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New York State Route 52
Map of southeastern New York and vicinity with NY 52 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT, NYSBA, and Sullivan County
Length	108.72 mi (174.97 km)
Existed	1930–present
Major junctions
West end	PA 652 at the Pennsylvania state line in Tusten
Major intersections	NY 17 in Liberty US 209 in Ellenville I-84 / US 9W / NY 32 in Newburgh US 9 in Fishkill Taconic State Parkway in East Fishkill
East end	US 6 in Carmel
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Counties	Sullivan, Ulster, Orange, Dutchess, Putnam
Highway system
New York Highways Interstate US State Reference Parkways
← NY 51 → NY 53

New York State Route 52 (NY 52) is a 108.72-mile (174.97 km) state highway in the southeastern part of the state. It generally runs from west to east, beginning at the Pennsylvania state line in the Delaware River near Narrowsburg, crossing the Hudson River on the Newburgh–Beacon Bridge, and ending in Carmel. NY 52 and NY 55, both major east–west routes of the Mid-Hudson Region, run parallel to each other, intersecting in downtown Liberty.

With the exception of the section overlapping Interstate 84 (I-84), most of Route 52 is a two-lane road through lightly developed rural areas. The road west of the Hudson River serves a number of small communities in the southern Catskills, while it closely parallels I-84 east of the Hudson.

Route description

Sullivan County

Narrowsburg to Jeffersonville

NY 52 begins at the midpoint of the Narrowsburg–Darbytown Bridge over the Delaware River as a Sullivan County-maintained continuation of PA 652 (Beach Lake Highway). Co-desigated as County Route 24 (CR 24), NY 52 proceeds southeast through the hamlet of Narrowsburg in the town of Tusten as the two-lane Bridge Street. Crossing over the Southern Tier Line used by Norfolk Southern, NY 52 and CR 24 cross a junction with Kirk Road. Passing St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, the routes soon leave the center of Narrowsburg, merging with NY 97 south of Feagles Lake. County maintenance ends at this point.

The two routes soon bend eastward to a junction where NY 52 turns northward on a county-maintained roadway. Now co-designated as CR 111, NY 52 bends northeast through Tusten, remaining a two-lane rural roadway as it climbs slightly out of the river valley. The surrounding landscape is mostly forested, with occasional farm clearings. A mile from that junction, NY 52 and CR 111 reach the small hamlet of Lava, crossing the northern terminus of CR 25 (Eckes Road). Continuing northeast out of Lava, the two routes continue past Beaver Pond and then descend into the Tenmile River valley. A short distance later, NY 52 crosses into the town of Cochecton, where CR 111 terminates and NY 52 becomes concurrent with CR 112.

NY 52 continues northeast through Cochecton, reaching the hamlet of Cochecton Center. After passing through, NY 52 and CR 112 turn straight northwest for 0.8 miles (1.3 km) through Cochecton at a junction with CR 115 (Browntown Road). At the second junction with Kelly Road, the route turns north for a half-mile (800 m), turning westward at Buff Road to reach the southern shore of Lake Huntington. The routes turn north along the western shore, entering the eponymous hamlet and reaching the eastern terminus of CR 116. At this junction, CR 112 ends, and NY 52 becomes maintained as CR 113.

CR 113 and NY 52 turn northeast briefly along the northern shore of the lake, then leaving it and continuing northeast through Cochecton. Farms begin to break up the forest cover around the road more extensively here. At the junction with Shortcut Road, NY 52 turns to the north, reaching a junction in a half-mile with NY 17B and the eastern terminus of CR 114 (Newburgh Turnpike). At this junction, the small hamlet of Fosterdale, NY 17B turns north and joins NY 52, which becomes state-maintained again. The routes continue northward for 2,000 feet (610 m), where they split. NY 17B turns northwest along CR 117; NY 52 bends northeast and soon northward as a state-maintained highway.

After crossing the Delaware town line, NY 52 bends east past a residential section around Pine Lake. At Mueller Road, NY 52 turns north and begins to run along the shore of Kenoza Lake. At the northern end of the lake, NY 52 reaches the hamlet of Kenoza Lake. The route turns northwest out of the small lakeside community, continuing north. Crossing the East Branch of Callicoon Creek, which it will follow to its source, NY 52 passes the southern end of Stone Arch Bridge Historic Park. After the bridge, NY 52 reaches the eastern terminus of NY 52A. NY 52 turns northeast along the creek, soon turning northward. The surrounding valley is now mostly cleared farmland. Two miles from the NY 52A junction, NY 52 reaches the hamlet of Kohlertown.

Jeffersonville, Liberty, and Woodbourne

Just north of Kohlertown, NY 52 reaches a junction with the terminus of CR 164 (Beechwood Road), then one block later, CR 128 (Jeffersonville North Branch Road). At this junction, NY 52 turns northeast and crosses the town line into Callicoon. At this point it is also the boundary of Jeffersonville, the first village along the route.

NY 52 enters downtown Jeffersonville on East Main Street, with parking along both sides. It turns east at a junction with Center Street then bends southeast out of the village, following the northern shore of Lake Jefferson. Beyond the lake, the route bends northeast past a junction with CR 144 (Briscoe Road) then continues along the headwaters of the East Branch.

At the junction with Hemmer Road, NY 52 bends northeast and soon eastward into the hamlet of Youngsville. There, it passes numerous residences, crosses over the creek and intersects the southern terminus of CR 149 (Shandalee Road). A half-mile west, the route crosses into the town of Liberty, slowly gaining elevation as the East Branch's valley narrows. Turning slightly southeast, NY 52 enters the hamlet of White Sulphur Springs, which it soon leaves after passing a local park.

NY 52 continues winding southeast through a landscape with less farms and more forest, the surrounding hills growing increasingly higher and steeper. After passing south of the hamlet of Loomis, the route bends northeast again reaches the village of Liberty, the largest community thus far along NY 52. It turns due east and follows Chestnut Street into the village. As the route becomes more commercial, NY 52 turns southeast at the intersection with North Main Street in the center of Liberty. Two village blocks later NY 55 (Lake Street) joins it at the historic Munson Diner. The overlap goes to a roundabout 700 feet (210 m) to the east, where the two routes fork. NY 52 continues southeast along Mill Street, passing through an industrial section of Liberty before reaching a second roundabout. At this junction, the route connects with a offramp from the eastbound NY 17 expressway, now also Interstate 86.

Paralleling NY 17, NY 52 continues south a short distance through an undeveloped area outside the village, then turns southeast to its actual exit. At a junction with CR 175 (Old Route 17). NY 52 passes through a commercial strip mall section of Liberty, south of the Grossinger Country Club. Now on the Catskill Plateau, at elevations over 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level, the route becomes rural again. Two and a half miles from Route 17 it bends northeast into the town of Fallsburg near a junction with CR 51 (Hilldale Road). Turning southeast again, NY 52 soon reaches a junction with CR 105 (Divine Corners Road). Turning southeast further, the route passes the northern entrance road Sullivan County Community College, its highest point in Sullivan County at 1,531 feet (467 m), and then reaches the hamlet of Loch Sheldrake.

Crossing through the center of the hamlet, the route passes just south of the actual Loch Sheldrake, then reaches an intersection with CR 104 (Loch Sheldrake Hurleyville Road), the center of the small community. At the eastern end of the hamlet, the route passes north of Evens Lake. NY 52 turns east again, through increasingly wooded countryside, soon changing over to a commercial-residential road and running southeast for a short distance. The route soon bends northeast as it descends toward the hamlet of Woodbourne, where NY 42 joins Route 52 from the south.

The two routes curve past residences to Woodbourne's small downtown, then cross the Neversink River. Immediately east of that bridge, NY 42 turns north toward Grahamsville, ending the brief concurrency. NY 52 turns southeast past Woodbourne Correctional Facility to the south, over the south side of a small unnamed hill and then into Ulster County approximately one mile to the east.

Ulster County

Now in the town of Wawarsing, NY 52 bends southeast into an area that remains heavily forested along the next 10 miles (16 km) as it gradually descends off the Catskill Plateau to Ellenville. The route follows a straight course to the southeast past the small residential hamlet of Dairyland, passing a junction with CR 53A (Milk Road). Four miles (6.4 km) further east, it passes another similar small hamlet, Greenfield Park, and bends back to the east a mile after passing the north end of Windsor Lake.

NY 52 leaves Dairyland, crossing southeast through Wawarsing into the residential hamlet of Greenfield Park and past Windsor Lake, the source of the West Branch of the Beer Kill, which it follows to Ellenville. East of the lake, the route bends northeastward for two more miles, crossing through some dense woods between steep hillsides and paralleling Old Greenfield Road. Both roads soon bend northward, as the woods recede to more residences. As the West Branch drains into the main Beer Kill, just outside Ellenville, NY 52 reaches a junction with CR 53 (Briggs Street).

After paralleling once again, NY 52 continues southeast, reaching the terminus of CR 53 (Old Greenfield Road). Entering Ellenville, the largest village on the route since Liberty, NY 52 divides. NY 52 runs down both Center Street and Canal Street. A few blocks into the village, NY 52 intersects US 209 (Main Street), with the Shawangunk Ridge looming ahead. The route then crosses the village's downtown, {{convert|1200feet lower than its peak at SCCC. In the residential section that follows the Sandburg Creek crossing, one of the cross streets, Towpath Lane, was the route of the Delaware and Hudson Canal, a National Historic Landmark. NY 52 bends southward, where Canal and Center Streets merge, taking the latter's name. At the village line, it becomes Mountain Avenue.

Over the next three miles, NY 52 climbs over a thousand feet to the crest of the Shawangunk Ridge. This section is a highly scenic, with several overlooks on the west side offering views of the Catskills to the north and northwest and the valley below. The route itself passes rock outcrops, some with fencing to prevent the road form being blocked off, and steep wooded slopes. Near the top of the climb aqua paint blazes on signposts at the roadside indicate the brief presence of the Long Path hiking trail.

Near the top of the ridge, signs point north on CR 104 (Cragsmoor Road) to the hamlet of Cragsmoor, as NY 52 reaches the apex of the ridge, at 1,480 feet (450 m) in elevation having regained almost all the altitude lost on the way to Ellenville. As it begins to descend through dense woods of scrub oak, NY 52 enters the town of Shawangunk, very near the Sullivan County line. Shortly afterward, a clearing at a house below one bend in the steep road offers a panoramic view east, towards the Hudson River with the Hudson Highlands also visible. The route winds southeast and levels out at the hamlet of Walker Valley, having descended 910 feet (280 m) from the heights of the ridge.

Just southeast of Walker Valley, NY 52 crosses a junction with CR 65 (Weed Road). The brief breaks in the forest cover from the hamlet end. A mile beyond, NY 52 turns east, then bends northeast. At Verkeerderkill Park, CR 7 (Burlingham Road), merges in from the southeast. Here more cleared farmland begins to break up the forest. At the junction with New Prospect and Pirog roads, CR 7 turns off northeast, following the former. NY 52 turns southeast and, three-quarters of a mile (1.21 km) later, crosses the Orange County line at Shawangunk Kill.

Orange County

Now in the Orange County town of Crawford, NY 52 immediately enters the hamlet of Pine Bush. Within a couple blocks through Pine Bush, NY 52 reaches the northern terminus of NY 302 (Maple Avenue). Known as Main Street, NY 52 crosses southeast through Pine Bush as a two-lane commercial street, soon leaving Pine Bush. Crossing through the town of Crawford, the route drops the Main Street moniker, crossing a junction with CR 89 (Hill Avenue). Paralleling the Dwaar Kill, the route remains a two-lane rural roadway through western Orange County. Crossing a junction with CR 17 (Fleury Road), NY 52 continues southeast into the town of Montgomery.

Continuing southeast through Montgomery, the route crosses CR 14 (Albany Post Road), which soon crosses into Ulster County just north of NY 52. NY 52 continues southeast through Montgomery, beginning a parallel with the Wallkill River as it enters the village of Walden. Now known as North Montgomery Street, NY 52 proceeds south along the roadway in the western side of the village. At the junction with Walker Street, NY 52 turns eastward along West Main Street while South Montgomery Street continues towards the town of Montgomery and CR 29. Meanwhile, NY 52 crosses over the Wallkill River, entering the center of Walden.

Known as West Main Street, NY 52 is a two-lane residential and commercial street through downtown Walden, soon reaching an intersection with NY 208 (Ulster Avenue). For two blocks, NY 52 and NY 208 continue southeast through Walden, soon forking in different directions at Orange Avenue. NY 52 continues east as East Main Street, soon bending northeast past Wooster Memorial Grove Park. The route passes north of Walden Park, continuing southeast back into the town of Montgomery. After several junctions with local roads, NY 52 reaches the hamlet of East Walden. Past East Walden, the route becomes a two-lane rural road, bending southeast at a junction with Old South Plank Road. Entering a residential area of Montgomery, NY 52 continues eastward until crossing into the town of Newburgh.

Now in the town of Newburgh, NY 52 crosses a junction with CR 23 (Rock Cut Road) and crosses into the hamlet of Orange Lake. Running along the southern shore of Orange Lake, NY 52 gains the moniker of South Plank Road, crossing through the commercial center of the hamlet. After leaving Orange Lake, the route continues east for a short distance, soon crossing a junction with Monarch Drive, where it turns southeast once again. The route remains residential southeast of Orange Lake, crossing a junction with Delaware Road, where it turns southeast and soon eastward again. Reaching the hamlet of Gardnertown, NY 52 crosses under the New York State Thruway (I-87).

Continuing southeast through the town of Newburgh, NY 52 becomes a commercial road through Newburgh, reaching a junction with NY 300 (Union Avenue). Continuing southeast along South Plank Road, NY 52 runs along the southern end of Algonquin Powder Mill Park, where it turns further to the southeast near Winona Avenue. Just after the junction with Fifth Avenue, the route enters an interchange (exit 8) with I-84. At this junction, NY 52 turns eastward and joins on a concurrency with I-84 south of the city of Newburgh. NY 52 and I-84 proceed eastward as a four lane expressway, reaching a junction with exit 10, connecting to US 9W and NY 32 (Albany Post Road).

After exit 10, NY 52 and I-84 continue east and become a six-lane expressway approaching the twin spans of the Hamilton Fish Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. Crossing over the Hudson River, the routes cross over the CSX West Shore Railroad before soon crossing into Dutchess County as it crosses the river.

Dutchess County

NY 52 and I-84 continue east on the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge as it crosses the Hudson, soon crossing over Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line just north of Beacon station. Now in the village of Beacon, NY 52 and I-84 cross off the bridge, entering the eastbound-only toll booth. Immediately after the toll barrier, the routes enter exit 11, which connects to NY 9D and NY 52 Business in the town of Beacon. Crossing into the town of Fishkill. NY 52 and I-84 continue northeast, passing Dutchess Stadium and bending eastward through the town. NY 52 continues east through Fishkill along I-84 until turning southeast into exit 12, where NY 52 turns off the interstate. Also present at the junction is NY 52 Business, which terminates at this junction.

Continuing northeast through the town of Fishkill, the route soon crosses into the village of Fishkill. Now known as Main Street, NY 52 crosses through a residential section of the village, becoming a more commercial road at Blodgett Road. After passing several strip malls, the route soon enters a junction with Jackson Street, which soon becomes CR 34. After crossing through the commercial center of Fishkill, the route bends northeast and soon eastward, reaching a junction with US 9. A block after US 9, NY 52 turns northeast again and changes names to Hopewell Avenue in the eastern edges of Fishkill. Dropping the moniker, NY 52 soon re-enters the town of Fishkill, remaining a two-lane residential street for several blocks.

NY 52 continues east through Fishkill, paralleling the Beacon Line as it reaches the hamlet of Brinckerhoff. In the center of the hamlet, NY 52 reaches a junction with the southern terminus of NY 82. NY 52 then crosses the Beacon Line and passes Doug Phillips Park before crossing over Fishkill Creek. Still in the town of Fishkill, NY 52 soon bends eastward and reaches the hamlet of Wiccopee. A short distance later, the route crosses into the town of East Fishkill. After a bend to the northeast, NY 52 soon passes the Route 52 Recreation Complex, After crossing under a set of electrical towers, NY 52 reaches a junction with CR 31 (Palen Road).

On the southern side of the junction, NY 52 runs along the northern edges of the Hudson Valley Research Park, with a main entrance a few blocks east of CR 31. Just after the park, the route intersects CR 27 (Lime Kiln Road). The route soon turns southeast after a large curve in the road, soon turning eastward into a junction with the southern terminus of NY 376 in front of Gayhead Pond. The route passes north of East Fishkill Golf Center, soon turning northeast into a small commercial neighborhood of East Fishkill. Just northeast of this neighborhood, NY 52 enters an interchange with the Taconic State Parkway. NY 52 continues northeast from the Taconic and reaches a junction with CR 29 (Carpenter Road).

NY 52 continues northeast through East Fishkill, soon bending eastward and into a junction with NY 216. East of NY 216, NY 52 continues paralleling the Beacon Line, bypassing the hamlet of Stormville. NY 52 soon bends southeast again when Old Route 52 merges into the highway. Continuing southeast through East Fishkill, NY 52 remains a two-lane highway, crossing past multiple residences before bending south and crossing under I-84. No interchange however is present at this crossing. NY 52 continues south through East Fishkill, reaching another residential section south of I-84. The route bends southeast again, turning into a rural road that soon runs eastward. This is short-lived as NY 52 soon turns southeast once again as it parallels I-84.

NY 52 soon reaches the hamlet of Pecksville, where it becomes a residential road for a few blocks, soon reaching a junction with CR 30 (Milltown Road). CR 30, disconnected by NY 52, soon turns northeast towards I-84 along Holmes Road. Continuing on a parallel with I-84, the route soon turns southeast and crosses the county line into Putnam County.

Putnam County

Now in the town of Kent, NY 52 enters the hamlet of Ludingtonville. Bending southward again, NY 52 enters the center of Ludingtonville, where it intersects with CR 40 (Ludingtonville Road). CR 40 connects NY 52 to exit 17 of I-84, which is less than a quarter mile from the intersection with NY 52. Leaving Ludingtonville, NY 52 continues south through Kent, reaching the residential hamlet of Kent Hills. At this hamlet, NY 52 intersects with the eastern terminus of CR 42 (Farmers Mills Road). Through Kent Hills, NY 52 is a residential roadway, passing several commercial buildings in the area.

NY 52 continues south through Kent, becoming a two-lane woods road, soon reaching the hamlet of Lake Camel. Running along the western shore of the namesake lake, NY 52 turns south and reaches a junction with the southern terminus of NY 311, which connects to the hamlet of Kent Corners. Through Lake Carmel, NY 52 proceeds south as the main thoroughfare. Soon crossing into the hamlet of Kent, NY 52 becomes a two-lane commercial route through, reaching the southwestern end of Lake Carmel. Just south of the lake, NY 52 intersects with CR 45 (Towners Road). After turning southwest past CR 45, NY 52 crosses a junction with CR 48 (Horse Pound Road).

The route bends southward again, passing Raymond Hill Cemetery, passing a large strip mall on the westbound direction. Now in the town of Carmel, NY 52 gains the moniker of Gleneida Avenue, becoming a two-lane residential street through the hamlet of Carmel. Entering the commercial center of the hamlet, NY 52 crosses a junction with the western terminus of CR 60 (Fair Street) and the eastern terminus of NY 301. South of the junction with NY 301, NY 52 gains the moniker of VFW 100th Anniversary Boulevard along Lake Gleneida, soon reaching a junction with US 6 (Gleneida Avenue). A block later. This junction marks the eastern terminus of NY 52, with the route continuing in either direction as US 6, heading towards Brewster and Danbury, Connecticut.

History

Like many state highways in the region, NY 52 follows a number of roads originally built as private turnpikes during the early 19th century. While the turnpikes made significant improvements to very poor roads, they were not popular with the public and eventually failed, leaving their roads for the county or state to maintain.

Predecessor turnpikes

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One of these – the Woodbourne and Ellenville Turnpike Company – ran from Woodbourne to Ellenville. After being incorporated by the New York Legislature on April 17, 1830, it built and opened a turnpike from Ellenville on the Delaware and Hudson Canal west to Woodbourne in 1838, and later extended it further in that direction to Liberty.

To the east of Ellenville, the Newburgh and Ellenville Plank Road Company was proposed in late 1849 to build and charge tolls on a plank road between Ellenville and Newburgh, major markets on the canal and Hudson respectively. It was incorporated on March 24, 1850 under the state's general incorporation law. The company decided shortly thereafter to build on a southern route; the supporters of a northern route organized the Newburgh and Shawangunk Plank Road two weeks later. Both roads were completed in December 1851; an opening celebration for the Newburgh and Ellenville was held at Ellenville on December 22. The south route is now, with some modifications, part of NY 52, while the north route carries parts of Route 32 and Route 300, becoming a county road (Bruyn Turnpike) west of Wallkill. In 1895 the Walden and Orange Lake Railroad, later part of the Orange County Traction Company, built a trolley line along the old turnpike between Orange Lake, then the end of a suburban line from Newburgh, and Walden. It carried passengers and freight, including milk, until its demise in 1925.

Other former turnpikes used by NY 52 include short lengths of the Jeffersonville and Monticello Turnpike (Jeffersonville to Briscoe Road), Ulster and Orange Branch Turnpike (Liberty to Cross Farm Road), Philipstown Turnpike (Pecksville to Ludingtonville), and Putnam and Dutchess Turnpike (Ludingtonville to the end in Carmel). By the 1890s, the entire route that would become NY 52 existed as public or turnpike roads.

Public ownership

After the demise of the turnpikes, the State Commission of Highways was created by the legislature in 1898 to improve and maintain state highways. In 1909, a connected network of routes was laid out by the legislature; none of the present NY 52 was included. It was also not part of the system of signed state routes numbered in 1924. By 1926, Route 39 was signed from Poughkeepsie to Patterson, using a short piece of modern NY 52 between East Fishkill and Stormville. The rest of old Route 39 used modern NY 376 from Poughkeepsie to East Fishkill, NY 216 from Stormville to Poughquag, NY 55 from Poughquag to West Pawling, NY 292 from West Pawling to West Patterson, and NY 311 from West Patterson to Patterson.

Formal designation

NY 52 was designated as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. West of East Fishkill, NY 52 was assigned to its current routing along a previously unnumbered road through downstate New York to the Pennsylvania state line; however, it was several years before NY 52 as a whole was improved and paved. At its west end, NY 52 connected with US 106, which had been designated in 1926 and ended at the Delaware River on the Pennsylvania state line. US 106 was never extended into New York, and is now PA 652 near the border.

East of East Fishkill, the newly designated NY 52 used the old alignment of 1920s Route 39 from East Fishkill to West Patterson. At West Patterson, the route continued along previously unnumbered roads south to Carmel, then east to NY 22 at Sears Corners (northeast of Brewster) over modern NY 311, US 6, and NY 312, as well as its modern alignment from Lake Carmel to Carmel. At the time, modern NY 52 from Stormville to Ludingtonville (northwest of Lake Carmel) was designated as part of NY 216. NY 52 and NY 216 mostly swapped locations c. 1937; NY 52 was rerouted onto its modern alignment between Stormville and Lake Carmel, utilizing the portion of NY 216 from Stormville and Ludingtonville as well as a new roadway between Ludingtonville and Lake Carmel while NY 216 was relocated to the old Route 39 alignment (Stormville–Poughquag–West Patterson). The original NY 52 segment from West Patterson to Lake Carmel was assigned as an extension of NY 311. NY 52 was also truncated to its present terminus in Carmel at this time.

Realignments and detours

The only major change to NY 52's routing since then came with the opening of the Newburgh–Beacon Bridge on November 2, 1963. Prior to then, NY 52 had crossed the Hudson River on the Newburgh–Beacon Ferry, approaching from the west on Dupont Avenue and Broadway (overlapping NY 17K on Broadway) and from the east on Fishkill Avenue and Wolcott Avenue (now mostly NY 52 Business).

Natural disasters and construction have forced temporary closures and reroutings in some areas. On December 31, 2002, a rockslide along the stretch climbing the Shawangunks east of Ellenville buried an 85-foot (25 m) section of the road with an estimated 1,000 cubic yards (800 m³) of rock and dirt. The state Department of Transportation closed the road temporarily. Automobile traffic was detoured via several local roads; trucks had to make a lengthy side trip via Route 17 During the 2003–2005 construction of the new bridge over the Wallkill River in Walden, NY 52 was routed to Walden's other bridge (the "Low Bridge") via Oak Street, which intersects the highway twice within the village. This required the erection of two temporary traffic signals, causing some new traffic problems in the village. Truck traffic was detoured to NY 17K via Albany Post Road and Stone Castle Road.

Future

The village of Walden has noted, in its 2005 Comprehensive Plan, the difficulties created by the oblique intersection at the eastern end of the Route 208 concurrency. Traffic on northbound 208 comes to a stop sign at the intersection, where 52 comes in from the right at a slightly lower grade and a sharp angle, with the view mostly blocked by a building. It is also just opposite one of two curb cuts for a busy Hess-branded gas station. At rush hour, the traffic light at the nearby northern end often backs cars up along 52 for some distance, making the turn into the gas station difficult, especially when vehicles on 52 make the left turn into the curb cut.

The layout of the intersection is very poor for trucks making this turn, and the congestion all these factors create has been forcing more drivers to resort to side streets, the village believes, since traffic counts have been going up on 52 and 208 but down on the concurrency. It is hoping to work with the state DOT on marking an alternate route for trucks.

NY 52A

NY 52A is a 2.78-mile (4.47 km) alternate route of NY 52 through western Sullivan County. The route begins at NY 17B near the hamlet of Fosterdale and continues north and east to its terminus at NY 52 near the north end of Kenoza Lake. It serves mainly to shorten the trip from Callicoon to Liberty via NY 52 as without it drivers on NY 17B would have to go out of their way to reach the junction. The route was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.

NY 52 Business

New York State Route 52
Location	Beacon
Length	4.74 mi (7.63 km)
Existed	1963–present

New York State Route 52 Business (abbreviated NY 52 Bus.) is a business route of NY 52 that extends for 4.74 miles (7.63 km) through the city of Beacon in Dutchess County, New York. The route is signed as east–west, starting at I-84 / NY 52 exit 11 and NY 9D north of Beacon and ending at I-84 / NY 52 exit 12 southwest of the village of Fishkill, where NY 52 leaves I-84, ending the I-84 / NY 52 concurrency. NY 52 Business is not posted on guide signs on I-84.

NY 52 Business begins at I-84 / NY 52 exit 11 and runs concurrent with NY 9D into Beacon. At Main Street, NY 52 Business leaves NY 9D and follows Main Street east through the Lower Main Street Historic District and across town to Fishkill Avenue. The route turns left onto that street, following Fishkill Avenue out of the city. At Prospect Street, a local road straddling the Beacon city line, NY 52 Business becomes state-maintained as NY 980J, an unsigned reference route.

After Millholland Drive, Fishkill Avenue becomes Main Street once again, this time for Fishkill, before meeting I-84 / NY 52. At the interchange, NY 52 Business, as well as the NY 980J designation, comes to an end while NY 52 continues east along Main Street.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Sullivan	Tusten	0.00	0.00		PA 652 (Beach Lake Highway)	Continuation into Pennsylvania
		0.69	1.11		NY 97 north	Hamlet of Narrowsburg; western terminus of NY 52 / NY 97 overlap
		1.45	2.33		NY 97 south	Hamlet of Hunts Corner; eastern terminus of NY 52 / NY 97 overlap
	Cochecton	11.09	17.85		NY 17B east (Newburgh and Cochecton Turnpike)	Hamlet of Fosterdale; southern terminus of NY 17B / NY 52 overlap
		11.55	18.59		NY 17B west	Northern terminus of NY 17B / NY 52 overlap
	Delaware	14.85	23.90		NY 52A	Eastern terminus of NY 52A
	Village of Liberty	29.82	47.99		NY 55 west (Lake Street)	Western terminus of NY 52 / NY 55 overlap
		30.04	48.34		NY 55 east (Neversink Road)	Eastern terminus of NY 52 / NY 55 overlap
	Town of Liberty	31.45	50.61		NY 17 (Quickway)	Exit 100 (NY 17)
	Fallsburg	38.52	61.99		NY 42 south	Hamlet of Woodbourne; western terminus of NY 42 / NY 52 overlap
		38.79	62.43		NY 42 north	Hamlet of Woodbourne; eastern terminus of NY 42 / NY 52 overlap
Ulster	Ellenville	50.29	80.93		US 209 (Main Street)
Orange	Crawford	62.47	100.54		NY 302 (Maple Avenue)	Hamlet of Pine Bush; northern terminus of NY 302
	Walden	69.88	112.46		NY 208 north (Ulster Avenue)	Western terminus of NY 52 / NY 208 overlap
		69.94	112.56		NY 208 south (Orange Avenue)	Eastern terminus of NY 52 / NY 208 overlap
	Gardnertown	77.18	124.21		NY 300 (Union Avenue)
	Town of Newburgh	78.84	126.88		I-84 west	Exit 8 (I-84); western terminus of I-84 / NY 52 overlap
		West end of freeway section
		80.43	129.44	10	US 9W / NY 32 – Newburgh, Highland, West Point	Signed as 10S (US 9W south, NY 32) and 10N (US 9W north) westbound
Hudson River		81.62	131.35	Newburgh–Beacon Bridge
Dutchess	Town of Fishkill	83.03	133.62	11	NY 9D (NY 52 Bus.) – Beacon, Wappingers Falls	Western terminus of NY 52 Bus.
		East end of freeway section
		86.18	138.69		I-84 east / NY 52 Bus.	Exit 12 (I-84); eastern terminus of NY 52 Bus.; eastern terminus of I-84 / NY 52 overlap
	Village of Fishkill	87.28	140.46		US 9
	Town of Fishkill	88.94	143.14		NY 82	Hamlet of Brinckerhoff; southern terminus of NY 82
	East Fishkill	93.33	150.20		NY 376	Southern terminus of NY 376
		94.27	151.71		Taconic State Parkway	Interchange
		95.44	153.60		NY 216	Western terminus of NY 216
Putnam	Kent	105.35	169.54		NY 311	Hamlet of Lake Carmel; southern terminus of NY 311
	Town of Carmel	108.44	174.52		NY 301	Hamlet of Carmel; eastern terminus of NY 301
		108.72	174.97		US 6
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• List of county routes in Sullivan County, New York

References

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2. ^ Dickinson, Leon A. (January 12, 1930). "New Signs for State Highways". The New York Times. p. 136.
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28. State of New York Commission of Highways (1919). The Highway Law. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 64–89. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
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30. Official Map Showing State Highways and other important roads (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. State of New York Department of Public Works. 1926.
31. ^ Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1930–31 and 1931–32 editions, (Scarborough Motor Guide Co., Boston, 1930 and 1931). The 1930–31 edition shows New York state routes prior to the 1930 renumbering
32. ^ Tourist Map of Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Highways. 1930. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
33. United States System of Highways (Map). United States Department of Agriculture. November 11, 1926.
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43. "When will it end?". Times Herald-Record. Middletown, NY. August 18, 2003. Retrieved June 24, 2007.
44. This can be verified by traveling to Walden and observing traffic at the intersection during rush hour.
45. "Chapter 7: Transportation". Comprehensive Plan – Village of Walden, New York (PDF). 2005. pp. 4–5. Retrieved July 20, 2010. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
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47. ^ Template:Yahoo maps
48. Sinsabaugh, Mark. "New York State Route 52". New York Routes. Retrieved January 18, 2010.

External links

• New York State Route 52 at Alps' Roads • New York Routes

• State highways in New York
• Transportation in Ulster County, New York
• Transportation in Orange County, New York
• Transportation in Dutchess County, New York
• Transportation in Putnam County, New York
• Transportation in Sullivan County, New York