{{Short description|State highway in southern New York, US}} {{Use American English|date=April 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=NY |type=NY |route=97 |map={{maplink-road}} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=NY 97 highlighted in red |maint=[[New York State Department of Transportation|NYSDOT]] and the city of [[Port Jervis, New York|Port Jervis]] |length_mi=70.54 |length_ref=<ref name="NY Inventory Listing" /> |established=1930<ref name="1930map2" /> |direction_a=South |terminus_a={{jct|state=NY|US|6|US|209|NY|42}} in [[Port Jervis, New York|Port Jervis]] |junction={{jct|state=NY|NY|55|PA|434}} in [[Barryville, New York|Barryville]]<br/> {{jct|state=NY|NY|52}} in [[Tusten, New York|Tusten]]<br/> {{jct|state=NY|NY|17B}} in [[Delaware, New York|Delaware]]<br/> {{jct|state=NY|NY|268}} in [[Hancock (village), New York|Hancock]] |direction_b=North |terminus_b={{jct|state=NY|Future|86|NY|17}} in [[Hancock (village), New York|Hancock]] |counties=[[Orange County, New York|Orange]], [[Sullivan County, New York|Sullivan]], [[Delaware County, New York|Delaware]] |previous_type=NY |previous_route=96B |next_type=NY |next_route=98 }} '''New York State Route 97''' ('''NY 97''') is a {{convert|70.53|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} north–south scenic route in southern [[New York (state)|New York]] in the United States. It runs from [[U.S. Route 6 in New York|U.S. Route 6]] (US 6) and [[U.S. Route 209|US 209]] in [[Port Jervis, New York|Port Jervis]] to [[New York State Route 17|NY 17]] (Future [[Interstate 86 (Pennsylvania-New York)|Interstate 86]]) in [[Hancock (village), New York|Hancock]]. Its most famous feature is the [[Hawk's Nest (Orange County, New York)|Hawk's Nest]], a tightly winding section of the road along the [[Delaware River]], located a few miles north of [[Port Jervis, New York|Port Jervis]]. NY 97 intersects [[New York State Route 52|NY 52]] in [[Narrowsburg, New York|Narrowsburg]] and indirectly connects to three [[Pennsylvania]] state highways due to its proximity to the [[New York–Pennsylvania border|state line]].
The [[New York State Legislature]] created Route 3-a, an unsigned [[legislative route]] extending from Port Jervis to Hancock along the Delaware River, in 1911. Initially, it was a route in name only as the portion north of Port Jervis had yet to be built. Several parts of the route were constructed during the 1920s, and by the time the NY 97 designation was created as part of the [[1930 state highway renumbering (New York)|1930 renumbering of state highways in New York]], only two sections were still unconstructed. The entirety of the highway officially opened on August 30, 1939, capping a construction project that cost $4 million (equivalent to ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US|4000000|1939|r=0}}}} in {{inflation/year|US}}) to complete.
NY 97 began in the city of Port Jervis and ended in [[Callicoon (CDP), New York|Callicoon]] when it was assigned in 1930. At that time, the remainder of modern NY 97 was part of [[New York State Route 17B|NY 17B]]. During May 1939, the state proposed a new designation of '''New York State Route 17L''' ('''NY 17L''') for the section between Hancock and Bradley's Corners (south of [[Middletown, Orange County, New York|Middletown]]). After opposition by a local committee, NY 97 was extended north to Hancock in June 1939, [[Overlap (road)|overlap]]ping NY 17B. The latter route was truncated to Callicoon in the 1960s. It is also shared with [[New York State Bicycle Route 17]], except between NY 17 and NY 268.<ref>[https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/operating/opdm/local-programs-bureau/repository/bicycle/state-bicycle-routes/pdf/broomedel_print.pdf New York State Route Bicycle Route 17 (Delaware County)]</ref><ref>[https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/operating/opdm/local-programs-bureau/repository/bicycle/state-bicycle-routes/pdf/sullivan_print.pdf New York State Route Bicycle Route 17 (Sullivan County)]</ref>
==Route description==
=== Port Jervis to Pond Eddy === [[File:NY 42-NY 97 NB past Main Street.jpeg|right|thumb|NY 42/NY 97 northbound in Port Jervis]] NY 97 begins at an intersection with [[U.S. Route 6 in New York|US 6]] and [[U.S. Route 209|US 209]] (Pike Street / East Main Street) in the city of [[Port Jervis, New York|Port Jervis]]. NY 97 is immediately concurrent with [[New York State Route 42|NY 42]] as the route proceeds west on West Main Street, a two-lane commercial street. NY 42 and NY 97 soon split from West Main Street for Park Avenue in the Germantown section of Port Jervis, north of the [[Port Jervis (Metro-North station)|Port Jervis]] [[Metro-North Railroad]] station. NY 42 and NY 97 soon leave Port Jervis for the town of [[Deerpark, New York|Deerpark]], paralleling the [[Norfolk Southern]] [[Southern Tier Line]] (ex-[[Erie Railroad]] Delaware Division) past and soon into the hamlet of [[Sparrowbush, New York|Sparrowbush]].<ref name="bing">{{bing maps|url=http://binged.it/KdQaFl|title=overview map of NY 97|access-date=May 30, 2012}}</ref>
In Sparrowbush, NY 42 and NY 97 proceed west, passing north of the Eddy Farm Christian Retreat Center before bending northwest through the hamlet. After the intersection with Darraugh Lane, NY 42 forks off on a new right-of-way to the northeast, while NY 97 continues northwest on the current alignment. The route quickly bends north, intersecting with Hook Road, which connects to the nearby fishing area. NY 97 continues north, paralleling NY 42 and the [[Delaware River]] into the [[Hawk's Nest (Orange County, New York)|Hawk's Nest]] section of Deerpark. In Hawk's Nest, NY 97 runs alongside the side of several cliffs overlooking the Delaware. As the river bends to the west, NY 97 bends westward out of Hawk's Nest, bending southwest into [[Sullivan County, New York|Sullivan County]].<ref name="bing" />
Upon entering Sullivan County, NY 97 enters the hamlet of Sparrowbush, where it crosses over the [[Mongaup River]]. Now in the town of [[Lumberland, New York|Lumberland]], NY 97 soon bends to the west, running alongside the Delaware River, passing through the hamlet of Knight's Eddy before bending northwest. After another large bend to the southwest once again, NY 97 enters the hamlet of [[Pond Eddy, New York|Pond Eddy]]. In Pond Eddy, NY 97 intersects with [[County Route 41 (Sullivan County, New York)|County Route 41]] (CR 41), which proceeds north as High Road while crosses the nearby [[Pond Eddy Bridge]] into [[Shohola Township, Pennsylvania|Shohola Township]], [[Pennsylvania]] and the unsigned quadrant State Route 1011 on the opposite shore. NY 97 remains a two-lane residential road through Pond Eddy before leaving the hamlet further to the southwest.<ref name="bing" />
=== Barryville to Narrowsburg === Bending northwest once again, NY 97 continues alongside the river, entering a small commercial stretch through the town of Lumberland, before turning southwest once again. Just before an intersection with Tuthill Road, NY 97 bends northwest and away from the river before bending northeastward to the riverside once again. During another curve to the northwest, NY 97 enters the hamlet of Handsome Eddy, which consists of a few farms. After crossing into the town of [[Highland, Sullivan County, New York|Highland]], it enters the hamlet of [[Barryville, New York|Barryville]]. In Barryville, NY 97 turns northwest and becomes a commercial street, intersecting with [[New York State Route 55|NY 55]] and [[County Route 11 (Sullivan County, New York)|CR 11]] in the center. Present as this junction is the [[Barryville–Shohola Bridge]], which crosses the Delaware River and meets [[Pennsylvania Route 434|PA 434]].<ref name="bing" /> [[File:2021-09-09 10 18 29 View north along New York State Route 97 just north of River Road in Highland, Sullivan County, New York.jpg|left|thumb|NY 97 northbound past the junction with NY 55 and CR 11 in Barryville]] After NY 55, NY 97 continues west through Barryville, intersecting with the southern terminus of [[County Route 21 (Sullivan County, New York)|CR 21]] (Yulan–Barryville Road), [[County Route 21A (Sullivan County, New York)|CR 21A]] and the western terminus of [[County Route 11A (Sullivan County, New York)|CR 11A]] (River Road). After leaving Barryville, NY 97 parallels CR 21 for a short distance, continuing west through the town of Highland alongside the Delaware River. The route bends southwestward once again, crossing past several homes as it winds through Highland. The route makes a short western stretch at an intersection with Old Minisink Ford Road before turning eastward into the hamlet of Minisink Ford. In Minisink Ford, NY 97 intersects with [[County Route 168 (Sullivan County, New York)|CR 168]] (Minisink Battleground Road), which connects to Minisink Battleground County Park. NY 97 and CR 168 are concurrent for an extremely short distance, before CR 168 crosses the Delaware River on [[Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct]] into the borough of [[Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="bing" />
After Minisink Ford, NY 97 bends northward along the river as a two-lane dense woods road through the town of Highland. After an intersection with Poblete Drive, NY 97 continues northward while the Delaware River bends west, and NY 97 enters the town of [[Tusten, New York|Tusten]]. Through Tusten, NY 97 makes several bends to the north, before maintaining a long northwest stretch after Grassy Swamp Road. Passing west of Rock Lake, NY 97 enters the hamlet of Tusten, where it bends northward again and soon intersecting with the western terminus of [[County Route 23 (Sullivan County, New York)|CR 23]] (Lumberland–Mount Hope Road). A short distance later, [[County Route 25 (Sullivan County, New York)|CR 25]] (Eckes Road) begins at an intersection with NY 97. After another bend to the southwest, NY 97 intersects with [[New York State Route 52|NY 52]] and [[County Route 111 (Sullivan County, New York)|CR 111]].<ref name="bing" />
=== Tusten to Hankins === NY 52 and NY 97 become concurrent in the town of Tusten, soon entering the hamlet of [[Narrowsburg, New York|Narrowsburg]]. Passing south of Feagles Lake, the two routes soon fork off, with NY 52 proceeding west on [[County Route 24 (Sullivan County, New York)|CR 24]] (Bridge Street) to the [[Narrowsburg–Darbytown Bridge]]. NY 97 continues northwest, running along the eastern edge of Narrowsburg, passing Glenn Cove Cemetery, where it intersects with Kirk Road. At this junction, NY 97 returns the riverside, bending northeast and southeast alongside. Now paralleling the Southern Tier Line once again, the route continues through the town of Tusten, running north as a two-lane residential street. NY 97 soon bends northwest to the railroad then north again, entering the town of [[Cochecton, New York|Cochecton]].<ref name="bing" /> [[File:Route 97 Callicoon.JPG|thumb|right|Looking south on NY 97 in [[Callicoon (CDP), New York|Callicoon]] at the junction with CR 133]] In Cochecton, NY 97 intersects with Skinners Falls Road, which connects to the hamlet of Skinners Falls and the [[Skinners Falls – Milanville Bridge]]. NY 97 meanwhile continues north away from the river, before rejoining a short distance north. After a short stretch to the northeast, [[County Route 116 (Sullivan County, New York)|CR 116]] intersects. Paralleling the railroad tracks, NY 97 soon enters the hamlet of Cochecton, bending northeast out of the hamlet. At the end of the bend, [[County Route 114 (Sullivan County, New York)|CR 114]] (Lake Huntington Road) intersects with NY 97, connecting the route to the [[Cochecton–Damascus Bridge]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 371|PA 371]]. NY 97 proceeds east for a short distance, where CR 114 forks towards Lake Huntington. After CR 114, NY 97 continues north alongside the railroad tracks before splitting for a few miles. The railroad tracks soon rejoin in the town of [[Delaware, New York|Delaware]].<ref name="bing" />
In Delaware, NY 97 and the railroad tracks proceed northward, entering the hamlet of [[Callicoon (CDP), New York|Callicoon]]. In Callicoon, NY 97 crosses over a tributary of the Delaware River and intersects with the western terminus of [[New York State Route 17B|NY 17B]]. After a stretch to the northwest, NY 97 runs along the northern edge of Callicoon and intersects with [[County Route 133 (Sullivan County, New York)|CR 133]] (Fremont Street) at the outer edge of the hamlet. After CR 133, NY 97 bends north through Delaware, far from the riverside and railroad line. The three soon meet once again as NY 97 enters the town of [[Fremont, Sullivan County, New York|Fremont]]. All three entities bend west and enter the hamlet of Hankins. In Hankins, [[County Route 132 (Sullivan County, New York)|CR 132]] (Hankins Road) and [[County Route 94 (Sullivan County, New York)|CR 94]] (Hankins Road) both terminate at NY 97, which runs as a two-lane commercial street.<ref name="bing" />
=== Long Eddy to Hancock === After Long Eddy, NY 97 bends northeast through the town of Fremont, intersecting with Kellams Bridge Road. Kellams Bridge Road connects NY 97 to the [[Kellams Bridge|Kellams–Stalker Bridge]] (also known as Little Equinunk Bridge). NY 97 continues northward, intersecting with the terminus of [[County Route 134 (Sullivan County, New York)|CR 134]] (Basket Brook Road). After another dart to the west, NY 97 enters the hamlet of [[Long Eddy, New York|Long Eddy]]. In Long Eddy, NY 97 is the main road, passing multiple residences on both sides of the road. At an intersection with Kinney Road, NY 97 turns northward and crosses the county line into [[Delaware County, New York|Delaware County]]. Upon crossing the county line, NY 97 is now in the town of [[Hancock (town), New York|Hancock]]. Through Hancock, NY 97 becomes a two-lane woods road, winding north and soon northeast into the hamlet of Pea Brook.<ref name="bing" /> [[File:NY 97 at NY 17.jpg|left|thumb|NY 97 at its northern terminus, the ramps from exit 87 of NY 17 (future I-86) in Hancock]] Pea Brook consists of a few homes and upon leaving, NY 97 returns to the two-lane woods road it was beforehand. Just before a junction with Klondike Road and Swope Road, NY 97 bends westward once again, entering the hamlet of French Woods. In French Woods, NY 97 passes south of French Woods Golf and Country Club and enters the hamlet of Peas Eddy. In Peas Eddy, NY 97 bends southwest and south alongside Somerset Lake. After Somerset Lake, the route bends northwest and returns to the railroad tracks and the Delaware River in the hamlet of Stockport. At the junction with Stockport Road, NY 97 gains the moniker and becomes a two-lane residential street. A short distance later, NY 97 enters the village of [[Hancock (village), New York|Hancock]]. In Hancock, NY 97 becomes a two-lane commercial street, paralleling the railroad tracks into the downtown section after crossing the East Branch of the Delaware River.<ref name="bing" />
In downtown Hancock, NY 97 intersects with the southern terminus of [[New York State Route 268|NY 268]] (East Front Street). NY 97 takes a two block turn to the west before intersecting with Reed Street, where it heads one block north. NY 97 then turns west onto West Main Street, proceeding as a two-lane residential street. NY 97 intersects with Pennsylvania Avenue, which connects NY 97 to the [[Delaware River]] and a bridge crossing to [[Pennsylvania Route 191|PA 191]]. After leaving the village, NY 97 becomes a two-lane commercial street, intersecting with Sands Creek Road. There, NY 97 turns northward and enters exit 87 of [[New York State Route 17]] (future [[Interstate 86 (Pennsylvania-New York)|I-86]]) (the Quickway). The northern ramps of the interchange serve as the northern terminus of NY 97 while Sands Creek Road continues north as [[County Route 67 (Delaware County, New York)|CR 67]] to [[New York State Route 10|NY 10]] at the [[Cannonsville Reservoir]].<ref name="bing" />
==History== [[File:2024-09-20 13 01 34 View north on NY 97 and up the Delaware River along the border of Deerpark, Orange County, New York and Westfall Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania from the main overlook at Hawk's Nest.jpg|right|thumb|NY 97 atop the cliffs alongside the Delaware River in Hawk's Nest]] The [[Delaware River]] corridor had been linked by a road along the cliffs overlooking the river since at least 1851. Part of it was constructed in the early 1800s as part of the '''Newburgh and Chenango Turnpike''', chartered in 1805 to create a road from the [[Newburgh and Cochecton Turnpike]] up the Delaware River to Hancock, thence to [[Deposit (town), New York|Deposit]], [[Bainbridge, New York|Bainbridge]], and [[Oxford, New York|Oxford]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Monroe|first=John D.|url=https://www.dcnyhistory.org/monroejohnd.html|title=Chapters in the History of Delaware County, New York|publisher=Delaware County Historical Association|year=1949|pages=94–95}}</ref> When the plans for a new highway through the corridor of NY 97 were initially drawn up, it was to bypass what became the [[Hawk's Nest (Orange County, New York)|Hawk's Nest]] in favor of a shoreline route. However, the [[Erie Railroad]] refused to sell the necessary [[Right-of-way (railroad)|right-of-way]], forcing the state to construct the improved road along the cliffside instead.
In 1911, the [[New York State Legislature]] created Route 3-a, an unsigned [[legislative route]] extending from the [[New York–Pennsylvania border|Pennsylvania state line]] at [[Port Jervis, New York|Port Jervis]] to Route 4 (later [[New York State Route 17|NY 17]]) in [[Hancock (village), New York|Hancock]] along the [[Delaware River]].<ref name="1919book2">{{cite book|author=State of New York Commission of Highways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hZ4AAAAAMAAJ|title=The Highway Law|publisher=J. B. Lyon Company|year=1919|location=[[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]]|page=68|access-date=May 24, 2009}}</ref> Very little of this highway actually existed in reality; by 1920, only {{convert|3.69|mi|2}} of the {{convert|62.27|mi|2|adj=on}} long route had been built.<ref name="1920book2">{{cite book|author=New York State Department of Highways|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Sj4CAAAAYAAJ|title=Report of the State Commissioner of Highways|publisher=J. B. Lyon Company|year=1920|location=Albany, NY|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Sj4CAAAAYAAJ/page/n499 501]|access-date=May 24, 2009}}</ref> In the [[1930 state highway renumbering (New York)|1930 renumbering of state highways in New York]], the segment of former Route 3-a from Port Jervis to [[Callicoon (CDP), New York|Callicoon]] was designated as NY 97, even though two sections of the route—between [[New York State Route 42|NY 42]] at Sparrow Bush and Mongaup and from Pond Eddy to near the [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] of Tusten—were still incomplete. The remainder of old Route 3-a north of Callicoon, which was fully constructed by 1930, became part of [[New York State Route 17B|NY 17B]].<ref name="1930map2">{{Cite FTP |url=ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Statewide/Historic_OTMs/1930fr.pdf|format=PDF|title=Tourist Map of Pennsylvania|year=1930|server=[[Pennsylvania Department of Highways]]|url-status=dead|access-date=May 24, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Dickinson|first=Leon A.|date=January 12, 1930|title=New Signs for State Highways|page=136|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> In 1932, then-Governor [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] signed legislation designating NY 97 as the "Upper Delaware Scenic Byway".
In May 1939, the rest of future-NY 97 was proposed by the New York State Highway Department to become NY 17L from Hancock to Bradley's Corners. The Orange County Chamber of Commerce wanted one designation for the entire stretch of highway from Hancock to Port Jervis, which shared NY 97. NY 17B, [[New York State Route 284|NY 84]] and [[U.S. Route 6 in New York|US 6]]. NY 17L was chosen to provide an alternate to NY 17 for motorists who wanted to avoid the busy highway.<ref name="NY 17L-1">{{cite news|title=Delaware Valley Road to Be Called Route L|newspaper=Middletown Times Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2994129/ny_17l_may_9_1939/|access-date=October 22, 2015|agency=Middletown Times-Herald|date=May 9, 1939|location=[[Middletown, Orange County, New York|Middletown, NY]]|page=1|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{open access}}</ref> The Route Ninety-Seven Council had been created several months prior to advocate for designating the entire road as NY 97. They opposed the decision for NY 17L, preferring to keep NY 97 to help travelers.<ref name="NY 17L-2">{{cite news|title=Road Council Against Route Changes|newspaper=Middletown Times Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2990354/ny_97_ny_17l_may_11_1939/|access-date=October 22, 2015|agency=Middletown Times-Herald|date=May 11, 1939|location=Middletown, NY|page=3|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{open access}}</ref> Walter Schwartz, the chairman of the highway committee for Sullivan County's Board of Supervisors, announced on May 12 that he would discuss with the state about the NY 17L/NY 97 ordeal.<ref name="NY 17L-3">{{cite news|title=97's Council Opposes 17-L|newspaper=Middletown Times Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2994092/ny_97_ny_17l_may_15_1939//|access-date=October 22, 2015|agency=Middletown Times-Herald|date=May 15, 1939|location=Middletown, NY|page=3|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{open access}}</ref> On June 28, the state announced that they were dropping the NY 17L designation and the entire route would be designated as NY 97.<ref name="NY 17L-4">{{cite news|title=Markings of New Route Denied to Avoid Confusion|newspaper=Middletown Times Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2994099/ny_97_17l_june_29_1939//|access-date=October 22, 2015|agency=Middletown Times-Herald|date=June 29, 1939|location=Middletown, NY|page=16|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{open access}}</ref>
On August 30, 1939, the entirety of NY 97 was officially opened to traffic. Several events were held to mark the road's opening, including a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Port Jervis featuring the mayors of Port Jervis and Hancock and a motorcade procession that traveled the length of the highway. In all, it cost $4 million (equivalent to ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US|4000000|1939|r=0}}}} in {{inflation/year|US}}) to build NY 97. The portion through the Hawk's Nest cost $2 million (equivalent to ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US|2000000|1939|r=0}}}} in {{inflation/year|US}}) to construct.<ref name="1939nyt">{{cite news |title=Open New Highway on the Delaware |newspaper=The New York Times |page=24 |date=August 31, 1939}}</ref>{{Inflation-fn|US}} Following the road's completion, NY 97 was extended north to Hancock, [[overlap (road)|overlap]]ping NY 17B.<ref name="1939nyt" /><ref>{{cite book |last=Thibodeau |first=William A. |title=The ALA Green Book |edition=1938–39 |year=1938 |publisher=Automobile Legal Association}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |title=New York Info-Map |publisher=[[Gulf Oil Company]] |year=1940 |cartography=[[Rand McNally and Company]]}}</ref> The overlap was eliminated in the mid-1960s when NY 17B was truncated to Callicoon.<ref>{{cite map |title=New York and Metropolitan New York |publisher=[[Sinclair Oil Corporation]] |year=1964 |cartography=Rand McNally and Company}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |title=New York |publisher=[[Esso]] |year=1968 |edition=1969–70 |cartography=[[General Drafting]]}}</ref>
Near Cochecton, a historical marker points out that NY 97 passes the rock claimed by New Jersey colonists as the western end of the colony's northern border during the [[New York–New Jersey Line War]] in the 18th century. About a quarter of the route follows the old [[Delaware and Hudson Canal]].
==Major intersections== {{NYinttop|length_ref=<ref name="NY Inventory Listing">{{cite web|url=https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/highway-data-services/inventory-listing|title=Inventory Listing|author=Office of Technical Services|date=2014|publisher=Engineering Division, [[New York State Department of Transportation]]|access-date=January 11, 2017}} *[https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/HighwayInventory-OrangeCounty-2014.zip Orange County] *[https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/HighwayInventory-SullivanCounty-2014.zip Sullivan County] *[https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/HighwayInventory-DelawareCounty-2014.zip Delaware County] </ref><ref name="NY RIS Viewer">{{cite web|url=http://gis3.dot.ny.gov/risviewer|title=Roadway Inventory System Viewer|author=Office of Technical Services|publisher=Engineering Division, [[New York State Department of Transportation]]|access-date=January 11, 2017}}</ref>|location_ref=<ref name="NY Inventory Listing" /> }} {{NYint |county=Orange |cspan=2 |location=Port Jervis |mile=0.00 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=NY|US|6|US|209|to3=to|I|84|extra=rail|location1=[[Port Jervis station]]}}<br>{{jct|state=NY|NY|42|dir1=begins}} |notes=Southern terminus; southern terminus of NY 42 }} {{NYint |location=Deerpark |area=town |mile=2.95 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=NY|NY|42|dir1=north|city1=Monticello}} |notes=North end of NY 42 overlap; [[hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] of [[Sparrow Bush, New York|Sparrow Bush]] }} <!-- Sullivan C/L 6.23 --> {{NYint |county=Sullivan |cspan=5 |location=Highland |area=town |mile=18.33 |road={{jct|state=NY|NY|55|dir1=east|CR|11|county2=Sullivan|PA|434|dir3=south|city1=Eldred|location3=[[Shohola Township, Pennsylvania|Shohola, PA]]}} |notes=Western terminus of NY 55; northern terminus of PA 434; access to PA 434 via [[Barryville–Shohola Bridge]]; hamlet of [[Barryville, New York|Barryville]] }} {{NYint |location=Tusten |lspan=2 |mile=32.18 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=NY|NY|52|dir1=east|city1=Monticello|city2=Liberty|areadab2=village}} |notes=South end of NY 52 overlap }} {{NYint |mile=32.93 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=NY|NY|52|CR|24|county2=Sullivan|dir1=west|to3=to|PA|652|dir3=west|city1=Narrowsburg|location3=[[Honesdale, Pennsylvania|Honesdale, PA]]}} |notes=North end of NY 52 overlap; hamlet of [[Narrowsburg, New York|Narrowsburg]] }} {{NYint |location=Cochecton |mile=41.80 |road={{jct|state=NY|CR|114|county1=Sullivan|dir1=west|to2=to|PA|371|dir2=west|city2=Cochecton|location3=[[Damascus, Pennsylvania|Damascus PA]]}} |notes= }} {{NYint |location=Delaware |mile=46.25 |road={{jct|state=NY|NY|17B|dir1=east|city1=Monticello}} |notes=Western terminus of NY 17B; hamlet of [[Callicoon (CDP), New York|Callicoon]] }} <!-- Delaware C/L 55.34 --> {{NYint |county=Delaware |cspan=3 |location=Hancock |area=village |lspan=3 |mile=69.43 |road={{jct|state=NY|NY|268|dir1=north|to2=to|NY|17|dir2=east}} |notes=Southern terminus of NY 268 }} {{NYint |mile=70.12 |road={{jct|state=NY|to1=to|PA|191|dir1=south}} |notes=Access via West Front Street }} {{NYint |mile=70.54 |road={{jct|state=NY|Future|86|NY|17|city1=New York|city2=Binghamton}} |notes=Northern terminus; [[partial cloverleaf interchange]]; exit 87 on NY 17 }} {{Jctbtm|keys=concur}}
==See also== *{{Portal-inline|U.S. roads}} *{{Portal-inline|New York (state)}}
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== {{Commons category|position=left}} {{Attached KML}} {{NYSR external links|type=N|nyroutes=yes|termini=yes|route=97|alps=yes}} *[http://www.empirestateroads.com/travel/ny97/ NY 97 Travelogue @ Empire State Roads] *{{YouTube|T-pucLAMDqw|Hawk's Nest Bike Run}}
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