New York State Route 304

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NY Route 304

Length:

10.38 mi^[1] (16.70 km)

Formed:

1930^[2]

South end:

Bergen CR 503 at Pearl River

Major
junctions:

NY 59 in Nanuet

North end:

US 9W in Haverstraw

Counties:

Rockland

Numbered highways in New York
< NY 303		NY 305 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 304 is a New York State Route that is entirely located in Central Rockland County. NY 304 begins at the New Jersey-New York border in Pearl River, New York, and ends at US 9W. Though it crosses both the New York State Thruway and the Palisades Interstate Parkway, it accesses neither of the two major highways. The route was assigned to its current route in 1930 and is a main route in Rockland County.

1 Route description
2 History
3 Major intersections
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Route description

NY 304 begins at the New Jersey-New York border in Pearl River. Directly south of the border is Montvale in Bergen County, in which NY 304 continues as Bergen County Route 503. NY 304 quickly becomes a four-lane road intersecting CR 33 and CR 30 in Pearl River. CR 33 provides a link to the downtown business district of Pearl River via Central Ave. After its intersection with CR 30, NY 304 becomes a four-lane, limited access highway. This highway runs for about a mile and a half, with at grade intersections with CR 33/Middletown Rd in Pearl River, and NY 59 in Nanuet.^[3]

At its intersection with former NY 59A (West Nyack Rd), NY 304 reverts back to being a four-lane, full access road. Here it passes over the New York State Thruway and Palisades Interstate Parkway within a quarter-mile of each other. NY 304 doesn't intersect either of the highways because of the Thruway/PIP interchange literally a jump to the east of when NY 304 crosses both highways. NY 304 continues north, and at CR 27 (Germonds Rd) it enters New City. NY 304 provides a link to the downtown business district of New City at its intersection with Main St. NY 304 then gains a 55mph speed limit again north of this location. It doesn't become a full highway like before, but other than having a few traffic lights, NY 304 provides a quick route to Haverstraw. NY 304 stays four-lanes until its intersection with CR 80. NY 304 reverts back to two-lanes, but stays a 55mph road. Finally, after crossing CR 23 in north New City, NY 304 makes its final push toward its northern terminus at US 9W. NY 304 ends at US 9W just inside the Haverstraw townline, less than a mile north of NY 303's northern terminus. The intersection between NY 304 and US 9W is a mere 7/10 of a mile north of the intersection of NY 303 and US 9W.^[3]

[edit] History

NY 304 was assigned in the 1930 New York State Route renumbering stretching from the state line and ending at U.S. Route 9W.^[2] NY 304 was once routed along East Washington Avenue (CR 35), Middletown Road (CR 33), Church Street and Smith Street.^[4] NY 304 was also original routed along North Main Street (CR 29) in New City.^[5] Street Traffic forecasters predicted that the road would have 30-40,000 people a day going at 10-15 mph in 1980. Since the road would not be able to sustain that amount, a new bypass was opened in 1970 and numbered 304. The New York State Department of Transportation report that the bypass handles about 25,000 cars a day.^[4]

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile^[1]^[3]	Roads intersected	Notes
Rockland	Pearl River	0.00	Bergen CR 503	Continuation into New Jersey
		0.46	CR 33 (Central Avenue)
		0.60	CR 30 (Washington Avenue)
		1.88	CR 33 (Middletown Road)	Unnumbered interchange
	Nanuet	3.50	NY 59	Unnumbered interchange; to PIP and I-87/I-287/Thruway
	New City	5.48	CR 27 (Germonds Road)
		6.30	To CR 76 (Main Street)
		7.38	CR 80 (Congers Road)
		9.30	CR 23 (Ridge Road)
	Town of Haverstraw	10.38	US 9W	Just inside Haverstraw townline