New York State Route 170 is a north–south
state highway in
Herkimer County, New York,
United States. It runs from
NY 169 in the
city of Little Falls to
NY 29 in the town of
Fairfield. It has only one other junction with a signed state highway, that being NY 170A, its spur route in the town of Fairfield. NY 170 was assigned as part of the
1930 renumbering of state highways in New York and has not been altered since.
Route description
thumb|left|NY 170 at an intersection near Fairfield.NY 170 begins as East Monroe Street in the
city of Little Falls, at its intersection with North Ann and West Monroe Streets, which carry
NY 169. The route initially heads in an easterly direction along the northern edge of Little Falls. After about , NY 170 turns northward and climbs a steep hill before passing the municipal
golf course and leaving the city. Now in the town of
Fairfield, NY 170 intersects its spur route, NY 170A, before terminating at a junction with
NY 29. An erroneous "north NY 170" assembly is present on NY 169 northbound as it leaves its concurrency with
NY 5 and
NY 167 in downtown Little Falls.
History
The entirety of NY 170 was assigned as part of the
1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.
An alternate route of NY 170 through the town of
Fairfield was designated as NY 170A by 1935.
NY 170A
NY 170A (
) is a short spur connecting NY 170 to the hamlet of
Salisbury in
Fairfield, where it ends at
NY 29.
Major intersections
