New York State Route 96B
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New York State Route 96B (NY 96B) is a north–south state highway in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It connects NY 96 in the village of Candor in Tioga County to NY 13, NY 34, and NY 96 in the city of Ithaca in Tompkins County. NY 96B approaches Ithaca from the south as Danby Road and then as South Aurora Street, before turning westward onto Clinton Street and proceeding to its northern terminus at a junction with NY 13, NY 34, and NY 96. The portion of NY 96B from the Ithaca city line to its northern terminus is maintained by the city.
Route description
NY 96B begins at an intersection with
NY 96B remains a two-lane rural roadway after the county line, crossing northwest through Danby, passing by some creek-side residences. After intersecting with the northern terminus of
Passing between
History
The precursor to NY 96B was the Owego and Ithaca Turnpike designated by the New York State legislature to extend from Cayuga Lake south to Owego. The same-named company that built the road road was chartered in 1809, and their road was completed in 1811. Before the Erie Canal, the road was one of the main routes of travel into Tompkins County.[4] Except for a few minor alterations, all of NY 96B south of the city of Ithaca uses the old turnpike, though within the city the turnpike followed Coddington Road, Hudson Street, and Aurora Street to a terminus at Lincoln Street. South of Candor, the turnpike was redesignated NY 96.
The segment of the turnpike connecting the
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Tioga | Village of Candor | 0.00 | 0.00 | NY 96 (Main Street) – Owego, Spencer | Southern terminus |
0.90 | 1.45 | NY 960H (Mill Street) to NY 96 | Northern terminus of unsigned NY 960H; former routing of NY 96B | ||
City of Ithaca | 19.56 | 31.48 | NY 13 (South Meadow Street) / NY 34 (South Fulton Street) / NY 96 | 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. 154. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- ^ a b "Rt. 96 Changed South of Ithaca". Seneca County News. Waterloo, NY. November 20, 1952. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c Microsoft; Nokia (April 22, 2012). "overview map of NY 96B" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ Reynolds, Nick. "Settlement: The foundations of a county rooted in war". Ithaca Times. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- ^ State of New York Department of Highways (1909). The Highway Law. Albany, New York: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 65. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9.
- Rand McNally and Company. 1926. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ^ New York Road Map for 1938 (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1938.
- Standard Oil Company. 1939.
- ^ New York (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1940.
- ^ New York with Pictorial Guide (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1942.
External links
- New York State Route 96B at New York Routes