 New York State Route 162 | ||||
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 Map of eastern New York with NY 162 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NYSDOT | ||||
| Length | 14.04 mi[1] (22.60 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 20 / NY 30A in Esperance | |||
| North end |  NY 5S in Root | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Schoharie, Montgomery | |||
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New York State Route 162 (NY 162) is a state highway in eastern New York in the United States. It runs from an intersection with U.S. Route 20 (US 20) in the Schoharie County town of Esperance to an interchange with NY 5S in the Montgomery County town of Root, west of the village of Canajoharie. The southernmost 0.75 miles (1.21 km) of the route are concurrent with NY 30A, which continues south of NY 162's intersection with US 20. NY 162 is a two-lane highway for all of its length, although its final 1.25 miles (2.01 km) has a climbing lane southbound as it leaves the Mohawk Valley over the Sprakers Gorge. The route was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York and realigned slightly in the late 1960s to bypass an accident-prone stretch near its northern terminus.