New York State Route 990L

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NY Route 990L

East Main Street

Length:

1.43 mi^[1] (2.30 km)

West end:

NY 12 in Norwich

East end:

NY 23/CR 32 in Norwich

Counties:

Chenango

Numbered highways in New York
< I-990		NY 990V >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 990L (officially New York State Reference Route 990L) is a New York State Reference Route in the Chenango County city of Norwich. It is one of only four reference routes that has been marked as a touring route. The route begins as East Main Street, crossing the Butternut Creek and leaving Norwich. Then, it meets County Route 32 and overlaps it, heading north for its final half mile. It is along this half-mile stretch that it is marked with a crude "990L" sign, one at each end. No other signs exist, including on NY 12 and NY 23.

1 Route description
2 Miscellanea
3 Major intersections
4 References

[edit] Route description

Reference Route 990L begins at an intersection with New York State Route 12 and Chenango County Route 10A (former New York State Route 319) in downtown Norwich. Known as East Main Street, the highway heads down local roads, intersecting with local roads and passing businesses, schools and fields. After passing a field, Route 990L crosses a river and becomes concurrent with Chenango CR 32 north. The two highways head northward along the Norwich Arterial. This part is less commercial, with fields to the west and forests to the east. There are homes every little while, until reentering the commercial areas again. Route 990L terminates at an intersection with New York State Route 23 and Chenango County Route 32.^[2]

[edit] Miscellanea

The presence of touring route signs is unusual among reference routes. NY 990L is signed as such (most reference routes are not, since they are considered too small and/or already have names), as are reference routes 961F, 962J and 990V. The significance of 990L is that the touring route sign is only present on the segment concurrent with County Route 32, and the sign itself appears to be a crude one.