New York State Route 17K
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Map of Orange County in southeastern New York with NY 17K highlighted in red
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| Auxiliary route of NY 17 | ||||
| Maintained by NYSDOT and the city of Newburgh | ||||
| Length: | 22.37 mi (36.00 km) | |||
| History: | Designated NY 215 in 1930; renumbered to NY 17K in March 1939 | |||
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| West end: |
 NY 17 near Bloomingburg
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  I-87 / New York Thruway in Newburgh town
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| East end: |
  US 9W / NY 32 in Newburgh city
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| Counties: | Orange | |||
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New York State Route 17K (NY 17K) is an east–west state highway located within Orange County, New York, in the United States. It extends for 22.01 miles (35.42 km) from an intersection with NY 17 east of Bloomingburg to a junction with U.S. Route 9W (US 9W) midway across the city of Newburgh. The western terminus was where NY 17K originally connected to its parent route, NY 17; it now meets NY 17 a short distance to the east at an interchange with the Quickway. In Newburgh, NY 17K becomes Broadway and serves as the city's primary east–west street. The road can be divided into a half west of Montgomery, where it runs through relatively undeveloped land, and an eastern half where it closely parallels Interstate 84 (I-84) and serves much more populated areas.
The route follows the path of the Newburgh and Cochecton Turnpike, a 19th-century toll road extending from Newburgh to Cochecton. Most of the turnpike was taken over by the state of New York in the early 20th century, and the part east of Montgomery became the northernmost section of NY 8 in 1924. In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, this segment of NY 8 became the basis for New York State Route 215, a new route that continued west from Montgomery to Bloomingburg. NY 215 was redesignated as NY 17K in March 1939.
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