Grand Army of the Republic Highway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by NYSDOT, Westchester County, the city of Port Jervis, Joint Interstate Bridge Commission, NYSDEC, and NYSBA | ||||
Length | 77.85 mi[1] (125.29 km) | |||
Existed | 1927[2]–present | |||
Restrictions | No commercial vehicles on Long Mountain & Palisades Parkways | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | US 6 / US 209 at the Pennsylvania state line at the Delaware River | |||
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East end | US 6 / US 202 at the Connecticut state line in Southeast | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | New York | |||
Counties | Orange, Westchester, Putnam | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 6 (US 6) in New York is a 77.85-mile (125.29 km) stretch of United States Numbered Highway that spans from the Pennsylvania state line at Port Jervis to the Connecticut state line east of Brewster. Near both ends it runs in close proximity to Interstate 84 (I-84), which otherwise takes a more northerly route through Downstate New York. US 6, meanwhile, skirts the northern fringe of the New York metropolitan area.
US 6 is a two-lane road in New York for the most part. Two stretches are shared with US 202. It goes through three of New York's traffic circles, more than any other highway in the state, and is part of the only concurrency of three U.S. routes in the state.
US 6 is not as important a transportation artery in New York as it is in some other states. The route does, however, pass through some of the region's more memorable scenery, particularly the Hudson Highlands in the form of Harriman and Bear Mountain state parks. It crosses the Hudson River at the historic Bear Mountain Bridge. Other highlights include the Shawangunk Ridge in the west and New York City's reservoirs in the east.