New York State Route 17B

New York State Route 17B (NY 17B) is a state highway located entirely within Sullivan County, New York, in the United States. It connects the hamlet of Callicoon at its western end with the Monticello area in the east (ending at an interchange with NY 17 just to the north of Monticello).

New York State 17B reassurance marker

New York State Route 17B
Map of Sullivan County in southern New York with NY 17B highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of NY 17
Maintained by NYSDOT and Sullivan County
Length	21.90 mi[1] (35.24 km)
Existed	1930[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	NY 97 in Callicoon
East end	Future I-86 / NY 17 in Monticello
Location
Counties	Sullivan
Highway system
New York Highways Interstate U.S. State Reference Parkways ← NY 17A → NY 17C

Route description

NY 17B begins at an intersection with NY 97 in the hamlet of Callicoon. Known as Mill Street for the first block, NY 17B proceeds downhill and meets an intersection with the eastern end of Sullivan County Route 133 (CR 133). After merging with CR 133, NY 17B proceeds east along the East Branch of Callicoon Creek and through the town of Delaware. The mainly rural roadway winds east for several miles, reaching the southern end of the hamlet of Hortonville. Passing the intersection with CR 121, the route crosses through Hortonville before turning southeast, passing multiple industries in the area.[3]

NY 17B between White Lake and Callicoon

Bending further south, NY 17B continues paralleling the East Branch, passing multiple farms before making several jaunts to the southeast. A short distance later, the route bends east and then northeast, reaching an intersection with NY 52A. At this junction, NY 17B becomes county-maintained and designated CR 117. NY 17B and CR 117 bend southeast again, reaching a junction with NY 52 in the town of Cochecton. NY 17B and NY 52 become concurrent, proceeding southward past multiple farms before reaching the hamlet of Fosterdale. At this junction, NY 52 forks southward at an intersection with CR 114 while NY 17B turns eastward.[3]

NY 17B passes south of Fosterdale Cemetery, passing rows of homes on the northern side of the roadway. The route passes along the southern end of Kazens Pond, crossing junctions with several local roads, including Hurd Road, which connects NY 17B to the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, the site of the Woodstock Music Festival. Now in the town of Bethel, NY 17B continues eastward, passing south of Lynch's Pond. The route crosses through the hamlet of Odell, passing north of Chestnut Ridge Pond and reaching the hamlet of Bethel. Passing several cemeteries east of Bethel, the route soon reaches the White Lake area, intersecting with NY 55 and CR 13.[3]

NY 17B in Thompson

Running along the southern shore of White Lake, NY 17B and NY 55 proceed east into the hamlet of White Lake, passing numerous lakeside homes on the northern end of the highway. A short distance into White Lake, NY 55 forks north onto CR 14 north towards Swan Lake. NY 17B continues east out White Lake, returning to the rural areas of the town of Bethel. The route bypasses the hamlet of Smallwood, reaching an intersection with CR 183 (Airport Road), which connects to Sullivan County International Airport. NY 17B makes a short dart to the southeast before straightening east again and crossing over the Mongaup River.[3]

After a short parallel with the Mongaup, NY 17B continues east and soon northeast into the hamlet of Coopers Corners. A short distance outside of Coopers Corners, the route crosses into Maplewood, entering the town of Thompson. The route intersects with CR 59 (Kaufman Road) before reaching Valet Road, which is the access road to Monticello Raceway. The route soon passes the stables for the raceway, passing West Broadway, which connects the route to downtown Monticello. The route soon turns northeast again, crossing Jefferson Street and entering exit 104 of NY 17, which marks the eastern end of NY 17B. The route continues northwest alongside NY 17 as CR 174.[3]

History

NY 17B (near bottom of photo) joins NY 17 (Future I-86) near the Monticello Raceway at right.

Between Fosterdale and Monticello, NY 17B follows the route of the old Newburgh–Cochecton Turnpike, elsewhere followed by the main NY 17 and, closer to Newburgh, NY 17K. This accounts for the straight, wide route much more amenable to modern vehicular use than the other inland state highways in this half of the county.

NY 17B was assigned in the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York to its current alignment between Monticello and Callicoon and to modern NY 97 from Callicoon to Hancock.[2] The Callicoon–Hancock portion of the route was co-designated as part of NY 97 in 1939 following the completion of that route south of Callicoon.[4][5][6] The concurrency was eliminated in the mid-1960s when NY 17B was cut back to its current western terminus in Callicoon.[7][8]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Sullivan County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Community of Callicoon	0.00	0.00	NY 97 / CR 133 west	Interchange; eastern terminus of CR 133
Delaware	5.23	8.42	NY 52A east – Jeffersonville	Western terminus of NY 52A
Cochecton	6.47	10.41	NY 52 east – Kenoza Lake, Jeffersonville	Western terminus of NY 52 concurrency
Fosterdale	6.93	11.15	NY 52 west / CR 114 west – Lake Huntington, Cochecton	Eastern terminus of NY 52 concurrency; eastern terminus of CR 114
Bethel	14.12	22.72	NY 55 west – Eldred, Barryville	Western terminus of NY 55 concurrency
White Lake	14.86	23.91	NY 55 east – Swan Lake, Liberty	Eastern terminus of NY 55 concurrency
Monticello	21.90	35.24	NY 17 / CR 174 north (Old Route 17) – New York, Binghamton	Exit 104 on the Quickway (NY 17 / future I-86; southern terminus of CR 174
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

•  U.S. roads portal
•  New York (state) portal

References

1. "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. pp. 54–55. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
2. Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times. p. 136.
3. Microsoft; Nokia (August 29, 2013). "overview map of NY 17B" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
4. "Open New Highway on the Delaware". The New York Times. August 31, 1939. p. 24.
5. Thibodeau, William A. (1938). The ALA Green Book (1938–39 ed.). Automobile Legal Association.
6. New York Info-Map (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Gulf Oil Company. 1940.
7. New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Mobil. 1965.
8. New York (Map) (1969–70 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1968.

External links

• New York State Route 17B at Alps' Roads • New York Routes