List of U.S. Routes in New York

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U.S. Route 9 marker

U.S. Route 20 marker

U.S. Route 219 marker

Standard U.S. Route shields in New York
Highway names
InterstatesInterstate X (I-X)
US HighwaysU.S. Route X (US X)
StateNew York State Route X (NY X)
System links

There are currently 16

U.S. Route 2 and New York State Route 2 (US 2 and NY 2; inventoried as "2U" and "2", respectively), and US 15 and NY 15
("15U" and "15").

The "From" column indicates the southern or western terminus of the route; likewise, the "To" column indicates the northern or eastern terminus of the route. The "mi" and "km" columns give the length of the route in miles and kilometers, respectively. Designations that are shaded in dark gray are numbers not currently assigned to a highway.

Mainline routes

Number Length (mi)[1] Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
US 1 21.51 34.62 I-95/US 1/US 9/US 46 at the New Jersey line in Manhattan US 1 at the Connecticut line at Port Chester 01926-01-011926[2] current US 1 crosses the Hudson River from New Jersey via the George Washington Bridge and follows the Cross Bronx Expressway and the Boston Post Road through Manhattan, the Bronx and Westchester County to the Connecticut state line at Port Chester.
US 2 0.87 1.40 US 11 in Rouses Point US 2 at the Vermont line at Rouses Point 01930-01-011930[3] current US 2 begins at
US 11 in Rouses Point and crosses into Vermont while traversing the Richelieu River
.
US 4 79.68 128.23
East Greenbush
US 4 at the Vermont state line at Hampton 01926-01-011926[2] current US 4 begins at
US 20 in East Greenbush and follows the Hudson River north through Troy, Mechanicville, and Schuylerville to Hudson Falls. At Hudson Falls, the route breaks from the river and proceeds northeastward along the Champlain Canal to Whitehall, from where US 4 continues eastward to Fair Haven, Vermont
.
US 6 77.76 125.14 US 6/US 209 at the Pennsylvania line at Port Jervis US 6/US 202 at the Connecticut line at Southeast 01927-01-011927[4] current US 6 enters and leaves New York in close proximity to
US 202 and crosses the Hudson River on the Bear Mountain Bridge
.
US 6N
US 6 in Port Jervis
Kingston
01928-01-011928[4] 01933-01-011933[4] US 6N was a spur of
US 209
c. 1935.
US 7
New York City line at Mount Vernon
US 44 at the Connecticut line at Amenia
01926-01-011926[2] 01929-01-011929[5] The original plans for US 7 had the route entering New York at Amenia and following modern
NY 22
south to New York City. The route was reconfigured by 1929 to bypass New York to the east.
US 9 324.71 522.57 I-95/US 1/US 9/US 46 at the New Jersey line at Manhattan
Champlain
01926-01-011926[2] current US 9 enters New York on the
I-87 through the northeastern counties of New York to Champlain, where it ends at I-87 about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the Canadian border
.
US 9E
Yonkers
US 9/US 9W in Waterford 01927-01-011927[6] 01930-01-011930[3] US 9E was the designation ultimately assigned to the proposed US 109 from New York City to Waterford. At Waterford, US 9E merged with
US 9
. Most of US 9E was absorbed by an extended US 9 in 1930.
US 9W
129.86 208.99 US 9W at the New Jersey line at Orangetown US 9 in Albany 01927-01-011927[6] current US 9W follows the west bank of the
I-87
).
US 11 318.83 513.11 US 11 at the Pennsylvania line at Kirkwood Canadian border at Rouses Point 01926-01-011926[2] current US 11 parallels
North Country. The route ends at the Canadian border in Rouses Point, where it continues into Canada as Quebec Route 223
.
US 15 12.89 20.74 I-99/US 15 at the Pennsylvania line at Lindley I-86/US 15/NY 17 in Painted Post
originally Rochester
01939-01-01c. 1939[7][8] current US 15 follows a generally northerly alignment through southeastern
NY 415 to Rochester, where it ended. It was truncated in 1974 to end at I-86. All of US 15 between I-86 and Pennsylvania is signed concurrently with Interstate 99
.
US 20 371.99 598.66 US 20 at the Pennsylvania line at Ripley US 20 at the Massachusetts line at New Lebanon 01926-01-011926[2] current US 20 extends across the entire state, from Ripley in the west to New Lebanon in the east. It passes through
NY 5
.
US 44
65.62 105.61 US 209 in Wawarsing
US 44 at the Connecticut line at Millerton
01935-01-01c. 1935[9][10] current US 44 begins at
Poughkeepsie, where both routes cross the Hudson River on the Mid-Hudson Bridge
before splitting east of downtown.
US 62 102.86 165.54 US 62 at the Pennsylvania line at Frewsburg NY 104 in Niagara Falls 01932-01-01c. 1932[11][12] current US 62 traverses the westernmost counties of New York, indirectly serving
NY 104
in downtown Niagara Falls.
US 104
167 269 US 62 in Niagara Falls
Mexico
01935-01-01c. 1935[9][10] 01972-01-01c. 1972[13][14] US 104 extended from the
NY 104
c. 1972.
US 109
New York City line at Yonkers US 9 in Glens Falls 01926-01-011926[2] 01927-01-011927[6] US 109 was proposed in 1925 as a highway extending from New York City to
US 9
in Glens Falls. It was partially designated as US 9E in 1927.
US 202 55.52 89.35 US 202 at the New Jersey line at Suffern US 6/US 202 at the Connecticut line at Southeast 01934-01-011934[15] current US 202 heads northeast across downstate New York from Suffern to Southeast. Along the way, it passes through Peekskill and Brewster and crosses the Hudson River on the Bear Mountain Bridge.
US 209
60.98 98.14 US 6/US 209 at the Pennsylvania line at Port Jervis
Kingston
01935-01-01c. 1935[10][16] current US 209 enters New York at Port Jervis and heads generally northeasterly through
NY 199
.
US 219 67.57 108.74 US 219 at the Pennsylvania line at Limestone
West Seneca
01935-01-011935[9][10] current US 219 heads north–south through
limited-access highway
.
US 220
0.09 0.14 US 220 at the Pennsylvania line at Waverly Chemung Street in Waverly 01926-01-011926[2] 02017-01-012017[17] US 220 entered New York just north of
Southern Tier Expressway
routing of NY 17 through the village. Before US 220 was decommissioned in New York, the route was maintained by the village of Waverly.
US 309
0.09 0.14 US 220/US 309 at the Pennsylvania line at Waverly Chemung Street in Waverly 01929-01-011929[citation needed] 01963-01-011963[citation needed] US 309 followed Pennsylvania Avenue through Waverly to Chemung Street, then part of
NY 17
. All of US 309 in New York was concurrent with US 220.
  •       Former
Ellenville, NY

Special routes

Number Length (mi)[1] Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
US 1A Served Port Chester

US 9 Alt.
New York-New Jersey state line Inwood Hill Park

US 9W Alt.
Served Newburgh

US 9 Alt.
Served Rouses Point

US 20 Truck
Serves Silver Creek
US 20A
83.41 134.24
Hamburg
East Bloomfield 01939-01-01c. 1939[7][8] current US 20A is a southerly alternate route of
US 20 between Hamburg and East Bloomfield. Along the way, the route passes through the villages of East Aurora, Warsaw, and Geneseo
.

US 62 Bus.
2.14 3.44 Niagara Falls Niagara Falls 02006-01-012006[18] current US 62 Business follows Pine Avenue from
NY 62A
.

US 104 Alt.
Served Niagara Falls

US 202 Alt.
Serves Philipstown

Unofficial special routes (those not formally recognized by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials):

  • U.S. Route 20 Truck (Silver Creek, New York)
  • U.S. Route 219 Business (Salamanca, New York)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2014 Traffic Data Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. July 22, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. ^
    OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons
    .
  3. ^
    1930 renumbering
  4. ^ a b c Weingroff, Richard F. (July 27, 2009). "U.S. 6 – The Grand Army of the Republic Highway". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  5. ^ Automobile Blue Book. Vol. 3. Chicago: Automobile Blue Book, Inc. 1929. p. 13. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
  6. ^ a b c Automobile Blue Book. Vol. 1 (1927 ed.). Chicago: Automobile Blue Book, Inc. 1927. This edition shows U.S. Routes as they were first officially signed in 1927.
  7. ^ a b New York Road Map for 1938 (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1938.
  8. ^
    Standard Oil Company
    . 1939.
  9. ^
    Texas Oil Company
    . 1934.
  10. ^
    Sun Oil Company
    . 1935.
  11. Kendall Refining Company
    . 1931.
  12. Texas Oil Company
    . 1932.
  13. ^ Ontario (Map). Cartography by Rolph-McNally Limited. Gulf Oil. 1971. Archived from the original on March 26, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
  14. H.M. Gousha Company. Texaco. 1972. Archived from the original
    on March 26, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
  15. ^ Weingroff, Richard (January 9, 2009). "U.S. 202 – Maine to Delaware". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  16. ^ Rand McNally Official Road Map of New Jersey (Map). Gulf Refining Co. 1934.
  17. ^ "Special Committee on U. S. Route Numbering Meeting Minutes" (PDF). AASHTO. May 23, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ "US 62 Business – Establishment" (PDF). American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. 2006. Retrieved April 3, 2009.[permanent dead link]