New York State Route 304
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Map of Rockland County in southeastern New York with NY 304 highlighted in red
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| Maintained by NYSDOT | ||||
| Length: | 10.38 mi (16.70 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1930 – present | |||
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| South end: |
 CR 503 at the New Jersey state line in Orangetown
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 NY 59 in Clarkstown
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| North end: |
 US 9W in Haverstraw
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| Counties: | Rockland | |||
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New York State Route 304 (NY 304) is a north–south state highway located in central Rockland County, New York, in the United States. The 10.38-mile (16.70 km) route begins at the New Jersey–New York border in Pearl River and ends at an intersection with U.S. Route 9W (US 9W) in the town of Haverstraw. The route is a main route through Rockland County, intersecting NY 59 and indirectly connecting to the New York State Thruway and the Palisades Interstate Parkway (PIP) in Nanuet. NY 304 has three distinct sections: a freeway that extends from Pearl River to Nanuet, an at-grade section between Nanuet and New City, and a surface bypass linking New City to Haverstraw.
NY 304 was assigned in 1930, originally following a series of at-grade roads that loosely parallel its modern alignment between Pearl River and Haverstraw. Concerns over the route's ability to handle a projected 40,000 vehicles per day in 1980 led to the construction of new highways south of Nanuet and north of New City in the mid-1960s. Most of NY 304's old alignment through these areas is now maintained by Rockland County as part of several county routes.
NY 304 begins at the New Jersey–New York border in Pearl River. South of the border is Montvale in Bergen County, in which NY 304 continues as County Route 503 (CR 503). NY 304 quickly becomes a four-lane road intersecting CR 33 and CR 30 in Pearl River. CR 33 provides a link to the downtown business district of Pearl River via Central Ave. After its intersection with CR 30, NY 304 becomes a limited-access highway. This highway runs for about 1.5 miles (2.4 km), with interchanges with Crooked Hill Road (northbound only) and CR 33 (Middletown Road) in Pearl River and NY 59 in Nanuet. The latter exit indirectly connects NY 304 with the PIP and the New York State Thruway (Interstate 87 or I-87 and I-287).
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