New York State Route 213

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NY Route 213

Length:

27.00 mi^[1] (43.45 km)

West end:

NY 28A in Olivebridge

Major
junctions:

US 209 in Stone Ridge

East end:

NY 32 in Kingston

Counties:

Ulster

Numbered highways in New York
< NY 212		NY 214 >
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NY Route 213

New York State Route 213 is a state highway located entirely in Ulster County. It runs from the eastern Catskills to downtown Kingston.

While it is signed as an east/west route, most of its course consists of two segments running in a more north-south direction, giving it a V-shape on the map. The only section of the highway to truly run east/west is a middle segment between its two concurrencies, in the vicinity of High Falls.

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

[edit] Route description

[edit] Olive Bridge to Stone Ridge

Route 213 begins in the east at a junction with NY 28A along the south side of Ashokan Reservoir, not far from the now-closed spillway road. It shortly winds its way down through Olive Bridge, across the Blue Line and out of the Catskill Park, following a more southeasterly tack. When approaching from the east, a spectacular view of Ashokan High Point is available from this section.

Much of this section feels more like the county roads it overlaps, winding through narrow, wooded stretches and rounding some 90-degree angled corners, situations not normally found on state highways. Only just before downtown Stone Ridge does the road begin to open up and straighten out.

[edit] Stone Ridge to High Falls

The Wynkoop House in Stone Ridge

In Stone Ridge 213 joins US 209 for a mile or so, along the hamlet's historic Main Street. A half-mile south of the hamlet, it leaves to the east at a traffic light. After that, it heads more directly to the east, crossing Rondout Creek just above the falls that give High Falls its name.

It passes through downtown High Falls with its shops, trendy restaurants and remnants of the Delaware and Hudson Canal, then heads east into the Town of Marbletown. It follows the creek again and begins to curve northward.

Historic buildings in downtown Rosendale

[edit] Rosendale to Kingston

In Rosendale 213 meets NY 32 and crosses the creek with it. The concurrency ends at the next major water crossing, the Wallkill River, just past Tillson. After that bridge, it turns to the northeast again and follows the river under the New York State Thruway past the parklike areas around Sturgeon Pool in Rifton, formed by the Wallkill's impoundment near its mouth.

After the pond ends, 213 runs parallel to the Rondout (although some distance away), along a straighter course toward another crossing at New Salem, just outside of the city limits of Kingston. Once in Kingston, it follows Abeel Street, turning left at Wilbur Avenue. After a lengthy winding route, it turns right on Greenkill Avenue for one block, then left on Clinton Avenue. Two blocks later, it meets NY 32 at Henry Street, turning right and overlapping it for four blocks until it reaches Broadway. NY 32 continues left, and NY 213 ends.

[edit] Communities along the route

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile^[1]	Roads intersected	Notes
Ulster	Olivebridge	0.00	NY 28A
	Stone Ridge	8.63	US 209 north	Northern terminus of overlap
	High Falls	9.47	US 209 south	Southern terminus of overlap
	Rosendale	14.71	NY 32 north	Northern terminus of overlap
	Tillson	17.26	NY 32 south	Southern terminus of overlap
	City of Kingston	26.68	NY 32 south (Henry Street)	Western terminus of overlap
	City of Kingston	27.00	NY 32 north (Broadway)	Eastern terminus of overlap