 New York State Route 283 | ||||
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 Map of Jefferson and Lewis counties with NY 283 highlighted in red and NY 971V in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NYSDOT and the city of Watertown | ||||
| Length | 5.79 mi[1] (9.32 km) | |||
| Existed | 1980s[2][3]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |    US 11 / NY 3 / NY 12 in Watertown | |||
| East end |  NY 342 in Le Ray | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Jefferson | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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New York State Route 283 (NY 283) is an east–west state highway in Jefferson County, New York, in the United States. It extends for 5.79 miles (9.32 km) as a two-lane road from an intersection with U.S. Route 11 (US 11), NY 3, and NY 12 in downtown Watertown to a junction with NY 342 in the town of Le Ray. The route passes through mostly rural areas, with the exception of a dense commercial district around the highway's west end. NY 283 is one of three routes directly connecting Watertown's Public Square to Fort Drum; the others are US 11 and NY 3, which loosely parallel NY 283 between the two locations.
The portion of the route outside of the Watertown city limits was originally maintained by Jefferson County as part of County Route 52 (CR 52), a highway extending from Watertown to Felts Mills. CR 52 became a state highway in 1979 and was designated as part of NY 283 in the 1980s, with the route continuing west over locally maintained streets to serve downtown Watertown. The portion of the route within Fort Drum was given to the post by the early 1990s, at which time NY 283 was truncated to its current length.