New York State Route 55

This article is about the current alignment of NY 55. For the former alignment of NY 55 in Orange County, see New York State Route 17A.
New York State Route 55 marker
New York State Route 55
Map
NY 55 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT, NYSBA, Sullivan County, and the village of Liberty
Length122.45 mi[1]: 118–120  (197.06 km)
Existed1930[2][3]–present
Major junctions
West end NY 97 / PA 434 in Highland
Major intersections Future I-86 / NY 17 in Liberty
US 209 in Wawarsing
US 44 in Kerhonkson
US 9W in Lloyd
US 9 in Poughkeepsie
Taconic State Parkway in LaGrange
NY 22 in Pawling
East end Route 55 at the Connecticut state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesSullivan, Ulster, Dutchess
Highway system
← NY 54A→ NY 55A

New York State Route 55 (NY 55) is a 122.45-mile-long (197.06 km) east-west state highway in southern New York, running from the Pennsylvania state line at the Delaware River in Barryville to the Connecticut state line at Wingdale. It is the only other state highway beside NY 7 to completely cross the state, from border to border, in an east–west direction, although NY 17 does so and is partially east–west. It also forms a concurrency when it joins US 44 for 33 miles (53 km).

Together with NY 52, which it closely parallels and briefly joins in downtown Liberty, it forms the latitudinal backbone of the Hudson Valley region for non-interstate traffic. It offers the traveler a wide variety of landscapes, from farmlands, mountains and forests to the urban center of Poughkeepsie. Sights along the way include two of New York City's major reservoirs in the Catskills, a dramatic crossing of the Shawangunk Ridge, and the Mid-Hudson Bridge.

  1. ^ "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1929map was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1930map was invoked but never defined (see the help page).