New York State Route 41 (NY 41) is a north–south
state highway
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in
Central New York
Central New York is the central region of New York State, including the following counties and cities:
With a population of about 773,606 (2009) and an area of , the region includes the Syracuse metropolitan area.
Definitions
The New York ...
in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an interchange with
NY 17 (Future
Interstate 86) in the town of
Sanford Sanford may refer to:
People
*Sanford (given name), including a list of people with the name
*Sanford (surname), including a list of people with the name
Places United States
* Sanford, Alabama, a town in Covington County
* Sanford, Colorado ...
in
Broome County, New York
Broome County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 United States census, the county had a population of 198,683. Its county seat is Binghamton. The county was named for John Broome, the state's lieutenant governor when B ...
. Its northern terminus is at an intersection with
U.S. Route 20 (US 20) in the
village of Skaneateles. The route is almost long and passes through
Broome,
Chenango,
Cortland, and
Onondaga counties. NY 41 was assigned as part of the
1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, replacing New York State Route 70 from
Homer
Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ...
to Skaneateles. The route initially extended as far north as
Jordan
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; however, NY 41 was cut back to its current northern terminus .
Route description
Sanford to Greene
NY 41 begins at
NY 17 exit 82 in McClure, a
hamlet
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within the town of
Sanford Sanford may refer to:
People
*Sanford (given name), including a list of people with the name
*Sanford (surname), including a list of people with the name
Places United States
* Sanford, Alabama, a town in Covington County
* Sanford, Colorado ...
. The route heads north, following Oquaga and Cornell Creeks through a series of valleys in the rural eastern portion of
Broome County
Broome County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 United States census, the county had a population of 198,683. Its county seat is Binghamton. The county was named for John Broome, the state's lieutenant governor when B ...
. It intersects only minor highways of local importance before crossing into
Chenango County. Now in the
town of Afton, NY 41 passes under
Interstate 88 (I-88) just south of an intersection with
County Route 26 (CR 26). The highway turns northeast, paralleling I-88 into the
village of Afton.
In Afton village, NY 41 connects to I-88 by way of an eastward extension of Maple Avenue. NY 41 turns northwest at this junction, following Maple Avenue across 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 ...
and into the center of the village. Here, NY 41 briefly
overlaps with
NY 7 before exiting the village and heading northwestward through two more river valleys to the town of
Coventry
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, where it meets
NY 206 in the hamlet of Coventryville.
The two routes converge here and head west to the hamlet of Coventry, where they intersect the northern end of
NY 235. NY 41 and NY 206 continue on, following Wheeler Brook westward into the
town of Greene and the
village of Greene located within. In the eastern portion of the village, the highway intersects
CR 32, which joins the two state highways for two blocks before splitting off to the south at a junction on the eastern bank of the
Chenango River
The Chenango River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Susquehanna River in central New York in the United States. It drains a dissec ...
. NY 41 and NY 206 continue west across the river into the village center, where the two routes meet
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 nor ...
. Here, NY 41 leaves NY 206 and follows NY 12 northward through the western portion of the village. The concurrency lasts for just before NY 41 splits from NY 12 and exits Greene village.
Greene to Cortland
The route continues north through the towns of Greene and
Smithville to the hamlet of Smithville Flats, where it meets the western terminus of
NY 220
New York State Route 220 (NY 220) is a state highway located in Chenango County, New York, in the United States. It is signed as an east–west highway, but its actual routing wanders considerably from north to south as it proceeds acro ...
. NY 41 heads northwest from this junction, passing by Long Pond and Cincinnatus Lake before crossing into
Cortland County
Cortland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population of Cortland County was 46,809. The county seat is Cortland. The county is named after Pierre Van Cortlandt, president of the convention ...
and the town of
Willet. In the hamlet of the same name, NY 41 intersects
NY 26
New York State Route 26 (NY 26) is a north–south state highway that runs for through Central New York in the United States. Its southern terminus is located at the Pennsylvania state line south of the town of Vestal in Broom ...
. It joins NY 41 here, and the two routes proceed northwest from the hamlet and across the
Otselic River
The Otselic River (aht-SEEL-ik), formerly known as Otselic Creek, is a tributary of the Tioughnioga River in central New York in the United States. It drains a hilly area, mostly forested and agricultural, east of the Finger Lakes at the norther ...
to a junction with the east end of
NY 221. Past this point, NY 26 and NY 41 head due north along the river's west bank into the town of
Cincinnatus
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Cincinnatus ...
.
The overlap comes to an end near the hamlet of Gee Brook, where NY 41 splits from NY 26 and veers northwestward into a rural valley surrounding a small stream that gives the hamlet of Gee Brook its name. NY 41 crosses through the northeastern corner of the town of
Freetown
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and the southern portion of the town of
Solon
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on its way to the town of
Cortlandville, where it intersects
I-81 and
US 11 west of the village of
McGraw. US 11 and NY 41 come together here and parallel I-81 westward toward the city of
Cortland. Just east of the city line, I-81 veers north to avoid downtown Cortland while US 11 and NY 41 continue west across the
Tioughnioga River
The Tioughnioga River () is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Chenango River in central New York in the United States. It drains a dissected ...
and into the city.
US 11 and NY 41 follow Port Watson Street into downtown Cortland, where they meet
NY 13 at Church Street. All three routes turn north here, following Church Street for three blocks to Groton Avenue. Here, NY 13 turns east to follow Groton Avenue (which becomes Clinton Road) out of the city while US 11 and NY 41 turns west onto Groton, joining
NY 222, which begins at the junction of Groton Avenue and Church Street.
Here, maintenance of the route shifts from the
New York State Department of Transportation
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is the department of the Government of New York (state), New York state government responsible for the development and operation of highways, Rail transport, railroads, mass transit systems ...
(NYSDOT) to the city of Cortland.
The overlap between NY 41 and NY 222 ends two blocks later when US 11 and NY 41 turn north onto Main Street. The two routes remain on Main Street up to Homer Avenue, at which point the two routes veer onto Homer Avenue and follow it out of the city,
at which point maintenance of NY 41 becomes the responsibility of NYSDOT once more.
Cortland to Skaneateles
Now in the adjacent
village of Homer, US 11 and NY 41 meet I-81 once more by way of a lengthy exit ramp internally designated as
NY 930Q by NYSDOT. The two routes continue on into the village center, where they meet the southern terminus of
NY 90. The overlap between US 11 and NY 41 ends three blocks later when NY 41 leaves US 11 and follows Clinton Street to the northwest. NY 41 intersects with
NY 281 before leaving Homer village.
Just over northwest of the Homer village limits in the
town of Homer, NY 41 intersects with
NY 41A, its only suffixed route. While NY 41A heads off to the west, NY 41 heads north through the town of
Scott
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* Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380
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and into the
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 ...
town of
Spafford, where it becomes East Lake Road and begins to parallel
Skaneateles Lake
Skaneateles Lake ( , ) is one of the Finger Lakes in central New York in the United States. The name ''Skaneateles'' means ''long lake'' in one of the local Iroquoian languages. The lake is sometimes referred to as "The Roof Garden of the Lakes" ...
. NY 41 heads northwest through Spafford, running atop a long, narrow hill bounded by Skaneateles Lake to the west and
Otisco Lake
Otisco Lake is the easternmost of New York's eleven Finger Lakes. The lake is located in Onondaga County, southwest of the city of Syracuse.
History
Otisco Lake's name may have been derived from the Iroquois name for the lake's outlet, Nine ...
to the east. At
Borodino, a hamlet in northern Spafford, NY 41 meets the southern terminus of
NY 174
New York State Route 174 (NY 174) is a state highway in Onondaga County, located in Central New York, in the United States. The highway is long and passes through mostly rural regions. Route 174 begins at an intersection with NY& ...
. North of Borodino, NY 41 follows a more lakeside routing through the towns of Spafford and
Skaneateles to the
village of Skaneateles, where NY 41 ends at a junction with
US 20.
History
From the mid-1920s to 1930, the road connecting the village of
Skaneateles to the village of
Homer
Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ...
via the east side of
Skaneateles Lake
Skaneateles Lake ( , ) is one of the Finger Lakes in central New York in the United States. The name ''Skaneateles'' means ''long lake'' in one of the local Iroquoian languages. The lake is sometimes referred to as "The Roof Garden of the Lakes" ...
was designated as NY 70, a numbered state highway long.
[ The 1930–31 edition shows New York state routes prior to the 1930 renumbering] Further south, the road leading southeast from the city of
Cortland, through
Greene at the
Chenango River
The Chenango River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Susquehanna River in central New York in the United States. It drains a dissec ...
, to
Afton at 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 ...
(a distance of ) was an unnumbered road.
[ In the 1930 state highway renumbering, the entire length of old NY 70 was incorporated into the newly established NY 41. This new route was, at the time, designated from McClure (beginning at an intersection with NY 17) through Afton and Greene to Cortland, where it met US 11. NY 41 overlapped US 11 through Cortland to Homer, from where NY 41 used old NY 70 to reach US 20 in Skaneateles.] The new Route 41 continued further north to the village of Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
(at 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 ...
). The portion of the Skaneateles–Jordan highway between Elbridge and Jordan was previously known as NY 31A prior to 1930.[ When initially created in 1930, NY 41 was long.] A pair of state routes in the vicinity of Jordan were renumbered as spur routes of NY 31 . One of these was the portion of NY 41 north of Elbridge, which became NY 31C. NY 41 was truncated on its northern end to Skaneateles as part of the change. The south end of NY 41 was shifted slightly with the opening of the Quickway .
NY 41A
NY 41A () is a western alternate route of NY 41 which runs from Homer
Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ...
to Skaneateles along the west shore of Skaneateles Lake
Skaneateles Lake ( , ) is one of the Finger Lakes in central New York in the United States. The name ''Skaneateles'' means ''long lake'' in one of the local Iroquoian languages. The lake is sometimes referred to as "The Roof Garden of the Lakes" ...
. It was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.[''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]
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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041
Transportation in Cortland County, New York
Transportation in Chenango County, New York
Transportation in Broome County, New York
Transportation in Onondaga County, New York