New York State Route 416

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NY Route 416

Length:

4.24 mi^[1] (6.82 km)

South end:

NY 207 near Campbell Hall

North end:

NY 211 in Montgomery

Counties:

Orange

Numbered highways in New York
< NY 415		NY 417 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 416 is a short route, located entirely within the towns of Hamptonburgh and Montgomery in Orange County. It does not intersect any other state routes besides those at its termini, nor pass through any settlements. It is a two-lane for its entire length, and mainly serves to allow traffic from the northwestern corner of the county to get to Goshen, the county seat, more easily. Despite its minimal length, it passes a number of places of interest and is a quite scenic country road.

1 Route description
2 History
3 Major intersections
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Route description

Communities
Hamptonburgh Montgomery

Leaving NY 207 just past a tunnel under the tracks shared by Metro North and Norfolk Southern, it climbs a hill to pass the modest headquarters of Ottaway Community Newspapers, publishers of the local daily, the Times Herald Record. A bit further on, it passes the Hill-Hold historic site on the east and provides the main access to Thomas Bull Memorial Park, one of the county's most popular.^[2]

Route 416 passing horse farms after Thomas Bull Park

After the park it begins a descent to the lowlands around the Wallkill River, a stretch surrounded by picturesque horse farms. On a clear day the Shawangunks can be seen extending across the northwest horizon, and sometimes even the Catskills are visible beyond.^[2]

It draws alongside the Wallkill as it and the highway cross under (but does not intersect) I-84.^[2] It continues alongside the river and meanders past some more farmland for a mile. On the west side of the highway a parking area gives way to a recently restored slave cemetery. more before reaching its northern terminus just south of the Montgomery village line at NY 211. This intersection is right next to Orange County Airport and two other historic sites. The Harrison Meeting House Site and Cemetery is on the east side of the road, and the Johannes Miller House just opposite on 211.^[2]

[edit] History

When Route 211 was still Route 84, 416 joined it into Montgomery and both routes terminated at NY 17K instead of just 84. When it was renumbered to avoid confusion with I-84 in the 1960s, 416 was truncated to its current length.