 New York State Route 5S | ||||
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 NY 5S highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of NY 5 | ||||
| Maintained by NYSDOT and the village of Canajoharie | ||||
| Length | 72.92 mi[1] (117.35 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |      I-790 / NY 5 / NY 5A / NY 8 / NY 12 in Utica | |||
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| East end |     I-90 / New York Thruway / I-890 / NY 890 in Rotterdam | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Oneida, Herkimer, Montgomery, Schenectady | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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New York State Route 5S (NY 5S) is a 72.92-mile-long (117.35 km) east–west state highway located in the Mohawk Valley of New York in the United States. It extends from a continuation of NY 5A at an interchange with I-790, NY 5, NY 8, and NY 12 in Utica to an interchange with I-890 and NY 890 in Rotterdam. The route runs along the south side of the Mohawk River for its entire length and parallels NY 5, which runs along the north side of the Mohawk River (hence the "S" in the route number of NY 5S). NY 5S intersects several primary routes including NY 28 in Mohawk, NY 30A in Fultonville, NY 30 south of Amsterdam, as well as intersecting the New York State Thruway (I-90) several times. The route is part of New York State Bicycle Route 5 west of its junction with NY 103 in Schenectady County.[3]
In 1924, the portion of modern NY 5S between Utica and Mohawk was designated as the northernmost portion of NY 28, which connected Oneonta to Utica. When NY 5S was assigned in 1930, the route stretched from Oneida in the west to Schenectady in the east, absorbing the old section of NY 28. It was later truncated on both ends to eliminate overlaps with other state routes and to accommodate the construction of other roadways, most notably I-890 in western Schenectady. In some locations, NY 5S has been upgraded into a super two or an expressway, mostly in Utica and western Herkimer County.
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