 New York State Route 205 | ||||
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 NY 205 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NYSDOT | ||||
| Length | 23.24 mi[1] (37.40 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   I-88 / NY 7 / NY 991D in Oneonta | |||
 NY 23 in Oneonta | ||||
| North end |   NY 28 / NY 80 in Otsego | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Otsego | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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New York State Route 205 (NY 205) is a 23.24-mile-long (37.40 km) north–south state highway in central Otsego County, New York, in the United States. It extends from Interstate 88 (I-88) at exit 13 near the city of Oneonta to a junction with NY 28 and NY 80 in the town of Otsego. The latter junction also marks the east end of a 2.1-mile (3.4 km) overlap between NY 205 and NY 80, from where NY 80 heads southeast to follow NY 28 to Cooperstown. NY 205 is a two-lane highway for its entire length and passes through the towns of Oneonta, Laurens and Hartwick.
NY 205 originally began at NY 23 northwest of Oneonta when it was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. The route originally followed local, substandard roads surrounding Otego Creek; however, it was gradually moved onto its modern alignment over the course of the 1930s. It was officially extended southward from West Oneonta to connect to I-88 in 1970; however, it was not extended southward in reality until the mid-1970s. The extension created a short overlap with NY 23 west of the city.