New York State Route 20SY

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NY Route 20SY
Maintained by New York Department of Public Works
Length: 38.45 mi[1] (61.88 km)
Existed: By 1952[4] – 1962[2][3]
West end: US 20 / NY 321 in Skaneateles
Major
junctions:		 US 11 in Syracuse
East end: US 20 / NY 20N / NY 92 in Cazenovia
Counties: Onondaga, Madison
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 20N NY 21 >
Spur of US 20
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 20SY (NY 20SY) was a state highway that connected U.S. Route 20 to downtown Syracuse via Skaneateles, Camillus, Manlius, and Cazenovia in Onondaga County, New York and Madison County, New York. The western terminus of the route was at US 20 and NY 321 in Skaneateles while the eastern terminus was 30.52 miles (49.12 km) to the east at NY 20N, and NY 92 in Cazenovia. In between, NY 20SY overlapped several routes, including NY 5, NY 92, NY 20N and NY 173; in fact, all but one mile (1.6 km) of the route was concurrent with another state highway or U.S. Route.

NY 20SY was assigned by 1952 and removed from the state highway system in 1962, leaving the Skaneateles-Syracuse-Manlius-Cazenovia routing with only the routes that NY 20SY overlapped.

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[edit] Route description

NY 20SY began at an intersection with its parent route, U.S. Route 20 in Skaneateles. Known as State Street, Route 20SY began by following NY 321 northward from the village. The Old Seneca Turnpike, an east-west roadway connecting Auburn to Manlius via Marcellus, crosses soon after. Halfway Road, then Route 368 and now County Route 107, leaves to the left several miles later, connecting Route 20SY to the hamlet of Halfway. Southwest of Camillus, Route 20SY switched onto Bennetts Crossing Road, departing NY 321, and began to head in a northward direction.[5] Route 5 intersected north of Bennetts Corners, and the roads become concurrent. Routes 20SY and 5 entered the outskirts of Syracuse and became a 4-lane highway before the intersection for Route 174.

Buildings along what is now 92 and 173 in Manlius, these were formerly part of the 4-road concurrency in downtown Manlius.
Buildings along what is now 92 and 173 in Manlius, these were formerly part of the 4-road concurrency in downtown Manlius.

Upon returning to grade level, Routes 5 and 20SY continued east on West Genesee Street and proceeded eastward through the inner-ring suburbs of Syracuse and into the city itself. In downtown Syracuse, the designations split at State Street (U.S. Route 11),[6] with Route 20SY following US 11 southward for four blocks before leaving the route to join NY 92 eastward out of downtown. The roads then merged back in with Route 5 in Lyndon.[7] Route 5 left in Lyndon and NY 20SY stuck with 92 as Highbridge Road. As 20SY and 92 entered Manlius, the road became known as Fayette Street. Soon afterwards, NY 20SY and 92 became concurrent with New York State Route 20N and New York State Route 173 through downtown Manlius. Routes 173, 20N, 20SY and 92 headed through downtown, splitting towards Cazenovia as 3-way concurrency with Routes 20SY, 20N and 92. Route 173 continued farther east towards Chittenango.

The road headed southeastward, crossing into Madison County and ended along with Routes 20N and 92 in Cazenovia.[8]

[edit] History

Route 20SY was assigned between 1948 and 1952 to a largely alternate routing of U.S. Route 20 between Skaneateles and Manlius via Syracuse.[4][9] Most of the route overlapped a preexisting state highway or U.S. Route upon assignment;[9][10] however, one segment between NY 321 and NY 5 west of Camillus was solely designated as NY 20SY.[11]

NY 20SY remained unchanged up until its removal in 1962 when the designation was lifted from the routes it overlapped.[2][3] The lone segment where NY 20SY ran alone became County Route 66 and later became part of a rerouted NY 321.[12]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Onondaga Village of Skaneateles 0.00 US 20 / NY 321 Southern terminus of NY 20SY/321 overlap
Town of Elbridge 6.01 NY 368 Now CR 107; southern terminus of NY 368
Town of Camillus 7.64 NY 321 north Northern terminus of overlap
8.45 NY 5 west Hamlet of Bennetts Corners; western terminus of overlap
Village of Camillus 10.65 NY 174 Northern terminus of NY 174
Syracuse 20.93 NY 5 east
US 11 north		 Eastern terminus of NY 5/20SY overlap; northern terminus of US 11/NY 20SY overlap
21.12 US 11 south
NY 92		 Southern terminus of US 11/NY 20SY overlap; western terminus of NY 92; western terminus of NY 20SY/92 overlap
Lyndon 25.53 NY 5 west Western terminus of overlap
26.66 NY 5 east Eastern terminus of overlap
Village of Manlius 30.12 NY 257 Southern terminus of NY 257
30.52 NY 20N/NY 92 east/NY 173 Western terminus of NY 20SY/173/92/20N overlap
30.68 NY 173 east Eastern terminus of NY 20SY/173/92/20N overlap
Madison Cazenovia Lake 38.45 US 20 Eastern terminus of NY 20SY/92/20N overlap

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) pp. 79, 80, 105, 218, 281. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
  2. ^ a b United States Geological Survey. Rochester, New York; United States; Canada [map], 1 : 250,000, Eastern United States 1 : 250,000. (1961) Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
  3. ^ a b Esso. New York with Sight-Seeing Guide [map]. Cartography by General Drafting. (1962)
  4. ^ a b Sunoco. New York (Syracuse inset) [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1952)
  5. ^ Google Maps. Overview Map of Halfway, NY [map]. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
  6. ^ Google Maps. Overview Map of U.S. Route 11 in Syracuse, NY [map]. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
  7. ^ Google Maps. Overview Map of Highbridge Road in Syracuse, NY [map]. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
  8. ^ Gulf. New York and New Jersey Tourgide Map [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1960)
  9. ^ a b Army Map Service. Elmira, United States [map], 1 : 250,000, Eastern United States 1 : 250,000. (1948) Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
  10. ^ United States Geological Survey. Rochester, United States [map], 1 : 250,000, Eastern United States 1 : 250,000. (1947) Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
  11. ^ United States Geological Survey. Baldwinsville Quadrangle - New York (southeast) [map], 1 : 62,500, 15 Minute Series (Topographic). (1957) Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
  12. ^ New York State Department of Transportation. Camillus Quadrangle - New York - Onondaga Co. [map], 1 : 24,000. (1990) Retrieved on 2008-02-07.

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