New York State Route 67 (NY 67) is an east–west

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in eastern

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in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 5 in the town of St. Johnsville. Its eastern terminus is at the

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state line in Hoosick, where it continues eastward as Vermont Route 67 (VT 67).

Route description

Montgomery and Fulton counties

NY 67 begins at an intersection with NY 5 east of the village of St. Johnsville in the town of the same name. It heads eastward across northern Montgomery County as New Turnpike Road to the Fulton County line, where maintenance of NY 67 shifted from the

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(NYSDOT) to the town of Ephratah until 2012. Thus, the segment of New Turnpike Road between the county line 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, ...

has no

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s. This segment of the route also lacks any shoulders. At NY 10, maintenance of NY 67 returns to NYSDOT as it turns north to

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NY 10 into the

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of Ephratah. In Ephratah, NY 67 splits from NY 10 and heads east as a narrow and winding highway. It continues into the town of Johnstown, where it meets the eastern terminus of the aforementioned New Turnpike Road (an unimproved town road) at Eppie Corners and winds through hilly terrain through the hamlet of Keck's Center. It intersects the north end of NY 334 before passing into the city of Johnstown. In the western part of the city, NY 67 follows West Main Street for several blocks to William Street, where it is joined by

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 ...

. After crossing downtown, the overlap with NY 29 ends with NY 29 continuing straight (east) on East Main Street and NY 67 veering southeast onto East State Street. The route exits the city just southeast of a junction with

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. NY 67 proceeds onward, passing the Fulton County Airport, Hamilton–Fulton–Montgomery

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, and

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before reentering Montgomery County.

Second pass through Montgomery County

Once again in Montgomery County, NY 67 follows a winding, narrow path. One steep curve was eliminated in the early 2000s northwest of Fort Johnson. In Fort Johnson, NY 67 joins NY 5 toward

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. In Amsterdam, NY 67 enters with NY 5 as West Main Street. After passing an unusual flashing

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at Guy Park Manor, a four-lane highway begins parallel to Main Street. Historically, NY 5 and NY 67 followed Main Street through the city. With the 1977 creation of the

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, NY 5 and NY 67, together with

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, were re-routed onto splits comprising the Amsterdam Arterial. After a left exit for NY 30 southbound and a link to the Thruway, NY 67 follows underneath NY 30 southbound, then takes a left exit next to the mall. NY 67 then follows NY 30 North, crossing NY 5 westbound, then splitting off toward

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, passing through the hamlet of Manny Corners, south of the village of Hagaman.

Saratoga County

NY 67 enjoys a wider route, enabling faster driving and more gentle curves, passing south of the village of Galway. In

, NY 67 meets NY 50, turning south and overlapping for about a mile. NY 67 then splits off to the east, heading toward the

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. In the Malta Area, NY 67 enters as Dunning Street. Immediately before Interstate 87 (I-87), there is a

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at State Farm Road. A second roundabout shortly thereafter handles the southbound ramp traffic of I-87 exit 12, with a third roundabout handing northbound on the other side. A fourth roundabout handles an intersection with

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and Kelch Drive, and a fifth handles the intersection with U.S. Route 9 (US 9), beginning the overlap with US 9. NY VT House

After the final roundabout, NY 67 turns south, concurrent with US 9 for , just north of the village of Round Lake. Here, the route heads eastward, taking a winding path toward Mechanicville and the

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. After entering the city, NY 67 becomes concurrent with US 4 and

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for less than , then heads east toward Schaghticoke, crossing the Hudson on the

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Rensselaer and Washington counties

Old Schaghticoke Road carries NY 67 eastward and uphill, meeting NY 40 as Reservoir Road. Turning left and overlapping, the routes enter Schaghticoke upon crossing the

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. Passing through the village, NY 67 splits right at the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds, where County Route 125 (CR 125), an old routing of NY 67, enters from the left. NY 67 turns to cross the Hoosic River again in Valley Falls, running south of the river through Buskirk and crossing again in Eagle Bridge to briefly enter Washington County. NY 67 meets NY 22 in White Creek after . Turning right, running concurrent for , the paired routes re-enter Rensselaer County. Once back in Rensselaer County, the routes split at North Hoosick. Passing through farmland, NY 67 ends at the

state line, continuing as VT 67.

History

The portion of modern NY 67 between what is now

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south of

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and the southern end of the

with NY 50 south of Ballston Spa was originally designated as part of two legislative routes by the

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in 1908. From Galway to

, what is now NY 67 was part of Route 37. The modern overlap with NY 50 was part of Route 25. In 1912, Route 37 was realigned between Kimball Corners and

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to use modern

. Its former routing between Kimball Corners and Ballston Spa via Galway was redesignated as Route 37-a. Also added in 1912 was Route 37-b, a spur route that ran from Route 25 south of Ballston Spa east to what is now US 9 in

via current NY 67. The Route 37-a and Route 37-b designations were eliminated on March 1, 1921. When the first set of posted routes in New York were assigned in 1924, the section of modern NY 67 between Round Lake and Mechanicville was designated as part of NY 6. Most of NY 6, including the section from Round Lake to Malta, was renumbered to US 9 in 1927. In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, US 9 was realigned onto its modern alignment between Albany and Round Lake. Its former routing from Round Lake to Malta became part of the new NY 67, which extended west to

in Ephratah and east to the

state line via Johnstown,

, Ballston Spa, Stillwater, and Hoosick. From Galway to Malta, NY 67 utilized the former alignments of legislative Routes 25, 37-a and 37-b. Between Mechanicville and Schaghticoke, NY 67 initially ran concurrent with US 4 and

to Stillwater, where it turned east and followed what is now CR 125 across the

(via Stillwater Bridge) to NY 40 north of Schaghticoke in Rensselaer County. On April 1, 1980, ownership and maintenance of NY 67 between the access road to lock 4 of the

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and NY 40 was transferred from the state of

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as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government. One highway transferred from the county to the state at this time was Old Schaghticoke Road, which extended from the county line at Mechanicville east to NY 40 just southwest of Schaghticoke. NY 67 was realigned to follow the new state highway between Mechanicville and Schaghticoke while the county-maintained portion of its former alignment became CR 125. The short piece of NY 67's former routing between US 4 and NY 32 in Stillwater and the access road to Champlain Canal lock 4 remained state-maintained and became NY 915C, an unsigned reference route. A second maintenance swap, this time between the state and Montgomery County, occurred on April 1, 1981. As part of the swap, ownership and maintenance of New Turnpike Road ( CR 52) between NY 5 outside of St. Johnsville and the Fulton County line was transferred from Montgomery County to the state of New York. The new state highway became a westward extension of NY 67, which overlapped a section of NY 10 between Ephratah and NY 10's junction with New Turnpike Road. The section of New Turnpike Road between the Fulton County line and NY 10 was not transferred to the state and is still maintained by the town of Ephratah for several years. It was eventually transferred to NYSDOT in 2012

Major intersections

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