New York State Route 90

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NY Route 90

Length:

53.05 mi^[1] (85.38 km)

South end:

US 11 / NY 41 in Homer

Major
junctions:

US 20 / NY 5 in Montezuma

North end:

NY 31 in Montezuma

Counties:

Cortland, Cayuga

Numbered highways in New York
< I-90		NY 91 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 90 is a north-south New York State Route located within Cayuga and Cortland Counties in Central New York. Its northern terminus is located at a junction with New York State Route 31 in the town of Montezuma in Cayuga County. The southern terminus is located at a junction with NY 41 and U.S. Route 11 in the village of Homer in Cortland County.

Despite its north-south designation, a large portion of NY 90 runs in a west-east direction.

It is not to be confused with Interstate 90, which also passes through Montezuma. The two 90s in fact cross, the only time when two same numbered highways intersect in the state, but there is no access between them.

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

[edit] Route description

Communities
Homer Summerhill Locke Genoa King Ferry (in Genoa) Ledyard Aurora Union Springs Springport Cayuga Montezuma

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[edit] Attractions

Wells College, in Aurora
Long Point State Park, south of Aurora
NY 90 runs along the east side of Cayuga Lake

[edit] History

NY 90 originally was concurrent with NY 41 and US 11 through Homer, and then with NY 13 through the city of Cortland. It then followed the route of present-day NY 215 to Virgil, and then present-day NY 392 to its terminus at US 11 near Messengerville.^[2] At least two signs showing NY 90 signed concurrently with US 11 and NY 41 exist in the village of Homer. However, its southern terminus is officially situated at its junction with the 11/41 concurrency, with the rogue signs being remnants of the concurrency of the past.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile^[1]	Roads intersected	Notes
Cortland	Village of Homer	0.00	US 11 / NY 41
Cortland	Town of Homer	0.63	NY 281
Cayuga	Locke	13.52	NY 38
	Genoa	20.26	NY 34
	Genoa	24.82	NY 34B	Hamlet of King Ferry
	Union Springs	40.77	NY 326	Western terminus of NY 326
	Montezuma	48.58	US 20 / NY 5
	Montezuma	53.05	NY 31