New York State Route 17A
State highway in Orange County, New York, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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New York State Route 17A (NY 17A) is a state highway in southern New York in the United States, entirely within Orange County. Its western terminus is located in the village of Goshen at a junction with NY 17 (Future I-86), and its eastern terminus is at another intersection with NY 17 located in Southfields. It runs concurrently with NY 94 from Warwick to Florida. It serves mainly to connect Warwick with the rest of the county. While it is an east–west route, many sections run in a more north–south orientation. Its circuitous route allows it to offer much scenery to drivers.
Route information | ||||
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Auxiliary route of NY 17 | ||||
Maintained by NYSDOT | ||||
Length | 24.76 mi[1] (39.85 km) | |||
Existed | 1930[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Future I-86 / US 6 / NY 17 / NY 17M / NY 207 in Goshen | |||
East end | NY 17 / Kanawauke Road in Tuxedo | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | New York | |||
Counties | Orange | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The Greenwood Lake–Goshen portion of NY 17A was originally designated as part of New York State Route 55 in the 1920s. South of Greenwood Lake, NY 55 used modern NY 210. NY 55 was split into NY 17A and NY 210 as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. Initially, only NY 210 continued east from Greenwood Lake to Southfields; however, NY 17A was extended to Southfields by 1933, overlapping NY 210. The overlap was eliminated in 1982 when NY 210 was truncated to Greenwood Lake.