New York State Route 635 (NY 635) is a

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located in the vicinity of Syracuse in

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, in the United States. It extends for along Thompson Road from an intersection with Erie Boulevard (

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) in Syracuse to

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in DeWitt, where NY 635 connects to both the

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(

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or I-90) and

NY 298 New York State Route 298 (NY 298) is an east–west state highway located entirely within Onondaga County, New York, in the United States. It runs in a generally northeast direction for from an interchange with Interstate 690 (I-6 ...

. Along the way NY 635 also meets I-690. The route was assigned in 1980 after the section of Thompson Road between NY 290 and Carrier Circle was acquired by the state of New York.

Route description

NY 635 begins at an intersection with

(Erie Boulevard) two blocks north of the campus of LeMoyne College in Syracuse. As Thompson Road, NY 635 heads north and connects to I-690 via the full

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that comprises exit 16. Just past I-690, NY 635 crosses over the Peat Street Runner, a

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railroad

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that largely parallels I-690 into downtown Syracuse, prior to intersecting Burnet Avenue, a street connecting NY 635 to the nearby village of

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North of Burnet Avenue, NY 635 narrows slightly from six lanes to four lanes with a median as it heads along the eastern edge of the

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neighborhood of Syracuse. The road also acts as a divider between the residential neighborhoods of eastern Syracuse and the industrial factories situated along CSX Transportation's

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rail line in DeWitt. This division ends upon entering DeWitt, where NY 635 meets NY 290 at an intersection centered on a bridge over the four-track main line. From this point north to its terminus at

, NY 635 is surrounded completely by commercial and industrial properties, including the sprawling

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complex just south of the circle. At the circle, NY 635 officially terminates upon meeting

; however, it also connects to the

(

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) at exit 35 by way of the loop.

History

The segment of NY 635 from NY 290 north to

was originally maintained by

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as part of County Route 13 (CR 13), a discontinuous route extending from NY 290 in DeWitt north to Northern Boulevard in

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with a gap at

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. On April 1, 1980, ownership and maintenance of the portion of CR 13 south of Carrier Circle was transferred to the state of New York as part of a highway maintenance swap between the county and the state. This piece of CR 13, as well as a previously state-maintained roadway from NY 290 south to

, was designated NY 635.

Major intersections

References

External links

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Transportation in Onondaga County, New York Transportation in Syracuse, New York DeWitt, New York

Route description

History

Major intersections

See also

References

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