5 7 1 ▁and ▁SR ▁ 4 8 ▁is ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁" LC pl ▁Marc ▁L . ▁Cole ▁Memorial ▁Highway ", ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁a ▁Mil ton - Union ▁High ▁School ▁gradu ate ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁bar ra cks ▁bomb ing ▁in ▁Be ir ut , ▁Leb anon , ▁while ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Mar ines . ▁This ▁portion ▁of ▁SR ▁ 5 5 ▁passes ▁by ▁Cole ' s ▁child hood ▁home . ▁ ▁The ▁portion ▁of ▁SR ▁ 5 5 ▁between ▁T roy ▁and ▁Cas st own ▁is ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁" P fc . ▁Jeff rey ▁L . ▁R ice ▁Memorial ▁Highway ", ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁a ▁T roy ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁Upper ▁Valley ▁Career ▁Center ▁gradu ate ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁K and ah ar , ▁Afghan istan , ▁while ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Army , ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁SR ▁ 5 5 ▁that ▁exists ▁today ▁is ▁only ▁a ▁shadow ▁of ▁what ▁it ▁was ▁when ▁first ▁designated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁ ▁SR ▁ 5 5 ▁came ▁into ▁being ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁Its ▁original ▁routing ▁took ▁it ▁from ▁T roy ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁up ▁to ▁Par ma . ▁ ▁This ▁route ▁en comp ass ed ▁the ▁current ▁alignment ▁of ▁SR ▁ 5 5 ▁between ▁T roy ▁and ▁U rb ana , ▁the ▁current ▁US ▁ 3 6 ▁from