New York State Route 206

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NY Route 206

Catskill Turnpike

Length:

74.57^[1] mi (120.06 km)

West end:

NY 26/NY 79 in Whitney Point

Major
junctions:

I-88 in Bainbridge

East end:

NY 17 in Roscoe

Counties:

Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Sullivan

Numbered highways in New York
< NY 205		NY 207 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

New York State Route 206 runs through some lightly populated regions along the state's southern border, from Central New York to the Catskills. It begins near a busy intersection with Interstate 81 at Whitney Point and runs east from there through Greene. The eastern terminus is located at a junction with NY-17 (future I-86) at Roscoe in Sullivan County.

It is one of the longest three-digit routes in New York, and the only long one not associated with a two-digit route or a former federal route. Yet due to its location it sees little traffic. It is primarily a long shortcut around Binghamton.

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

[edit] Route description

[edit] Broome County

Signs on I-81 include 206 along with the other highways at the Whitney Point exit even though it actually begins at NY 79 a short distance east of the interstate. From there it crosses the town of Triangle prior to entering Chenango County.

[edit] Chenango County

In the village of Greene, NY 206 intersects with NY 12 downtown. NY 41 also joins 206 here.

Upon leaving Greene, the duplexed routes cross the Chenango River and head east through rural areas across the county. In the Town of Coventry NY 235 drops off to the south, followed a few miles later by 41.

At the next village, Bainbridge, 206 intersects NY 7 in the center of town, then crosses the Susquehanna River to its exit with Interstate 88. After a short stretch heading south from here, 206 turns east once again to enter Delaware County.

[edit] Delaware and Sullivan Counties

The farms along the road become bigger and the houses fewer as the road begins to climb gently into the Catskill Plateau. At Masonville, 206 intersects another major north-south trunk route, NY 8, after which it begins to head south, making its way over the ridges and through valleys to Walton, a small mountain town that hosts the Delaware County Fair every summer.

It shares that mountain town's main street with NY 10 for several blocks, then leaves it to cross the West Branch of the Delaware River and climb into the mountains to the southeast. Here it passes one the largest tracts of state-owned land in the county outside the nearby Catskill Park, the Bear Spring Mountain Game Preserve, a popular hunting destination.

Descending once again, 206 meets NY 30 in the hamlet of Downsville. Leaving town, the two highways cross the Delaware's East Branch, and thus the Blue Line, entering the Catskill Park.

After following 30 a short distance along Pepacton Reservoir, 206 once again heads up into the hills. This stretch brings it ultimately into Sullivan County, where it ends in downtown Roscoe at the interchange with NY 17.

[edit] Communities along the route

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Road(s)	Notes
Broome	Whitney Point	0.0	NY 26 NY 79
Chenango	Greene	10.8	NY 12
	Greene	10.8	NY 41	Western terminus of duplex.
	Coventry	18.3	NY 235	Northern terminus of NY 235.
	Coventry	20.4	NY 41	Eastern terminus of duplex.
	Village of Bainbridge	27.2	NY 7
	Town of Bainbridge	27.7	I-88	Exit 8 (I-88).
Delaware	Masonville	34.3	NY 8
	Village of Walton	50.0	NY 10
	Village of Walton	50.5	NY 10
	Downsville	60.2	NY 30
	Downsville	63.3	NY 30
Sullivan	Roscoe	74.6	NY 17	Exit 94 (NY 17).