New York State Route 148

NY 148 begins at an intersection with NY 104 (Ridge Road) and Quaker Road in the town of Hartland, just east of the Hartland Central Cemetery. The highway proceeds north through Hartland as a two-lane rural road, maintained by Niagara County as part of the unsigned CR 15. NY 148 proceeds north, running along a short residential strip before the intersection with Chapman Road. After Chapman Road, NY 148 continues to pass homes until its junction with Seaman Road, where it enters more rural surroundings. The route crosses a canal as it proceeds northward through Hartland, bending northeast into the town of Somerset at Town Line Road.{{bing maps |url=http://binged.it/KLSSlK |title=overview map of NY 148|access-date=June 7, 2012}}

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In Somerset, NY 148 remains a two-lane roadway, passing through sparsely developed areas on its way to the village of Barker. In the southern part of the community, the route meets Coleman and West Somerset roads (CR 2 and CR 3, respectively). Through Barker, NY 148 is a two-lane residential street, passing west of Barker Free Library and east of Barker High School. After Haight Road, NY 148 leaves the village, continuing north through a lightly populated area. At Arlington Road, the number of homes along NY 148 rises once again as the route enters the hamlet of Somerset, located at the junction of NY 148 and NY 18 (Lake Road). This junction serves as the northern terminus of NY 148, while CR 15 continues north through Somerset towards Lake Ontario.

Quaker Road was established as a north–south highway between Hartland and Somerset sometime prior to 1897.{{cite map |url=http://docs.unh.edu/NY/olct97se.jpg |title=New York (Niagara Co.) – Olcott Sheet |publisher=United States Geological Survey |year=1897 |scale=1:62,500 |access-date=December 29, 2012}} By 1915, the segment of Quaker Road between Ridge Road and Lake Road in the hamlet of Somerset was taken over by Niagara County and designated as CR 15. On March 10, 1915, the county awarded a contract worth $65,258 (equivalent to ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US|65258|1915|r=0}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}) to rebuild the highway. Construction on the road began sometime around May 1, and it was reopened to traffic around November 1. The project finished slightly over-budget with a final cost of $65,554 (equivalent to ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US|65554|1915|r=0}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}).{{cite news |title=Supervisors Proceedings: Final Report and Estimate on County Road No. 15 |newspaper=Lockport Union-Sun & Journal |date=February 12, 1916 |page=7}}{{Inflation-fn|US}} A celebration commemorating the completion of the rebuilt road was organized by the Barker Chamber of Commerce and held on December 6, 1915.{{cite news |title=Barker Village to Celebrate; Chamber of Commerce Will Give Dinner in Honor of Completion of Highway |newspaper=Niagara Falls Gazette |date=December 4, 1915 |page=4}} The portion of Quaker Road between Ridge and Lake roads (then U.S. Route 104 and NY 18, respectively) was designated as NY 148 by the state of New York in 1960;{{cite news |title=Touring Route Set In Barker |newspaper=Lockport Union-Sun & Journal |date=February 15, 1960 |page=10|url=http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252018%2FLockport%2520NY%2520Union%2520Sun%2520Journal%2FLockport%2520NY%2520Union%2520Sun%2520Journal%25201960%2FLockport%2520NY%2520Union%2520Sun%2520Journal%25201960%2520-%25200498.pdf%23xml%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3Dffffffffa341b4bb%26DocId%3D2181446%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cIndex%2520I%252dE%252dV%26HitCount%3D4%26hits%3D869%2B885%2B886%2Bf2f%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fNew%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&uri=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252018%2FLockport%2520NY%2520Union%2520Sun%2520Journal%2FLockport%2520NY%2520Union%2520Sun%2520Journal%25201960%2FLockport%2520NY%2520Union%2520Sun%2520Journal%25201960%2520-%25200498.pdf&xml=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FdtSearch%2Fdtisapi6.dll%3Fcmd%3Dgetpdfhits%26u%3Dffffffffa341b4bb%26DocId%3D2181446%26Index%3DZ%253a%255cIndex%2520I%252dE%252dV%26HitCount%3D4%26hits%3D869%2B885%2B886%2Bf2f%2B%26SearchForm%3D%252fFulton%255fNew%255fform%252ehtml%26.pdf&openFirstHlPage=false}}{{cite map |title=New York and Metropolitan New York |publisher=Sunoco |cartography=H.M. Gousha Company |year=1961 |edition=1961–62}} however, ownership and maintenance of the route remained in the hands of Niagara County.{{cite map |url=http://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/quads/drg24/dotpreview/index.cfm?code=n10 |title=Barker Digital Raster Quadrangle |publisher=New York State Department of Transportation |year=1996 |scale=1:24,000 |access-date=December 29, 2012}}

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