New York State Route 299

New York State Route 299 is a short, but important state route lying entirely within the Ulster counties in New York, USA. It is 19.94 km long and connects the New York State Thruway in New Paltz with the frequented destinations in the Shawangunk Ridge in the west and in the east with Poughkeepsie. Only the eastern section of the road is a State Route, between the Shawangunk and New Paltz is a County Road Ulster counties.

Route description

NY 299 branches in Gardiner of the overlapping highways U.S. Highway 44 and New York State Route 55, just below the cliffs of Mohonk Preserve, a popular climbing area. The route winds its way to the forests of New Paltz. Just under two kilometers from the western end of motorists who are traveling towards the west, a good look at the Mohonk Rock. The section between U.S. 44 and the intersection with the Ulster County Route 7 ( Libertyville Road) is also signposted as Ulster County Route 8. From the junction with the Libertyville Road to the turnoff to Springtown Road just west of the bridge over the Wallkill River NY 299 is also signposted as Ulster County Route 7. From the western end to this bridge NY 299 is maintained by the Ulster County. She is one of three State Routes in Ulster County, which are maintained in this way - the other two are New York State Route 213 ( Ulster County Route 4 ) between U.S. Highway 209 and New York State Route 28A and a portion of NY 28A, the parts of Ulster County Routes 50 and 51 includes.

The forests are being replaced by fields and the State Route leads into the flood plain of the Wallkill River. The river crosses the line on the western edge of New Paltz. About the Huguenot Street, a National Historic Landmark and the oldest continuously inhabited by white settlers settlement in Anglo - America, NY leads 299 to the north. After a slight increase and a few city blocks away is the northern terminus of New York State Route 208 and a few hundred meters long overlap with New York State Route 32 begins.

In this section, the road is often clogged and the proximity of the State University of New York at New Paltz leads to shortage of parking spaces. The atmosphere a typical college town is identi-fied by the clubs and restaurants on the street.

On the eastern edge of the Village, at the New Paltz Middle School, NY 32 bends to the south and NY 299 continues eastwards. The road is wider than she lets the lively center of the resort behind and assumes the character of a tree of commercial buildings arterial road with fast-food restaurants, supermarkets and petrol stations. Finally, the driveway is on the New York Thruway achieved and the building becomes thinner.

The eastern section of State Route is a two-lane highway that is provided at some intersections with turn lanes, traffic lights there at the mouths of the Ohioville Road ( Ulster County Road 22A), South Street ( Ulster County Road 22) and the Old New Paltz Road ( Ulster County Road 12 and original route of NY 299 ). Moreover NY Kreut 299 Riverside Road ( Ulster County Road 15). NY 299 then leads straight through partially undeveloped area until it north of Highland ends in Lloyd on U.S. Highway 9W. The Mid- Hudson Bridge is located about four kilometers south of this intersection.

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