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Comprehensive listing
of Alternate Routes To and From the Catskill Mountains
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| From
the Catskills |
| Route
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Route |
| FC-1 |
If
you are near Route 52:
Take Route 52 South until the 84 East, 84 East until Exit 10-9W South. 9W
South into the Palisades Parkway South (might have some traffic in town
of Newburgh). |
| FC-2 |
If you
are near Route 42:
Take Rt. 42 South, (from Monticello, it's approx. 20 miles) to 97 South
until end (town of Port Jervis). Take 6 East for a few minutes (through
the town of Port Jervis) to 23 South (for approx. 45 miles). When you see
signs for 46 East, be prepared to bear right immediately then bear left
to 46 East, to 3 East, to Lincoln Tunnel.
Or from 23 South, make left to 80 East to George Washington Bridge. |
| FC-3 |
From
the 17 East:
Take Exit 121 to the 84. You can either • continue
on 84 East until Exit 10- 9W South, 9W South into the Palisades Parkway
South (might have some traffic in town of Newburgh) or •
take 84 West to Exit 1, to the 6 West to the 23 South, 45 miles until 80
East or until 46 East to the 3 East to the Lincoln Tunnel (this road is
a very winding road) or • take 17 East to Exit
125 to the 17M East until the end to the Old 17 South until the Jersey 17
South. |
| FC-4 |
From
the 17 East:
Take Route 17 until Exit
125. At Exit 125 take 17M East, follow all signs for 17M East. In Harriman
17M ends and turns into 17 South. 17 South will take you to the New Jersey
17. Follow signs for New Jersey 17 to I-80 East, to George Washington Bridge.
Or 4 East to George Washington Bridge.
Or Route 3 to Lincoln Tunnel.
Or Route 3 to US 1-9 to Holland Tunnel. |
| FC-5 |
From
the Garden State Parkway:
(Take the Thruway to Exit 14 to the Garden State Parkway (GSP) South). Take
GSP until Interstate 80 East or 46 East or follow signs to Lincoln Tunnel.
You have many options - no commercial traffic. |
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| Up
to the Catskills |
| Route
# |
Route |
| UC-1 |
New
Jersey 17:
To avoid the 3 West and NJ 17 merge delay, after coming out of the Lincoln
Tunnel, stay on the 495 to the 3 West. Take the 3 West to the 120 North
Moonachie. Take the 120 North to the 17 North. This will take you behind
Giants Stadium.
To avoid the delays caused by the 2 lane merge on the NJ 17 North by National
Wholesale Liquidators, take the 80 West (local lanes) to exit 62 Garden
State Parkway North. Take the GSP to Exit 163 which is the NJ 17 North.
Right before the exit, there is an overpass where one can see the traffic
on the NJ 17. If it is backed up, stay on the Garden State Parkway until
the Thruway North. If it is not backed up exit and take the NJ 17 North
until the Thruway. |
| UC-2 |
From
the Garden State Parkway:
If the New York Thruway North is backed up take the NY Thruway South to
Exit 13 to the Palisades Parkway North to Route 6 to the NY 17. |
| UC-3 |
From
the Lincoln or Holland Tunnel:
Take the NJ Turnpike
to the 80 West (local lanes) to the Exit 62 Garden State Parkway North.
Right before Exit 163, there is an overpass where one can see the traffic
on the NJ 17. If it is backed up, stay on the Garden State Parkway until
the thruway North. If is not backed up exit and take the NJ 17 North until
the Thruway. |
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| Route
# |
Route |
| Staten
Island to New Jersey |
| SN-1 |
Via
the Goethals Bridge:
Take Bay Street all the way to the right of the toll plaza. Stay on Bay
Street which becomes Richmond Terrace (same direction as to the Staten Island
Ferry) you can either • continue on Richmond
Terrace to South Avenue, make a left on South Avenue until Goethals North
Road, make a right on Goethals North Road onto the bridge or •
continue on Richmond Terrace until the end, make a left on Western Avenue
under Goethals Bridge, come around and onto the bridge. |
| SN-2 |
Via
the Bayonne Bridge:
Take Bay Street all the way to the right of the toll plaza. Stay on Bay
Street which becomes Richmond Terrace (same direction as to the Staten Island
Ferry) Continue on Richmond Terrace under Bayonne Bridge to Morning Star
Road. Make a left. Go 4 blocks to Walker Street. Make a left on Walker onto
Bayonne Bridge. Take Bayonne Bridge to the 169 North into the NJ Turnpike.
Missed the Bay Street Exit?
Exit at Clove Rd. Make a right onto Clove Rd. Continue to Forest Avenue.
Make a left onto Forest Avenue. Either • follow
"440" signs to Bayonne Bridge or •
continue on Forest Avenue to Staten Island Expressway, make a right at Staten
Island Expressway, continue to Goethals Bridge. |
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| New
Jersey to Staten Island |
| Route
# |
Route |
| JS-1 |
From
the Outerbridge Crossing:
1) Take Richmond Parkway until the end, to
Richmond Avenue. Make a right onto
Richmond Avenue until the end to Hylan Blvd. Make a left on Hylan Blvd.
Continue until the Verrazano Bridge.
2) Immediately after Outerbridge Crossing, exit onto Page Avenue (this exit
is 100ft after toll plaza). Take Page Avenue to Blvd Bkd. Make a left on
Hylan Blvd. Continue until the Verrazano Bridge. |
| JS-2 |
From
the Goethals Bridge:
Exit at Forest Avenue. Make a left on Forest Avenue.
Continue to Clove Rd. Make a right on Clove Rd. Continue over the Staten
Island Expressway. Make a left and continue to the Verrazano Bridge. |
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