New York US and State Routes in 1970

The following is a listing of the state touring route system in the southern portion of New York State as it was in 1970. Differences between the system then and now are noted. At the time, NY 433, NY 448, NY 454 and NY 878 did not yet exist. NY 113, NY 115, NY 132A, NY 307, and NY 495, which existed at the time, have been decommissioned. Sections of NY 119, NY 128, NY 137, NY 208, and NY 210 were also decommissioned. The routes of NY 9A, NY 24, NY 27, and NY 27A have been modified. A new segment, the Glen Cove Arterial Highway, was added to NY 107 since 1970. NY 32 was extended along Burgoyne Avenue to end at NY 196. There were proposals to extend NY 135 south to the Wantagh Parkway and to extend NY 347 west to the Long Island Expressway (I-495). These were never built and the proposed segments were decommissioned.

Cross Bronx Expressway, Webster Avenue, East Fordham Road, Boston Road, Boston Post Road, Main Street, Huguenot Street, South Main Street, North Main Street
Direction:
North/South
Southern Terminus:
George Washington Bridge at the New York-New Jersey state line
Northern Terminus:
New York-Connecticut state line
Status:
Unchanged.
Pike Street, East Main Street, Slate Hill Road, Quickway, Long Mountain Parkway, Palisades Parkway, Bear Mountain Bridge, Bear Mountain Bridge Road, Main Street, Birdsall Road
Direction:
East/West
Western Terminus:
New York-Pennsylvania state line
Eastern Terminus:
New York-Connecticut state line
Status:
Unchanged.
East Main Street, Mahopac Street, South Lake Boulevard
Direction:
East/West
Western Terminus:
US 6 in Jefferson Valley
Eastern Terminus:
US 6 in Mahopac
Status:
Unchanged.
Cross Bronx Expressway, Broadway, Albany Post Road, South Highland Avenue, North Highland Avenue, Croton Expressway
Direction:
North/South
Southern Terminus:
George Washington Bridge at the New York-New Jersey state line
Northern Terminus:
United States-Canada border
Status:
Unchanged.
West Side Highway, Henry Hudson Parkway, Broadway, Ashburton Avenue, Saw Mill River Road, South Central Avenue, North Central Avenue, Briarcliff-Peekskill Parkway, South Riverside Avenue, North Riverside Avenue, Albany Post Road
Direction:
North/South
Southern Terminus:
Holland Tunnel (I-78) in Manhattan
Northern Terminus:
Briarcliff-Peekskill Parkway (US 9) in Peekskill
Status:
Rerouted along West Street, 11 Avenue, and 12 Avenue from the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel (I-478) to the beginning of the Henry Hudson Parkway as a result of the collapse of the West Side Highway. Unchanged from the beginning of the Henry Hudson Parkway to US 9.
Bear Mountain-Beacon Highway, Chestnut Street, Morris Avenue, Wolcott Avenue, North Avenue, North Road, South Avenue, West Main Street
Direction:
North/South
Southern Terminus:
Bear Mountain Bridge (US 6/US 202) in Peekskill
Northern Terminus:
South Road (US 9) in Wappingers Falls
Status:
Unchanged.
Hillside Avenue, South Highland Avenue, North Highland Avenue, Conger Avenue, South Liberty Drive, North Liberty Drive, Quassaick Avenue, South Robinson Avenue, Robinson Avenue, Albany Post Road, Broadway Street, Frank Koenig Boulevard, Flatbush Road, East Chester Street, Ulster Avenue, Burt Street, Barclay Street, Church Street, Hill Street, Partition Street, Main Street, Malden Avenue, West Bridge Street, Maple Avenue, Southern Boulevard, Delaware Avenue, Lark Street
Direction:
North/South
Southern Terminus:
New York-New Jersey state line
Northern Terminus:
Clinton Avenue (US 9) in Albany
Status:
Unchanged.
Portage Road, North Erie Street, South Erie Street, Water Street, West Lake Road, Fairmount Avenue, West 6th Street, East 6th Street, West 5th Street, East 5th Street, East 2nd Street, West Main Street, East Main Street, Jamestown Street, Main Street, Hall Street, Onoville Road, Southern Tier Expressway, Quickway, Averell Avenue, Orange Turnpike
Direction:
East/West from Barcelona to Harriman, North/South from Harriman to New Jersey
Western Terminus:
East Lake Road (NY 5) in Barcelona
Southern Terminus:
New York-New Jersey state line
Status:
Redesignated NY 394 from Barcelona to Jamestown. Unchanged from Jamestown to New Jersey.
Note:
The Southern Tier Expressway has been extended west to the New York-Pennsylvania state line and currently carries the designation of NY 17 for its entire length.
Minturn Bridge Road, Galloway Road, Oakland Avenue, Main Street, Maple Avenue, Seward Highway, South Main Street, North Main Street, Florida Road, Greenwich Avenue
Direction:
North/South
Southern Terminus:
Orange Turnpike (NY 17) in Southfields
Northern Terminus:
Quickway (NY 17/US 6) and Greenwich Avenue (NY 207) in Goshen
Status:
Unchanged.
Ward Street, Broadway
Direction:
East/West
Western Terminus:
Quickway (NY 17) in Bloomingburg
Eastern Terminus:
North Robinson Avenue (US 9W/NY 32) and South Robinson Avenue (US 9W) in Newburgh
Status:
Unchanged.
North Street, Wickham Avenue, West Main Street, Monhagen Avenue, Fulton Street, Academy Avenue, Dolson Avenue, Chester Avenue, Brookside Avenue
Direction:
East/West
Western Terminus:
Quickway (NY 17) in Fair Oaks
Eastern Terminus:
Averell Avenue (NY 17) in Harriman
Status:
Unchanged.
Note:
In 1970, there was an interchange with the Quickway (NY 17) at the western terminus of NY 17M. This interchange has since been closed. NY 17M now transitions into Bloomingburg Road (Orange CR 76) at its western terminus.
Provost Avenue, South Third Avenue, South Columbus Avenue, North Columbus Avenue, White Plains Road, West Post Road, East Post Road, North Broadway, Mount Kisco Road, Bedford Road, Old Post Road, Cantitoe Street, Jay Street, Goldens Bridge Road, Main Street, Mahopac Avenue, Brewster Road
Direction:
North/South
Southern Terminus:
Boston Road (US 1) in the Bronx
Northern Terminus:
United States-Canada border
Status:
Unchanged.
212 Street, Hollis Court Boulevard, Hempstead Avenue, Hempstead Turnpike, Fulton Avenue, Conklin Street
Direction:
East/West
Western Terminus:
Hillside Avenue (NY 25) in Queens
Eastern Terminus:
Broad Hollow Road (NY 110) in Farmingdale
Status:
Unchanged.
Peconic Avenue, Flanders Road, Riverhead-Hampton Bays Road
Direction:
North/South
Southern Terminus:
Montauk Highway (NY 27A) in Hampton Bays
Northern Terminus:
Main Street (NY 25) in Riverhead
Status:
Rerouted along Suffolk CR 94 from Long Island Expressway (I-495) to beginning of Flanders Road. Unchanged from beginning of Flanders Road to NY 27A.
Note:
In 1970, Nugent Drive/Center Drive (Suffolk CR 94) had not yet been built. Therefore, NY 24 crossed the Peconic River on Peconic Avenue, which is now part of Suffolk CR 63, and ended at Main Street (NY 25) in Riverhead. Currently, NY 24 extends further west, multiplexed with CR 94, to its northern terminus at the Long Island Expressway (I-495).
Queensboro Bridge, Queens Boulevard, Hillside Avenue, Braddock Avenue, Jericho Turnpike, Main Street, Middle Country Road, Main Road
Direction:
East/West
Western Terminus:
2 Avenue, East 59 Street, and East 60 Street in Manhattan
Eastern Terminus:
Orient Point
Status:
Unchanged.
21 Street, Jackson Avenue, Northern Boulevard, Harbor Road, Main Street, Fort Salonga Road, Saint Johnland Road, North Country Road, Hulse Avenue, Parker Road
Direction:
East/West
Western Terminus:
Midtown Tunnel (I-495) in Queens
Eastern Terminus:
Middle Country Road (NY 25) in Calverton
Status:
Unchanged.
Hillside Avenue, East Williston Avenue
Direction:
East/West
Western Terminus:
Braddock Avenue (NY 25) in Queens
Eastern Terminus:
Jericho Turnpike (NY 25) in Old Westbury
Status:
Unchanged.
West Side Highway, Battery Tunnel, Gowanus Parkway, Prospect Parkway, Church Avenue, Coney Island Avenue, Caton Avenue, Linden Boulevard, North Conduit Avenue, South Conduit Avenue, Sunrise Highway, North Road, Flying Point Road, Montauk Highway
Direction:
East/West
Western Terminus:
Holland Tunnel (I-78) in Manhattan
Eastern Terminus:
Montauk Point Lighthouse
Status:
Decommissioned from I-78 to beginning of Prospect Expressway. Unchanged from beginning of Prospect Expressway to Montauk Point.
Note:
The Battery Tunnel has been renamed the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel. The Prospect Parkway has been renamed the Prospect Expressway. The Gowanus Parkway has been renamed the Gowanus Expressway, a section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278).
Carman Mill Road, Merrick Road, Montauk Highway, Main Street, Hill Street, Hampton Road
Direction:
East/West
Western Terminus:
Sunrise Highway (NY 27) in Massapequa
Eastern Terminus:
Flying Point Road (NY 27/Suffolk CR 39A) in Southampton
Status:
Unchanged from NY 27 in Massapequa to NY 27 in Oakdale. Decommissioned from NY 27 in Oakdale to NY 27/CR 39A in Southampton.
Note:
The decommissioned section of NY 27A is now Suffolk CR 85, Suffolk CR 80, and NY 900W. There are also some small unnumbered sections.
Colonel Chandler Drive, Onteora Trail, Main Street, Delaware Avenue, Andes Road, Kingston Street, Meredith Street, South Main Street, North Main Street, Chestnut Street, Glen Avenue, West Lake Road, Prospect Street, Columbia Street, Warren Street, East Main Street, Caroline Street, State Street, Middleville Road
From:
Broadway (NY 32) and Albany Avenue (NY 32) in Kingston
To:
US 9 in Warrensburg
Status:
Unchanged.
New York City Road, BWS Road
Direction:
East/West
Western Terminus:
NY 28 in Boiceville
Eastern Terminus:
Onteora Trail (NY 28) in Hurley
Signed:
Unchanged.
Windsor Highway, Lake Street, Robinson Avenue, North Plank Road, South Manheim Boulevard, North Chestnut Street, Old Kingston Road, Freer Avenue, Boulevard, Fair Street, Wall Street, Henry Street, Albany Avenue, Flatbush Avenue, Flatbush Road, Church Street, Hill Street, Partition Street, Market Street, Ulster Avenue, Indian Fields Road, Feura Bush Road, Elm Street, Delmar Bypass, Coming Hill Road, River Road, South Pearl Street, North Pearl Street, Broadway, 3rd Avenue, 13th Street, 2nd Avenue, Cohoes Road, Saratoga Street, Saratoga Avenue, 9th Street, Broad Street, 3rd Street, Hudson River Road, Mechanicville Road, South Central Avenue, North Central Avenue, North Main Street, South Hudson Avenue, Hudson Avenue, Gates Avenue, Schuylerville Road, Leonard Street, Gansevoort Road, Glen Street, Warren Street, Highland Avenue, Lower Dix Avenue
Direction:
North/South
Southern Terminus:
Quickway (NY 17) and Averell Avenue (NY 17) in Harriman
Northern Terminus:
Moss Street (US 4) in Hudson Falls
Status:
Unchanged from NY 17 to US 4. Extended along Burgoyne Avenue to NY 196.
Direction:
North/South
Southern Terminus:
NY 32 in Saugerties
Northern Terminus:
NY 23A in Palenville
Status:
Unchanged.
Main Street, Broad Street, Crompond Road, Saw Mill River Road, Amawalk Road, Woods Bridge Road, Cross River Road, Old Post Road
Direction:
East/West
Western Terminus:
Croton Expressway (US 9) in Peekskill
Eastern Terminus:
South Salem Road (CT 35) at the New York-Connecticut state line
Status:
Unchanged.
West Main Street, Park Avenue, Rio Dam Road, Forestburgh Road, Broadway, Pleasant Street
Direction:
North/South
Southern Terminus:
Pike Street (US 6/US 209) and East Main Street (US 6/US 209) in Port Jervis
Northern Terminus:
Main Street (NY 55) in Grahamsville
Status:
Unchanged.
Direction:
North/South
Southern Terminus:
NY 28 in Shandaken
Northern Terminus:
NY 23A in Prattsville
Status:
Unchanged.
Main Street, Vineyard Avenue, Mid-Hudson Bridge, Church Street, Baker Street, West Haight Avenue, Columbus Drive, Mill Street, Maple Street, Dutchess Turnpike, Sharon Turnpike, West Main Street, North Street, South Elm Avenue
Direction:
East/West
Western Terminus:
US 209 in Kerhonkson
Eastern Terminus:
New York-Connecticut state line
Status:
Unchanged.
Chestnut Ridge Road, South Main Street, North Main Street, Park Place
Direction:
North/South
Southern Terminus:
New York-New Jersey state line
Northern Terminus:
US 202 in Mount Ivy
Status:
Unchanged.
Narrowsburg Road, East Main Street, Chestnut Street, South Main Street, Mill Street, Old Monticello Road, Center Street, Mountain Road, Main Street, North Montgomery Street, South Plank Road, Hopewell Avenue, Smadbeck Road, Smadbeck Avenue, Gleneida Avenue
Direction:
East/West
Western Terminus:
NY 97 in Narrowsburg
Eastern Terminus:
Brewster Road (US 6) in Carmel
Status:
Extended west to New York-Pennsylvania state line. Unchanged from NY 97 to US 6.
Brook Road, Board Road, White Lake Road, Swan Lake Road, Liberty Road, Lake Street, South Main Street, Mill Street, Neversink Road, Main Street, Vineyard Avenue, Milton Avenue, Mid-Hudson Bridge, Church Street, Baker Street, Haight Avenue, Columbus Drive, Maple Street, Manchester Road, Freedom Plains Road
Direction:
East/West
Western Terminus:
NY 97 in Barryville
Eastern Terminus:
CT 55 at the New York-Connecticut state line
Status:
Extended west to New York-Pennsylvania state line. Unchanged from NY 97 to New York-Connecticut state line.
Orange Turnpike, Orange Avenue, Lafayette Avenue, Nyack Turnpike, Alturas Road, East Central Avenue
Direction:
East/West
Western Terminus:
Orange Turnpike (NY 17) in Suffern
Eastern Terminus:
South Highland Avenue (US 9W) and North Highland Avenue (US 9W) in Nyack
Status:
Unchanged.
South Main Street, East Church Street
Direction:
North/South
Southern Terminus:
NY 52 in Brinckerhoff
Northern Terminus:
US 9/NY 23 and NY 9H/NY 23 in Hudson
Status:
Unchanged.
Smithfield Valley Road
Direction:
North/South
Southern Terminus:
US 44 in Amenia
Northern Terminus:
South Main Street (NY 82) in Pine Plains
Status:
Decommissioned.
Note:
The former NY 82A is now Dutchess CR 83.
Oakland Avenue, Main Street, Maple Avenue, Seward Highway, South Main Street, North Main Street, Randall Street, Summerville Way, Academy Avenue, High Street, West Main Street, East Main Street, Blooming Grove Turnpike, Quassaick Avenue
Direction:
East/West
Western Terminus:
NJ 94 at the New York-New Jersey state line
Eastern Terminus:
US 9W in Newburgh
Status:
Unchanged.
West Main Street, Park Avenue, Stockport Road, East Front Street, Read Street, East Main Street
Direction:
North/South
Southern Terminus:
Pike Street (US 6/US 209) and East Main Street (US 6/US 209) in Port Jervis
Northern Terminus:
Quickway (NY 17) in Hancock
Status:
Unchanged.
Routes 100-199