New York State Route 293

This article is about the current alignment of NY 293. For the former alignment of NY 293 in Cayuga and Onondaga Counties, see New York State Route 31B.
New York State Route 293 marker
New York State Route 293
Map
Map of the West Point area with NY 293 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length6.82 mi[1] (10.98 km)
Existedc. 1934[2][3]–present
Major junctions
South end US 6 in Woodbury
North end
 US 9W / US 6 Truck / NY 218 in Highlands
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesOrange
Highway system
← NY 292→ NY 294

New York State Route 293 (NY 293) is a 6.82-mile (10.98 km) state highway located entirely within eastern Orange County, New York, in the United States. The highway starts at U.S. Route 6 (US 6, known as the Long Mountain Parkway) in Woodbury, and heads to the northeast, ending at an intersection with US 9W and NY 218 in the community of Highlands. It does not pass through any notable populated areas as most of the land around it is protected either as state parkland or US military reservation. However, it receives much traffic as the major route between the United States Military Academy at West Point and the New York State Thruway (Interstate 87 or I-87).

What is now NY 293 was originally designated as part of NY 37 in the mid-1920s. All of NY 37 became part of a realigned US 6 in 1928. US 6 was rerouted again c. 1934 to bypass West Point to the south. Its former routing through the academy grounds became NY 293.

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