New York State Route 296
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New York State Route 296 (NY 296) is a 7.90-mile (12.71 km) north–south
Windham hamlet of Hensonville. The route follows a mountainous track between the two locations, climbing up from the Schoharie Creek valley before descending again into the Batavia Kill watershed. NY 296 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York
; however, the highway had been state-maintained since the early 1910s.
Route description
NY 296 begins at an intersection with
County Route 23C (CR 23C), which proceeds east towards NY 23A and west towards the hamlet of Jewett.[3]
NY 296 continues northeast after CR 23, passing a local church near the junction with Peck Road. The route proceeds due north after Peck Road, quickly entering a junction with
Leaving Hensonville, NY 296 continues northwest along Batavia Kill, serving a line of homes on the fringe of the hamlet. Crossing into the town of
CR 12 (South Street) before turning north and crossing Batavia Kill to reach its north end at a junction with NY 23 just east of downtown Windham.[3]
History
The origins of NY 296 date back to the early 1910s when the highway was improved by the state of
Windham, including the northernmost 1.7 miles (2.7 km) of what is now NY 296. The reconstructed highways were added to the state highway system on January 5, 1911, as State Highway 797 (SH 797). The remainder of modern NY 296 was improved under a contract let on April 25, 1912, and accepted into the state highway system on December 19, 1913, as SH 998. Both state highway numbers are unsigned.[4] NY 296 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York to its current alignment.[2]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Greene County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Village of Hunter | 0.00 | 0.00 |  NY 23A (Main Street) – Tannersville, Lexington | Southern terminus | |
Windham | 7.90 | 12.71 |  NY 23 – Windham, Cairo | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 208. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
- ^ Standard Oil Company of New York. 1930.
- ^ a b c Microsoft; Nokia (September 30, 2012). "overview map of NY 23A" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
- ^ State of New York Commission of Highways (1922). Tables Giving Detailed Information and Present Status of All State, County and Federal Aid Highways. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 42, 50. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
External links
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