New York State Route 17M

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NY Route 17M

Old 17

Length:

26.63 mi^[1] (42.86 km)

Formed:

1950s

West end:

NY 17 in Fair Oaks

Major
junctions:

US 6 in New Hampton

I-84 in New Hampton

US 6/NY 17 in Goshen

East end:

NY 17 in Harriman

Counties:

Orange

Numbered highways in New York
< NY 17K		NY 18 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

New York State Route 17M is a New York state highway in southern New York. The southern terminus is located at Harriman. The northern terminus is located near Fair Oaks. From Chester to Goshen, NY 17M runs with US 6 along NY 17.

1 Route description
2 Communities along the route
3 Major intersections
4 History
5 Miscellanea
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Route description

Beginning at the southern end of Harriman, NY 17M comes off of the north/south section of NY 17, having once been part of the old Route 17 (see history below). The new NY 17 freeway bypasses Harriman while NY 17M goes right through Harriman as well as many other towns as it makes its way north through Orange County. It continues through to Monroe, although this part of the route has been thoughoughly developed so that there is no noticeable separation between the villiages aside from signage.

After going past the twin goose ponds in downtown Monroe, and the intersection with NY 208's southern terminus, it passes by the small historic site known as Museum Village. It continues through Chester, intersecting with NY 94 and running fairly parallel to NY 17. Just south of Goshen, it overlaps with NY 17 and US 6. In this way it bypasses the village of Goshen, and then exits NY 17 along with US 6 just north of the village.

It continues to increase its distance from NY 17 as it makes its way towards Middletown, going through New Hampton and overpassing and intersecting with Interstate 84. Just after that, US 6 leaves to go west.

NY 17M continues through Middletown as Dolson Avenue, crossing the Middletown and New Jersey Railway. It turns onto North Street and continues out of the city. North of Middletown, it intersects with the southern terminus of NY 302 and continues on to just south of Fair Oaks where it crosses the old railbed for the O&W Railway, just after which it terminates, although the roadway continues as Orange County Route 76. Previously there was an entrance ramp to NY 17 at this point, but it was removed in the 1990's and reverted to greenway.

[edit] Communities along the route

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Road(s)	Notes
Orange	Fair Oaks	0.0	NY 17	Exit 118 (NY 17).
	Rockville	1.1	NY 302	Southern terminus of NY 302.
	Middletown	4.0	NY 211	Eastern terminus of concurrency.
	Middletown	4.8	NY 211	Western terminus of concurrency.
	New Hampton	7.1	US 6	Western terminus of concurrency.
	New Hampton	7.5	I-84	Exit 3 (I-84).
	Village of Goshen	12.3	NY 17	Western terminus of US 6/NY 17/NY 17M concurrency. US 6/NY 17M concurrency continues. Exit 123 (US 6/NY 17/NY 17M).
		12.7	US 6 NY 17	Eastern terminus of concurrency and US 6/NY 17M concurrency. Exit 124 (US 6/NY 17/NY 17M).
		12.7	NY 17A NY 207	Western termini of NY 17A and NY 207.
		13.5	US 6 NY 17	Exit 125 (US 6/NY 17). Eastern terminus of US 6/NY 17M concurrency.
	Village of Chester	17.3	NY 94
	Village of Chester	17.5	NY 94
	Village of Monroe	23.1	NY 208	Southern terminus of NY 208.
	Harriman	26.6	NY 17

Legend
Crossing, no access	Concurrency termini	Decommissioned	Unconstructed	Closed

[edit] History

NY 17M was created when the initial part of the NY 17 expressway was opened in 1950. This section of the expressway was first known as the Middletown By-Pass. The original 17M designation therefore refers to its original use as a Middletown business route, one of the few cases in New York where the letter designation of a main highway spur has actual meaning. The initial section of 17M ran over the former section of NY 17 from what is now Exit 123 through Denton, New Hampton and Middletown, to the present-day Exit 118 on 17. As more sections of the NY 17 Expressway (known as "The Quickway") were added, the NY 17M designation was added to those sections of 'old' 17 that runs through Chester, Monroe and Harriman.