New York State Route 215 (NY 215) is a north–south state highway located entirely within Cortland County, New York, in the United States. It extends for just over 6 miles (10 km) from an intersection with NY 392 in the town of Virgil to a junction with NY 13 in the city of Cortland. NY 215 is largely a rural connector highway, except for the final 0.5-mile (0.8 km) in the city of Cortland. The entirety of NY 215 was originally part of NY 90. In the early 1980s, NY 90 was truncated north to its junction with U.S. Route 11 (US 11) and NY 41 in the village of Homer. Its former routing south of the city was redesignated as NY 215 and NY 392.
New York State Route 215
Map of Cortland County in central New York with NY 215 highlighted in red
NY 215 through Cortlandville and the valley toward Cortland
NY 215 begins at an intersection with NY 392 in the hamlet of Virgil within the town of the same name. NY 392 enters the junction from the south and exits to the east, while NY 215 heads northward, running alongside Virgil Creek as it winds its way through the rural, hilly town. Virgil Creek ends south of the Virgil–Cortlandville town line; however, NY 215 continues on, initially rising in elevation before heading downhill as it crosses into Cortlandville. It continues downhill toward Cortland, providing views of the city and the surrounding Tioughnioga River valley, which holds Cortland and the nearby village of Homer.[4]
It finally levels off upon reaching the base of the valley, where the road passes through a stretch of significant development just outside the Cortland city limits, its first in the town heading northbound. The amount of development increases substantially over the next several blocks in the city, where it becomes Owego Street. NY 215 continues north to Tompkins Street, where the street and route both end at NY 13. The junction is just 0.25 miles (0.40 km) southwest of downtown Cortland, and another quarter-mile southeast of the campus of SUNY Cortland.[4] NY 215 is maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) from NY 392 to the Cortland city line, where it becomes city-maintained for the remainder of its routing.[5]
Historyedit
The north–south highway linking Virgil to Cortland was originally designated as part of NY 90, a new highway extending from Messengerville in the south to Montezuma in the north via Virgil and Cortland, in the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.[6] On April 1, 1981, ownership and maintenance of a highway linking NY 90 in Virgil to the Tompkins–Cortland county line was transferred from Cortland County to the state of New York.[7] Following the transfer, NY 90 was truncated on its southern end to its junction with US 11 in the village of Homer north of Cortland. The former routing of NY 90 from Virgil to Cortland was redesignated as NY 215 while the Virgil–Messengerville section became part of NY 392, which also extended westward into Tompkins County over the new state-maintained highway.[2][3]
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This article is about the current alignment of NY 215 For previous alignments of NY 215 see New York State Route 215 disambiguation New York State Route 215 NY 215 is a north south state highway located entirely within Cortland County New York in the United States It extends for just over 6 miles 10 km from an intersection with NY 392 in the town of Virgil to a junction with NY 13 in the city of Cortland NY 215 is largely a rural connector highway except for the final 0 5 mile 0 8 km in the city of Cortland The entirety of NY 215 was originally part of NY 90 In the early 1980s NY 90 was truncated north to its junction with U S Route 11 US 11 and NY 41 in the village of Homer Its former routing south of the city was redesignated as NY 215 and NY 392 New York State Route 215Map of Cortland County in central New York with NY 215 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by NYSDOT and the city of CortlandLength6 11 mi 1 9 83 km Existedearly 1980s 2 3 presentMajor junctionsSouth endNY 392 in VirgilNorth endNY 13 in CortlandLocationCountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkCountiesCortlandHighway systemNew York HighwaysInterstate US State Reference Parkways NY 215 NY 216 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description edit nbsp NY 215 through Cortlandville and the valley toward CortlandNY 215 begins at an intersection with NY 392 in the hamlet of Virgil within the town of the same name NY 392 enters the junction from the south and exits to the east while NY 215 heads northward running alongside Virgil Creek as it winds its way through the rural hilly town Virgil Creek ends south of the Virgil Cortlandville town line however NY 215 continues on initially rising in elevation before heading downhill as it crosses into Cortlandville It continues downhill toward Cortland providing views of the city and the surrounding Tioughnioga River valley which holds Cortland and the nearby village of Homer 4 It finally levels off upon reaching the base of the valley where the road passes through a stretch of significant development just outside the Cortland city limits its first in the town heading northbound The amount of development increases substantially over the next several blocks in the city where it becomes Owego Street NY 215 continues north to Tompkins Street where the street and route both end at NY 13 The junction is just 0 25 miles 0 40 km southwest of downtown Cortland and another quarter mile southeast of the campus of SUNY Cortland 4 NY 215 is maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation NYSDOT from NY 392 to the Cortland city line where it becomes city maintained for the remainder of its routing 5 History editThe north south highway linking Virgil to Cortland was originally designated as part of NY 90 a new highway extending from Messengerville in the south to Montezuma in the north via Virgil and Cortland in the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York 6 On April 1 1981 ownership and maintenance of a highway linking NY 90 in Virgil to the Tompkins Cortland county line was transferred from Cortland County to the state of New York 7 Following the transfer NY 90 was truncated on its southern end to its junction with US 11 in the village of Homer north of Cortland The former routing of NY 90 from Virgil to Cortland was redesignated as NY 215 while the Virgil Messengerville section became part of NY 392 which also extended westward into Tompkins County over the new state maintained highway 2 3 Major intersections editThe entire route is in Cortland County Locationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesVirgil0 000 00 nbsp NY 392 DrydenSouthern terminus Hamlet of VirgilCortland6 119 83 nbsp NY 13 Tompkins Street Northern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also edit nbsp U S roads portalReferences edit a b 2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State PDF New York State Department of Transportation June 16 2009 p 189 Retrieved February 1 2010 a b I Love New York Tourism Map Map Cartography by Rand McNally and Company State of New York 1981 a b New York Map Rand McNally and Company 1985 ISBN 0 528 91040 X a b Microsoft Nokia July 9 2015 overview map of NY 215 Map Bing Maps Microsoft Retrieved July 9 2015 Cortland County Inventory Listing CSV New York State Department of Transportation March 2 2010 Retrieved February 20 2011 Road Map of New York Map Cartography by General Drafting Standard Oil Company of New York 1930 New York State Legislature New York State Highway Law 341 Retrieved June 1 2009 External links editKML file edit help Template Attached KML New York State Route 215KML is from Wikidata nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to New York State Route 215 New York State Route 215 at New York Routes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New York State Route 215 amp oldid 1135187913, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
