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New York State Route 431
New York State Route 431 (NY 431) is a state highway in Essex County, New York, in the United States. The highway, also known as the Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway, begins at an intersection with NY 86 in Wilmington and climbs Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation maintains the highway, which is long.
Marcellus Leonard, a merchant from nearby Saranac Lake, originally proposed the highway in the late 19th century. However, serious plans for the highway did not develop until the 1920s. Construction of the route began in 1929 and was completed in 1935; Leonard died six months before the opening. The highway varies in elevation from over to over and increases in elevation by about per mile as it heads away from NY 86. The Whiteface Highway was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
==Route description==
The Whiteface Highway, also known as NY 431, begins at an intersection with NY 86 in Wilmington. The highway heads to the west, ascending in elevation as it approaches Whiteface Mountain. It heads through a pass between Morgan and Esther Mountains, two smaller mountains adjacent to Whiteface Mountain, on its way to an intersection with County Route 72 (CR 72), the last highway that NY 431 intersects. Just west of CR 72, NY 431 passes through a toll booth and becomes a toll road. The NY 431 designation continues along the highway to the Union Falls Overlook, a scenic view in elevation about one mile (1.6 km) into the scenic drive.〔〔
At this point, NY 431 curves to the south, climbing up the western side of both Esther Mountain and Whiteface Mountain.〔 Upon reaching in elevation, a large building at the top of Whiteface Mountain called "The Castle" becomes visible, and Union Falls Pond can be seen more clearly below.〔 The scenic drive continues up Whiteface Mountain to its summit, which NY 431 ascends toward by way of a pair of hairpin turns just north of the peak. At the first of the turns, the highway reaches an overlook in elevation that provides views of parts of Lake Placid and the Olympic Village.〔 The road and the NY 431 designation both terminate at a parking lot about below the summit of Whiteface Mountain,〔〔 where "The Castle" is located.
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