 New York State Route 217 | ||||
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 Map of Columbia County with NY 217 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NYSDOT | ||||
| Length | 6.78 mi[1] (10.91 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  NY 23 in Claverack-Red Mills | |||
| East end |   CR 21C / Taconic State Parkway in Philmont | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| 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-Red Mills and the Taconic State Parkway in Hillsdale, providing a shortcut for drivers heading to and from the Rip Van Winkle Bridge and the Taconic State Parkway northwards of Philmont. The entirety of NY 217 is a rural road with only one lane in each direction separated by a double yellow strip.
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.