New York State Route 290

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Interstate 290 also exists in New York north of Buffalo.
NY Route 290
Length: 12.40 mi[1] (19.96 km)
West end: US 11 in Syracuse
East end: NY 5 in Manlius
Counties: Onondaga
Numbered highways in New York
< I-290 NY 291 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 290 is a state highway located entirely within Onondaga County, New York, extending from downtown Syracuse to the east side of the county. It provides access to Green Lakes State Park from the north.

NY 290 is one of several state highways linking Syracuse and its eastern suburbs.

[edit] Route description

NY 290 begins at US 11 in downtown Syracuse. It follows James Street towards the Eastwood section of Syracuse. At Eastwood, it junctions with NY 598 (Midler Avenue). NY 290 continues east and junctions with NY 635 (Thompson Road).

Shortly after its junction with NY 635, NY 290 enters the village of East Syracuse as West Manlius Street. In the village of East Syracuse, NY 290 approaches a fork in the road, and veers to the right on Bridge Street. After a bridge over the CSX Transportation Mohawk Subdivision railroad line, NY 290 approaches an intersection with Manlius Center Road to the left, Bridge Street to the right and Chevy Drive straight ahead. NY 930P (an unsigned reference route) continues to the right as Bridge Street, towards Interstate 690, and NY 5. NY 290 continues to the left on Manlius Center Drive, towards the town of Manlius.

Shortly after passing under the Interstate 481 bridge, NY 290 enters the town of Manlius. NY 290 passes through a residential section of Manlius, called Fremont Heights. NY 290 passes Fremont Road, North Burdick Street, and Minoa Road. It then stops at a T-shaped intersection, at the northern terminus of NY 257, which leads to Fayetteville. NY 290 continues to the left as Green Lakes Road.

NY 290 eventually passes Green Lakes State Park in Manlius, and then reaches its eastern terminus at NY 5 in the hamlet of Mycenae.

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Onondaga Syracuse 0.00 US 11
3.30 NY 635
East Syracuse 4.71 Bridge Street (NY 930P) To I-481 via I-690
Town of Manlius 8.33 NY 257 Northern terminus of NY 257
12.40 NY 5 Hamlet of Mycenae

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) p. 276. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-02-08.