page_title: New York State Route 304
section_title: Route description
hierarchical_section_title: New York State Route 304 / Route description
caption_attribution_description: English: Northbound New York State Route 304 at the southern terminus on the New Jersey state line in Pearl River, New York.
context_page_description: New York State Route 304 is a north–south state highway located in central Rockland County, New York, in the United States. The 10.38-mile route begins at the New Jersey–New York border in Pearl River and ends at an intersection with U.S. Route 9W in the town of Haverstraw. The route is a main route through Rockland County, intersecting NY 59 and indirectly connecting to the New York State Thruway and the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Nanuet. NY 304 has three distinct sections: a freeway that extends from Pearl River to Nanuet, an at-grade section between Nanuet and New City, and a surface bypass linking New City to Haverstraw.
  NY 304 was assigned in 1930, originally following a series of at-grade roads that loosely parallel its modern alignment between Pearl River and Haverstraw. Concerns over the route's ability to handle a projected 40,000 vehicles per day in 1980 led to the construction of new highways south of Nanuet and north of New City in the mid-1960s. Most of NY 304's old alignment through these areas is now maintained by Rockland County as part of several county routes.
context_section_description: NY 304 begins at the New Jersey–New York border in Pearl River. South of the border is Montvale in Bergen County, in which NY 304 continues as County Route 503 (CR 503). NY 304 quickly becomes a four-lane road intersecting CR 33 and CR 30 in Pearl River. CR 33 provides a link to the downtown business district of Pearl River via Central Avenue. After its intersection with CR 30, NY 304 becomes a limited-access highway. This highway runs for about 1.5 miles (2.4 km), with interchanges with Crooked Hill Road (northbound only) and CR 33 (Middletown Road) in Pearl River and NY 59 in Nanuet. The latter exit indirectly connects NY 304 with the PIP and the New York State Thruway (Interstate 87 or I-87 and I-287).
  At its intersection with former NY 59A (West Nyack Road), NY 304 reverts to being a four-lane, full access road. Just north of West Nyack Road, NY 304 passes over the Thruway and the PIP, here less than 0.25 miles (0.40 km) apart. NY 304 does not connect to either of the highways; instead, the Thruway and the PIP connect to each other by way of a large cloverleaf interchange along the eastern side of NY 304. The route continues north, entering the hamlet of New City as the highway intersects CR 27 (Germonds Road). NY 304 provides a link to the downtown business district of New City at its intersection with Main Street one block to the north.
  North of this location, NY 304 gains a 55-mile-per-hour (89 km/h) speed limit as it passes through several at-grade intersections. The road narrows to two lanes at a junction with CR 80, but stays a 55-mile-per-hour (89 km/h) road. Finally, after crossing CR 23 in north New City, NY 304 makes its final push toward its northern terminus at an intersection with US 9W just inside the Haverstraw town line. The intersection between NY 304 and US 9W is less than one mile (1.6 km) north of the intersection of NY 303 and US 9W, which also serves as NY 303's northern terminus.
caption: South end of NY 304 at the New Jersey–New York state line in Pearl River
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