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The Mohawk Towpath Scenic Byway extends for 26.2 miles (42.2 km) [1] from downtown Schenectady to the village of Waterford by way of a series of highways running alongside the Mohawk River. It begins at the intersection of Erie Boulevard and State Street ( New York State Route 5 or NY 5) in Schenectady and follows Erie Boulevard and Maxon Road ...
The Mohawk River is a 149-mile-long (240 km) [1] river in the U.S. state of New York. It is the largest tributary of the Hudson River . The Mohawk flows into the Hudson in Cohoes, New York , a few miles north of the state capital of Albany . [ 10 ]
New York State Route 5 (NY 5) is a state highway that extends for 370.80 miles (596.74 km) across the state of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley and passes through Buffalo, Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady, and several other smaller cities and communities on its way to downtown Albany in Albany County, where it ...
New York State Route 167 (NY 167) is a north–south state highway in the Mohawk Valley region of New York in the United States. It extends for 26.17 miles (42.12 km) from an intersection with U.S. Route 20 (US 20) in the Otsego County village of Richfield Springs to a junction with NY 29 in the Herkimer County village of Dolgeville.
Upstate New York is a geographic region of New York that lies north and northwest of the New York City metropolitan area of downstate New York. [1] [2] Upstate includes the middle and upper Hudson Valley, the Capital District, the Mohawk Valley region, Central New York, the Southern Tier, the Finger Lakes region, Western New York, and the North Country.
The highway turns north along a bend in the river to reach Mapleton, where it intersects OR 36 and leaves the river and railroad for Knowles Creek. [2] [3] OR 126 continues east along the creek to the Ralph A. Petersen Tunnel, a 1,450-foot (440 m) long tunnel that opened in 1957. [4] The Petersen Tunnel, heading east
Mohawk River State Park may be accessed from a small parking area at the end of Whitmyer Drive in Niskayuna. [3] [5] Although the state initially planned to add amenities such as picnic areas and a boat launch, [2] as of 2012 the park remained almost completely undeveloped, including a lack of signs identifying the state park by its current name.
The Mohawk River is part of the Erie Canal at this location. The New York State Thruway ( Interstate 90 ) passes through the community. New York State Route 5S (Maple Avenue), parallels the Thruway and intersects New York State Route 30A (Main Street) in Fultonville.