 New York State Route 5 | ||||
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 Map of New York with NY 5 highlighted in red (NY 5B looping south of NY 5 near Kirkland) and former routings maintained as reference routes in blue | ||||
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| Maintained byNYSDOT and the cities ofBuffalo,Syracuse,Utica,Amsterdam,Schenectady, andAlbany | ||||
| Length | 370.80 mi[1] (596.74 km) | |||
| Existed | 1924[2]–present | |||
| Tourist routes |  Great Lakes Seaway Trail Lake Erie Circle Tour | |||
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| West end |  PA 5 at thePennsylvania state line inRipley | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end | Quay Street inAlbany | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Chautauqua,Erie,Genesee,Livingston,Ontario,Seneca,Cayuga,Onondaga,Madison,Oneida,Herkimer,Montgomery,Schenectady,Albany | |||
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New York State Route 5 (NY 5) is astate highway that extends for 370.80 miles (596.74 km) across the state ofNew York in the United States. It begins at thePennsylvania state line in theChautauqua County town ofRipley and passes throughBuffalo,Syracuse,Utica,Schenectady, and several other smaller cities and communities on its way to downtownAlbany inAlbany County, where it terminates atU.S. Route 9 (US 9), here routed along the service roads forInterstate 787 (I-787). Prior to the construction of theNew York State Thruway, it was one of two main east–west highways traversing upstateNew York, the other beingUS 20. West of New York, the road continues asPennsylvania Route 5 (PA 5) toErie.
NY 5overlaps with US 20 twice along its routing. The second, a 68-mile (109 km) overlap through western and central New York, is the second-longest concurrency in the state, stretching fromAvon inLivingston County east to the city ofAuburn inCayuga County. The concurrency is known locally as "Routes 5 and 20".[1][3] As the route proceeds across the state, it also directly or indirectly meets every major north–south highway inupstate New York, including all three north–southInterstate Highways (I-390 inAvon,I-81 in Syracuse viaUS 11, andI-87 in Albany).
NY 5 was assigned in 1924 as a true cross-state highway, extending from the Pennsylvania state line in the west to theMassachusetts state line in the east, mostly by way of modern US 20. At the time, modern NY 5 between Buffalo and Albany was designated asNew York State Route 5A. By 1926, NY 5 was moved onto the routing of NY 5A while the old routing of NY 5 becameNY 7. It was truncated in 1927 toAthol Springs in the west and Albany in the east following the assignment of US 20, and again in 1930 to downtown Buffalo. NY 5 was reextended to the Pennsylvania state linec. 1932 by way of its old routing to Athol Springs, an old alignment of US 20, and a lakeside spur route of US 20 that had been assigned in 1930. Only local realignments have occurred since.
Although it is no longer commonly used for long-distance travel, NY 5 is still regionally important. NY 5 is namedMain Street inBuffalo, Erie Boulevard and West Genesee Street inSyracuse, State Street inSchenectady, and Central Avenue inAlbany, the state capital. It is a major local road in many other locations along its path. NY 5 runs concurrent to US 20 twice between its endpoints: for three miles (5 km) betweenSilver Creek andIrving and for 68 miles (109 km) across western and central New York. At 67.6 miles (108 km) in length, the easternoverlap between US 20 and NY 5 is the second-longest surface-road concurrency in New York state, behind only the concurrency ofI-86 andNY 17 in theSouthern Tier.[1]
Maintenance of the majority of NY 5's 371 miles (597 km) is performed by theNew York State Department of Transportation. However, locally owned and maintained sections exist in six cities. The city-maintained sections of NY 5 are inBuffalo fromNY 16 north to the city line (except of the Goodell Street portion, which is state-maintained);[4] inSyracuse between the western city line and just west ofNY 635;[5] inUtica from Leland Avenue east to the city line;[6] inAmsterdam between Division and West Main streets;[7] inSchenectady from Washington Avenue to the eastern city line;[8] and the entirety of NY 5 withinAlbany.[9]
At theNew York–Pennsylvania border in Ripley,PA 5 becomes NY 5 upon entering New York. It very closely follows the shore ofLake Erie through all ofChautauqua County. Once reaching the village ofSilver Creek it briefly overlapsUS 20 until enteringErie County at theCattaraugus Reservation andNY 438 where the roads once again split. Once in Erie County, it pulls slightly inward from the lake shore fromBrant to the hamlet ofWanakah. Once past Wanakah, the road once again closely borders the lake shore and goes through steadily more heavily developed areas, particularly theFord Stamping Plant and theBethlehem Steel plant in the city ofLackawanna. There the road becomes the Hamburg Turnpike and eight wind-powered turbines, which provide power to the national grid, are visible. Near the northern edge of the city, NY 5 begins to ascend onto an elevated roadway as it connects to Ridge Road and theBuffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens by way of an interchange. Here, the route becomes the alimited-access highway with exits for Ohio and Tifft streets and Fuhrmann Boulevard. After a quarter-mile, NY 5 passes seamlessly into the city ofBuffalo.[10]
A short distance past the city line, NY 5 passes over the Union Ship Canal on a span of the elevated road known as theFather Baker Bridge. North of the waterway, the elevated section of NY 5 gains afrontage road named Fuhrmann Boulevard. Both the service road and NY 5 run parallel toLake Erie until the northern end of the Buffalo Outer Harbor. Here, the frontage roads end while NY 5 turns to the northeast, crossing theBuffalo River on the bridge called The Skyway, and entering downtown. On the north bank, the Skyway returns to a northerly routing as it passesKeyBank Center, located directly to the east, andBuffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, situated to the west, and meetsI-190 at exit 7. Past the interchange, the Skyway ends and the route descends in elevation, becoming anat-grade roadway once more at Church Street in the shadow ofBuffalo City Hall.NY 384 begins here, following Delaware Avenue north into the heart of downtown, while NY 5 turns east onto Church.[10]
At Main Street, Church Street splits into a pair of one-way streets and becomes North and South Division Street. The route follows South Division eastward for two blocks to an intersection with Ellicott Street located one block north ofSahlen Field. At the junction, which includes the northern terminus ofNY 16, NY 5 turns northward, rejoining NY 5 westbound one block later at North Division. The route continues on Ellicott for nine blocks to the unidirectional East Tupper Street, where NY 5 westbound separates from the route once more. NY 5 eastbound, however, continues north on Ellicott for an additional block to the one-way Goodell Street. NY 5 heads west on Goodell for two blocks before turning north onto Main Street, rejoining NY 5 westbound at the intersection.[10]
The route continues along Main Street throughout the remainder of its length in Buffalo, cutting through the city diagonally from southwest to northeast until it enters the town ofAmherst at the intersection of Bailey Avenue (US 62) at the south campus of theUniversity at Buffalo.[10]
Once leaving the city of Buffalo, NY 5 heads east through the densely populated suburban town ofAmherst, including the hamlets ofSnyder andEggertsville and the village ofWilliamsville and is heavily developed through the entire length of the town, particularly at the intersection with Transit Road (NY 78). In the town ofClarence, the road dips into a significant depression known asClarence Hollow. Once leaving Clarence, NY 5 goes through predominantly rural areas until reaching the city ofBatavia inGenesee County, closely paralleling theNew York State Thruway through much of the county. The road travels eastward until reachingLivingston County and the village ofCaledonia.[10]
NY 5 heads southeast from the village of Caledonia, paralleling the formerright-of-way of anErie–Lackawanna Railroad branch line that connected the villages of Caledonia andAvon as it heads through spacious fields containing little more than farmland. At a rural intersection controlled by single-head flashingtraffic signals west of Avon, NY 5 meetsUS 20 for the second time. The routes embark on a secondconcurrency, merging onto the right-of-way of NY 5 as they cross theGenesee River and enter both thetown andvillage of Avon.[10]
US 20 and NY 5 become West Main Street upon entering the village, underscoring the road's status as the primary east–west highway through the town. The route continues southeast from the Genesee, passing through the forested but sparsely populated western area of the village. As the route approaches theLivonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad (LAL)grade crossing, the number of homes increases rapidly, only to be replaced by businesses in the area surrounding the LAL mainline. Located on the western edge of this transition isNY 39, which terminates at this junction. Past the tracks, West Main intersects Rochester Street, a locally important north–south two-lane arterial that continues north of the village to theRochester suburb ofBrighton as East River Road. Shortly after this intersection, the homes return, following US 20 and NY 5 as West Main enters the heart of the village.[10]
In the centre of Avon, West Main feeds into Park Place, a largetraffic circle providing access to two local streets from US 20 and NY 5. The routes follow the circlecounterclockwise, departing the roundabout on East Main Street. The street proceeds east, passing through four blocks of densely populated neighbourhoods before exiting the village and abruptly entering vast, barren fields to the east. US 20 and NY 5, now named Avon–Lima Road, intersectsNY 15 two miles (3 km) to the east in East Avon, a community based around the intersection and the streets comprising it, and connects toI-390 at exit 10 a half-mile from NY 15. Continuing, the road intersects several county routes over the next four miles (6 km) before becoming West Main Street once more, this time for the village ofLima. At an intersection withNY 15A in the village centre, US 20 and NY 5 become East Main Street, retaining the name to theOntario County line atHoneoye Creek.[10]
In the town ofWest Bloomfield, US 20 and NY 5 go unnamed as they proceed eastward. Roughly one mile from the county line in the hamlet of West Bloomfield, US 20 and NY 5 meet the southern terminus ofNY 65. Exiting the hamlet, US 20 and NY 5 head through another area dominated by open land, intersecting Elton Road before passing seamlessly intoEast Bloomfield. A mile and a half from the town line, US 20 and NY 5 intersectNY 64, a road running northwest–southeast from theMonroe County line south to US 20 and NY 5. NY 64, whose right-of-way ends at US 20 and NY 5 at the foot of a small hill, joins the two routes eastward on a triple overlap, entering thevillage of Bloomfield and intersecting the southern terminus ofNY 444 south of the portion of Bloomfield once known as Holcomb. Near the junction with NY 444, US 20, NY 5 and NY 64 take-ups on a due east alignment, absorbing the routing used by Gauss Road west of this point.[10]
A mile to the east at Whalen Road, NY 64 separates from US 20 and NY 5, following the road, andUS 20A, which has its eastern terminus at this intersection, south towardBristol. US 20 and NY 5 continue through rural Ontario County before splitting from its easterly alignment at an intersection four miles (6 km) east of US 20A and NY 64 in thetown of Canandaigua. West Avenue, the former routing of US 20 and NY 5 intodowntown Canandaigua, continues east from the junction while US 20 and NY 5 turn south onto a bypass around Canandaigua.[10]
Half a mile from the start of the bypass and a short distance before the arterial makes a turn eastward to traverseCanandaigua Lake to the southeast, US 20 and NY 5 meetsNY 21 at a four-way intersection. Like US 20 and NY 5, NY 21 once continued directly into downtown, in this instance via Bristol Street to the east of the junction, but now follows US 20 and NY 5 along the east–west leg of the bypass. Past Bristol Street, the bypass widens from two to four lanes and, after meeting two local streets, enters the city of Canandaigua as thelimited-access Western Boulevard, albeit with no exits. The route loses this distinction before intersecting South Main Street, where US 20, NY 5 and NY 21 meet the southern terminus ofNY 332. NY 21 departs the bypass, following NY 332 into downtown, while US 20 and NY 5 continue onto the four-lane, median separated Eastern Boulevard, the original section of the US 20 and NY 5 bypasses of Canandaigua. The roadway acts a centre of commerce for the city, sportingrestaurants,hotels, andsupermarkets along its length within the city limits.[10]
Upon exiting the city, the establishments become a pair ofshopping plazas centred around the intersection with the northern terminus ofNY 364. Across the town line inHopewell a quarter-mile to the east, a third plaza, anchored byRunnings, formerly aWalmart, dominates the northeast corner ofCR 10 and Eastern Boulevard. On the adjacent parcel is another plaza containing the current Walmart. At the entrance to the second plaza, US 20 and NY 5 intersect Lakeshore Drive, the former routing of US 20 and NY 5 to the south of the bypass. Past the junction, the divided highway comes to an end and, after another half-mile, narrows to two lanes.[10]
Deeper into Hopewell, the area surrounding US 20 and NY 5 become rural once more. Roughly 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the end of the bypass, US 20 and NY 5 meetNY 247. After 10.3 miles (16.6 km) of eastward progression through open land, the routes meet the northern terminus of bothNY 14A andNY 245, concurrent at this location, in thetown of Geneva. A half-mile past NY 14A and NY 245, US 20 and NY 5 enter thecity of Geneva and widens into a four-lane road. In the city, US 20 and NY 5 intersectNY 14 by way of a pseudo-interchange on the bank ofSeneca Lake. US 20 and NY 5 turns into a divided highway again at this point. At the interchange,NY 14 Truck joins US 20 and NY 5, bypassing a sharp turn on NY 14 downtown. US 20 and NY 5 continues as a divided highway around the northern tip of Seneca Lake, crossing thePreemption Line and enteringSeneca County at its midpoint. A mile to the east inEast Geneva, just east of a railroad underpass, US 20 and NY 5 meet the northern terminus ofNY 96A at a formertrumpet interchange that has been converted to an intersection with a traffic signal.[10]
From NY 96A east to thevillage of Waterloo, a distance of roughly four miles, US 20 and NY 5 become a two-lane road and run parallel to theCayuga–Seneca Canal. In Waterloo, the concurrency meetsNY 96 in the village centre. East of the village, the distance between the canal and the roadway decreases, making US 20 and NY 5 the closest road to the water for the next one and a half miles toNY 414 in thetown of Seneca Falls. NY 414 joins US 20 and NY 5, overlapping the road for 4.3 miles (6.9 km) into thehamlet of Seneca Falls. At Cayuga Street, NY 414 turns south, crossing the water body that is the canal and theSeneca River and becoming Ovid Street while US 20 and NY 5 turn north onto Cayuga, following the street around the smallVan Cleef Lake, through theFinger Lakes Railway grade crossing, and exiting the hamlet. Three miles from NY 414, just west ofMontezuma National Wildlife Refuge, US 20 and NY 5 meetNY 318 andNY 89 at intersections just 0.1 miles (0.16 km) apart. The intersection with NY 89 has a traffic signal.[10]
About three miles (5 km) later, after entering Cayuga County over theSeneca River/Cayuga and Seneca Canal, just north ofCayuga Lake, the two routes meetNY 90 in thetown of Aurelius, at a traffic signal. A few miles east of that intersection, the highway meets the Finger Lakes Railway again but crosses it via anoverpass. The routes continue eastward throughAurelius to thecity of Auburn where it turns into a divided four-lane highway again. On the western edge of the city, just after passing Finger Lakes Mall, US 20 and NY 5 meet the eastern terminus ofNY 326, which is also a four-lane divided highway for a short stretch. In downtown Auburn, US 20 and NY 5's east and west lanes split apart from each other for a short distance as an arterial over the alignments of Clark Street, Franklin Street, and Grant Avenue. The arterial runs concurrent withNY 38 for 0.2 miles (0.3 km). NY 38 then splits from the concurrency and joinsNY 34. A quarter-mile to the east, US 20 separates from NY 5 at the northern terminus ofNY 38A. NY 5 continues after the split as the four-lane Grant Avenue passing by a high number of shopping areas.[10]
FromNY 174 inCamillus toFairmount, NY 5 is a 5-mile (8 km)limited-access highway traversing the western suburbs ofSyracuse. At one time, the highway was to be extended to West Street in Syracuse, via the current Grand Avenue.[11] The freeway has partial access toNY 173 from westbound NY 5. East of NY 173, the freeway connects toNY 695 at adirectional T interchange and passes overNY 297 without access. East of Fairmount, NY 5 alters to the south before turning east onto West Genesee Street and converting tograde-level intersections.[12]
In Syracuse, NY 5 is parallel toI-690 for much of its routing but never encounters the highway, thus making the north–south streets that intersect NY 5 entry points to and from I-690. In downtown Syracuse, West Genesee Street becomes James Street. At the southern tip of the interchange between I-690 andI-81, NY 5 transfers onto Erie Boulevard and intersects State Street (US 11), but passes under I-81 without access.[12] From the downtown area toDeWitt, NY 5 is divided.[13] At the Syracuse–DeWitt boundary, NY 5 intersectsNY 635 and eastward, it curves to a southeast course. Near the formerShoppingtown Mall, NY 5 turns east onto Genesee Street to begin an overlap withNY 92. Less than a mile east of the mall, NY 5 and NY 92 intersectI-481 at acloverleaf interchange.[14]
NY 5 and NY 92 remain concurrent up to Highbridge Road, where NY 92 splits from NY 5 and heads southeast toManlius. The segment of the overlap with NY 92 between I-481 and the eastern split is the busiest area of NY 5 in the Syracuse area and in all of Onondaga County.[15] Past the split, NY 5 continues east through Onondaga andMadison counties, passingFayetteville,Chittenango, andCanastota before entering the vicinity ofOneida. West of the city, NY 5 intersectsNY 365A, a spur route ofNY 365 leading directly into downtown. To the east, NY 5 (which forms the southern boundary of the city) meetsNY 46 before crossing overOneida Creek and intoOneida County.[10]
Just past the county line inOneida Castle, NY 5 intersects NY 365, a route leading northward to theNew York State Thruway inVerona. NY 5 presses on, passing through the city ofSherrill and the village ofVernon (briefly overlappingNY 31) and the town ofWestmoreland to the town ofKirkland, where NY 5 intersectsNY 233, crosses overOriskany Creek, and meets the western terminus of NY 5B. The spur of NY 5 later rejoins its parent yards from whereNY 5A departs NY 5 to serve westernUtica. NY 5 itself continues eastward throughNew Hartford, meetingNY 12B before merging withNY 12 at Genesee Street. Both routes continue eastward across theSauquoit Creek intoUtica.[10]
NY 5 enters the city of Utica on a concurrency with NY 12 heading in a northeast direction. It shortly picks upNY 8, and all three cross the city together. NY 5 also intersects with the terminus ofNY 840 at this point. Just south of theNew York State Thruway,I-790 begins as a short expressway, also including NY 5, NY 8, and NY 12. After crossing out of the city, they meet the Thruway, with NY 8 and 12 continuing northeast, while I-790 and NY 5 turns to the east-south-east, picking up the tail-end ofNY 49. These three, still as an expressway, straddle each side of the Thruway for a short way, with I-790 technically ending at the ramps for I-90. NY 5 continues to the end of the expressway, only a few hundred feet later, dropping to Leland Avenue. A few hundred feet to the north of the Thruway, NY 5 turns eastward again to continue down Herkimer Road. It closely parallels the Thruway toHerkimer, where NY 5 moves slightly northward through the centre of the village, becoming State Street, while I-90 crosses theErie Canal and goes south for a short distance. There is a short concurrency withNY 28 in the village.[10]
After exiting Herkimer, NY 5 continues east, closely paralleling this time the canal, through the city ofLittle Falls as Main Street, where two more concurrencies occur, withNY 167 andNY 169. NY 5 continues to parallel the canal, and in some instances again, the Thruway, throughAmsterdam, becoming Amsterdam Road all the way toScotia, where it crosses the canal intoSchenectady as Mohawk Avenue, turning into State Street upon entering the city limits. It continues fairly straight on a southeast course intoAlbany as Central Avenue until it reachesTownsend Park. At this point, NY 5 turns into Washington Avenue and all signage referring to NY 5 ceases. TheNew York State Department of Transportation recognizes the route, however, as it continues down Washington Ave past theNew York State Capitol building, turning south for a short distance as Eagle Street. NY 5 then continues east on State Street to Broadway, where it again turns south-east shortly before returning east on a small spur of Broadway, travelling underneathUS 9 andI-787. NY 5 ends at theHudson River.[10]
Soon after the end of theAmerican Revolution in 1783, a surge of westward migration intoCentral andWestern New York began. At the time, most travel west of the Albany area was by water. While rudimentary roads were laid out following theMohawk River, there were no major land routes west ofFort Schuyler (present-dayUtica), except for an old east–westIroquois trail that was a simple footpath. By the late 1780s, many companies began to set up their operations in the new settlements in the Central and Western New York. As a result, there was a clamour for the building of the main road running west from Utica.[16]
On March 22, 1794, theNew York State Legislature passed a law calling for the laying out and improvement of a public road from old Fort Schuyler on the Mohawk River to the settlement ofCanawaugus on theGenesee River, in as straight a line as the topography of the land would allow. This road was officially known as the "Great Genesee Road" and is one of the earliest state roads in New York,[16] intended to provide access to theNew Military Tract. As planned, it generally followed the old Iroquois trail throughOneida,Manlius,Onondaga Valley (south of modernSyracuse),Skaneateles,Auburn,Seneca Falls,Geneva, andCanandaigua[17] before ending at the Genesee River. Four years later, another legislative act authorized the extension of the Genesee Road toBuffalo.[16]
By the end of the 18th century, while the Genesee Road had been greatly improved and saw heavy traffic, many portions were still substandard and some sections had still not been completed.[17][18] Partly because of this, and also because of the success of theLancaster Turnpike inPennsylvania, the state outsourced the task of improving and maintaining the Genesee Road to a private company. On April 1, 1800, theSeneca Road Company was chartered for this purpose and the portion of the Genesee Road from Utica to Canandaigua was improved and operated as a toll road known as the Seneca Turnpike,[18] which was 157 miles (253 km) long and, at the time, the longestturnpike in the state.[17][19] Three days later, the old road following the Mohawk River between Utica andSchenectady also became a turnpike, known as the Mohawk Turnpike.[18]
With the road leading fromAlbany northwest to Schenectady having been already established as a turnpike (the Albany and Schenectady Turnpike) in 1797, an all-turnpike route over good quality roads was now available from Albany to Canandaigua. The western extension of the Genesee Road to Buffalo soon followed suit and also became an improvedMacadam toll road,[20] the Ontario and Genesee Turnpike, in 1805. The Seneca Road Company was authorized to create a more northerly alternate route of the Seneca Turnpike in 1806.[21] This branch left the original turnpike east of Seneca Falls and crossed more level terrain throughElbridge,Geddes, andFayetteville before rejoining the old path atChittenango.[17][19] As the city ofSyracuse developed, traffic patterns changed and the northern branch route became more heavily used than the original road.[21]
The construction and opening of theErie Canal in 1825 along the same alignment as the Albany to Buffalo route began to eat away at the revenues of these turnpike companies. In time, the turnpike business had become unprofitable and the companies were dissolved by 1852, causing the roads to revert to public control.[21] The Seneca Road Company dissolved in 1852. The old, southern path of the Seneca Turnpike is now Franklin Street and Old Seneca Turnpike from Auburn toMarcellus,NY 175 between Marcellus andOnondaga Hill, andNY 173 from there east to Chittenango.[17][19]
The improvement of the road from Buffalo southwest to Pennsylvania in the mid-19th century soon allowed for continuous travel across the entire state of New York. With the advent of theautomobile, the state began to take over and pave major thoroughfares at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1908, the state legislature created a statewide system of unsignedlegislative routes. One of the routes assigned at this time was Route 6, an Albany–Buffalo highway that followed the path of the Genesee Road and the Seneca Turnpike from Buffalo to Utica, the Mohawk Turnpike between Utica and Schenectady, and the Albany and Schenectady Turnpike from Schenectady to Albany. From Auburn to Chittenango, Route 6 utilized most of the newer, northern branch of the Seneca Turnpike.[22][23]
The automobile allowed people to quickly travel long distances and a way to mark routes became needed. One early means of marking routes was the establishment of variousauto trail associations in the 1910s. These associations selected good quality roads and marked them with symbols or colors on telephone poles. Most of legislative Route 6 eventually became part of theYellowstone Trail,[24] a cross-country auto trail established in 1912 that ran fromWashington toMassachusetts.[25] In New York, the trail used modernUS 20 from Pennsylvania toSilver Creek, most of modern NY 5 from Silver Creek to Albany, and modern US 20 again from Albany to Massachusetts.[24]
In 1924, following what other states did, New York began to assign route numbers to its main thoroughfares. The Albany to Buffalo portion of the Yellowstone Trail, which ran through the cities of Syracuse and Utica, was assigned the number NY 5A. The portion of the Yellowstone Trail southwest of Buffalo and east of Albany became part of NY 5, which bypassed Syracuse and Utica to the south. The Buffalo to Albany portion of NY 5's original alignment used a new road, Broadway Road, from Buffalo toAvon and the oldCherry Valley Turnpike alignment from Skaneateles to Albany. In between Avon and Skaneateles, NY 5 and NY 5A overlapped.[2][24]
By 1926, however, the Buffalo to Albany section of NY 5 was relocated onto the Genesee Road alignment, replacing NY 5A. NY 5's former, more southerly alignment was redesignated asNY 7.[24] In 1927, the establishment of theU.S. Highway System created more numbering changes. US 20, which mainly followed the Yellowstone Trail elsewhere in the country, was designated in New York along NY 5 southwest of Hamburg and east of Albany and along old NY 7 from Skaneateles to Albany. Between the towns of Hamburg and Avon, the new US 20 used an even more southerly alignment, running via East Aurora and Warsaw. This truncated both ends of NY 5 toAthol Springs (south of Buffalo in the town of Hamburg) in the west, and to Albany in the east.[26]
In the1930 state highway renumbering, NY 5 was truncated even further to begin in downtown Buffalo. The portion between Buffalo and Athol Springs was assigned as part ofNY 62.[27] Southwest of Buffalo, Southwestern Boulevard, an alternate route of US 20 betweenIrving andBig Tree (east of Athol Springs) becameNY 20B.[28] Further southwest, another alternate route of US 20 between the Pennsylvania line andSilver Creek, running along the shore of Lake Erie, was designated as NY 20A.[27] The NY 20A and NY 20B designations proved to be short-lived.US 62 was extended into New Yorkc. 1932, causing NY 62 to be renumbered. Around the same time, US 20 was realigned to follow NY 20B from Irving to Big Tree. NY 5 was extended along part of old NY 62 to Athol Springs, from where it continued to the Pennsylvania state line by way of US 20's old routing to Irving and all of NY 20A.[29][30]
Originally, NY 5 entered Buffalo from the south on Fuhrmann Boulevard and Michigan Avenue and followed South Park Avenue and Main Street through the city before rejoining its modern alignment at Goodell Street. In the mid-1950s, a newlimited-access highway was constructed along Fuhrmann Boulevard fromLackawanna to theBuffalo River. At the river, the new roadway broke from Fuhrmann and continued directly into downtown, returning to grade level two blocks south of Niagara Square. The expressway, known as the Buffalo Skyway, became part of a rerouted NY 5 by 1956.[31][32] Visually, the Skyway cuts off the city from the Buffalo inner harbor. In 2008 there was momentum to tear it down, but the momentum passed.[33] In 2019 a plan to remove part of the Skyway and close the rest to motorized traffic was proposed as part of a competition.[34][35] This plan has drawn strong opinions both for and against the removal.[36]
Farther east in Utica, construction began in the early 1950s on a new arterial highway—known as the North–South Arterial—through the city center. The new roadway bypassed NY 5, which was initially routed on Genesee Street and Herkimer Road through Utica.[31][37] The first portion of the highway to open was the segment north of River Road, which was completed by 1956.[32] It was extended southward to Oriskany Street (NY 5A) by 1961[38] and completed entirely by 1964, at which time it became part of a rerouted NY 5 andNY 12.[39] Two portions of Genesee Street, from NY 12 in New Hartford to the Utica city line and fromNY 5S to Herkimer Road in Utica, remain state maintained to this day as unsigned NY 921E and NY 921C, respectively.[40]
In theSyracuse suburbs ofCamillus andGeddes, NY 5 was initially routed on West Genesee Street between the villages ofCamillus andSolvay.[41] Construction on a bypass of this segment of NY 5 began in the early 1970s[42][43] and was completed betweenNY 695 and Genesee Street by 1977.[44] By the following year, the freeway was open to traffic up to Hinsdale Road; however, NY 5 remained on Genesee Street between Hinsdale and the Solvay village limits.[45] The remainder of the Camillus Bypass was completedc. 1979, at which time NY 5 was realigned to follow the freeway.[45][46] Genesee Street is now largely maintained by Onondaga County as CR 98; however, two portions of the street remain state maintained. Near the western end of the expressway, the former routing of NY 5 became part of an extendedNY 174.[47][48] Between the Camillus town line and the eastern end of the bypass, Genesee Street is unsigned NY 930W.[40] This particular expressway was meant to linkDowntown Syracuse toAuburn, but was never completed past Camillus or Fairmount. Several incomplete ramps mark both ends of this expressway section.[49]
Smaller realignments also took place in other cities along the route. InCanandaigua, NY 5 originally entered the city on West Avenue and followed South Main Street and Lakeshore Drive through the city limits before rejoining its current routing inHopewell. In the mid-1950s, a new bypass was built north of Lakeshore Drive from South Main Street to Hopewell. It became part of a realigned NY 5 by 1956.[31][32] The remainder of the bypass around the southwestern extents of the city was built in the late 1970s and early 1980s.[46][50] The former routing of NY 5 on South Main Street remains state maintained asNY 942T;[40] until 1996, the portion of West Avenue between the west end of the bypass and the Canandaigua city line was maintained by theNew York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) as NY 942W. Even though maintenance of the road had been transferred to the town ofCanandaigua in 1996,[51][52] the designation remained in NYSDOT documents until 2007.[53][54]
InGeneva, NY 5 was initially routed on East North Street and Border City Road, overlappingNY 14 through the city and rejoining its modern routing in East Geneva.[28] The overlap was eliminatedc. 1931 when NY 5 was moved onto a new roadway located along the edge ofSeneca Lake.[28][29] NY 5 was realigned again in the 1960s to use a newdivided highway built midway between the lake shore road and Border City Road.[41][55] Border City Road is now maintained by Seneca County asCR 110.[56]
In April 2014 work began on a $68.3 million project to replace the viaduct over Columbia Street, Lafayette Streets, and Oriskany Boulevard (NY 5A and NY 5S) in Utica. The nearly one mile stretch had signalized at-grade intersections that had been causing safety concerns and some fatalities. In addition to the replacement of the viaduct, the alignment of the arterial was straightened, a newsingle point urban interchange was built at Court Street, and a pedestrian bridge was built across the roadway. The pedestrian bridge was opened by December 2014, and the remainder of the project was completed by October 2017.[57][58]
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chautauqua | Town of Ripley | 0.00 | 0.00 |    PA 5 west /LECT west /Great Lakes Seaway Trail –Erie | Continuation intoPennsylvania |
| 0.60 | 0.97 |    ToI-90 /New York Thruway | Access viaNY 950D | ||
| 2.35 | 3.78 |   NY 76 south –Ripley | Northern terminus of NY 76 | ||
| Town of Westfield | 10.01 | 16.11 |   NY 394 east toI-90 /New York Thruway –Westfield | Western terminus of NY 394;hamlet ofBarcelona | |
| City of Dunkirk | 27.97 | 45.01 |  NY 60 south toI-90 /New York Thruway | Northern terminus of NY 60 | |
| Town of Hanover | 38.62 | 62.15 |  US 20 west | Western terminus of US 20overlap | |
| 40.55 | 65.26 | ToI-90 /New York Thruway –Buffalo,Erie | Hamlet ofIrving | ||
| Erie | Town of Brant | 41.42 | 66.66 | US 20 east | Eastern terminus of US 20 overlap |
| 41.48 | 66.76 |  NY 438 south | Northern terminus of NY 438 | ||
| Farnham | 43.53 | 70.05 |  NY 249 east | Western terminus of NY 249 | |
| Town of Hamburg | 61.34 | 98.72 |  NY 75 south –Hamburg | Hamlet ofAthol Springs; northern terminus of NY 75 | |
| 62.20 | 100.10 |  NY 179 east (Mile Strip Expressway) | Western terminus of NY 179 | ||
| Buffalo | 69.04 | 111.11 |  I-190 /LECT toI-90 /New York Thruway | Exit 7 (I-190) | |
| 69.2 | 111.4 | Delaware Avenue /Great Lakes Seaway Trail (NY 384) | |||
| 73.16 | 117.74 |  NY 198 | |||
| Buffalo–Amherst city/town line | 76.06 | 122.41 |  US 62 | ||
| Amherst | 77.67 | 125.00 |  NY 240 | Hamlet ofSnyder | |
| 78.61 | 126.51 |   I-90 /New York Thruway /I-290 west –Albany | |||
| Williamsville | 79.19 | 127.44 |  NY 277 | ||
| Amherst–Clarence town line | 82.22 | 132.32 |  NY 78 toI-90 /New York Thruway | ||
| Clarence | 84.77 | 136.42 |  NY 324 west | Eastern terminus of NY 324 | |
| Newstead | 92.46 | 148.80 |  NY 93 west –Akron | Eastern terminus of NY 93 | |
| Genesee | Pembroke | 97.44 | 156.81 |  NY 77 toI-90 /New York Thruway –Indian Falls,Corfu,Darien Lakes | |
| Town of Batavia | 107.78 | 173.46 |   NY 63 north –Oakfield | Western terminus of NY 63 overlap | |
| City of Batavia | 108.56 | 174.71 |   NY 33 west /NY 98 toI-90 /New York Thruway | Western terminus of NY 33 overlap | |
| 108.80 | 175.10 | NY 63 south | Eastern terminus of NY 63 overlap | ||
| 110.03 | 177.08 | NY 33 east | Eastern terminus of NY 33 overlap | ||
| Stafford | 114.74 | 184.66 |  NY 237 north | Southern terminus of NY 237; hamlet of Stafford | |
| Village of Le Roy | 118.88 | 191.32 |   NY 19 toI-90 /New York Thruway /I-490 | ||
| Livingston | Village of Caledonia | 125.64 | 202.20 |  NY 36 south | Western terminus of NY 36 overlap |
| 126.03 | 202.83 | NY 36 north –Mumford | Eastern terminus of NY 36 overlap | ||
| Town of Caledonia | 131.95 | 212.35 | US 20 west –Buffalo | Western terminus of US 20 overlap; hamlet ofCanawaugus | |
| Village of Avon | 132.83 | 213.77 |  NY 39 west –Geneseo | Eastern terminus of NY 39 | |
| Town of Avon | 135.12 | 217.45 |  NY 15 | Hamlet ofEast Avon | |
| 135.84 | 218.61 |  I-390 –Corning,Rochester | Exit 10 (I-390) | ||
| Village of Lima | 140.05 | 225.39 |  NY 15A (Lake Avenue) | ||
| Ontario | West Bloomfield | 143.88 | 231.55 |  NY 65 north /CR 37 south | Southern terminus of NY 65; hamlet of West Bloomfield |
| East Bloomfield | 148.77 | 239.42 |  NY 64 north –Mendon | Western terminus of NY 64 overlap | |
| 150.56 | 242.30 |  NY 444 north –Downtown Bloomfield | Southern terminus of NY 444 | ||
| 151.82 | 244.33 |  US 20A west /NY 64 south –Naples | Eastern terminus of NY 64 overlap; eastern terminus of US 20A | ||
| Town of Canandaigua | 156.60 | 252.02 |  NY 21 south –Naples | Western terminus of NY 21 overlap | |
| City of Canandaigua | 158.26 | 254.69 |  NY 21 north /NY 332 north toI-90 /New York Thruway –Business District | Eastern terminus of NY 21 overlap; southern terminus of NY 332 | |
| South Main Street (NY 942T south) | Northern terminus of NY 942T; former routing of US 20 / NY 5 | ||||
| Town of Canandaigua | 159.50 | 256.69 |  NY 364 south –Canandaigua Lake Resort Area,CMAC | Northern terminus of NY 364 | |
| Hopewell | 161.54 | 259.97 |  NY 247 south –CMAC | Northern terminus of NY 247 | |
| Town of Geneva | 171.83 | 276.53 |   NY 14A south /NY 245 south –Penn Yan,Naples | Northern terminus of NY 14A and NY 245 | |
| City of Geneva | 173.45 | 279.14 |  NY 14 –Watkins Glen  NY 14 Truck begins | Western terminus of NY 14 Truck overlap | |
| 174.13 | 280.24 | NY 14 Truck north toI-90 /New York Thruway –Geneva | Eastern terminus of NY 14 Truck overlap | ||
| Seneca | Town of Waterloo | 176.04 | 283.31 |  NY 96A south –Ovid,Ithaca | Hamlet ofEast Geneva; northern terminus of NY 96A |
| Village of Waterloo | 180.75 | 290.89 |  NY 96 | ||
| Town of Seneca Falls | 182.26 | 293.32 |  NY 414 north toI-90 /New York Thruway –Clyde | Western terminus of NY 414 overlap | |
| 184.39 | 296.75 | NY 414 south (Ovid Street) | Eastern terminus of NY 414 overlap; hamlet ofSeneca Falls | ||
| 187.47 | 301.70 |  NY 318 west toI-90 /New York Thruway –Del Lago | Eastern terminus of NY 318 | ||
| Seneca Falls–Tyre town line | 187.55 | 301.83 |  NY 89 –Ithaca,Savannah | ||
| Cayuga | Montezuma | 189.55 | 305.05 |  NY 90 –Montezuma,Cayuga | |
| Aurelius | 197.64 | 318.07 |  NY 326 west –Union Springs | Eastern terminus of NY 326 | |
| Auburn | 199.01 | 320.28 |  NY 38 north –Port Byron,Auburn Correctional Facility | Western terminus of NY 38 overlap | |
| 199.17 | 320.53 |  NY 34 /NY 38 south –Weedsport,Ithaca,Moravia | Eastern terminus of NY 38 overlap | ||
| 199.44 | 320.97 |  US 20 east /NY 38A south –Skaneateles,Owasco | Eastern terminus of US 20 overlap; northern terminus of NY 38A | ||
| Onondaga | Town of Elbridge | 207.07 | 333.25 | Old Route 31B /CR 99 toI-90 /New York Thruway –Weedsport | Former eastern terminus ofNY 31B |
| Village of Elbridge | Valley Drive | Former southern terminus ofNY 31C | |||
| 209.13 | 336.56 |  NY 317 north –Jordan | Southern terminus of NY 317 | ||
| Town of Camillus | 213.43 | 343.48 |  NY 321 south –Marcellus,Skaneateles | Hamlet ofBennetts Corners; northern terminus of NY 321 | |
| 215.48 | 346.78 |  NY 174 south –Camillus | Northern terminus of NY 174 | ||
| Western end of freeway section | |||||
| 216.80 | 348.91 | Camillus-Warners Road –Camillus,Marcellus,Warners | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 218.82 | 352.16 | Milton Avenue / Township Boulevard / Hinsdale Road | |||
| 220.46 | 354.80 |    NY 173 toNY 297 –Amboy,Solvay | Westbound exit and entrance | ||
| 220.62 | 355.05 |   NY 695 north toI-690 –Fairgrounds,Syracuse | Southern terminus of NY 695 | ||
| Town of Geddes | 221.81 | 356.97 | Eastern end of freeway section | ||
| Genesee Street (NY 930W west) –Fairmount | Former routing of NY 5; eastern terminus of NY 930W; hamlet ofWestvale | ||||
| Syracuse | 225.99 | 363.70 |   US 11 toI-81 /I-90 /New York Thruway | ||
| 228.23 | 367.30 |  NY 598 north (South Midler Avenue) toI-690 | Southern terminus of NY 598 | ||
| 229.33 | 369.07 |  NY 635 north (Thompson Road) toI-90 /New York Thruway /I-690 | Southern terminus of NY 635 | ||
| Town of DeWitt | 230.10 | 370.31 |  Bridge Street (NY 930P north) toI-481 /I-690 | Southern terminus of NY 930P | |
| 231.19 | 372.06 |  NY 92 west –Syracuse | Western terminus of NY 92 overlap; community ofDe Witt | ||
| 231.52 | 372.60 | I-481 toI-90 /New York Thruway –Jamesville,Syracuse | Exit 86 (I-481) | ||
| 232.33 | 373.90 | NY 92 east –Manlius,Cazenovia | Eastern terminus of NY 92 overlap | ||
| Fayetteville | 234.39 | 377.21 |  NY 257 –Manlius | ||
| Town of Manlius | 238.46 | 383.76 |  NY 290 west | Eastern terminus of NY 290 | |
| Madison | Chittenango | 241.70 | 388.98 | NY 173 west –Manlius | Eastern terminus of NY 173 |
| 241.87 | 389.25 |  NY 13 south –Cazenovia | Western terminus of NY 13 overlap | ||
| Canastota | 248.44 | 399.83 | NY 13 north (South Peterboro Street) toI-90 /New York Thruway –Canastota | Eastern terminus of NY 13 overlap | |
| Oneida | 251.59 | 404.89 |  NY 365A east –Downtown Oneida | Western terminus of NY 365A | |
| 254.07 | 408.89 |  NY 46 –Munnsville,Downtown Oneida | |||
| Oneida | Oneida Castle | 254.44 | 409.48 |  NY 365 east toI-90 /New York Thruway –Rome | Western terminus of NY 365 |
| Village of Vernon | 259.39 | 417.45 |  NY 31 west toI-90 /New York Thruway –Verona | Western terminus of NY 31 overlap | |
| 260.11 | 418.61 | NY 31 east –Vernon Downs | Eastern terminus of NY 31 overlap | ||
| Town of Vernon | 261.36 | 420.62 |  NY 26 –Rome,Vernon Center | ||
| Westmoreland | 267.04 | 429.76 |  NY 233 toI-90 /New York Thruway –Hamilton College,Clinton,Westmoreland | ||
| Kirkland | 267.87 | 431.09 |  NY 5B east | Western terminus of NY 5B; hamlet of Kirkland | |
| New Hartford | 270.49 | 435.31 | NY 5B west –Clinton | Eastern terminus of NY 5B | |
| 270.55 | 435.41 |  NY 5A east –New York Mills,Yorkville | Western terminus of NY 5A | ||
| 271.49 | 436.92 |  NY 12B south –Clinton | Northern terminus of NY 12B | ||
| 271.58 | 437.07 |  NY 12 south / Genesee Street –Binghamton,New Hartford | Western terminus of NY 12 overlap | ||
| Western end of limited-access section | |||||
| Utica | 272.48 | 438.51 |   NY 8 south /NY 840 west –New Hartford,Whitestown | Cloverleaf interchange; western terminus of NY 8 overlap; eastern terminus of NY 840 | |
| French Road (NY 921W) –St Lukes Hospital | Trumpet interchange | ||||
| Burrstone Road (NY 921B) –New York Mills,MVCC,Utica College, Memorial Parkway | Partial cloverleaf interchange | ||||
| 275.66 | 443.63 |  NY 5A west /NY 5S east –Whitesboro,Downtown Utica  I-790 begins | Western terminus of I-790 overlap; eastern terminus of NY 5A; western terminus of NY 5S | ||
| 276.43 | 444.87 |  NY 8 north /NY 12 north /NY 49 west –Poland,Watertown,Rome | Eastern terminus of NY 8 / NY 12 overlap; eastern terminus of NY 49 | ||
| 277.25 | 446.19 | I-90 /New York Thruway / Genesee Street | Exit 31 on I-90 / Thruway | ||
| 277.72 | 446.95 | Eastern end of limited-access section I-790 ends | |||
| Herkimer | Town of Herkimer | 289.45 | 465.82 |  NY 51 south toNY 5S –Ilion | Northern terminus of NY 51; trumpet interchange |
| Village of Herkimer | 291.48 | 469.09 |  NY 28 south (South Caroline Street) toI-90 /New York Thruway –Mohawk | Western terminus of NY 28 overlap | |
| 291.98 | 469.90 | South Washington Street (NY 922B south) | Northern terminus of NY 922B | ||
| 292.18 | 470.22 | NY 28 north –Middleville | Eastern terminus of NY 28 overlap | ||
| City of Little Falls | 298.95 | 481.11 |  Albany Street toNY 167 south –Downtown, Industrial Park | Western terminus of NY 167 overlap | |
| 299.40 | 481.84 |    NY 169 north toNY 170 –Business District | Western terminus of NY 169 overlap | ||
| 299.60 | 482.16 | NY 169 south toI-90 /New York Thruway | Eastern terminus of NY 169 overlap | ||
| 300.01 | 482.82 | NY 167 north –Dolgeville | Eastern terminus of NY 167 overlap | ||
| Montgomery | Town of St. Johnsville | 310.54 | 499.77 |  NY 67 east (New Turnpike Road) | Western terminus of NY 67 |
| Nelliston | 314.96 | 506.88 |  NY 80 south (River Street) toNY 5S –Fort Plain | Northern terminus of NY 80 | |
| Palatine Bridge | 317.64 | 511.19 |  NY 10 north (Lafayette Street) –Ephratah | Western terminus of NY 10 overlap | |
| 317.81 | 511.47 | NY 10 south (Bridge Street) toI-90 /New York Thruway /NY 5S –Canajoharie | Eastern terminus of NY 10 overlap | ||
| Fonda | 329.22 | 529.83 |  NY 334 north (Cayadutta Street) –Sammonsville | Southern terminus of NY 334 | |
| 329.40 | 530.12 |  NY 30A north (Broadway Street) –Johnstown | Western terminus of NY 30A overlap | ||
| 329.77 | 530.71 | NY 30A south (Bridge Street) toI-90 /New York Thruway /NY 5S –Fultonville | Eastern terminus of NY 30A overlap | ||
| Fort Johnson | 336.79 | 542.01 | NY 67 west (Fort Johnson Avenue) –Johnstown,FMCC | Western terminus of NY 67 overlap | |
| City of Amsterdam | 339.70 | 546.69 |  NY 30 /NY 67 east toI-90 /New York Thruway /NY 5S | Eastern terminus of NY 67 overlap | |
| Schenectady | Glenville | 348.54 | 560.92 |  NY 103 south (Bridge Street) toNY 5S –Rotterdam Junction | Northern terminus of NY 103 |
| 351.21 | 565.22 |   ToI-90 /New York Thruway /I-890 east /NY 5S west | Access viaNY 890 | ||
| Scotia | 353.89 | 569.53 |  NY 147 north (Sacandaga Road) | Southern terminus of NY 147 | |
| 354.18 | 570.00 |  NY 50 north (North Ballston Avenue) | Southern terminus of NY 50 | ||
| Schenectady | 355.88 | 572.73 | Veeder Avenue (NY 914E south) | Northern terminus of NY 914E | |
| 356.68 | 574.02 |  NY 146 (Brandywine Avenue) | |||
| 358.09 | 576.29 |  NY 7 (Crosstown Connection) | Diamond interchange | ||
| Town of Niskayuna | 359.37 | 578.35 | Balltown Road (NY 914T) | ||
| Albany | Village of Colonie | 362.84 | 583.93 |    NY 155 /CR 157 (New Karner Road) –Voorheesville,Airport | |
| 364.82 | 587.12 |  I-87 toI-90 /New York Thruway –Saratoga Springs | Exit 2 on I-87 | ||
| 365.00 | 587.41 | Wolf Road (NY 910B) | |||
| Albany | 367.30 | 591.11 |   CR 155 north (Everett Road) toI-90 | ||
| 369.69 | 594.96 |  US 9W (Lark Street) | |||
| 370.45 | 596.18 |  NY 32 (South Pearl Street) | No left turns | ||
| 370.80 | 596.74 |   I-787 /US 9 /US 20 toI-87 /New York Thruway | Eastern terminus; exits 3B-4 on I-787 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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NY 5 has three suffixed routes, all located in Oneida County, with NY 5S extending eastward into three other counties. The NY 5A designation was also used in the past for two other routes.
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Thecurrent NY 5A is a short 5.59-mile-long (9.00 km) alternate route of NY 5 betweenNew Hartford and downtownUtica inOneida County.[1] It was assigned in the mid-1930s.[60][66] At its eastern end, NY 5A becomes NY 5S at an interchange with Interstate 790 (I-790), NY 5, NY 8, and NY 12. The route is four lanes wide and passes through mostly commercial areas and connects NY 5 to NY 840 and NY 69.
NY 5B is a 3.12-mile-long (5.02 km) alternate route southwest of Utica in Oneida County, connecting NY 5 toNY 12B.[1] The route was assigned in April 1935.[67]The entire route is inOneida County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland | 0.00 | 0.00 |  NY 5 | Western terminus | |
| 1.67 | 2.69 | NY 12B south –Clinton | Western end of NY 5B / NY 12B overlap | ||
| 1.76 | 2.83 | NY 12B north –New Hartford | Eastern end of NY 5B / NY 12B overlap | ||
| New Hartford | 3.12 | 5.02 | NY 5 –Kirkland,New Hartford,New York Mills | Eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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