 New York State Route 12 | ||||
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 NY 12 highlighted in red and NY 12A in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NYSDOT and the city of Watertown | ||||
| Length | 222.27 mi[1] (357.71 km) | |||
| Existed | 1924[2]–present | |||
| Tourist routes |  Great Lakes Seaway Trail | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 11 in Chenango | |||
| North end |  NY 37 in Morristown | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New York | |||
| Counties | Broome, Chenango, Madison, Oneida, Lewis, Jefferson, St. Lawrence | |||
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New York State Route 12 (NY 12) is a state highway extending for 222.27 miles (357.71 km) through central and northern New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 11 (US 11) in the town of Chenango (just north of Binghamton) in the Southern Tier. The northern terminus is at NY 37 near the village of Morristown in the North Country. In between, the route serves three cities of varying size: Norwich, Utica, and Watertown. NY 12 intersects several primary routes, including US 20 in Sangerfield, New York State Thruway via Interstate 790 (I-790) in Utica, overlaps NY 28 from Barneveld to the town of Remsen, NY 3 in Watertown, and I-81 in Pamelia and Orleans.
It is a two lane, undivided, full access roadway for the majority of its length, except between the village of New Hartford and Alder Creek, where it is a four-lane highway. Within that span, it is a limited access highway in the city of Utica, referred locally as The Arterial and the North–South Arterial. The distance between Utica and Binghamton is a major trucking route, and features many gas stations, truck stops, and fast food restaurants. Between Boonville and Lowville, it follows the Black River Valley. Then further north, between Watertown and Morristown, it follows the St. Lawrence River valley.
NY 12, as originally assigned in 1924, extended from Chenango in the south to Clayton in the north. It was extended east over the former routing of NY 3 to Alexandria Bay in 1930, then along a new roadway to Morristown in the 1960s. Parts of NY 12 have been rerouted onto new roadways in areas, primarily in Oneida County.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2008tdrwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers". The New York Times. December 21, 1924. p. XX9.