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Erasing the name of Rt. 84 from Montgomery to the New Jersey line to enable the number to belongsolely to new Interstate 84 is a matter of sharing the stretch among three other route numbers — inlcuding 21 1 withmtheCity of Middletown. — TH-Record photo ;Route number gameMIDDLETOWN xA rose is a rose is a rose, but Rt. 84 is now Rt. 21?, Route 17M, Route 66. or Rt. 284. depending on where you happen to be. tIn order to avoid confusion caused by the construction of Interstate Rt. 84. which will pass through Orange County from Newburgh to Middle- t town to Port Jervis, the New York State Traffic Commission has of- ,ficially erased State Route 84 from the map. ...■ tThe road from Montgomery to Middletown, formerly -both Rt. 211 And ( Rt . 84. is now Rt. 211. From Middletown to Bradley’s Corners, once , called Rt. 84 and Rt. 17M, is now only Rt. 17M. Between Bradjey’i j Corners and Slate Hill, the road was Rt. 84 and Rt. 6; but nqw^ia. jtl^ j Rt. 6. Ai'.d the stretch from Slate Hill to the New Jersey state line, t formerly named Rt. 84, is now State Rt. 284.Samuel Gross, resident engineer of the Sate Highway Department, x S2id all towns affected by the change have been notified, and said Rt. 84 j signs have already been taken down on all parts of the route except from j Slate Hill to New Jersey. ,
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The Times Herald Record
Middletown, New York, US
Fri, May 06, 1966
Page 2
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