New York State Route 17B

New York State Route 17B is a state highway, whose course lies entirely within the Sullivan counties in New York. It begins in Callicoon at the western end of the trail and ends just north of Monticello in the east at the intersection with the New York State Route 17

Route description

From endpoint to the intersection with New York State Route 97 State Route 17B rises along a winding course from the valley of the Delaware River, just like the other State Routes in this sparsely populated corner of the state of New York. New York State Route 52A, the first other State Route, with the NY 17B meets, branches after eight kilometers to the north. New York State Route 52 is a bit further connects NY 17B. For a few hundred meters both roads run together, then sets NY 152 continued their way south to Narrowsburg, NY 17B during aspires to the east. The broad road in good condition leads through almost open farmland. After another eleven kilometers, the New York State Route 55 approaches from the north. For around 1200 meters jointly run both roads through White Lake, before they separate again. Poorly developed at a junction that forms the center of White Lake It is thanks to the resort Smallwood south that in the summer months traffic increases here.

NY 17B sets the path to the east for further eleven kilometers away, before the New York State Route 17 Monticello Raceway is achieved at its western end.

History

Between Fosterdale and Monticello follows State Route 17B of the route of the old Newburgh - Cochecton Turnpike, the elsewhere today, the State Route 17 follows and, something new at Newburgh, New York State Route 17K.

NY 17B was set at the 1930 renumbering of state Routes between Monticello and Callicoon and on the route of what is now New York State Route 97 between Callicoon and Hancock. The track was circumcised 1938-1946 to its current western terminus.