New York State Route 303

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NY Route 303

Length:

10.92^[1] mi (17.58 km)

South end:

CR 505 in Northvale, NJ

Major
junctions:

PIP in Sparkill

NY 59 in Central Nyack

North end:

US 9W near Haverstraw village

Counties:

Rockland

Numbered highways in New York
< NY 302		NY 304 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

New York State Route 303 is a state highway in Eastern Rockland County, New York. It runs north and south from US 9W in Congers through Tappan, at the border with New Jersey. Most of the road is a four-lane highway.

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

[edit] Route description

The northern terminus with US 9W was originally a "Y" interchange with only a northbound ramp to Route 9W and a southbound ramp from 9W. This interchange was torn down in the late-1980's. Nevertheless, the intersection is a mere 7/10 of a mile south of the intersection of NY 304 & US 9W.

The interchange with the New York State Thruway was redesigned to accommodate the addition of the Palisades Center - a major shopping mall. The mall was built where the formerly proposed interchage with the New Jersey Turnpike -- Northern Extension was originally supposed to terminate.

South of the Thruway is an unnumbered interchange with NY 59 on the border between West Nyack and Central Nyack. The road continues to head south through the Town of Orangetown, past Blauvelt State Park, and Clausland Mountain State Park before going through the hamlet of Orangeburg. South of the interchange with Palisades Interstate Parkway, it enters the hamlet of Tappan before crossing the New Jersey border and becoming Bergen County Road 505.

Route 303 was the subject of a unique Sustainable Development Study that required the collaboration of the New York State Department of Transportation, Rockland County, Town of Orangetown and local residents in developing a combined land use and transportation plan for the corridor.

[edit] Communities along the route

Orangetown
Clarkstown

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Road(s)	Notes
Rockland	Orangetown	0.0	CR 505	New Jersey state line.
		1.4	PIP	Exit 5 (PIP). Hamlet of Sparkill.
		2.0	NY 340
	Clarkstown	5.5	NY 59	Central Nyack
		5.9	I-87/I-287	Exit 12 (NYS Thruway).
		9.5	CR 80	Lake Road East.
		10.9	US 9W	Just outside Haverstraw village line.