New York State Route 268
State highway in Delaware County, New York, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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New York State Route 268 (NY 268) is a state highway located in southwestern Delaware County, New York, in the United States. It runs from NY 97 in Hancock north over 10 miles (16 km) to a bridge over Cannonsville Reservoir near the former site of the hamlet of Rock Rift in Tompkins. There, it ends at a junction with NY 10. NY 268 meets the Quickway (NY 17) (Future Interstate 86) east of the Hancock village limits.
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by NYSDOT | ||||
Length | 10.66 mi[1] (17.16 km) | |||
Existed | early 1990s[2][3]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | NY 97 in Hancock village | |||
Major intersections | Future I-86 / NY 17 in Hancock town | |||
North end | NY 10 in Tompkins | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | New York | |||
Counties | Delaware | |||
Highway system | ||||
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From Hancock to the NY 17 interchange, NY 268 follows the pre-Quickway routing of NY 17. Between NY 17 and NY 10, the route follows the former alignment of New York State Route 236, a connector between then-NY 17 and NY 10 that existed during the 1930s. In the floods of 2006 some of the areas along this rural highway suffered serious landslides, leading to a temporary closure of the road.