New York State Route 169 is a
state highway in New York, running through the city of
Little Falls to the village of
Middleville in
Herkimer County. It is long.
Route description
NY 169 begins at an intersection with
NY 5S in the town of
Little Falls. The route meets the
New York State Thruway (
Interstate 90) by way of a roadway leading over NY 5S to exit 29A soon afterward. Farther north, NY 169 enters the
Little Falls city limits south of the
Mohawk River (
Erie Canal). The route traverses the waterway before joining with
NY 5 and
NY 167 for into downtown (the
overlap with the latter is a
wrong-way concurrency).
left|thumb|NY 169's northern terminus at NY 28 and NY 29In downtown Little Falls, NY 169 leaves the concurrency at East Main Street. Here, an erroneous assembly exists for northbound
NY 170. NY 169 veers onto Main, which becomes a
one-way pair at Albany Street. NY 169 northbound remains on Main; meanwhile, NY 169 southbound is shifted one block south onto Albany. At Ann Street, the two directions of NY 169 converge to follow Ann north to Monroe Street. East Monroe (to the east) is the southern terminus of NY 170, and West Monroe (to the west) carries NY 169 out of the city.
Southbound in Little Falls, as NY 169 turns left on Albany Street from North Ann Street, it abuts northbound NY 167, which approaches the same intersection from the west along Albany Street. It then turns south on Ann Street to join NY 5 east.
After a few miles of winding highway, NY 169 ends in
Middleville at
NY 28 and the western terminus of
NY 29.
History
Based on
reference markers, it appears that NY 169 may have started in downtown, and extended southward to give the city access to the
Thruway.
Major intersections
