New York State Route 96B (NY 96B) is a north–south

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 ...

in the

Southern Tier The Southern Tier is a geographic subregion of the broader Upstate New York region of New York State, consisting of counties west of the Catskill Mountains in Delaware County and geographically situated along or very near the northern border ...

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

in the United States. It connects

NY 96 New York State Route 96 (NY 96) is a northwest–southeast state highway in the Finger Lakes region of New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an interchange with NY 17 (Future I-86) in the Sout ...

in the village of Candor in Tioga County to NY 13,

NY 34 New York State Route 34 (NY 34) is a north–south New York state route located in Central New York. Its southern terminus is at the Pennsylvania state line in the village of Waverly, where it connects to Pennsylvania Route ...

, and NY 96 in the city of Ithaca in

Tompkins County Tompkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 105,740. The county seat is Ithaca. The name is in honor of Daniel D. Tompkins, who served as Governor of New York and Vice Preside ...

. NY 96B approaches Ithaca from the south as Danby Road and then as South Aurora Street, before turning westward onto Clinton Street and proceeding to its northern terminus at a junction with NY 13, NY 34, and NY 96. The portion of NY 96B from the Ithaca city line to its northern terminus is maintained by the city.

Route description

NY 96B begins at an intersection with

(Main Street), cosigned with NY 96 Truck, in the village of

Candor Candor or candour may refer to: * Candor or parrhesia, the quality of speaking candidly in rhetoric * ''Candour'' (magazine), a British far-right magazine * "Candour", a song by Neck Deep from their 2014 album '' Wishful Thinking'' * Duty of c ...

. NY 96B proceeds northward along Owego Street as a two-lane residential street, passing west of a cemetery, and bending west as Owego Road. Changing names to Ithaca Road, the route intersects with County Route 17 (CR 17; Mill Street / Honeypot Road). Entering the town of

, NY 96B bends northward into the hamlet of Gridleyville, a rural area of Candor. After Gridleyille, NY 96B begins a winding alignment northward, passing to the southwest of Willseyville. After Willseyville, the route remains a two-lane northwest-bound highway, crossing the county line into

and the town of Danby. NY 96B-Truck 96 through Candor

NY 96B remains a two-lane rural roadway after the county line, crossing northwest through Danby, passing by some creek-side residences. After intersecting with the northern terminus of CR 125 (South Danby Road), NY 96B bends towards the north, passing Danby Rural Cemetery. After a stretch of residences, the roadway passes into the hamlet of Danby, intersecting with CR 126 (Bald Hill Road). Continuing northward, CR 127 (West Miller Road) intersects with NY 96B, continuing northward through the town of Danby as Danby Road. After an intersection with CR 128 (Comfort Road), NY 96B enters the town of

Ithaca Ithaca most commonly refers to: *Homer's Ithaca, an island featured in Homer's ''Odyssey'' *Ithaca (island), an island in Greece, possibly Homer's Ithaca *Ithaca, New York, a city, and home of Cornell University and Ithaca College Ithaca, Ithaka ...

. In Ithaca, NY 96B intersects with the western terminus of CR 179 (East King Road) south of the campus for

Ithaca College Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music and is set against the backdrop of the city of Ithaca (which is separate from the town), Cayuga Lake, waterfalls, and ...

. Passing between

Buttermilk Falls State Park Buttermilk Falls State Park is a state park located southwest of Ithaca, New York, United States. Like Robert H. Treman State Park, a portion of the land that was to become the state park came from Robert and Laura Treman in 1924. History But ...

and Ithaca College, NY 96B continues northward along Danby Road until entering the city of

. In the city, NY 96B changes monikers to South Aurora Street, crossing northeast through the South Hill neighborhood. The route becomes a two-lane residential street at the southern end of the city, passing Hillview Park before intersecting with Prospect Street, where NY 96B turns west onto Prospect, which becomes Clinton Street. Crossing over a waterway, NY 96B crosses through the Central Business District, as a two-lane residential street. A short distance later, NY 96B terminates at an intersection with NY 13,

, and

(South Meadow Street / South Fulton Street).

History

The precursor to NY 96B was the Owego and Ithaca Turnpike designated by the New York State legislature to extend from Cayuga Lake south to Owego. The same-named company that built the road road was chartered in 1809, and their road was completed in 1811. Before the Erie Canal, the road was one of the main routes of travel into Tompkins County. Except for a few minor alterations, all of NY 96B south of the city of Ithaca uses the old turnpike, though within the city the turnpike followed Coddington Road, Hudson Street, and Aurora Street to a terminus at Lincoln Street. South of Candor, the turnpike was redesignated NY 96. The segment of the turnpike connecting the village of Candor to the city of Ithaca was designated as part of Route 36, an unsigned legislative route assigned by the

New York State Legislature The New York State Legislature consists of the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York: The New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly. The Constitution of New York does not designate an officia ...

in 1908. When the first set of posted routes in

were assigned in 1924, this part of Route 36 was included in the new

NY 15 New York State Route 15 (NY 15) is a north–south state highway located in western New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is officially at Interstate 390 (I-390) exit 3 south of the village of Wayl ...

, a highway extending from Owego to

Rochester Rochester may refer to: Places Australia * Rochester, Victoria Canada * Rochester, Alberta United Kingdom *Rochester, Kent ** City of Rochester-upon-Medway (1982–1998), district council area ** History of Rochester, Kent ** HM Prison ...

. NY 15 was renumbered to NY 2 to eliminate numerical duplication with U.S. Route 15. NY 2 was subsequently renumbered to

in the early 1940s. In November 1952, NY 96 was realigned between Candor and Ithaca to follow NY 223 to Spencer and

to Ithaca. The former routing of NY 96 between Candor and Ithaca was redesignated as NY 96B.

Major intersections

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:New York State Route 096b 096B Transportation in Tioga County, New York Transportation in Tompkins County, New York

Route description

History

Major intersections

See also

References

External links