New York State Route 173 (NY 173) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
located in the
Syracuse area of
central New York
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With a population of about 773,606 (2009) and an area of , the region includes the Syracuse metropolitan area.
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The New York ...
in the United States. It takes a slightly bow-shaped route from
NY 31
New York State Route 31 (NY 31) is a state highway that extends for across western and central New York in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 104 in the city of Niagara Falls. Its ea ...
in the town of
Van Buren to
NY 5
New York State Route 5 (NY 5) is a state highway that extends for across the state of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley and passes through Buffalo, Sy ...
in
Chittenango
Chittenango is a village located in Madison County, New York, United States. The village is in the southern part of the Town of Sullivan. The population was 5,081 at the 2010 census. Chittenango is the birthplace of L. Frank Baum, author of '' ...
, gently curving to the south of
Downtown Syracuse
Downtown Syracuse is the economic center of Syracuse, New York, and Central New York, employing over 30,000 people, and housing over 4,300.
It is also one of the 26 officially recognized neighborhoods of Syracuse.
History
Downtown Syracus ...
in the center of its routing. Even so, NY 173 briefly enters the Syracuse city limits near where it intersects
U.S. Route 11 (US 11). NY 173 passes through several suburbs of Syracuse, including
Camillus, where it first meets NY 5, and
Manlius
The gens Manlia () was one of the oldest and noblest patrician houses at Rome, from the earliest days of the Republic until imperial times. The first of the gens to obtain the consulship was Gnaeus Manlius Cincinnatus, consul in 480 BC, and for ...
, where it has a short
overlap
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* In music theory, overlap is a synonym for reinterpretation of a chord at the boundary of two musical phrases
* O ...
with
NY 92.
NY 173 was assigned as part of the
1930 renumbering of state highways in New York to its modern alignment. The route itself has not been altered since; however, the portion of the route from
Onondaga Onondaga may refer to:
Native American/First Nations
* Onondaga people, a Native American/First Nations people and one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois League
* Onondaga (village), Onondaga settlement and traditional Iroquois capita ...
to Manlius became part of
NY 20N and a small section of the route within Manlius was included in
NY 20SY when that highway was assigned in the early 1950s. Both designations were removed in 1961. All of NY 173 east of Onondaga was originally part of the
Seneca Turnpike
The Seneca Road Company was formed to improve the main road running west from Utica, New York, the Genesee Road, from Utica to Canandaigua and operate it as a toll road or turnpike. The road was originally laid out in 1794 from Baggs Square in down ...
.
Route description
West of Syracuse
NY 173 begins at an intersection with
NY 31
New York State Route 31 (NY 31) is a state highway that extends for across western and central New York in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 104 in the city of Niagara Falls. Its ea ...
in Ionia, a
hamlet
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within the town of
Van Buren. The route heads southeast, intersecting several county roads as it proceeds through a rural, marshy area of
Onondaga County
Onondaga County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 476,516. The county seat is Syracuse.
Onondaga County is the core of the Syracuse, NY MSA.
History
The name ''Onondaga'' derives from ...
as Warners Road. It crosses over the
New York State Thruway
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(
Interstate 90
Interstate 90 (I-90) is an east–west transcontinental freeway and the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It begins in Seattle, Washington, and travels through the Pacific Northwest, Mountain West, Great Plains, Midwest, and ...
or I-90) on its way into the hamlet of Warners, where it briefly follows Canton Street and
crosses
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the
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation , known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The railroad operates approximately 21,000 route miles () of track. ...
-owned
Rochester Subdivision rail line before becoming Warners Road once again as it follows the railroad east out of the community and into the
town of Camillus.
The route parallels the track for roughly , over which time it passes to the north of Greenlawn Memorial Park. As the trackage and the highway approach a point known as Amboy Station, NY 173 curves away from the railroad and heads southeast toward Amboy. After making the turn, NY 173 meets Pottery Road (
County Route 164 or CR 164), a local road leading to Camillus Airport, a simple one-runway facility located adjacent to the railroad line. NY 173 continues into and through Amboy, passing a large area of
tailings
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that was once the site of the
Syracuse Municipal Airport
Syracuse Municipal Airport was an airport located in Camillus (town), New York, Camillus, NY.
Origins
The first plane landed at the site of the airport in 1912 and was flown by Harry Atwood, establishing a long-distance flight record from Chicago ...
. The brownfields are bordered to the north by Ninemile Creek and to the south by the Old
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a historic canal in upstate New York that runs east-west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie. Completed in 1825, the canal was the first navigable waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, vastly reducing t ...
, both of which are traversed by NY 173 on its way into the densely populated
Fairmount neighborhood of Camillus.
![NY 173](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/NY_173.jpg)
In Fairmount, NY 173 passes Reed Webster Park and turns to the east ahead of the Camillus Bypass, a
limited-access highway
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carrying
NY 5
New York State Route 5 (NY 5) is a state highway that extends for across the state of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley and passes through Buffalo, Sy ...
through the town. NY 173 parallels NY 5 for about before connecting to westbound NY 5 by way of a partial interchange; the eastbound connection is made by way of Hinsdale Road (
CR 209) to the west. East of the westbound on-ramps, NY 173 passes over NY 5 and turns to the southeast ahead of an intersection with
NY 297. The route continues on through Fairmount, intersecting West Genesee Street (
CR 98) before becoming Onondaga Road and exiting the neighborhood upon entering the town of
Onondaga Onondaga may refer to:
Native American/First Nations
* Onondaga people, a Native American/First Nations people and one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois League
* Onondaga (village), Onondaga settlement and traditional Iroquois capita ...
.
Within Onondaga, NY 173 passes through both open areas with sparse development and areas containing built-up residential neighborhoods. The route heads southeast to
Onondaga Hill, a large community built up just east of
Onondaga Community College
Onondaga Community College (OCC) is a public community college that serves Onondaga County, New York, at two campuses. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system.
History
The college was founded in 1961 and began instructi ...
. Here, it
overlap
Overlap may refer to:
* In set theory, an overlap of elements shared between sets is called an intersection, as in a Venn diagram.
* In music theory, overlap is a synonym for reinterpretation of a chord at the boundary of two musical phrases
* O ...
s with
NY 175 for about before NY 175 forks off to the northeast into Syracuse. NY 173 continues eastward as the
Seneca Turnpike
The Seneca Road Company was formed to improve the main road running west from Utica, New York, the Genesee Road, from Utica to Canandaigua and operate it as a toll road or turnpike. The road was originally laid out in 1794 from Baggs Square in down ...
, passing to the south of Community General Hospital before it enters the southernmost portion of Syracuse. This portion of the city is mostly residential, save for a smattering of businesses around NY 173's junctions with
NY 80 and
US 11. Near the midpoint of the route's stay in Syracuse, it crosses over
Onondaga Creek
Onondaga Creek is a major tributary of Onondaga Lake which is located in Onondaga County, New York. The headwaters of the creek originate south of the city of Syracuse near the hamlet of Vesper, in the town of Tully, New York. The creek flows no ...
, on the banks of which lie
Faith Heritage School
Faith Heritage School is a private school, private, non-denominational Christianity, Christian, K-12 school in Syracuse, New York that was established in 1972. As of the 2003–2004 school year, its total enrollment was 557, with a student-to-tea ...
and Meachem Field. The route leaves the city limits shortly after passing under both directions of
I-81
Interstate 81 (I-81) is a north–south (physically northeast–southwest) Interstate Highway in the eastern part of the United States. Its southern terminus is at I-40 in Dandridge, Tennessee; its northern terminus is on Wellesley Isla ...
.
All of NY 173 west of Genesee Street in Camillus is maintained by
Onondaga County
Onondaga County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 476,516. The county seat is Syracuse.
Onondaga County is the core of the Syracuse, NY MSA.
History
The name ''Onondaga'' derives from ...
. NY 173 is co-designated with CR 204 from NY 31 to Bennetts Corners Road in
Van Buren, CR 64 between Bennetts Corners Road and Canton Street in the hamlet of Warners, CR 57 from Canton Street to Thompson Road in Camillus (note- a portion of former
NY 57 in Onondaga County is signed as CR 57 but is officially part of CR 91
), and CR 63 between Thompson Road and Genesee Street. Within Syracuse, NY 173 is maintained by the city. The remainder of the route in both Onondaga and Madison counties is maintained by the
New York State Department of Transportation
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is the department of the New York state government responsible for the development and operation of highways, railroads, mass transit systems, ports, waterways and aviation facilities in ...
.
East of Syracuse
East of Syracuse, the route passes through a narrow portion of the town of Onondaga and the hamlet of Southwood before entering the adjacent town of
DeWitt. It continues east, serving
Clark Reservation State Park as it heads toward the community of
Jamesville, located at the northern end of the Jamesville Reservoir on Butternut Creek. Here, NY 173 intersects
NY 91 in the center of the hamlet. Past Jamesville, the homes that had lined the highway give way to open areas to the south and large quarries to the north. The route passes north of the Onondaga County Correctional Facility just east of Jamesville.
NY 173 continues on into the
town of Manlius, where the homes gradually return as the highway enters the
village of Manlius. Inside the village limits, the route becomes surrounded by homes once again as it crosses over Limestone Creek and enters the village's business district. Here, it intersects and briefly overlaps
NY 92 for roughly between Fayette and Washington Streets. At Washington Street, NY 92 turns to the southeast towards
Cazenovia while NY 173 continues northeastward out of the village. Now back in the surrounding town of Manlius, NY 173 passes south of
Fayetteville–Manlius High School before entering another rural area near a point known as Eagle Village. The route continues northeast from there into
Madison County.
![NY 173 east in Chittenango](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/NY_173_east_in_Chittenango.jpg)
Upon crossing the county line, NY 173 initially turns slightly eastward to follow a less pronounced northeasterly alignment. However, as the route approaches the
Chittenango Creek
Chittenango Creek is a small river in central New York, United States. The creek partially forms the boundary between Onondaga County and Madison County.
The Chittenango Creek watershed comprises about of drainage in Onondaga and Madison coun ...
valley, it gradually turns northward. At Brinkerhoff Hill, NY 173 enters the
Chittenango
Chittenango is a village located in Madison County, New York, United States. The village is in the southern part of the Town of Sullivan. The population was 5,081 at the 2010 census. Chittenango is the birthplace of L. Frank Baum, author of '' ...
village limits and descends into the valley, where it ends at an intersection with NY 5 in the village center at the base of the valley.
History
The portion of modern NY 173 between
NY 175 in
Onondaga Onondaga may refer to:
Native American/First Nations
* Onondaga people, a Native American/First Nations people and one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois League
* Onondaga (village), Onondaga settlement and traditional Iroquois capita ...
and
NY 5
New York State Route 5 (NY 5) is a state highway that extends for across the state of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley and passes through Buffalo, Sy ...
in
Chittenango
Chittenango is a village located in Madison County, New York, United States. The village is in the southern part of the Town of Sullivan. The population was 5,081 at the 2010 census. Chittenango is the birthplace of L. Frank Baum, author of '' ...
was originally part of the original
Seneca Turnpike
The Seneca Road Company was formed to improve the main road running west from Utica, New York, the Genesee Road, from Utica to Canandaigua and operate it as a toll road or turnpike. The road was originally laid out in 1794 from Baggs Square in down ...
. The Seneca Turnpike was originally the longest road in the state of
New York when it was built in the 1800s.
NY 173 was assigned as part of the
1930 renumbering of state highways in New York to the entirety of its modern alignment.
[''Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book'', 1930–31 and 1931–32 editions, (Scarborough Motor Guide Co., Boston, 1930 and 1931). The 1930–31 edition shows New York state routes prior to the 1930 renumbering] Although NY 173 itself has not changed since that time, other routes have been overlaid on parts of NY 173 over the years. The segment of NY 173 between NY 175 in Onondaga and the east end of the
NY 92 overlap in
Manlius
The gens Manlia () was one of the oldest and noblest patrician houses at Rome, from the earliest days of the Republic until imperial times. The first of the gens to obtain the consulship was Gnaeus Manlius Cincinnatus, consul in 480 BC, and for ...
became part of
NY 20N, a northerly alternate route of
US 20 between
Skaneateles and
Cazenovia, . In the early 1950s, the portion of NY 173 concurrent with NY 92 in Manlius also became part of
NY 20SY, a second, even more northern alternate route of US 20 between
Marcellus and Cazenovia.
The NY 20N and NY 20SY designations were removed in 1961.
Major intersections
See also
*
List of county routes in Onondaga County, New York County routes in Onondaga County, New York, are not signed in any form, serving as little more than references for inventory purposes. One county route, County Route 91 (CR 91), has route markers posted along its length; however, the signs ...
References
External links
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Transportation in Syracuse, New York
Transportation in Onondaga County, New York
Transportation in Madison County, New York