes rural surroundings like on Limeledge Road and comes to a four-way intersection with Stump Road (County Route 176). Route 236 turns along Stump Road and heads eastward, terminating at Limeledge Road, which was part of CR 236.<ref name="yahoo"/>

==History==

===Designation===

Each of Route 236's names comes with a different meaning from the town of Marcellus. The first road, Gypsy Road, is named after the English [[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. Stump Road, the final segment of CR 236, is named after the stumps that had to be removed to produce the road.<ref name="marcellusstreets">{{cite web|url=http://www.mhs.marcellusny.com/MHS_Home/Marcellus_Street_Names.html|publisher=Marcellus Historical Society|title=Streets And Roads In Marcellus|accessdate=2008-07-09}}</ref> Also, the short alignment of Shepard Road was named after the Shepard family, who settled in Marcellus during the early 1800s.<ref name="shepard">{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyononda/MARCELLU/MARCHIST.HTM|title=History of Marcellus, Onondaga County, NY|accessdate=2008-10-27|publisher=Ancestry.com|author=John Curtin|date=2008}}</ref>{{Or|date=June 2009}}<!-- this source mentions the family but doesn't say anything about the road -->

Some of the early residences along the segments that are now County Route 236 gave much of the town's streets their names. An 1860 map shows the Glover family living on what is now County Route 236B (Flat Rock Road). There was also another Glover residence on County Route 236 itself.<ref name="glover">{{cite map|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~springport/pictures91/9124.jpg|title=1860 map of Marcellus NY|publisher=[[Onondaga County, New York]]|year=1860|accessdate=2008-10-27}}</ref>{{Or|date=June 2009}}<!-- a map doesn't prove this connection, you're drawing an interpretation from it --> Glover Road is now designated County Route 236C by the Onondaga County Highway Department.<ref name="cr236c"/>

===Current history===

County Route 236 is not signed and the fact that only one county route in Onondaga County is signed,<ref name="syracusequad">{{cite map|url=http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gisdata/quads/drg24/dotpreview/index.cfm?code=p29|title=Syracuse West, New York quadrangle|publisher=New York State Department of Transportation|accessdate=2008-11-01}}</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>{{Or|date=June 2009}} <!-- two maps hardly prove the the date of inception is unknown --> 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 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 236.<ref name="marcellusquad"/><ref name="camillusquad">{{cite map|url=http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gisdata/quads/drg24/dotpreview/index.cfm?code=p28|title=Camillus, New York quadrangle|publisher=New York State Department of Transportation|accessdate=2008-11-01}}</ref>

In December 2003, the Onondaga County Department of Transportation proposed reconstructing Limeledge Road (CR 236A) and nearby Flat Rock Road (CR 236B). The plans included widening Limeledege and Flat Rock for trucks heading to [[New York State Route 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 map|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-111369043.html|title=Resident Opposes Road Project; Limeledge Road In Camillus Would Become "A Complete Speedway"|publisher=The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York)|author=Jerry Rosen|date=December 17, 2003|accessdate=2008-11-01}}</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 map|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-111659594.html|title=Rebuilding Plans Anger LimeLedge Road Residents|publisher=The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York)|author=Jerry Rosen|date=December 25, 2003|accessdate=2008-11-01}}</ref>

==Suffixed routes==

*'''CR 236A''' - A short connector to [[New York State Route 321]] that continues the Limeledge Road designation.<ref name="cr236a">{{cite map|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?q=from%3ALimeledge%20Rd%20%26%20RT-321%2C%20Elbridge%2C%20NY%20to%3ALimeledge%20Rd%20%26%20Shepard%20Rd%2C%20Marcellus%2C%20NY&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl|title=Overview map of CR 236A|publisher=Google Maps|year=2008|accessdate=2008-10-10|cartography=NAVTEQ}}</ref>

*'''CR 236B''' - Not accessible via County Route 236, but instead Route 236A, Route 236B is Flat Rock Road, which is a connector to a farm near Camillus.<ref name="marcellusstreets"/><ref name="cr236b">{{cite map|url= http://maps.google.com/maps?q=from%3A%20Limeledge%20Rd%20%26%20RT-236B%20%26%20Flat%20Rock%20Rd%2C%20Elbridge%2C%20Onondaga%2C%20New%20York%2013060%2C%20United%20States%20to%3A%20Flat%20Rock%20Rd%2FRT-236B%20at%20RT-321%2C%20Camillus%2C%20NY&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl|title=Overview map of CR 236B|publisher=Google Maps|year=2008|accessdate=2008-10-10|cartography=NAVTEQ}}</ref>

*'''CR 236C''' - County Route 236C, also known as Glover Road, is a connector from CR 236 to [[New York State Route 174]].<ref name="cr236c">{{cite map|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?q=from%3A%20Limeledge%20Rd%20%26%20Glover%20Rd%2C%20Marcellus%2C%20Onondaga%2C%20New%20York%2013108%2C%20United%20States%20to%3AGlover%20Rd%20at%20RT-174%2C%20Marcellus%2C%20NY&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl|title=Overview map of CR 236C|publisher=Google Maps|year=2008|accessdate=2008-10-10|cartography=NAVTEQ}}</ref> Route 236C's name, Glover Road, is named after the John Glover family who were stonecutters from Ireland.<ref name="marcellusstreets"/>

==Major intersections==

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==See also==

*[[County routes in New York]]

*[[Seneca Turnpike]]

==References==

{{reflist|2}}

==External links==

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