List of reference routes in New York


A reference route is an unsigned highway assigned by the New York State Department of Transportation to roads that possess a signed name, that NYSDOT has determined are too minor to have a signed touring route number, or are former touring routes that are still state-maintained. The majority of reference routes are owned by the state of New York and maintained by NYSDOT; however, some exceptions exist. The reference route designations are normally posted on reference markers, small green signs located every tenth-mile on the side of the road, though a few exceptions exist to this practice as well. These designations are not signed like other highways on normal reassurance marker road signs for drivers to see clearly, with four exceptions.
Reference route numbers are always three digit numbers in the 900s with a single alphabetic suffix. The designations are largely assigned in numerical and alphabetical order within a region, and designations are not reused once they are removed. Certain letters are avoided, such as "I", "N", "O", "R", "S", "X", "Y", and "Z". "Q" and "U" are not currently being assigned due to confusion in the past. Designations are assigned as follows:
  • The first digit is 9, distinguishing the number as a reference route designation.
  • The second digit corresponds to the NYSDOT region number the route is in, with regions 10 and 11 using the digit 0.
  • The third digit is 6 for collector/distributor roads along limited access highways, 7–9 for parkways, and 0–5 for all other roads.
An older system of reference route numbering used numbers ranging from 800 to 999 without an alphabetic suffix. Some reference markers with these older numbers still exist, even though these reference routes have new numbers. Every road maintained by NYSDOT also has a state highway number, used in state laws.

Region 1

NYSDOT Region 1 primarily covers the Capital District, Saratoga–Champlain and Upper Hudson Valley areas. The counties comprising this region are Albany, Essex, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren, and Washington.
RouteLength
Length
FromViaToNotes
910ANY 32 Feura Bush and Glenmont roads in BethlehemNY 144 Former routing of NY 32-
910BNY 5 Wolf Road in ColonieAlbany CR 151, To NY 155/Albany International Airport, and I-87 exits 3&4-
910CAlbany city lineBroadway in MenandsNY 32 Former routing of NY 32-
910DNY 155 in AlbanyWashington Avenue Extension I-90 eastbound Exit 2 in AlbanyExtended from Fuller Road when that intersection was rebuilt as an interchange-
910ENY 85 / NY 140New Scotland Road in BethlehemAlbany city lineFormer number; still shown in the 2017 route log; former routing of NY 85-
910FUS 20 in GuilderlandFuller Road Alternate I-87 / I-90 in Albany-
910GAlbany CR 354 / CR 362Potter Hollow Road in RensselaervilleNY 81 at NY 145-
910HNY 143Beckman Road in WesterloNY 32Former number-
910JNY 443Thacher Park Road in BerneNY 157A-
910KI-87 exit 29Blue Ridge Road in North HudsonUS 9-
910LNY 9N / NY 22Bridge Road in Crown PointCrown Point Bridge at Vermont state line Former number; formerly NY 903; now NY 185-
910MJohn Brown's GraveJohn Brown Road in North ElbaNY 73-
910PUS 9WUS 9W north ramps in CatskillNY 23-
910UNY 385Mansion Street Extension in CoxsackieUS 9WFormer routing of US 9W-
911ENY 32 Lower Warren Street in QueensburyNY 254 -
911FNott Street in SchenectadyErie Boulevard and Freemans Bridge Road NY 50 in Glenville-
911GNY 146 / NY 914TUnion Street in NiskayunaNY 7Formerly NY 950; former routing of NY 7-
911HNY 7 Altamont Avenue in RotterdamSchenectady city lineFormerly NY 951; former routing of NY 7-
911PI-87 exit 8Crescent Road in HalfmoonUS 9Formerly NY 819; previously NY 819 went from CR 47 in Rome via Rabbitt and Old Floyd roads to NY 365 in Floyd-
911TPierce RoadUshers Road in Clifton ParkUS 9Formerly NY 822-
911UI-87 exit 11 in MaltaRound Lake Road US 9 in Round LakeFormer number; Formerly NY 823-
911VAustin Acres RoadMohican Trail in CatskillI-87 / Thruway exit 21Continues in both directions as Greene CR 23B-
912CNY 156Main Street in AltamontNY 146-
912ENY 85AWye connection in New ScotlandNY 155Eliminated due to construction of a roundabout-
912FUS 9 / US 20Miller Road in SchodackReno RoadServes I-90 exit 10-
912GUS 20 Grand Street in AlbanyMarket Street-
912MI-87 / Thruway in CoeymansBerkshire Connector I-90 in SchodackMaintained by the New York State Thruway Authority-
912QI-87 exit 22Ramp connection in Lake GeorgeNY 9NConnects I-87 with US 9 and NY 9N-
912SUS 9W Ramp connection in AlbanyI-787 exit 1-
912TNY 373Wye connection in ChesterfieldUS 9-
912VNY 146Wye connection in Clifton ParkNY 146AEliminated in 2019 due to construction of a roundabout-
912WNY 337 at I-890 exit 2Rice Road in RotterdamI-890 exit 4Former extension of NY 5S-
913BNY 85Wye connection in WesterloNY 143-
913CNY 157Wye connection in New ScotlandNY 85-
913DNY 157Wye connection in BerneNY 157A-
913ENY 156Wye connection in KnoxNY 157-
913GNY 7 at I-890 exit 9Curry Road in GuilderlandEast of I-890-
913HUS 9W / NY 32Wye connection in BethlehemNY 32-
913JNY 32Wye connection in BethlehemUS 9W-
913MNY 30Wye connection in DuanesburgNY 159-
913PNY 9PWye connection in StillwaterNY 423Wye replaced by T-intersection before March 2022-
913QMount Van HoevenbergBobsled Run Road in North ElbaNY 73-
913TNY 32Ramp connection in MenandsI-787 exit 6-
913VEmpire State PlazaSouth Mall Arterial in AlbanyUS 20-
914ANY 22Moses Road and Main Street in PetersburgNY 2Two connecting roads; former routing of NY 2-
914BNY 337 at I-890 exit 2Campbell Road Extension in RotterdamOld Rice Road-
914CWashington AvenueRing Road ramps in AlbanyWashington AvenueFormer number; still shown in the 2017 route log.-
914DNY 915D at I-890 exit 5Broadway in SchenectadyMillard Street and Edison Avenue-
914EMillard StreetVeeder Avenue in SchenectadyNY 5 -
914FUS 20Wye connection in NassauNY 66-
914HI-787/NY 7SH 69-6Arch StreetFormer number; now NY 787
914TNY 5Balltown Road in NiskayunaNY 146 / NY 911GReference markers show NY 546-
914VNY 50 in GlenvilleGlenridge Road NY 146 in Clifton Park-
915BHudson Avenue in Green IslandGreen Island Bridge US 4 in Troy-
915CUS 4 / NY 32 in StillwaterStillwater Bridge Rensselaer CR 125 at Canal Road in SchaghticokeFormer routing of NY 67-
915DNY 914D at I-890 exit 5Broadway in SchenectadyWeaver Street-
915ENY 1513rd Avenue Extension in East GreenbushUS 4Former routing of NY 43-
915FI-87 exit 27Vanderwalker Road in SchroonUS 9-
915GNY 7Bennington Bypass in HoosickVermont state line -
915HI-87New York State Thruway in AlbanyI-90Maintained by the New York State Thruway Authority-
915JNY 911U near I-87 exit 11 in MaltaRound Lake Bypass US 9 / NY 67 in Round LakeOpened 2009-
915KUS 9 / NY 22Connector highway in ChesterfieldI-87 exit 33Assigned between 2007 and 2009-
915LNY 85Maher Road in BethlehemNY 910EFormer number; assigned between 2009 and 2012; still shown in the 2017 route log; former routing of NY 85-
915MSchenectady CR 69 at Tower AvenueChrisler Avenue in RotterdamI-890 / NY 7Assigned between 2009 and 2012-
915PI-87 in WarrensburgI-87 exit 24Warren CR 10 in Warrensburg-
915QUS 20SH 78-3 in DuanesburgNY 7I-88 exit 24 connection
917AUS 9Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway in Lake GeorgeProspect MountainMaintained by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation-