New York State Route 7

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New York State Route 7 marker

New York State Route 7

Map
NY 7 highlighted in red, NY 7B in blue, and some former alignments maintained as reference routes in pink
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT and the cities of Binghamton and Oneonta
Length180.30 mi[1] (290.16 km)
HistoryDesignated NY 9 in 1924;[2] renumbered to NY 7 in 1927[3]
Major junctions
South end PA 29 near Great Bend, PA
Major intersections
East end VT 9 near Bennington, VT
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesBroome, Chenango, Otsego, Schoharie, Schenectady, Albany, Rensselaer
Highway system
←
NY 6N
→ NY 8
← NY 146BNY 146C→ NY 147

New York State Route 7 (NY 7) is a 180.30-mile-long (290.16 km)

Interstate 88 (I-88) throughout that road's length. Portions of the highway route near the cities of Binghamton, Schenectady, and Troy
date back to the early 19th century.

Route description

Binghamton area

NY 7 begins at the

NY 7A on the banks of the Susquehanna River. From Corbettsville northward, NY 7 becomes the riverside highway, following the river (as well as U.S. Route 11 or US 11 and I-81 on the opposite bank) through Conklin to eastern Binghamton
, where it indirectly connects to US 11 via a bridge over the Susquehanna.

The exit for NY 7 from I-81 and NY 17 in Binghamton.

The route continues west into downtown along Conklin Avenue, then heads north on Tompkins Avenue to traverse the Susquehanna River. On the opposite bank, NY 7 intersects US 11 and becomes Brandywine Avenue. After three blocks, NY 7 merges with

limited-access highway. While NY 363 terminates at the merge, NY 7 follows the right-of-way of NY 363 northward, connecting to the concurrent routes of I-81 and NY 17
by way of an interchange before leaving the city limits.

Immediately north of Binghamton in

Sanitaria Springs
. NY 7 is signed north-south from the PA line to I-88 near Binghamton, while the remainder of the route is signed east-west.

Binghamton to Schenectady

overlaps
NY 30A in the town of Schoharie

From Sanitaria Springs eastward, I-88 and NY 7 follow parallel routings through

Colliersville, the Susquehanna separates from NY 7 and is joined by NY 28 while NY 7 continues along the path of Schenevus Creek
.

Both I-88 and NY 7 head northeast along the creek through numerous communities to Richmondville, where NY 7 meets NY 10 at an interchange with I-88 near Cobleskill Creek. NY 10 turns east onto NY 7, forming an overlap along the creek to Cobleskill before separating from NY 7 in the center of the village at an intersection with NY 145. NY 145 then overlaps NY 7 east out of the village before separating midway between Cobleskill and Schoharie near Howe Caverns. North of Schoharie, NY 7 briefly overlaps NY 30A across Schoharie Creek before intersecting NY 30 west of the Schoharie-Schenectady County line.

Capital District

In

wrong-way concurrency
) before exiting onto the Crosstown Arterial.

View east along NY 7 at NY 22, just before crossing the Hoosic River in Hoosick, Rensselaer County

At the end of the arterial in eastern Schenectady, NY 7 becomes the at-grade Troy–Schenectady Road as it heads along the south bank of the

Adirondack Northway) at exit 6. Here, NY 7 joins the Adirondack Northway northward while Troy–Schenectady Road continues east as NY 2. At exit 7, NY 7 separates from the Adirondack Northway and continues east on a five-lane, limited-access freeway known locally as "Alternate Route 7". The route connects to US 9 and I-787 / NY 787 by way of interchanges prior to crossing over the Hudson River and into Troy over the Collar City Bridge
. The route remains a limited-access highway to 8th Street, where it becomes the at-grade Hoosick Street.

NY 7 continues east through Troy, intersecting

Bennington Bypass, a limited-access highway leading to Bennington, Vermont, before crossing into Vermont and becoming Vermont Route 9
.

One of the

US Route 1
in Hampton, New Hampshire, then terminating at the ocean.

History

Origins and assignment

The history of parts of NY 7 date back to shortly after the settlement of Hoosick in 1688. Hoosick was a part of the

Manor of Rensselaerswyck and a public manor road was laid from Rensselaer to the site later of Troy at a ferry crossing, and then to the northeast as far as Hoosick. The section of NY 7 from Troy to Hoosick is that old manor road.[4] The 19th century toll road known as the Troy and Schenectady Turnpike (now the Troy–Schenectady Road) chartered in 1802, connecting the cities of Troy and Schenectady.[5] Another turnpike road, the Troy Turnpike, was established in 1831 and went east from Troy to Bennington, Vermont.[6] The road between Binghamton (at the location known as Chenango Point) through the village of Unadilla to the town of Otego may have been maintained as a turnpike road by the Unadilla Turnpike Company, was chartered in 1806.[7]

Portions of modern NY 7 between Binghamton and Central Bridge were part of the Susquehanna Valley Route Auto trail.[8] The state took over maintenance of certain trunk line highways at the beginning of the 20th century. Most of modern NY 7 was first defined in the 1909 Highway Law (amended in 1911)[9] as State Route 7, which was designated from the Pennsylvania state line at Binghamton town to Harpursville, then along the Susquehanna Valley through Oneonta to the town of Schoharie. From there, the legislative route 7 went east via Berne and New Scotland then ending in Albany. The portion of modern NY 7 continuing northeast from the town of Schoharie to Schenectady was part of State Route 7A. The portion of modern NY 7 between Troy and Schenectady was defined as part of State Route 42, while that between Troy and Hoosick was part of State Route 22.[10]

In 1924, when state highways were first publicly signed, most of what is now NY 7 between Binghamton and the

1930 renumbering;[12] however, south of Binghamton, NY 7 was extended to the Pennsylvania state line, where it became PA 29.[13][14]

Realignments

Over the years, NY 7 has been realigned to follow different routings in and around the cities it serves. Prior to 1930, NY 7 began at Court Street in

reference route.[25]

In

Reference markers along the route still bear this number.[30]

In 1981, the

Capital District.[31] By 1985, construction had begun on the NY 7 freeway, then planned as NY 7 Alternate, between I-87 and I-787 west of Green Island.[32] In 1986, NY 7 "Alternate" opened, becoming part of a realigned NY 7.[31] The old surface alignment was designated as an extension of NY 2.[33]

NY 28 originally overlapped NY 7 from the intersection of Main and Chestnut streets in Oneonta to Colliersville, where it turned north onto D.K. Lifgren Drive to rejoin NY 28's modern alignment. NY 28 was rerouted to follow its current alignment between Main Street south of Oneonta and D.K. Lifgren Drive near Colliersville in the early 1980s following the completion of what is now NY 28 from I-88 exit 17 to D.K. Lifgren Drive.[34][35][36][37] The portion of Main Street between NY 28 and NY 7 (0.67 miles or 1.08 kilometres long) is now designated as NY 992D while D.K. Lifgren Drive (0.50 miles or 0.80 kilometres in length) is now NY 992G.[38]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
BroomeConklin0.000.00
 PA 29 south – Montrose		Continuation into Pennsylvania
1.262.03
Corbettsville
2.814.52

 To
CR 20
Binghamton11.1817.99 US 11
11.5718.62–
NY 363
south		Northern terminus of NY 363; southbound exit and northbound entrance
11.9719.26–
New York City
Interchange; exit 4 on I-81/NY 17
Port Dickinson
Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance
I-86
Western terminus of concurrency with I-88; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
15.8125.442
NY 12A west – Chenango Bridge
Eastern terminus of NY 12A
18.0629.063
Port Crane
Colesville21.2334.174
 I-88 east – Albany		Eastern terminus of concurrency with I-88; hamlet of Sanitaria Springs; diamond interchange
21.5334.65
NY 7B
west		Eastern terminus of NY 7B
28.4945.85
 NY 79 west – North Fenton		Western terminus of concurrency with NY 79
29.7347.85
Harpursville
30.8849.70
 NY 235 north – Coventry		Southern terminus of NY 235; hamlet of Nineveh
Deposit
Village of Bainbridge42.9169.06
 NY 206 (Main Street) to I-88
OtsegoUnadilla47.2175.98
 NY 8 to I-88 – Sidney, Binghamton, Sidney Airport, Mount Upton
Village of Unadilla52.1083.85
 To I-88 – Binghamton, Albany		Exit 10 on I-88; access via NY 991H
53.3985.92

 NY 357 east to I-88 – Franklin, Oneonta		Western terminus of NY 357
Town of Oneonta67.53108.68
 NY 205 to I-88 – Morris, Binghamton
68.61110.42
 NY 23 west (Chestnut Street) – Gilbert Lake State Park		Western terminus of concurrency with NY 23; neighborhood of West End
NY 992D); former routing of NY 28
70.88114.07


 NY 23 east (James F Lettis Highway) to I-88 / NY 28		Eastern terminus of concurrency with NY 23
Colliersville
Worcester91.76147.67
 To I-88 – Oneonta, Albany, Binghamton		Exit 19 on I-88; access via Hollenbeck Road (NY 992J); hamlet of Worcester
Town of Richmondville
103.07165.88
 NY 10 south / I-88 – Oneonta, Binghamton, Albany		Western terminus of concurrency with NY 10; exit 20 on I-88
Village of Cobleskill107.54173.07

 NY 10 north / NY 145 north – Sharon		Eastern terminus of concurrency with NY 10 overlap; western terminus of concurrency with NY 145
Town of Cobleskill
110.94178.54

 NY 145 south to I-88 – Middleburgh, Binghamton, Albany		Eastern terminus of concurrency with NY 145
Town of Schoharie
115.76186.30
 NY 30A north – Sloansville		Western terminus of concurrency with NY 30A; hamlet of Central Bridge
116.89188.12

 NY 30A south to I-88 – Schoharie, Binghamton, Albany		Eastern terminus of concurrency with NY 30A
Town of Esperance
118.90191.35 NY 30 – Amsterdam, Schoharie, Esperance
Town of Duanesburg
123.75199.16
 NY 395 north – Delanson		Southern terminus of NY 395
127.07204.50 US 20 – Esperance, AlbanyHamlet of Duanesburg
128.06206.09

 To I-88 / New York Thruway – Binghamton, Albany		Exit 24 on I-88
I-90 / New York Thruway – Binghamton
Exit 25 on I-88; access via Becker Road
Community of Rotterdam133.96215.59
 NY 337 north (Burdeck Street)		Southern terminus of NY 337
135.41217.92
 NY 159 west (Mariaville Road)		Eastern terminus of NY 159
135.95218.79
 NY 158 south (Guilderland Avenue)		Northern terminus of NY 158
136.82220.19 Altamont Avenue (
NY 911H
)		Southern terminus of unsigned NY 911H; formerly NY 951; former routing of NY 7
138.21222.43
Traffic circle
I-890
west / Curry Road		Western terminus of concurrency with I-890
SchenectadyCommunity of Rotterdam139.83225.038High Bridge Road
140.47226.067
I-890 west – Schenectady
Eastern terminus of concurrency with I-890
Downtown Schenectady
Interchange
Niskayuna142.53229.38
 Balltown Road (NY 914T) to NY 146
142.76229.75Union Street (
NY 7C
CR 158 west (Rosendale Road) / Vly Road – Erie Canal
Lock 7		Eastern terminus of CR 158; eastern terminus of former NY 7C
147.06236.67
CR 151 west (Albany Shaker Road) to NY 155 (Albany International Airport)
Western terminus of CR 151; hamlet of Verdoy
150.01241.42Western terminus of freeway section
6
New York City
Southern terminus of concurrency with I-87; western terminus of NY 2
150.28241.857
 I-87 north – Saratoga Springs, Glens Falls, Montreal		Northern terminus of concurrency with I-87
150.72242.56– US 9 / NY 9R – Latham, Cohoes
154.34248.39–
I-787 south / NY 787 north – Albany, Watervliet, Cohoes
Exit 9 on I-787; termini of I-787 and NY 787
Hudson RiverCollar City Bridge
Downtown Troy
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
154.82249.16–
 Hoosick Street to US 4		Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Eastern terminus of freeway section
154.95249.37
 NY 40 north (10th Street) – Schaghticoke		Southern terminus of NY 40
Brunswick Center
159.61256.87

 NY 278 south (Brick Church Road) to NY 2 – Grafton Lakes State Park		Northern terminus of NY 278
Hoosick175.84282.99
 NY 22 south – Petersburgh		Western terminus of concurrency with NY 22
176.19283.55
 NY 22 north – Hoosick Falls		Eastern terminus of concurrency with NY 22
179.43288.76

 To VT 279 east – Brattleboro VT, Rutland VT, Bennington College		Access via NY 915G
180.30290.16
 VT 9 east – Bennington		Continuation into Vermont
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Suffixed routes

NY 7 currently has two spurs, both located in the

Capital District near Schenectady
.

NY 7A

New York State Route 7A marker

New York State Route 7A

LocationConklin
Length1.77 mi[1] (2.85 km)
Existed1930–

New York State Route 7A (NY 7A) (1.77 miles or 2.85 kilometres) is a spur in the

quadrant route.[39]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Broome County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Great Bend Township, Pennsylvania
Corbettsville
1.772.85 NY 7 – Binghamton, MontroseNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

NY 7B

New York State Route 7B marker

New York State Route 7B

LocationFenton–Colesville
Length3.74 mi[1] (6.02 km)
Existed1990s[23]–

The current New York State Route 7B (NY 7B) designation is a 3.74-mile (6.02 km) spur in the

reference route.[25]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Broome County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Port Crane
0.000.00
 NY 369 north		Southern terminus of NY 369
Sanitaria Springs
3.746.02
 NY 7 to I-88 – Albany, Binghamton		To exit 4 on I-88 / NY 7
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

NY 7B (1930-1970)

Main article: New York State Route 357

Oneonta
Existed1930–January 1, 1970

The

Oneonta that was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering. It overlapped NY 28 from North Franklin to Oneonta.[41][42] On November 27, 1969, the New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner T. W. Parker announced that NY 7B would be renumbered to NY 357. This new designation would also truncate NY 7B off the overlap with NY 28 to Oneonta and simplify signage for drivers to understand in the city of Oneonta. This would also open the door for signage to be added for future Interstate 88. On January 1, 1970, the North Franklin–Oneonta portion was removed and the Unadilla–North Franklin portion of NY 7B was renumbered to NY 357. If the weather permitted, the official signage would be replaced in the spring of 1970.[43][44]

NY 7C

New York State Route 7C marker

New York State Route 7C

LocationNiskayuna–Colonie
Existedc. 1961–late 1960s

NY 7C was a loop off of NY 7 east of

Capital District. The majority of the route was located in Schenectady County; however, the easternmost 40 yards (37 m) of the route was located in Albany County. It began at NY 7 in Niskayuna and proceeded east along Rosendale Road into Colonie, where it ended at NY 7. The route was assigned c. 1961[18][19] and removed in the late 1960s.[20][44] Ownership and maintenance of NY 7C's former routing in Schenectady County was transferred from the state of New York to the county on April 1, 1980, as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government.[45] This portion of the route is now designated as County Route 158.[46]

See also

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