New York State Route 49

New York State Route 49 marker
New York State Route 49
Map
NY 49 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length64.13 mi[1] (103.21 km)
Existedmid-1920s[2][3]–present
Major junctions
West end NY 3 in Volney
Major intersections
East end I-790 / NY 5 / NY 8 / NY 12 in Utica
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesOswego, Oneida
Highway system
NY 48 NY 50

New York State Route 49 (NY 49) is an east–west state highway in central New York in the United States. It runs for just over 64 miles (103 km) from an intersection with NY 3 in the town of Volney (east of Fulton) in Oswego County, New York to an interchange with Interstate 790 (I-790), NY 5, NY 8 and NY 12 in the city of Utica in Oneida County. The route follows a generally northwest–southeast alignment between the two points, passing along the north shore of Oneida Lake and directly serving the city of Rome. As NY 49 heads east, it connects to several highways of regional importance, such as I-81 in the village of Central Square and NY 13 in the town of Vienna. Most of NY 49 is a two-lane surface road; however, the section between Rome and Utica is a freeway known as the Utica–Rome Expressway.

When it was originally assigned in the 1920s, NY 49 began at Central Square and ended at Rome. It was extended to roughly its current length in 1930, replacing NY 76 west of Marcy and utilizing previously unnumbered highways west of Central Square and east of Marcy. The section of NY 49 between Rome and Utica originally followed a surface road alongside the Mohawk River; however, it was rerouted onto the Utica–Rome Expressway as sections of the road opened to traffic. The first segment of the freeway was finished in 1960; the final piece was completed in 2003.

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