At the time, I-81 connected to the hamlets of Rices and Watertown Center via Rices Road, a local highway that went north from the I-81 interchange and made a sharp eastward turn to cross the railroad tracks at Rices before continuing northeastward to US 11. Rices Road was acquired by the state of New York  and designated NY 232.
At the time, I-81 connected to the hamlets of Rices and Watertown Center via Rices Road, a local highway that branched off from the I-81 interchange and made a sharp turn eastward to cross the railroad tracks at Rices before continuing northeastward to US 11. The state of New York acquired Rices Road and designated it as NY 232.