New York State Route 217
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Map of Columbia County with NY 217 highlighted in red
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| Maintained by NYSDOT | ||||
| Length: | 6.78 mi (10.91 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1930 – present | |||
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 NY 23 in Claverack
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| East end: |
 Taconic State Parkway in Ghent
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| Counties: | Columbia | |||
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New York State Route 217 (NY 217) is a 6.78-mile (10.91 km) long state highway in Columbia County, New York, in the United States. It connects NY 23 in Claverack to the Taconic State Parkway in Ghent by way of the village of Philmont. The majority of NY 217 is a rural highway, excluding portions near the NY 23 junction and in Philmont.
NY 217 originally extended from Mellenville to NY 22 in the town of Hillsdale when it was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. It was extended west to its present terminus in Claverack in the early 1930s. NY 217 was truncated westward to Harlemville in the mid-1930s, then to the Taconic Parkway in 1980. The former routing of NY 217 is now maintained by Columbia County as County Route 21 (CR 21) and County Route 21C.
NY 217 begins at an intersection with NY 23 east of the hamlet of Claverack in the town of the same name in central Columbia County. The route heads northeastward from the intersection, passing by the historic Stephen Storm House at the outskirts of Claverack hamlet and into a rural portion of the town. At an intersection with Roxbury Road, NY 217 passes the Columbia Golf and Country Club to the west and begins to parallel Claverack Creek. NY 217 intersects with CR 18 (Fish and Game Road), then enters the populous hamlet of Mellenville.
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