New York State Route 28 (NY 28) is a
state highway
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extending for in the shape of a "C" between the
Hudson Valley
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city of
Kingston and southern
Warren County Warren County is the name of fourteen counties in the USA. Some are named after General Joseph Warren, who was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill in the American Revolutionary War:
* Warren County, Georgia
* Warren County, Illinois
* Warren County ...
in the
U.S. state
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of
New York. Along the way, it intersects several major routes, including
Interstate 88 (I-88),
U.S. Route 20 (US 20), and the
New York State Thruway
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, alternate_name = Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway
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twice. The southern terminus of NY 28 is at
NY 32 in Kingston and the northern terminus is at
US 9 in
Warrensburg. In Kingston, NY 28 is
co-designated as Interstate 587 from its southern terminus at NY 32 to the
roundabout
A roundabout is a type of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction.''The New Shorter Oxford En ...
linking it to the Thruway (I-87).
NY 28 was originally assigned in 1924, to an alignment extending from
Colliersville in the south to
Utica in the north via
Ilion. From Colliersville to
Cooperstown
Cooperstown is a village in and county seat of Otsego County, New York, United States. Most of the village lies within the town of Otsego, but some of the eastern part is in the town of Middlefield. Located at the foot of Otsego Lake in the C ...
, the highway followed its current routing (excluding minor realignments); north of Cooperstown, NY 28 was routed along several state highways that now have other designations. The route was extended south to Kingston and north to Warrensburg as part of the
1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. At the same time, NY 28 was realigned between Cooperstown and
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to follow its modern routing. Other than minor realignments in Kingston,
Oneonta,
Herkimer, and
Oneida County, NY 28 has remained the same to this day.
Route description
Ulster County
NY 28's southern terminus is with
NY 32 (Albany Avenue) in the city of
Kingston. The route heads north, then northwest on Colonel Chandler Drive, a four-lane
limited-access highway
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. The roadway is also designated and signed as I-587, which begins at NY 32 as well. Although Colonel Chandler Drive is built to
Interstate Highway standards
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, it has no intermediary interchanges. After crossing over the
Esopus Creek
Esopus Creek is a tributary of the Hudson River that drains the east-central Catskill Mountains in the U.S. state of New York. From its source at Winnisook Lake on the slopes of Slide Mountain, the Catskills' highest peak, it flows across Uls ...
into
Ulster
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, I-587 terminates at a
roundabout
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that links I-587 and NY 28 to the
New York State Thruway
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(
I-87
Interstate 87 may refer to either of two unconnected Interstate Highways in the United States:
* Interstate 87 (New York), a highway running from New York City north to the Canadian border in Champlain, New York.
* Interstate 87 (North Carolina) ...
) at exit 19.
West of I-87, the route crosses the
Blue Line of
Catskill Park
The Catskill Park is in the Catskill Mountains in New York in the United States. It consists of of land inside a Blue Line in four counties: Delaware, Greene, Sullivan, and Ulster. As of 2005, or 41 percent of the land within, is owned by ...
and becomes the Onteora Trail. Although still four lanes wide, the route is no longer a limited-access highway as it has an
at-grade intersection
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with Modica Lane, a local dead-end street, just west of where it passes over the Thruway. Not long afterward, the highway meets
US 209
U.S. Route 209 (US 209) is a long U.S. Highway in the states of Pennsylvania and New York. Although the route is a spur of US 9, US 209 never intersects US 9, coming within five miles of the route and making the short ...
by way of a
cloverleaf interchange. Past US 209, the highway enters a rural area as it heads northwest into the center of the state park.
Near the eastern tip of the
Ashokan Reservoir
The Ashokan Reservoir (; Iroquoian languages, Iroquois for "place of fish") is a reservoir (water), reservoir in Ulster County, New York. It is at the eastern end of the Catskill Park, and is one of several in the region created to New York City ...
, in the town of
Kingston, NY 28 intersects the eastern terminus of
NY 28A. West of NY 28A, NY 28 continues towards the north and west along the northern edge of the reservoir. In
West Hurley, the route intersects the southern terminus of
NY 375. It proceeds along the reservoir to its western end in the
town of Olive community of Boiceville, where NY 28A reconnects to the route. Here the mountains begin to loom over the road, with
Mount Tremper
Mount Tremper, officially known as Tremper Mountain and originally called Timothyberg, is one of the Catskill Mountains in the U.S. state of New York. It is located near the hamlet of Phoenicia, in the valley of Esopus Creek.
At in elevatio ...
dominating the view to the north as the route continues along
Esopus Creek
Esopus Creek is a tributary of the Hudson River that drains the east-central Catskill Mountains in the U.S. state of New York. From its source at Winnisook Lake on the slopes of Slide Mountain, the Catskills' highest peak, it flows across Uls ...
into the town of
Shandaken after passing the southern terminus of
NY 212 at
Mount Pleasant. At
Phoenicia
Phoenicia () was an ancient thalassocratic civilization originating in the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily located in modern Lebanon. The territory of the Phoenician city-states extended and shrank throughout their histor ...
, the largest settlement since Kingston,
NY 214 reaches its southern terminus at the highway.
Past Phoenicia, the surrounding slopes become steeper as the road and creek curve around
Panther Mountain, one of the
Catskill High Peaks
The Catskill High Peaks are all of the mountains in New York (state), New York's Catskill Mountains above in elevation whose summits are separated either by ''or'' a vertical drop of at least between it and the next nearest separate summit. B ...
, to the south. At Allaben, the
Shandaken Tunnel
The Shandaken Tunnel is an aqueduct in Eastern New York State, part of the New York City water supply system. It was constructed between 1916 and 1924. The tunnel starts in Gilboa, New York at the Schoharie Reservoir, which is in the counties o ...
crosses under the road, bringing water from
Schoharie Reservoir
The Schoharie Reservoir is a reservoir in the Catskill Mountains of New York State that was created to be one of 19 reservoirs that supplies New York City with water. It was created by impounding Schoharie Creek. Portions of it lie in the towns of ...
into the creek. The road and creek start bending to the south to the hamlet of Shandaken, where the town hall on the south side of the road is followed by the southern terminus of
NY 42
New York State Route 42 (NY 42) is a north–south, discontinuous state highway in the Catskill Mountains region of New York in the United States. The southernmost of the highway's two segments begins at an intersection with U.S. R ...
's northern segment. As NY 28 continues trending southwest, the valley becomes less developed.
Balsam Mountain, another High Peak, looms ahead.
The northern terminus of NY 42's southern segment marks the small hamlet of
Big Indian, after which Esopus Creek crosses for the last time, turning south to its source at
Winnisook Lake
Winnisook Lake is an artificial lake located in Oliverea, New York, United States. It is the source of Esopus Creek and the highest lake in the Catskill Mountains at above sea level.
The lake is the private property of the Winnisook Club, wh ...
. The road begins a sustained climb over the next two miles paralleling an Esopus tributary, Birch Creek, up to
Pine Hill. At the road to
Belleayre Ski Center
Belleayre Mountain, in Catskill Park, New York, United States, is a ski resort owned and operated by the Olympic Regional Development Authority or ORDA. It is the only Catskill resort that contains a gondola and attracts many new visitors from ...
, in Highmount, the last junction before it leaves the Catskill Park and enters
Delaware County, it is for the first time signed as a north–south route.
Delaware and Otsego counties
![First north-south NY 28 signs](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/First_north-south_NY_28_signs.jpg)
Across the county line in
Middletown, the highway shifts towards the west. NY 28 begins a
concurrency with
NY 30
New York State Route 30 (NY 30) is a state highway in the central part of New York in the United States. It extends for from an interchange with NY 17 (Future Interstate 86) in the Southern Tier to the US–Canada border i ...
in
Margaretville, with the routes paralleling the
East Branch of the Delaware River. After crossing the Delaware River, the route ends its concurrency with NY 30, and NY 28 continues northwest through
Andes
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as Main Street and Delaware Avenue. In the village of
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
, the highway becomes known as Andes Road and has a short concurrency with
NY 10
New York State Route 10 (NY 10) is a north–south state highway in the Central New York and North Country regions of New York in the United States. It extends for from the Quickway ( NY 17) (Future Interstate 86) in Deposit ...
in the village center. North of Delhi, it continues north towards the hamlet of
Meredith, proceeding west past the hamlet. In
Franklin
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, NY 28 makes a 90-degree turn to the north at the
roundabout
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intersection with the eastern end of
NY 357.
Once in
Otsego County, it traverses an
s-curve before veering to the east to follow the southern bank of the
Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River (; Lenape: Siskëwahane) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, overlapping between the lower Northeast and the Upland South. At long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the ...
through the town of
Oneonta. The route initially connects to the city of
Oneonta, which is located across the river from NY 28, via
Main Street. Shortly afterward, NY 28 meets
NY 23
New York State Route 23 (NY 23) is an east–west state highway in the eastern portion of New York in the United States. It extends for from an intersection with NY 26 in the Central New York town of Cincinnatus in Cortland County ...
. The route turns north, overlapping NY 23 along the four-lane James F. Lettis Highway. The two routes cross the River and enter the Oneonta city limits before separating at
I-88
Interstate 88 may refer to either of two United States Interstate highways:
* Interstate 88 (Illinois)
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exit 15. NY 23 continues north on the arterial, while NY 28 joins I-88 eastward out of the city.
Back in the town of Oneonta, the overlap between NY 28 and I-88 continues along the northern bank of the Susquehanna toward the hamlet of Emmons, where the expressway meets
County Route 47 (CR 47) at exit 16. The overlap ends at exit 17 in
Milford Milford may refer to:
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; however, NY 28 remains in close proximity to the Susquehanna River, which turns northward at the interchange. Roughly north of I-88, the highway passes over
NY 7 with no access between the two. After another , the route meets D.K. Lifgren Drive
(unsigned NY 992G),
a connector providing access between Routes 7 and 28. North of
Goodyear Lake
Goodyear Lake is a man-made lake created by the building of the Colliersville Dam. The lake is located southwest of the hamlet of Portlandville in the Town of Milford in Otsego County, New York.
Fishing
Fish species present in the lake are blue ...
, a body of water situated north of Lifgren Drive, the highway parallels the Susquehanna to the village of
Milford Milford may refer to:
Place names Canada
* Milford (Annapolis), Nova Scotia
* Milford (Halifax), Nova Scotia
* Milford, Ontario
England
* Milford, Derbyshire
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* Milford, Shro ...
, where it intersects the southern terminus of
NY 166.
The highway continues northward along the banks of the Susquehanna to the village of
Cooperstown
Cooperstown is a village in and county seat of Otsego County, New York, United States. Most of the village lies within the town of Otsego, but some of the eastern part is in the town of Middlefield. Located at the foot of Otsego Lake in the C ...
, home to the
National Baseball Hall of Fame. Inside the village, the route is initially known as Chestnut Street. Two blocks from the business district of the village, it intersects
NY 80, which occupies Chestnut Street north of this point. Both routes turn west,
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 ...
ping each other as the routes leave the village.
The portion of the highway between the southern border of the village of Cooperstown and the northern intersection with Grove Street is maintained by the village, and is the only section of the route not 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 ...
(NYSDOT).
Routes 28 and 80 head towards the northwest, passing by the now-abandoned Cooperstown Airport. In
Otsego, the NY 28/80 concurrency ends at the intersection of
NY 205. NY 28 continues northward as it passes
Canadarago Lake
Canadarago Lake is a lake located in Otsego County, New York and is the source of Oaks Creek. The Village of Richfield Springs is located at the lake's northern end. It is the second largest lake in Otsego County, lying to the west of and parall ...
. In
Richfield Springs
Richfield Springs is a Village (New York), village located in the Richfield, New York, Town of Richfield, on the north-central border of Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 1,264 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from ...
, the highway has a concurrency with
US 20 for . North of US 20, the highway exits Otsego County.
Herkimer and Oneida counties
![NY 28 at NY 5S west](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/NY_28_at_NY_5S_west.jpg)
In
German Flatts, NY 28 becomes Columbia Street and intersects the western terminus of
NY 168. In
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, NY 28 intersects and has a brief overlap with
NY 5S. After crossing the
Mohawk River
The Mohawk River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 3, 2011 river in the U.S. state of New York. It is the largest tributary of the Hudson River. The Mohawk f ...
, NY 28 becomes Mohawk Street and meets
I-90
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(
New York State Thruway
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, type = NYST
, alternate_name = Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway
, maint = NYSTA
, map = {{maplink, frame=yes, plain=yes, frame-align=center, frame-width=290, type=line, stroke-width=2, type2=line, from2=New Yor ...
) at exit 30. In the village of
Herkimer, NY 28 has a concurrency with
NY 5
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. North of NY 5, NY 28 begins to parallel the
West Canada Creek
The West Canada Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 3, 2011 river in upstate New York, United States. West Canada Creek is an important water way in Hamilt ...
. In
Middleville, it intersects the western terminus of
NY 29
New York State Route 29 (NY 29) is a state highway extending for across the eastern portion of the U.S. state of New York. The western terminus of the route is at NY 28 and NY 169 in Middleville, Herkimer County. The easte ...
and the northern terminus of
NY 169. The highway executes a 90-degree turn at the three-route junction. NY 28 continues towards the north paralleling the West Canada Creek. In
Poland
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, NY 28 begins a
wrong-way concurrency
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with
NY 8.
In
Deerfield,
Oneida County, NY 28 splits from NY 8. NY 28 crosses the West Canada Creek and leaves Oneida County for about , then re-crosses the creek and enters Oneida County again. In
Trenton, NY 28 joins
NY 12
New York State Route 12 (NY 12) is a state highway extending for through central and northern New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 11 (US 11) in the town of Chenango (just n ...
northward toward
Barneveld. In Barneveld, NY 12 and NY 28 intersect
NY 365. NY 28 splits from NY 12 in
Remsen and heads toward the northeast, passing through numerous lakes and reservoirs. In
Forestport, it enters
Adirondack Park
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as it parallels the
Adirondack Mountains
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.
NY 28 briefly reenters Herkimer County, but does not have any major junctions. NY 28 passes the
Fulton Chain Lakes
The Fulton Chain of Lakes is a string of eight lakes located in the Adirondack Park in upstate New York, United States. The chain is the dammed-up Moose River (New York), Moose River, and the dam which creates the chain holds back nearly of wate ...
, among several other large lakes, as it winds through the Adirondack Park.
Hamilton and Warren counties
![Indian Lake NY 28 and 30 edited](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Indian_Lake_NY_28_and_30_edited.jpg)
The Fulton Chain Lakes which NY 28 has been following extend into Hamilton County. The highway soon reaches the settlement of
Long Lake as it passes south of
Raquette Lake
Raquette Lake is the source of the Raquette River in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. It is near the community of Raquette Lake, New York. The lake has of shoreline with pines and mountains bordering the lake. It is located in the t ...
. In the hamlet of
Blue Mountain Lake Blue Mountain Lake may refer to:
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* Blue Mountain Lake (New York lake), a lake in Hamilton County in the central Adirondacks, New York
* Blue Mountain Lake (hamlet), New York, a hamlet in the T ...
, the route begins a wrong-way concurrency with
NY 30
New York State Route 30 (NY 30) is a state highway in the central part of New York in the United States. It extends for from an interchange with NY 17 (Future Interstate 86) in the Southern Tier to the US–Canada border i ...
; the concurrency ends in the hamlet of
Indian Lake. East of NY 30, NY 28 begins to shift towards the south.
NY 28 enters Warren County paralleling the
Hudson River
The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between N ...
. In
North Creek, it intersects the eastern terminus of
NY 28N. The highway continues towards the south opposite to its original course. In
Wevertown, it intersects
NY 8. It continues towards the southeast paralleling the Hudson River and in
Warrensburg, NY 28 comes to an end at a "Y" intersection with
US 9.
History
Ulster and Delaware Turnpike
In 1802, the
Ulster and Delaware Turnpike
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was chartered by the
New York State Legislature
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"for improving and making a road from the west line of the Town of
Salisbury
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Salisbury is in the southeast of Wil ...
in the State of
Connecticut
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to the
Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River (; Lenape: Siskëwahane) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, overlapping between the lower Northeast and the Upland South. At long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the ...
at or near the Town of Jericho (now
Bainbridge)". The portion of the Ulster and Delaware Turnpike east of the
Hudson River
The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between N ...
was also commonly known as the Ulster and Salisbury Turnpike or the Salisbury Turnpike. West of the river, the turnpike connected
Kingston to modern-day
Bainbridge. At that time it followed modern NY 28 west from Kingston up to the Delaware County hamlet of
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
. From Andes, the turnpike alignment left NY 28 to follow modern
CR 2 to De Lancey,
NY 10
New York State Route 10 (NY 10) is a north–south state highway in the Central New York and North Country regions of New York in the United States. It extends for from the Quickway ( NY 17) (Future Interstate 86) in Deposit ...
to
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United Kingdo ...
, and
NY 206 to the
Village of Bainbridge. The turnpike crossed the river via the Kingston-Rhinecliff Ferry and used modern Rhinecliff Road and West Market Street to the village center of Rhinecliff, then roughly followed modern-day
NY 308 to the hamlet of
Eighmyville. It continued east from there using part of present-day
CR 52 to eventually connect with and follow the route of current
NY 199.
The turnpike corporation operated through the late 19th century.
Designation
NY 28 was designated in 1924, by the New York State Department of Transportation from
Colliersville (near
Oneonta) north to
Utica.
At the time, NY 28 began at then-
NY 9 in Colliersville and headed north on its current alignment to
Cooperstown
Cooperstown is a village in and county seat of Otsego County, New York, United States. Most of the village lies within the town of Otsego, but some of the eastern part is in the town of Middlefield. Located at the foot of Otsego Lake in the C ...
. NY 28 separated from its modern routing and continued to
Springfield north of Cooperstown on what is now
NY 80. Between Springfield and
Richfield Springs
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, the highway utilized what is now
US 20. At Richfield Springs, the highway turned north onto modern
NY 167 and followed the current alignments of NY 167 and
NY 168 to the village of
Mohawk Mohawk may refer to:
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*Mohawk language, the language spoken by the Mohawk people
* Mohawk hairstyle, from a hairstyle once thought to have been ...
. Here, the highway turned westward, using a small portion of its current alignment and the present-day
NY 5S corridor to connect to Utica by way of
Ilion.
In 1924, what is now NY 28 was part of NY 19 from
Kingston to
Margaretville (where NY 19 turned north to follow modern
NY 30
New York State Route 30 (NY 30) is a state highway in the central part of New York in the United States. It extends for from an interchange with NY 17 (Future Interstate 86) in the Southern Tier to the US–Canada border i ...
to
Grand Gorge),
NY 9 from Oneonta to Colliersville, NY 28 from Colliersville to Cooperstown,
NY 2 from
Trenton to
Forestport, and
NY 10
New York State Route 10 (NY 10) is a north–south state highway in the Central New York and North Country regions of New York in the United States. It extends for from the Quickway ( NY 17) (Future Interstate 86) in Deposit ...
from
North Creek to
Wevertown. The remaining portions of modern NY 28 were unnumbered.
By 1926, the portion of current NY 28 from Margaretville to
Meredith was designated as part of NY 64. Past Meredith, NY 64 continued north to
NY 23
New York State Route 23 (NY 23) is an east–west state highway in the eastern portion of New York in the United States. It extends for from an intersection with NY 26 in the Central New York town of Cincinnatus in Cortland County ...
on Palmerville Road, McDougal Road, Rathbun Road, and Prosser Hollow Road. Additionally, the segment of modern NY 28 from
Middleville to Trenton was designated as part of
NY 29
New York State Route 29 (NY 29) is a state highway extending for across the eastern portion of the U.S. state of New York. The western terminus of the route is at NY 28 and NY 169 in Middleville, Herkimer County. The easte ...
.
Between 1926 and 1930, what is now NY 28 between
Blue Mountain Lake Blue Mountain Lake may refer to:
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and
North Creek became part of NY 10A, a highway extending from
Long Lake to North Creek via Blue Mountain Lake.
![Kingston, New York 1955 Yellow Book](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Kingston%2C_New_York_1955_Yellow_Book.jpg)
In the
1930 renumbering, NY 28 was extended south from Colliersville to Kingston largely by way of its current alignment along the Ulster and Delaware Turnpike. North of Cooperstown, the route was realigned to follow its modern routing between Cooperstown and Mohawk, then extended into the
North Country through
Wevertown to
Warrensburg along its present 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] Between Colliersville and Cooperstown, the route remained unchanged. The small portion of NY 10A that did not become part of NY 28 in the renumbering was incorporated into NY 10.
Realignments
In
Oneida County, NY 28 originally broke from its modern alignment southeast of
Barneveld to follow modern
CR 56 into the village. At Mappa Avenue, then carrying
NY 12
New York State Route 12 (NY 12) is a state highway extending for through central and northern New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 11 (US 11) in the town of Chenango (just n ...
, NY 28 turned north,
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 ...
ping NY 12 north along Mappa Avenue through the village. Outside of Barneveld, NY 12 and NY 28 were routed on Plank Road and what is now
CR 82 before rejoining their modern alignment near the
Remsen community of East Steuben.
NY 28 was rerouted slightly to enter Barneveld via an extension of Trenton Falls Road and Mappa Avenue. Both NY 12 and NY 28 were realigned onto a new four-lane roadway from Barneveld to East Steuben in the 1950s.
Within Kingston, NY 28 initially began at the intersection of Broadway and East Chester Street, which was part of
US 9W
U.S. Route 9W (US 9W) is a north–south U.S. Highway in the states of New Jersey and New York. It begins in Fort Lee, New Jersey, as Fletcher Avenue crosses the US 1–9, US 46, and the Interstate 95 (I-95) approac ...
at the time. From there, NY 28 followed Broadway, Albany and Clinton avenues, North Front Street, and Washington Avenue through the city to
Ulster
Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...
, where it joined its modern routing at what is now the
roundabout
A roundabout is a type of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction.''The New Shorter Oxford En ...
leading to
New York State Thruway
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exit 19.
When the initial plans for the
Interstate Highway System
The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, is a network of controlled-access highways that forms part of the National Highway System in the United States. Th ...
were outlined by the
Bureau of Public Roads
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two programs, the Federal-aid Highway Program a ...
in the 1955 ''
Yellow Book'', a highway was planned for the NY 28 corridor. This highway was included as part of the expansion to the system in 1957. Construction began on the roadway, which became Colonel Chandler Drive, in December 1958. It was designated as I-587 and became part of a rerouted NY 28 upon its completion in July 1960.
NY 28 continued to extend eastward from Colonel Chandler Drive along Broadway to US 9W until its truncation to
NY 32 in the early 1980s. Washington Avenue, bypassed by the new
limited-access highway
A limited-access road, known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, dual-carriageway, expressway, limited access freeway, and partial controlled access highway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which ...
, is now designated as NY 981K, an unsigned
reference route in length, from Hurley Avenue to NY 28.
In the vicinity of Oneonta, NY 28 originally crossed the
Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River (; Lenape: Siskëwahane) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, overlapping between the lower Northeast and the Upland South. At long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the ...
by way of Main Street. The route followed Main Street through the city to Colliersville, where it turned north onto D.K. Lifgren Drive to rejoin its modern alignment. From downtown Oneonta to Colliersville, NY 28
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 ...
ped NY 7. NY 28 was rerouted to follow its current alignment between Main Street south of Oneonta and D.K. Lifgren Drive near Colliersville in the early 1980s, following the completion of what is now NY 28 from
I-88
Interstate 88 may refer to either of two United States Interstate highways:
* Interstate 88 (Illinois)
Interstate 88 (I-88) is an Interstate Highway in the US state of Illinois that runs from an interchange with I-80 near Silvis and ...
exit 17 to D.K. Lifgren Drive.
The portion of Main Street between NY 28 and NY 7 ( long) is now designated as NY 992D while D.K. Lifgren Drive ( in length) is now NY 992G.
In Herkimer, NY 28 originally continued on Mohawk Street past South Caroline Street. The route then turned north onto Prospect Street and continued across modern NY 5 to West German Street where it met NY 5. NY 28 then turned west and began to overlap NY 5. Two blocks later, NY 5 turned south onto North Washington Street, and NY 28 continued along German Street for before meeting its modern alignment.
By 1978, a new alignment of NY 5 was built through Herkimer, and NY 28 had been placed on its modern alignment.
Farther north at
Kast Bridge, NY 28 crossed West Canada Creek via modern
CR 7 (West End Road) then crossed the creek once again and met its modern alignment.
Between 1967 and 1978, the creek was straightened and NY 28 was realigned along the west bank, which eliminated the two crossings.
Memorial designation
![NY-28N-Roosevelt edited](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/NY-28N-Roosevelt_edited.jpg)
On June 14, 2004, Governor
George E. Pataki
George Elmer Pataki (; born June 24, 1945) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 53rd governor of New York from 1995 to 2006. An attorney by profession, Pataki was elected mayor of his hometown of Peekskill, New York, and went on ...
announced that a portion of the highway in the Town of Hurley in Ulster County was to be designated as the "New York State Troopers T. Michael Kelly and Kenneth A. Poorman Memorial Highway". During May 2000, troopers Kelly and Poorman were killed on this stretch of NY 28, when their police cruiser was struck by a tractor-trailer.
Major intersections
Suffixed routes
*
NY 28A () is an alternate route of NY 28 along the southern edge of the
Ashokan Reservoir
The Ashokan Reservoir (; Iroquoian languages, Iroquois for "place of fish") is a reservoir (water), reservoir in Ulster County, New York. It is at the eastern end of the Catskill Park, and is one of several in the region created to New York City ...
in
Ulster County
Ulster County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It is situated along the Hudson River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 181,851. The county seat is Kingston. The county is named after the Irish province of Ulster.
History
...
.
It was assigned .
*
NY 28B was a spur route connecting NY 28 in
Remsen to
Prospect in
Oneida County. When the route was initially assigned , it began at
NY 12
New York State Route 12 (NY 12) is a state highway extending for through central and northern New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 11 (US 11) in the town of Chenango (just n ...
and NY 28 in
Barneveld and
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 ...
ped with then-
NY 287 to Prospect, from where NY 28B continued northwest to NY 12 and NY 28 in Remsen by way of Prospect Road.
NY 28B was truncated to Prospect in the early 1950s
and removed in the mid-1960s.
It is now known as
NY 920V, an unsigned reference route.
*
NY 28N () is a northerly alternate to NY 28 between
Long Lake and
North Creek in
Adirondack Park
The Adirondack Park is a part of Forest Preserve (New York), New York's Forest Preserve in northeastern New York (state), New York, United States. The park was established in 1892 for “the free use of all the people for their health and pleasur ...
.
It was assigned as part of the
1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.
See also
*
New York State Bicycle Route 28
References
External links
NY Route 28: The Central Adirondack Trail
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Transportation in Ulster County, New York
Transportation in Delaware County, New York
Transportation in Herkimer County, New York
Transportation in Hamilton County, New York
Transportation in Oneida County, New York
Transportation in Otsego County, New York
Transportation in Warren County, New York