New York State Route 224

NYS Route 224
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length:	19.77 mi[2] (31.82 km)
Existed:	1930[1] – present
Major junctions
West end:	NY 14 in Montour Falls
East end:	NY 34 in Van Etten
Location
Counties:	Schuyler, Chemung
Highway system
Numbered highways in New York Interstate • U.S. • N.Y. (former) • Reference • County ← NY 223 NY 225 →

New York State Route 224 (NY 224) is a state highway in the Southern Tier of New York, United States. The route is signed as north–south; however, in actuality the highway follows more of an east–west routing across southeastern Schuyler County and northeastern Chemung County. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 14 in the village of Montour Falls southeast of Seneca Lake and its eastern terminus is at a junction with NY 34 in the village of Van Etten. There are some sign assemblies for NY 224 that give the route's direction as north–south^{[citation needed]} in contrast to how it is inventoried by the New York State Department of Transportation.

Route description

Sign assembly at the former eastern terminus of NY 224 near Swartwood

NY 224 begins at an intersection with NY 14 in the village of Montour Falls. It heads eastward through the town of Montour into the village of Odessa, where it meets NY 228. The route continues generally southeastward through the town of Catharine and into the adjacent town of Cayuta. Here, NY 224 has an intersection with NY 13 northwest of the hamlet of Cayuta. The route continues southeastward through a valley surrounding Cayuta Creek to the Chemung County town of Van Etten, where it intersects NY 223 east of the hamlet of Swartwood. The highway progresses on to the village of Van Etten, at which point it ends at a junction with NY 34 in the village center.

History

NY 224 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. Initially, the route began at NY 14 in Montour Falls and ended at NY 223 near the hamlet of Swartwood. From there, NY 223 continued east through the village of Van Etten to the village of Candor over what was previously designated as part of NY 53 from the mid-1920s to 1930.^[1][3][4] NY 223 was truncated in the early 1950s to end at NY 224 in Swartwood. The former routing of NY 223 from Swartwood to Van Etten became an extension of NY 224.^[5][6]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Schuyler	Montour Falls	0.00	NY 14
	Odessa	3.71	NY 228	Southern terminus of NY 228
	Cayuta	8.59	NY 13
Chemung	Town of Van Etten	17.03	NY 223	Eastern terminus of NY 223
	Village of Van Etten	19.77	NY 34
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

New York Roads portal

1. ^ ^{a b} Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times: p. 136. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 191. https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/NYSDOT%20TVR%202008%20by%20Route.pdf. Retrieved February 1, 2010. 
3. ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times: p. XX9. December 21, 1924. 
4. ^ Rand McNally and Company (1926). Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas (western New York) (Map). http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/Midatlantic/NewYork/unitedstates1926ra_008.html. Retrieved June 22, 2009. 
5. ^ Sunoco (1952). New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. 
6. ^ Esso (1954). New York with Special Maps of Putnam–Rockland–Westchester Counties and Finger Lakes Region (Map). Cartography by General Drafting (1955–56 ed.). 

External links

• New York Routes – New York State Route 224
• New York State Highway Termini – New York State Route 224