New York 79


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Western Terminus: NY 414, Watkins Glen
Eastern Terminus: PA Line at Windsor (Continues as PA 92)
Length: 93.44 miles (150.44 km)
Orientation: East-West
Counties: Schuyler, Tompkins, Tioga, Broome, Chenango
Cities: Ithaca
Villages: Whitney Point, Windsor
Towns:

Hector, Enfield, Ithaca, Dryden, Caroline, Richford, Lisle, Triangle, Barker, Fenton, Greene, Colesville, Windsor
Name(s):

Main St., Lake Ave., Mecklenburg Rd., Hector St., State St., Seneca St., Green St., Seneca Way, Slaterville Rd., Hickory St.
History:







* NY 79's western terminus was originally located at what is now NY 96 in Trumansburg. In 1940, the western end would be moved to Perry City where it would remain until the early 1960s when NY 79 was moved to its present alignment.

* In September 2023, a mile long section of NY 79 in Chenango Forks was realigned to NY 12 and a newly built road when a new bridge over the Chenango River was opened to traffic. The new bridge replaced an older structure located about a half mile downstream that was built in 1938.

Scan from the 1940 Sinclair Rand McNally New York
state map showing NY 79's original alignment
west (north) of Mecklenberg

Scan from the 1941 Esso General Drafting New York
state map showing NY 79's western terminus
truncated to Mecklenberg


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Mile Desc. EAST (Read Down) WEST (Read Up)
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0.00 JCT
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(Mark Sinsabaugh, 06/26/2021)
6.20 JCT (ST)

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 06/26/2021)

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 06/26/2021)
10.15 JCT NORTH

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 06/26/2021)

(Douglas Kerr, 00/00/0000)
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10.24 JCT SOUTH

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 06/26/2021)

(Douglas Kerr, 04/18/2003)
11.32 .

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 06/26/2021)
14.37 JCT (NT)

(Douglas Kerr, 10/14/2009)

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 06/26/2021)
19.78 . .
21.07 JCT (NT)

(Douglas Kerr, 01/04/2009)

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 06/26/2021)
21.15 JCT TO TO

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 06/26/2021)
21.33 JCT . SOUTH SOUTH SOUTH

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 06/26/2021)

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 04/05/2014)
. MP .
21.45 JCT SOUTH SOUTH SOUTH .

(Douglas Kerr, 04/28/2002)
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21.54 JCT NORTH NORTH NORTH

(Douglas Kerr, 01/04/2009)

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 04/05/2014)
22.66 JCT (WT)

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 06/26/2021)

(Douglas Kerr, 01/25/2002)
23.36 . .
26.67 JCT (Formerly (NT))

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 06/26/2021)
34.51 .

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 06/26/2021)

(Douglas Kerr, 03/15/2009)
39.29 JCT

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 06/26/2021)

(Douglas Kerr, 01/26/2010)
44.41 .
49.77 . .
50.55 . .
50.62 JCT NORTH

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 04/07/2004)

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 04/07/2004)
. MP .
51.86 JCT NORTH (Exit 8)
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(Mark Sinsabaugh, 04/10/2007)
52.12 . .
. MP .
52.86 JCT SOUTH SOUTH / TO SOUTH (Exit 8)
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(Mark Sinsabaugh, 04/10/2007)
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. MP .
52.94 JCT NORTH / (WT)

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 04/19/2009)
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53.55 . .
61.97 JCT SOUTH

(Douglas Kerr, 00/00/0000)

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 04/19/2009)
. MP .
62.58 .
. MP .
63.07 JCT NORTH
63.14 .
64.93 JCT (NT)

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 11/10/2002)

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 11/10/2002)
66.05 .
66.62 .
74.42 JCT WEST
. MP .
. MP .
75.67 JCT EAST

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 11/10/2002)

(Mark Sinsabaugh, 04/14/2007)
75.75 JCT (Exit 6)

(Douglas Kerr, 05/01/2009)

(Douglas Kerr, 09/16/2009)
86.30 . .
87.27 JCT (Exit 79)
87.40 . .
93.44 JCT
(ET)

(Douglas Kerr, 08/01/2009)

(Douglas Kerr, 06/23/2002)
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