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95-625: NY 434 is the former route of NY 17 prior to the construction of the Southern Tier Expressway (STE), which NY 434 parallels. The portion of the expressway from Owego to Johnson City opened in 1969, at which time NY 17 was realigned to follow the STE from Owego to Vestal and NY 17's former routing between the two locations was redesignated as New York State Route 188 . However, in October 1969, NY 188

190-516: A partial cloverleaf interchange just south of NY 26's full cloverleaf with I-86/NY 17. Past NY 26, I-86 heads across the Susquehanna River, leaving NY 434 as the primary highway on the river's south bank. The strip malls and plazas along NY 434 become progressively larger in size as the highway heads east, leading to two large shopping malls at a junction with Sycamore Street about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of

285-404: A cluster of commercial properties at the southeastern edge of the village before heading into less developed areas of the town. For most of the next 12 miles (19 km), NY 434 runs directly alongside the eastbound lanes of the freeway, separated by only a fence in all but a handful of areas. East of the village limits, I-86 and NY 434 curve to the southeast, mirroring a similar turn in

380-651: A direct connection between Randolph and Salamanca (current NY 394 and NY 951T ). In Vestal, NY 17 was routed along the south bank of the Susquehanna River , bypassing Endicott and Johnson City on what is now NY 434 and Broome CR 44. Lastly, NY 17 broke from the path of legislative Route 4 in Harriman and followed the former Route 39-b south to the New Jersey state line at Suffern. As originally laid out, NY 17

475-462: A four-lane replacement, the first free long-distance expressway in the state and one of the earliest in the United States. It would replace intersections with well-spaced access ramps, separate grades with flyovers , and allow safe travel at up to 65 miles per hour (105 km/h). The first segment of the new highway extended from Fair Oaks to Goshen , bypassing the city of Middletown to

570-517: A modified trumpet interchange. Outside of Sloatsburg, NY 17 becomes a four-lane expressway and winds its way southeasterly along the Ramapo River and the Thruway through the town of Ramapo to the hamlet of the same name, based just north of NY 17's junction with NY 59 . Here, NY 17 turns to the southwest, merging onto the Thruway southbound at exit 15A, traversing

665-460: A new park-and-ride was built, and the ramp from NY 17 west to Woodbury Common was demolished. In December 2020, NYSDOT completed construction of a new exit 125, which was built to accommodate the new Legoland New York . As part of the project, a four-ramp parclo was built, which replaced the prior exit 125, located 4,000 feet (1.2 km) west. NY 17 was expanded to three lanes in each direction between exits 124 and 125. Harriman Drive

760-457: A portion of NY 17 was to be designated the "Dennis 'Matt' Howe Memorial Highway" from exit 63 in the hamlet of Lounsberry to exit 62 in the village of Nichols. On March 18, 2019, Howe died from injuries sustained when a tractor-trailer collided with his DOT truck as he and others were performing highway safety work on NY 17. The signs were unveiled and the dedication ceremony was held on October 29, 2019. In November 2019, NYSDOT completed

855-446: A second time, taking the Susquehanna River and the two roads alongside it into an area with firmer ground. Here, NY 434 begins to run along a line of homes and businesses that mark the northern edge of the hamlet of Apalachin. The highway heads generally southeasterly through the community to Apalachin's central business district, largely centered around NY 434's junction with County Route 41 (CR 41). Continuing on,

950-433: A short distance from the state line prior to meeting NY 76 (exit 6) south of Sherman . East of exit 8 ( NY 394 ), I-86 and NY 17 cross Chautauqua Lake and follow the lake shore eastward to Jamestown , where it connects to NY 60 at exit 12 due north of the city. East of the city, the freeway meets US 62 at exit 14 and is joined by the old Erie Railroad line, which parallels

1045-590: A sparsely developed area of the village of Hillburn . About 0.75 miles (1.21 km) south of merging onto the Thruway, NY 17 passes to the south of the village center as it approaches I-287 . At exit 15A for New Jersey , NY 17 leaves the Thruway and merges with I-287 southbound and proceeds to the New Jersey state line, where it connects to New Jersey's Route 17 . An old alignment of NY 17 in Hillburn, now called Old Route 17 used to go around

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1140-549: A summit to Liberty (exits 99–100), and continue along the Middle Mongaup River to Ferndale (exit 101). The NYO&W turned east there, but NY 17 continues south over a summit and into the Spring Brook and East Mongaup River valleys past Harris (exit 102). NY 17 then cuts southeast cross-country to Monticello (exit 104; passing Monticello Raceway ) and beyond, following

1235-749: A summit, rejoining the Erie Railroad just north of Gulf Summit . The highway and railroad head east along Oquaga Creek to Deposit (exit 84), where they turn southeast along the West Branch Delaware River , where NY 17 briefly becomes an arterial road. A gap in the freeway stretches from here to just short of Hancock (exit 87), the place the West Branch joins with the East Branch Delaware River . The Erie Railroad continues southeast along

1330-527: Is 2.1 miles (3.4 km) long, and features a paved path. Vestal is a "full service town", and has a police department, fire department, EMS, highway department, water department, library, museum, and school district. New York State Route 17 passes through Vestal. Broome County Transit provides bus service. Vestal had been a stop, midway between Binghamton and Owego, on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western 's mainline, serving passenger trains such as

1425-607: Is a public observatory in Vestal opened to the public on June 16, 1974, by the Kopernik Society of Broome County to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the birth of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus ( Polish : Mikołaj Kopernik ) in 1973. It is one of the best-sited and best equipped public observatories in the Northeast United States. During the 1990s, Vestal became the major retail center of

1520-481: Is now NY 19 to access the village of Wellsville . From Wellsville to Andover and from Jasper to Corning , Route 4 followed modern NY 417. In between Andover and Jasper, however, Route 4 veered north on current NY 21 and NY 36 to serve Hornell . East of Corning, the alignment of legislative Route 4 ran along the Great Bend and Bath Turnpike, and more closely resembled

1615-411: Is now NY 394 and NY 430 . From there, the route headed generally eastward to Salamanca over modern NY 394, NY 242 , and NY 353 , and southeast to Olean via NY 417 . At Olean, the route shifted northward, passing through Hinsdale , Friendship , and Belvidere on current NY 16 , NY 446 and Allegany County's CR 20 before returning southward on what

1710-574: Is still signed as NY 17, and these roadways are still maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation . At the Tioga County line near Waverly, I-86 temporarily terminates as NY 17 continues eastward toward Binghamton . Near downtown Binghamton, NY 17 goes around the side of Prospect Mountain at what is locally known as " kamikaze curve". Heading eastbound, the freeway curves sharply left around

1805-476: Is the second-longest highway of any kind in the state, beside the Thruway . It serves 11 counties ( Chautauqua , Cattaraugus , Allegany , Steuben , Chemung , Tioga , Broome , Delaware , Sullivan , Orange , and Rockland ), passes through the cities of Salamanca , Olean , Corning, Elmira, and Binghamton, and enters the vicinity of several others, including Jamestown and Middletown . As it proceeds across

1900-815: The Phoebe Snow . The Vestal Fire Department (VFD) is a volunteer fire department operating in Vestal, and neighboring communities when called to assist. It is taxpayer supported. The Vestal Volunteer Emergency Squad (VVES) provides emergency medical services. It receives no taxpayer support, and has one station, four nontransporting EMS vehicles , five ambulances, one gator, one trailer, six operational officers, 45 volunteer EMS personnel, 21 volunteer support members, eight full time paramedics, 12 part time paramedics, and receives over 38,000 calls per year. The Vestal Police Department (VPD) has 39 sworn police officers, three civilian staff, 10 civilian school crossing guards, and three school resource officers. The VPD shares

1995-553: The National Register of Historic Places in 2010. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 52.6 square miles (136.2 km ), of which 51.7 square miles (134.0 km ) is land, and 0.85 square miles (2.2 km ) (1.62%) is water. The town of Vestal is on the south side of the Susquehanna River . New York State Route 17 passes across the northern part of

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2090-709: The Southern Tier and Downstate regions of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in Mina and follows the Southern Tier Expressway east through Corning to Binghamton and the Quickway from Binghamton east to Woodbury , where it turns south to follow the Orange Turnpike to the New Jersey state line near Suffern , where it connects to New Jersey Route 17 . From

2185-414: The village of Owego at an intersection with NY 96 . The highway heads to the east as a two-lane road, closely paralleling I-86 / NY 17 as it runs along the southern edge of the Susquehanna River valley. The first junction along the route leads to exit 64, the first of three exits directly connecting NY 434 to the nearby freeway. Continuing on, NY 434 serves a housing tract and

2280-563: The 1950s to the 1980s. Two of NY 17's suffixed routes, NY 17C and NY 17M , follow substantial portions of NY 17's pre- freeway alignment. In 1998, all of NY 17 between the Pennsylvania state line and Harriman was designated as "Future I-86". The westernmost 177 miles (285 km) of the route was designated as I-86 one year later, and the designation has been gradually extended eastward as sections of NY 17 were improved to Interstate Highway standards. Prior to

2375-464: The 1970s, NY 17 was realigned onto them, with much of NY 17's old alignment becoming NY 394, NY 417, or NY 17C. By 1980, the expressway was complete from Bemus Point to Binghamton except for two areas near Salamanca and Corning. Although NY 17 continued to extend northwestward along its original alignment from Bemus Point to Westfield, both highways were also designated as parts of NY 430 and NY 394 in anticipation of

2470-533: The 20th century, Vestal served as a residential suburb to emerging industries in its area, such as Endicott Johnson Corporation , IBM , and Lockheed Martin . In 1954, the state of New York broke ground on a new 387-acre (1.57 km ) campus for Harpur College in Vestal. The college, part of the SUNY system, moved from Endicott to Vestal by 1961, and has since grown significantly and been renamed Binghamton University . The Kopernik Observatory & Science Center

2565-660: The American Revolution was initiated following Indigenous predations against settlers, presumed to have been carried out by tribes forming part of the Iroqouis alliance. This hostile activity against settlers was encouraged by the British. However, some evidence indicates that at least some of the indigenous people were actually Tuscarora — who fled from North Carolina after wars in 1711 and the War of 1763 . This community

2660-575: The Census of 2000, there were 26,535 people, 8,525 households, and 5,924 families residing in the town. In the 2010 census, the number becomes 28,043. The population density was 508.5/sq mi (196.3/km ). There were 8,898 housing units at an average density of 170.5/sq mi (65.8/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 87.13% White , 2.19% African American , 0.15% Native American , 8.33% Asian , 0.99% from other races , and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.40% of

2755-532: The Erie Railroad, which crosses into Pennsylvania several times. At the end of Stilson Hollow, NY 17 heads over a summit and into the valley formed by the Occanum Creek . The creek empties into the Susquehanna River at Windsor (exit 79), which NY 17 follows southeast to Damascus (exit 80) before turning northeast along Tuscarora Creek . It soon turns east and southeast over

2850-605: The Erie run generally east-southeast, partly cross-country and partly through small stream valleys, to the end of the freeway, the directional change in NY ;17 from east–west to north–south, and the junction of the Erie with its branch to Newburgh . NY 17 heads southwest from the Quickway as a surface road, passing through the village of Woodbury before entering the village of Harriman , where it intersects with

2945-567: The I-86 designation, NY 17 was part of a 3-state Route 17 along with New Jersey Route 17 and the former Pennsylvania Route 17 (PA 17). NY 17 begins as a freeway at the point where I-86 crosses the New York–Pennsylvania border in Mina , Chautauqua County . I-86 heads westward from there to its western terminus at I-90 . I-86 and NY 17 continue eastward through the Southern Tier , encountering NY 426 (exit 4)

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3040-556: The Liberty Highway and proceeded northeast over current US 6 and NY 293 to Highland Falls , where it ended at legislative Route 3 (modern US 9W ). The portion of the Liberty Highway between Suffern and Harriman became part of legislative Route 39-b in 1911; however, this designation was removed on March 1, 1921. Another auto trail, the West Shore Route, also followed this section of

3135-459: The Liberty Highway, but proceeded north from Harimman along modern-day NY 32. When New York first signed its state highways with route numbers in 1924, much of legislative Route 4 was designated as NY 17. From Randolph to Salamanca, NY 17 followed the more southerly routing of the Liberty Highway instead of the Route 4 routing, bypassing Little Valley to the south in favor of

3230-488: The Pennsylvania border to the village of Waverly and from Binghamton to Windsor , NY 17 is concurrent with Interstate 86 (I-86). Eventually, the entire east–west portion of NY 17 from the Pennsylvania border to Woodbury will become I-86 as projects to upgrade the route to Interstate Highway standards are completed. At 397 miles (639 km), NY 17 is the longest state route in New York, and

3325-609: The Pennsylvania state line to Harriman. On December 3, 1999, the westernmost 177 miles (284.85 km) of NY 17 were designated as part of I-86 , a new route that had been written into law a year earlier. As legislated, I-86 will eventually extend eastward along the length of both the Southern Tier Expressway and the Quickway to the New York State Thruway in Harriman once both highways are brought up to Interstate Highway standards . I-86

3420-406: The STE was open from Vestal to Johnson City, it was not slated to become part of NY 17 until the segment of the STE from Johnson City to Interstate 81 was completed. As a result, NY 17 exited the STE at Vestal, overlapped NY 26 south to Vestal Parkway, and followed its original alignment along Vestal Parkway into downtown Binghamton. The Johnson City–I-81 piece of the expressway

3515-500: The Southern Tier Expressway, namely modern NY 17 and Chemung and Tioga CR 60 from Elmira to Waverly , NY 17C between Waverly and Owego , NY 434 from Owego to Vestal , and NY 17C and Riverside Drive (via NY 26 ) from Vestal to Binghamton. Route 4 exited the city on US 11 and followed it to Kirkwood Center, a hamlet adjacent to the eastern junction of NY 17 and I-81 . From this point to Harriman, except for one section near Middletown ,

3610-660: The Southern Tier region of New York, with many large shopping centers such as the Town Square Mall, Parkway Plaza, Shoppes at Vestal, and Campus Plaza being built along the Vestal Parkway (NY Route 434), which became one of the busiest roads in the area. Vestal's historic central business district is located along three blocks of Front Street, still lined with small shops. The Drovers Inn and Round Family Residence and Vestal Central School were listed on

3705-662: The Susquehanna Valley. Today, the road is designated US 11 from Pennsylvania to Binghamton, then NY 17C to Waverly, NY 352 into Corning, and NY 415 to Bath. The at-grade sections of NY 17 in Orange County follow the Orange Turnpike south of Southfields and the New Windsor and Cornwall Turnpike to its north. The original routing of NY 17, from Westfield to Harriman ,

3800-476: The Thruway instead of merging onto it. From Binghamton to Corning, NY 17 follows the course of the Great Bend and Bath Turnpike, which was legislated in 1808 to continue the Cochecton and Great Bend Turnpike (US 11) through the Susquehanna Valley. The road ran from the Pennsylvania state line at Great Bend through Binghamton, Owego, and Elmira to Bath. In its day, it was a major route of travel through

3895-482: The Tioga County section serves small communities and sections of undeveloped, rural areas, the portion in Broome County is a major arterial that runs through Binghamton's western suburbs. The easternmost two blocks of NY 434 in the city of Binghamton are locally maintained while the remainder of the route is maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). NY 434 begins south of

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3990-469: The Tioga–Broome county line to Vestal. It was extended eastward to downtown Binghamton by 1973 following the completion of the STE between Johnson City and Binghamton and westward to Owego in the late 1970s after NY 17's former routing from Owego to the county line was re-added to the state highway system. The highway traverses two distinct areas, loosely separated by the Tioga–Broome county line. While

4085-404: The average family size was 2.95. In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of 18, 24.0% from 18 to 24, 20.6% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males. The median income for a household in the town

4180-668: The city of Binghamton . The town is home to the main campus of Binghamton University . The first European settlers arrived in Vestal around 1785. The central area of Vestal, near Route 26 at Choconut Creek, was the site of an indigenous village of the Ochugnut tribe of the Tuscarora people . During the American Revolution , a squad of soldiers from the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment, under

4275-667: The city of Elmira . From Elmira to Binghamton, NY 17, the Erie Railroad (now operated by Norfolk Southern as the Southern Tier Line ), and its old alignments generally stay close together. They follow the Chemung River to exit 60 ( US 220 in South Waverly, Pennsylvania ) and the Susquehanna River from east of exit 61 ( Waverly, New York ) to Binghamton; on the latter section, both NY 17C and NY 434 are old NY 17. Between

4370-480: The city, following the Susquehanna River along the north edge of a vast neighborhood that comprises the south half of Binghamton. It soon approaches the vicinity of downtown Binghamton , where the route connects to Pennsylvania Avenue by way of an interchange located across the river from the city's center. Another grade-separated junction with Conklin Avenue follows, at which point NY 434 turns northward and crosses

4465-570: The college to Johnson City on the north bank of the Susquehanna. The route remains on an easterly path to the edge of the campus, where it turns southeast to directly run alongside the river for the first time. At this point, the businesses begin to taper off, giving way to dense residential neighborhoods as the road crosses into the Binghamton city limits. NY 434 remains a four-lane divided highway for its first 2 miles (3.2 km) in

4560-743: The combined Delaware River , while NY 17 turns east along the valley formed by the East Branch, either closely following or built directly over the abandoned New York, Ontario and Western Railway to Liberty . At East Branch (exit 90), the East Branch Delaware River turns north, and NY 17 continues east with the Beaver Kill to Roscoe (exit 94), Willowemoc Creek to Livingston Manor (exit 96), and Little Beaver Kill to Parksville (exit 98). The highway and parallel NYO&W pass south over

4655-651: The command of Lt. William McKendry were sent to engage the tribes, when possible, and destroy their homes and crops. During the summer of 1779, the squad did burn at least two villages without encountering resistance, including one situated in what is now nearby downtown Binghamton (the Chenango, at the confluence of the Chenango and Susquehanna rivers), and the Ochugnut ( Choconut ) at the site of Choconut Creek near present-day Vestal High School . This campaign during

4750-426: The completion of the Southern Tier Expressway west of Chautauqua Lake , which NY 17 would be rerouted to follow. This segment was built in stages during the 1980s as a super two highway; it was widened to four lanes in 1997. The portions of the freeway in and around Salamanca and Corning were completed in the late 1980s and mid-1990s, completing the conversion of NY 17 into a continuous expressway from

4845-415: The course of the river and its surrounding valley. The route continues through forests and mostly undeveloped fields, serving exit 65 of I-86/NY 17 and passing by Owego Town Court ahead of another bend in the river. I-86 and NY 434 again turn to match, proceeding generally eastward across an area of marshland along the southern edge of the river valley. Past the marsh, the valley swerves southward for

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4940-486: The creation of a solar photovoltaic energy generating facility (solar park) to help power the toll and maintenance facilities in Harriman, Woodbury, Spring Valley, and Nyack. Cashless tolling began on the night of September 27, 2018. This was a part of Governor Andrew Cuomo 's goal to convert the entirety of the New York Thruway to cashless tolling. On August 9, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law that

5035-406: The eastern terminus of NY 17M. As the route heads southward from this junction, its signage changes from being east or west to north or south. The route parallels the Thruway as it proceeds through a disjointed piece of Harriman State Park and enters the town of Tuxedo . While inside the park, NY 17 intersects Arden Valley Road , a parkway that connects to Seven Lakes Drive deep inside

5130-454: The first set of posted routes in New York were assigned in 1924, what is now NY 434 was designated as part of NY 17 , a cross-state highway connecting Erie, Pennsylvania , to New York City . In the mid-1960s, construction began on the portion of the Southern Tier Expressway (STE) between the village of Owego and the city of Binghamton . The segment from Owego to Johnson City

5225-606: The freeway as it heads across southern New York. Between exits 17 and 18 ( NY 280 ), I-86 and NY 17 cross the Allegheny Reservoir near its northernmost extent. Past NY 280, the freeway runs adjacent to the northern extent of the Allegany State Park and follows the reservoir and the connecting Allegheny River eastward to Salamanca . Near downtown Salamanca, I-86 and NY 17 meet US 219 (exit 21). US 219 joins

5320-407: The freeway east to exit 23 near Carrollton , where it splits from I-86 and NY 17 and heads toward Bradford, Pennsylvania , forming the eastern edge of the state park as it heads south. Meanwhile, the freeway continues east to Olean , where it meets NY 417 (a previous alignment of NY 17) at exit 24 west of town and NY 16 (exit 27) north of the area. Past Olean,

5415-406: The hamlet of Vestal. The pair of plazas feature several national chain stores, such as Walmart , Target , Sam's Club , and Lowe's , and a handful of others are located nearby at various points along NY 434. Continuing on, the route reaches the campus of Binghamton University , located adjacent to a trumpet interchange that links NY 434 to NY 201 , a north–south freeway connecting

5510-493: The hillside, splits into ramps to I-81 north and south, and curves right to merge into I-81 south as it passes over the Chenango River . From that point east and southeast about 5 miles (8.0 km), I-81 and NY 17 run concurrently . NY 17 splits from I-81, the Erie Railroad and the Susquehanna River to the east into Stilson Hollow ; from this split (exit 75) to its end, most of NY 17 does not follow

5605-571: The junction, NY 17 leaves the park and proceeds through a lightly populated area to the village of Tuxedo Park . At the Tuxedo Park train station is access to some hiking trails in Harriman State Park. The route continues on, paralleling the Thruway into Rockland County . On the other side of the county line, NY 17 enters the village of Sloatsburg , where it meets Seven Lakes Drive and connects to CR 72 by way of

5700-551: The mid-1970s. However, in the late 1970s, the Tioga County Legislature drafted a resolution that, if passed, would return jurisdiction of the highway to the state of New York . It was passed by 1980, at which point the state of New York reacquired the highway and made it a westward extension of NY 434. New York State Route 17 New York State Route 17 ( NY 17 ) is a major state highway that extends for 397 miles (638.91 km) through

5795-446: The modern alignments of the Southern Tier Expressway and the Quickway. Route 4 exited Corning on what is now NY 352 and followed it to Big Flats , where it broke from NY 352 and proceeded to Horseheads on Chemung CR 64 and to Elmira on what is now Lake Road, Madison Avenue and the east end of NY 352 . Between Elmira and Binghamton , Route 4 followed either local roads that were bypassed or upgraded into

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5890-526: The northeast. It opened to traffic in July 1951 as a realignment of NY 17. As more sections of the freeway—known as the Quickway—opened up during the 1950s and 1960s, NY 17 was moved onto them. The Quickway was completed by 1968, connecting Binghamton to Harriman by way of a continuous expressway. Farther west, plans were also in the works to build an expressway across the Southern Tier. The highway

5985-448: The old Newburgh and Cochecton Turnpike (old NY 17) to Bloomingburg (exit 116). The old Middletown and Wurtsboro Turnpike , also old NY 17, and partially NY 17M , runs south to Middletown , which NY 17 cuts cross-country to bypass to the east, rejoining NY 17M – and the main line of the Erie Railroad  – at Goshen (exit 123). NY 17, its old former alignment (NY 17M) and

6080-417: The outskirts of Apalachin before finally leaving the community. Occasional stretches of homes continue to follow the route to the county line, where the road widens from two to four lanes and becomes a divided highway . Across the county line in the town of Vestal , NY 434 assumes the name Vestal Parkway and heads into more densely populated areas that serve as Binghamton 's suburbs. The homes alongside

6175-478: The park. South of Arden Valley Road, NY 17 briefly exits Harriman State Park and enters the hamlet of Southfields , where it intersects with County Route 19 (CR 19) and passes by the Red Apple Rest , a former restaurant and roadside attraction. Past the hamlet, the route heads back into the park and intersects with NY 17A and CR 106 near the park's western boundary. South of

6270-586: The path Route 4 followed became the basis for the Quickway several decades later. Between Kirkwood Center and Hancock, Route 4 utilized what was later upgraded into the Quickway (via Broome CR 28 from Windsor to Deposit ). East of here, it used parallel roads instead: modern "Old Route 17" (Delaware CR 17 and Sullivan CRs 179A to 174) from Deposit to Monticello , Sullivan CRs 173 to 171 between Monticello and Bloomingburg , and Orange CR 76 and NY 17M from Bloomingburg to Harriman. At Harriman, Route 4 broke from

6365-408: The population. There were 8,525 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. Of all households 25.1% were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and

6460-462: The proposed I-88 northeast of Binghamton as its reason for the change. At the same time, NYSDOT stated that the NY 434 designation would only extend as far west as the Tioga – Broome County line even though NY 188 had continued to Owego. Instead, the state planned on transferring ownership and maintenance of former NY 17 from Owego east to the county line to Tioga County. This transaction

6555-475: The reconstruction of exit 131 along NY 17. As part of the project, a diverging diamond interchange was built at the exit to improve access between NY 17 and NY 32. Also as part of the project, NY 32 was widened to three lanes to each way; CR 64 / Nininger Road was extended to Woodbury Common Premium Outlets ; and exit ramps were built from NY 32 north and NY 32 south to meet Nininger Road at two respective traffic circles. In addition,

6650-555: The remaining at-grade sections are eliminated and the highway is brought up to Interstate Highway standards. On November 14, 2024, NYSDOT announced the extension of the I-86 designation from exit 60 to exit 67 ( NY 26 ) in Vestal . The New York State Thruway Authority converted the Harriman Toll Barrier at the interchange of NY 17 and I-87 (exit 16 on I-87) to cashless tolling. This included

6745-495: The river into downtown as State Street. On the north bank of the river, NY 434 meets NY 363 , a freeway linking downtown to the Southern Tier Expressway north of the city. NY 434 continues on, narrowing to two divided then undivided lanes for its final two blocks as it passes the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena and ends at a junction with US 11 (Court Street). When

6840-421: The road are replaced by businesses in the hamlet of Vestal, the first of several large communities that NY 434 serves in Broome County's progressively widening river valley. It becomes a major commercial strip as it proceeds northeastward through the community, a trait that NY 434 retains throughout the Binghamton suburbs. Just east of Vestal's central business direct, the highway intersects NY 26 at

6935-617: The route drifts northward away from Pennsylvania toward Hornell , where I-86 and NY 17 intersect NY 36 (exit 34). To the east in Avoca , the Southern Tier Expressway meets I-390 at exit 36. I-86 and NY 17 southeast from the junction, passing through Bath on its way an interchange with I-99 and US 15 in Painted Post (exit 44). Here, I-99 and US 15 begin and head south toward Pennsylvania, while I-86 and NY 17 continue east through Corning to

7030-512: The route is concurrent with the Thruway in the area of Hillburn for less than 0.5 miles (0.80 km) and is therefore maintained by the New York State Thruway Authority , but otherwise NY 17 is maintained by NYSDOT. The route was assigned in 1924, extending from Westfield to Suffern via at-grade highways. It was moved onto the Quickway and the Southern Tier Expressway as sections of both were completed from

7125-511: The route passes through a small, undeveloped area at an intersection with NY 962J , a signed reference route linking NY 434 to part of exit 66 of I-86/NY 17 and to NY 17C on the north bank of the river. Past NY 962J, the path of the Susquehanna River turns again, taking on a northeasterly track toward the Broome County line. NY 434 bends northeastward as a result, running past several scattered businesses on

7220-482: The state line. By 1932, an alternate route of NY 17 between the New Jersey state line at Hillburn and the hamlet of Ramapo on the western bank of the Ramapo River was designated as NY 339 . The route largely followed the path of modern I-287 and the New York State Thruway between the two locations. It initially became a local road upon crossing into New Jersey; however, Route 2

7315-505: The state, it intersects many of New York's Interstate and U.S. Highways , including U.S. Route 219 (US 219) in Salamanca, I-390 in Avoca , I-99 and US 15 near Corning, I-81 in Binghamton, and I-84 near Middletown. The portion of NY 17 in the vicinity of Waverly is actually located in Pennsylvania; however, it is maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). A very small portion of

7410-470: The town and intersects north–south highway New York State Route 26 by the Susquehanna River. New York State Route 434 , Vestal Parkway, intersects NY-26 south of the NY-17 junction. New York State Route 201 also crosses to the north shore of the Susquehanna River, linking the eastern part of Vestal with the village of Johnson City . The Town of Vestal recognizes five hamlets within its borders: As of

7505-435: The two rivers, which intersect in Pennsylvania, the general corridor runs just north of the state line in New York. NY 17 itself crosses into Pennsylvania for approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) between a point west of exit 60 and a point west of exit 61; additionally, all the ramps at exit 60 and portions of the eastbound ramps at exits 59A and 61 are in Pennsylvania. Despite being in Pennsylvania, it

7600-459: The two-lane NY 17 hopelessly jammed in summer. Many towns, especially the fairly large city of Middletown , were paralyzed on Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons in the summertime, as traffic passed through local downtowns and their traffic lights. In addition, the tight turns and steep inclines along the route led to numerous fatal crashes, including two milk tanker truck crashes in the mid-1950s. In response, New York State officials planned

7695-495: The west of both Hillburn and old NY 17, bypassing the village before rejoining the old road south of Ramapo. The explosive growth of the tourism industry in the Catskill Mountains region, which began in the 1930s and intensified after World War II , stretched the rural road to its limits. Scores of hotels, resorts and bungalow colonies attracted hundreds of thousands of vacationing New Yorkers, whose cars left

7790-412: Was $ 51,098, and the median income for a family was $ 60,676. Males had a median income of $ 48,731 versus $ 29,035 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 22,363. About 4.3% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over. The town of Vestal has 21 town operated and maintained parks. Vestal Rail Trail

7885-556: Was 434 miles (698 km) long. In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York , NY 17 basically remained intact. The only changes made at this time were the straightening out of the Olean–Wellsville segment (now via Ceres ) and the Andover–Jasper segment (now via Greenwood ). NY 17 initially reached New Jersey by way of Suffern's Orange Avenue (now US 202 ) and connected to New Jersey's Route 2 at

7980-525: Was actually sympathetic to the American cause, siding against the rest of the Iroquois confederation. See Sullivan Expedition or external links for more information on the role of Upstate New York in this conflict. Following the war, several European families settled in the area near the town of Union . The town of Vestal was formed from the southern half of Union in 1823. In 1901, on June 8, Vestal

8075-423: Was completed and opened to traffic by 1973. NY 17 was realigned to follow the STE while NY 17's former routing from Vestal to Binghamton became an extension of NY 434 on July 1, 1974. Like the NY 17 realignment, the NY 434 extension had been planned years before. The former routing of NY 17 in Tioga County between Owego and the eastern county line remained a county route through at least

8170-485: Was completed and opened to traffic in 1969, with the portion from Owego to Vestal becoming a realignment of NY 17. NYSDOT initially designated the former routing of NY 17 from Owego to NY 26 in Vestal as NY 188. However, on October 10, 1969, NYSDOT announced that they had elected to designate the highway as NY 434 instead, even though signage for NY 188 had already been erected. The state cited potential confusion between NY 188 and

8265-582: Was completed on November 24, 1969. NY 434 was officially assigned on January 1, 1970, as part of a wide-scale update of NYSDOT's Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State . A list of changes accompanying the log described NY 434 as "a new number assigned to replace former NY 17 between the Broome–Tioga County line and NY 26 in Vestal." At the time, NY 434 also ended at NY 17 in Vestal. Although

8360-625: Was expanded to two lanes in each direction between the exit and Legoland's entrance. NYSDOT has requested proposals for plans to widen NY 17 between the Thruway in Orange County and the town of Liberty in Sullivan County. The widening is supported by the 17-Forward-86 coalition, several state senators, and various businesses and organizations in the area. NY 17 has had 13 suffixed routes bearing 11 different designations. Five are still assigned to their routes, while eight have been removed or renumbered. A fourteenth, NY 17L ,

8455-633: Was extended east to Horseheads in 2004 and Elmira in 2008; additionally, a 10-mile (16 km) stretch of NY 17 in central Broome County was designated as I-86 in 2006. In September 2013, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approved a 15.8-mile (25.4 km) extension of the I-86 designation from exit 56 in Elmira to the Tioga county line. The remainder of NY 17 west of I-87 will be designated as I-86 after

8550-410: Was first proposed by New York Governor Thomas Dewey in 1953, and the first sections of the Southern Tier Expressway were completed in the mid-1960s. At the time, NY 17 followed the entirety of two of the four open sections ( Steamburg to Salamanca and Owego to the Broome County line) and part of a third (Corning to Lowman via Elmira). As more continuous pieces of the expressway opened during

8645-697: Was largely designated in 1908 by the New York State Legislature as Route 4, an unsigned legislative route . This routing was incorporated in 1918 as the main portion of an auto trail called the Liberty Highway , which connected New York City to Cleveland via Hackensack , Liberty , the Southern Tier , and Erie . Legislative Route 4 began at legislative Route 18 (current US 20 ) in Westfield and proceeded southeast through Mayville to Jamestown on what

8740-404: Was proposed in 1939 as part of current NY 97 , but canceled. Vestal, New York Vestal is a town within Broome County in the Southern Tier of New York , United States, and lies between the Susquehanna River and the Pennsylvania border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,110. Vestal is on the southern border of the county, and serves as a western suburb of

8835-403: Was realigned c.  1933 to connect to NY 339 instead of NY 17. In the mid-1930s, the alignments of NY 17 and NY 339 south of Ramapo were flipped, placing NY 17 on the western route. By 1938, NY 17 was relocated onto a new highway through the Hillburn village limits. While the southern half of the new road utilized the old highway, the northern half veered to

8930-523: Was renumbered to NY 434 as the New York State Department of Transportation believed that the 188 designation would lead to confusion with the then-future Interstate 88 (I-88) northeast of Binghamton. One month later, the portion of former NY 17 between Owego and the Tioga–Broome County line was removed from the state highway system. The NY 434 designation was officially assigned on January 1, 1970, and initially extended from

9025-486: Was the location of a huge explosion of dynamite aboard a train of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad . A second train crashed into that train from behind while it was taking on water. The trains were destroyed and twelve trainmen were killed and injured. So many curiosity seekers came to view the scene that extra trains had to be run to bring them to it. The history of the town is closely related to its neighbors, Binghamton , Endicott , and Johnson City . During

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