Original New York City State Routes
When the state route system was originally created, New York City was excluded from it and various state routes ended at the city line. In 1932, the New York Automobile Club proposed a system of state routes for the city, which were eventually approved by the Police Commissioner and added to the state route system. These routes are listed below. Please note that every single one of them has been rerouted at least once since 1932. In a few cases, the streets along which the state routes originally went have had portions either torn up or turned into one-way streets, making the original routes innavigable. The information on this page was obtained from a March 20, 1932 article in The New York Times entitled "Through Routes Mapped."
Holland Tunnel, Avenue of the Americas, Houston Street, 2 Avenue, East 23 Street, 1 Avenue, Willis Avenue Bridge, Southern Boulevard, West Farms Road, Boston Road
- Direction:
- North/South
- Southern Terminus:
- Holland Tunnel at the New York-New Jersey state line
- Northern Terminus:
- Bronx-Westchester county line
Outerbridge Crossing, Amboy Road, Bayview Avenue, Hylan Boulevard, Bay Street, State Street, Battery Place, West Street, 11 Avenue, West 72 Street, Riverside Drive, Dyckman Street, Broadway, West 230 Street, Riverdale Avenue
- Direction:
- North/South
- Southern Terminus:
- Outerbridge Crossing at the New York-New Jersey state line
- Northern Terminus:
- Bronx-Westchester county line
- Note:
- US 9 went from Staten Island to Manhattan via the Staten Island Ferry.
West 79 Street, Amsterdam Avenue, West 155 Street, Harlem River Speedway, Nagle Avenue, 10 Avenue, Broadway
- Direction:
- North/South
- Southern Terminus:
- Riverside Drive (US 9) in Manhattan
- Northern Terminus:
- Bronx-Westchester county line
- Note:
- The Harlem River Speedway, which was originally a racetrack for horses, is now the Harlem River Drive.
State Street, Broadway, Park Row, Mail Street, Centre Street, Lafayette Avenue, 4 Avenue, Park Avenue, 5 Avenue, East 110 Street, Lenox Avenue, East 145 Street, East 149 Street, Mott Avenue, Grand Concourse, Mosholu Parkway, Burke Avenue, Bronx Boulevard, East 233 Street, White Plains Road
- Direction:
- North/South
- Southern Terminus:
- US 9 at the Staten Island Ferry in Manhattan
- Northern Terminus:
- Bronx-Westchester county line
- Note:
- NY 22 was multiplexed with NY 100 for most of its length within New York City. Mail Street was most likely incorporated into Park Row. Lafayette Avenue is now called Lafayette Street.
Queensboro Bridge, Queens Boulevard, Hillside Avenue, 212 Street, Jamaica Avenue, Hempstead Avenue
- Direction:
- East/West
- Western Terminus:
- 2 Avenue, East 59 Street, and East 60 Street in Manhattan
- Eastern Terminus:
- Queens-Nassau county line
Queensboro Bridge, Skillman Avenue, Woodside Avenue, Broadway, Corona Avenue, Rodman Street, Horace Harding Boulevard, Springfield Boulevard, Braddock Avenue
- Direction:
- East/West
- Western Terminus:
- 2 Avenue, East 59 Street, and East 60 Street in Manhattan
- Eastern Terminus:
- Jericho Turnpike (NY 25) at the Queens-Nassau county line
- Note:
- Rodman Street was an old name for a section of what is now College Point Boulevard. Horace Harding Boulevard was replaced by the Long Island Expressway (I-495).
Northern Boulevard
- Direction:
- East/West
- Western Terminus:
- Queensboro Bridge (NY 24/NY 25) in Queens
- Eastern Terminus:
- Queens-Nassau county line
Manhattan Bridge, Flatbush Avenue, Eastern Parkway, Saint Marks Avenue, Osborn Street, Glenmore Avenue, Sunrise Highway
- Direction:
- East/West
- Western Terminus:
- Canal Street in Manhattan
- Eastern Terminus:
- Queens-Nassau county line
- Note:
- Except for a short section in Rosedale between the Belt Parkway and the Queens-Nassau county line, Sunrise Highway in Queens has been replaced by Conduit Boulevard, North Conduit Avenue, and South Conduit Avenue.
Williamsburg Bridge, Grand Street, Bushwick Avenue, Highland Boulevard, Snake Hill Road, Force Tube Avenue, Etna Street, Elderts Lane, Rockaway Boulevard, Baisley Boulevard, Merrick Road
- Direction:
- East/West
- Western Terminus:
- Delancey Street in Manhattan
- Eastern Terminus:
- Queens-Nassau county line
- Note:
- Merrick Road in Queens has been renamed Merrick Boulevard.
State Street, Broadway, Park Row, Mail Street, Centre Street, Lafayette Avenue, 4 Avenue, Park Avenue, 5 Avenue, East 110 Street, Lenox Avenue, East 145 Street, East 149 Street, Mott Avenue, Grand Concourse, Jerome Avenue
- Direction:
- North/South
- Southern Terminus:
- US 9 at the Staten Island Ferry in Manhattan
- Northern Terminus:
- Bronx-Westchester county line
- Note:
- NY 100 was multiplexed with NY 22 for most of its length within New York City.