New York State Route 298

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NY Route 298

Length:

14.05 mi^[1] (22.61 km)

South end:

I-690 in Syracuse

Major
junctions:

I-81 in Syracuse

US 11 in Syracuse

I-90/Thwy in East Syracuse

I-481 in Solvay

North end:

NY 31 in Cicero

Counties:

Onondaga

Numbered highways in New York
< NY 297		NY 299 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

New York State Route 298, located entirely within Onondaga County, runs in a generally northeast direction from the city of Syracuse to the shores of Oneida Lake. Along its course it has exits with all four interstate highways in the area.

1 Route description
- 1.1 City of Syracuse
- 1.2 Northeastern Onondaga County
2 Communities along the route
3 Major intersections
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Route description

[edit] City of Syracuse

Route 298 begins at Interstate 690's Exit 9. Unusually, this terminus is not just administrative (as opposed to other state highways that end at expressways like 17K, 149 and 177), but physical and literal in that 298 merges directly onto the interstate. There is no continuing roadway.

This allows it to provide access from I-690 eastbound to Interstate 81 northbound, which it reaches a mile north of 690 (since 81 and 690 are running almost parallel when they meet in downtown Syracuse, and are elevated, it was extremely impractical to build an onramp between them).

Two blocks after 81, under the name Court Street, 298 intersects with paralleling US 11 at North Salina Street. From here it slowly curves to take a more due-east direction, which takes it through some industrial parks to Carrier Circle, one of two of New York's rare traffic circles right off a New York State Thruway exit. NY 635 comes in from the south here as well.

The highway crosses the Thruway itself some distance later, and then leaves the city shortly afterwards.

[edit] Northeastern Onondaga County

Shortly beyond the city limit, 298 encounters Interstate 481. After that interchange, it heads west yet slightly northwards, through increasingly flat, wooded and undeveloped country to Shepps Corners, where it turns northeast once again.

This goes through the Cicero State Wildlife Management Area, a low-lying swamp, and then 298 reaches its northern end at Oneida Park where it intersects NY 31, just short of the county line and the hamlet of Bridgeport.

[edit] Communities along the route

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Road(s)	Notes
Onondaga	Syracuse	0.0	I-690	Exit 9 (I-690).
		1.0	I-81	Exit 22 (I-81).
		1.2	US 11
	East Syracuse	3.7	NY 598	Northern terminus of NY 598.
		5.4	I-90/Thruway	Exit 35 (I-90/Thruway).
		5.4	NY 635	Northern terminus of NY 635.
	Dewitt	8.2	I-481	Exit 7 (I-481)
	Cicero	14.1	NY 31