New York State Route 30 (NY 30) is a

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in the central part of

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in the United States. It extends for from an interchange with NY 17 (Future Interstate 86) in the

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to the US–Canada border in the state's

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, where it continues into

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as Route 138. On a regional level, the route serves to connect the

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to the

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. In the latter, NY 30 is known as the Adirondack Trail. Aside from the state parks, the route serves the city of Amsterdam (where it meets the

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) and several villages. NY 30 was assigned in the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York to most of its modern routing south of Wells, replacing a series of designations that had been assigned to the highway in the 1920s. The portion of what is now NY 30 north of Speculator was initially part of

NY 10 New York State Route 10 (NY 10) is a north–south state highway in the Central New York Region, Central New York and North Country, New York, North Country regions of New York (state), New York in the United States. It extends for f ...

. When that route was truncated to Arietta , NY 30 was extended northward over NY 10's former alignment by way of an

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with NY 8.

Route description

The

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(NYSDOT) maintains all but of NY 30's alignment. The only section not maintained by the state is located in the city of Amsterdam, where the route is locally maintained from Prospect Street (two blocks north of NY 67) to the northern city line.

Hancock to Schoharie

NY 30 begins at an interchange with NY 17 in the town of Hancock adjacent to the confluence of the East Branch of the Delaware River and the Beaverkill River. The route follows the East Branch northeast to Downsville, where it meets NY 206. NY 206 follows NY 30 across the East Branch into

, where the routes split near Brock Mountain. NY 30 exits the park, runs along the south side of the

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, before crossing over to the north side of the river. Near Margaretville, NY 30 briefly overlaps

NY 28 New York State Route 28 (NY 28) is a state highway extending for in the shape of a "C" between the Hudson Valley city of Kingston and southern Warren County in the U.S. state of New York. Along the way, it intersects several major ...

before turning northward toward Roxbury, where the route passes the John Burroughs Memorial State Historic Site. New York Governor

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designated the stretch of NY 30 within Delaware County the "David C. Brinkerhoff Memorial Highway", after the New York State Trooper who was slain in pursuit of Travis Trimm near the village on April 25, 2007. NY 30-30A junction from south

From Roxbury, NY 30 follows the East Branch to Grand Gorge in northeastern Delaware County, where the East Branch comes to an end amidst the mountains. NY 30, meanwhile, intersects

NY 23 New York State Route 23 (NY 23) is an east–west state highway in the eastern portion of New York (state), New York in the United States. It extends for from an intersection with New York State Route 26, NY 26 in the Central Ne ...

in the center of the hamlet. North of Grand Gorge, NY 30 crosses into

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and intersects

NY 990V New York State Route 990V (NY 990V) is an east–west reference route in Schoharie County, New York, in the United States. It extends for from an intersection with NY 30 in the town of Gilboa to a junction with County Route&n ...

, one of four reference routes in

signed as a touring route, near the northeastern edge of the

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in Gilboa. From NY 990V northward, NY 30 follows the

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through Schoharie County to Middleburgh, where it intersects NY 145. To the north in Schoharie, NY 30 meets NY 443 before splitting into NY 30 and

NY 30A New York State Route 30A (NY 30A) is a state highway in the Capital District of New York in the United States. It serves as a westerly alternate route of NY 30 from near the Schoharie County village of Schoharie to the Fulton ...

north of the village, with Schoharie Creek largely following NY 30A. While NY 30A connects to Interstate 88 (I-88) by way of an interchange a short distance to the north, NY 30 has no connection to the freeway. Just past I-88, NY 30 intersects NY 7. Shortly after passing NY 7, NY 30 enters Schenectady County. Amsterdam Route 30 NB

Schoharie to Adirondack Park

In Schenectady County, Schoharie Creek breaks from NY 30A and returns to the vicinity of NY 30 as it intersects U.S. Route 20 (US 20) in Esperance. From Esperance northward, the creek becomes roughly equidistant from both NY 30 and NY 30A as all three entities cross into

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. Near the northeastern corner of the county, NY 30 enters the city of

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. The route meets the

(

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) and NY 5S via separate interchanges before heading downhill as a four-lane divided highway approaching the

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(here part of the

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). Historically, the bridge over the river was a straight line to Market Street, which is visible as one approaches northbound. Segments of downtown Market Street remain in use today. With the 1977 creation of the Amsterdam Mall, NY 30, together with NY 5 and NY 67, were re-routed onto splits. After the splits rejoin, NY 30 continues on Market Street and leaves the city and, for all purposes, the county. In adjacent Fulton County, NY 30 crosses NY 29 near Broadalbin, then curves gently to the east after an intersection with County Route 155 (CR 155), a historical routing of NY 29. , NY 30 turns left toward Mayfield; CR 155 continues eastward. The concurrency between the two routes is unsigned. NY 30 historically followed School Street through the village of Mayfield. The new routing has it heading toward Riceville, where

rejoins NY 30. Here, the Adirondack Trail begins as NY 30 turns right, following the right-of-way of NY 30A into

shortly before entering Mayfield.

Adirondack Park and Franklin County

NY 30 runs through the Adirondacks, accessing communities such as Speculator,

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, and Tupper Lake as a scenic byway named the Adirondack Trail. From Wells to Speculator, NY 30 is concurrent to NY 8, then with

from Indian Lake to Blue Mountain Lake. Between Blue Mountain Lake and Long Lake, NY 30 is concurrent with the western third of NY 28N. Near Tupper Lake, it skirts the boundary between

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and

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for a considerable distance before entering Tupper Lake and intersecting NY 3. The two routes overlap to Harrietstown, where NY 30 splits from NY 3 and heads north along a series of lakes, including

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and Meacham Lake. North of Duane, NY 30 exits Adirondack Park and heads north towards

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. Within the village, NY 30 briefly overlaps US 11. The Adirondack Trail ends at the east end of the overlap. The route continues north out of the village to the Canada–US border in

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, where it becomes Route 138 upon entering

at the

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History

Old roads

Route 30 made up part of the privately owned Middletown and Roxbury Turnpike. The turnpike, which accessed the villages of Middletown and Roxbury, was created in 1808. The highway was about long, as that is the current stretch of Route 30 from Middletown to Roxbury. The stretch of Route 30 from Middleburgh to Schoharie was also once part of the Middleburgh and Schoharie Plank Road.

Designation

Prior to 1930, the modern routing of NY 30 carried a large number of designations. Between Margaretville and Grand Gorge in the town of Roxbury, what is now NY 30 was designated as part of

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. From Mayfield north to

, most of the current routing of NY 30 carried a designation. The portion from the modern junction of NY 30 and NY 30A in Mayfield to Speculator was part of NY 54. From Speculator to Indian Lake, NY 30 was the northernmost segment of

NY 80 New York State Route 80 (NY 80) is a west–east New York State Route located within Onondaga, Madison, Chenango, Otsego, Herkimer, and Montgomery counties in New York. Its western terminus is located at a junction with NY&n ...

. Between Indian Lake and Long Lake, NY 30 comprised the western half of NY 10A. Past Long Lake, NY 30 was part of

north to the modern junction of NY 30 and NY 186 west of Harrietstown. From NY 186 to modern NY 86 in Paul Smiths, the present alignment of NY 30 was unnumbered. Between Paul Smiths and Malone, NY 30 was part of NY 3. The remainder of NY 30 was unnumbered. In the 1930 renumbering, NY 30 was largely assigned to its current alignment between the Hancock hamlet of East Branch and Wells, where it terminated at NY 8. Past Wells, the modern alignment of NY 30 was designated as NY 8 to Speculator and as

north to the Canada–US border. NY 10 was truncated southward to NY 8 in Arietta , at which time NY 30 was extended north to

along the former alignment of NY 10.

Realignments

NY 30 has been realigned in two areas along its routing. The first realignment was in the

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near the

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s of Breakabeen and

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. NY 30 was originally routed along the base of Toepath Mountain near Fultonham and along a pair of village streets in Breakabeen. In the 1950s, a proposal was made to reroute NY 30 onto a new routing in the base of the valley surrounding

. The proposal was approved, and the new alignment of NY 30 opened . The former routing of NY 30 from Max V. Shaul State Park near Breakabeen to Fultonham, still visible from the modern alignment of the route, was closed to the public and guardrails were installed to stop motor traffic from using the route. However, biking and walking was still allowed, and the old highway is now a trail known as "Old Route 30". The trail is not maintained; thus, the quality of the blacktop along Old Route 30 has deteriorated over the years. There are significant potholes and overhanging trees, but the path is still traversable. A large landslide has taken out a section of the road at the southern end. The second realignment of NY 30 was in the vicinity of the village of Northville. Route NY 30 originally entered the village by way of Bridge Street and followed Bridge, Main, and Reed streets through the village. It continued along the eastern bank of the

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on what is now Old State Road and Old Northville Road and rejoined its modern alignment in the town of

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. The route was realigned to follow a new highway along the western lakeshore, bypassing Northville entirely. The portion of Bridge Street from NY 30 to the Northville village line remains state-maintained as NY 920H, an unsigned reference route in length. Farther north, the portion of Old Northville Road from the Fulton–

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county line to its junction with NY 30 is maintained by Hamilton County as CR 15. Two intersections with other state highways in the Town of Schoharie, NY 443 and NY 30A were simplified to simple T-intersections beginning in the summer of 2010. The latter intersection was the site of a deadly limousine crash in October 2018 that killed 20 people.

Major intersections

NY 30A

is a alternate route of NY 30, running west of NY 30 from north of Schoharie to south of Mayfield through Fultonville, Fonda, Johnstown, and Gloversville. Along the way, it connects to several major east–west highways, including US 20 in Esperance and the

in Fultonville. It was assigned in April 1960 and replaced NY 148 north of NY 7 in Central Bridge and NY 43 south of NY 7.

References

External links

NY 30: The Adirondack Trail
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