New York State Route 66

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NY Route 66
Length:	46.44 mi[1] (74.74 km)
South end:	NY 23B in Hudson
Major junctions:	US 20 in Brainard
North end:	NY 2 in Troy
Counties:	Columbia, Rensselaer
Numbered highways in New York < NY 65 NY 67 > Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

New York State Route 66 is a state highway in New York, running from the Columbia County city of Hudson to the Rensselaer County city of Troy.

Contents 1 Route description 1.1 Columbia County 1.2 Rensselaer County 2 Major intersections 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Route description

Communities
Hudson Ghent Chatham Nassau Brainard East Nassau Sand Lake Poestenkill Wynantskill Troy

NY 66 is not a direct link between Hudson and Troy, heading instead northeasterly to reach Chatham and Sand Lake. NY 66 is a two-lane highway its entire length.

[edit] Columbia County

NY 66 leaves Hudson as Union Turnpike, passes through Ghent, then enters Chatham as Hudson Avenue, then Main Street. A tight left turn around a village roundabout leads to its northern egress from Chatham. From there, NY 66 follows the Kinderhook Creek, taking a winding, serpentine path around abandoned aqueducts and the creek itself. This is a heavily-wooded area.

[edit] Rensselaer County

NY 66 continues to follow the Kinderhook Creek until well above its concurrency with US 20. After the split, the route passes by several lakes and hamlets in the southeast part of the county, including several along a concurrency with NY 43. After that split, the highway straightens out a bit, before entering Wynantskill as Main Avenue. In Troy, it becomes Pawling Avenue, ending at a Y intersection at Congress St., NY 2.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Road(s)	Notes
Columbia	Hudson	0.0	NY 23B	Union Turnpike in Hudson.
	Claverack	3.1	NY 9H
	Village of Chatham	12.0	NY 203/To Taconic Coleman St.	NY 203 east connects to Taconic Parkway and Thruway.
		12.6	NY 295 Railroad Ave.	Western terminus of NY 295.
	Chatham Center	20.7	I-90/Thruway	NY 66 passes over I-90/Thruway between exits B2 and B3.
Rensselaer	Brainard	24.4	US 20	Western terminus of duplex.
	East Nassau	26.1	US 20	Eastern terminus of duplex.
	Nassau	33.4	NY 43	Eastern terminus of duplex.
	Sand Lake	36.5	NY 43	Western terminus of duplex.
		39.3	NY 351
	Poestenkill	41.9	NY 355	Western terminus of NY 355.
	Wynantskill	42.9	NY 150	Northern terminus of NY 150.
	Troy	45.3	NY 154 Spring Ave.	Former NY 154.
		46.4	NY 2 Congress St.

Legend
Crossing, no access	Concurrency termini	Decommissioned	Unconstructed	Closed

[edit] References

1. ^ New York Routes - New York State Route 66

[edit] External links

• New York State Route 66 @ State-Ends.com