New York State Route 97
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Map of southern New York with NY 97 highlighted in red
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| Maintained by NYSDOT and the city of Port Jervis | ||||
| Length: | 70.54 mi (113.52 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1930 – present | |||
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| South end: |
   US 6 / US 209 / NY 42 in Port Jervis
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 NY 52 in Tusten
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| North end: |
 NY 17 in Hancock
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| Counties: | Orange, Sullivan, Delaware | |||
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New York State Route 97 (NY 97) is a 70.53-mile (113.51 km) north–south scenic route in southern New York in the United States. It runs from U.S. Route 6 (US 6) and US 209 in Port Jervis to NY 17 in Hancock. Its most famous feature is the Hawk's Nest, a tightly winding section of the road along the Delaware River, located a few miles north of Port Jervis. NY 97 intersects NY 52 in Narrowsburg and indirectly connects to three Pennsylvania state highways due to its proximity to the 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 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 $68.9 million in 2017) to complete.
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