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| Photos of Western and Central New York State by Trucker Mike, page 2 | Back to Page One | to NYC |
| New York Route 17 zigzags across the entire southern section of the state, from Pennsylvania near Erie to northern New Jersey. It passes through Jamestown, Elmira and Binghamton and lots of forest and farm land. It also passes a ski area west of Elmira. The geology features mainly sedimentary rocks - shales, sandstone and the like - laid down in layers that have been bent, eroded and tilted. Over half of Rte 17 has become I.86, from the PA line eastward past Elmira. | ||
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| Ski slopes on far hill, south of NY17 | I.190, road to Niagara Falls | Electric Power Plant at Niagara Falls, NY |
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Interstate 81 runs from eastern Tennessee to the Canadian border and I have driven on it all. The section of I.81 in New York goes through Binghamton, Syracuse and Watertown, skirting the Finger Lakes region and Lake Ontario in the process. It often sees horrible winter weather. The northern end of the highway runs into the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands. A bridge will take you into Canada.
NY Route 37 connects Watertown with Ogdensburg and Massena, NY, along the extreme northern edge of the state. I made at least one trip to Rooseveltown, where I picked up a load of cast aluminum from a Reynolds Aluminum plant. It felt like I was pretty close to the edge of the civilized world. | ||
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| I.81 North in snow storm. | Truck stop parking lot in Syracuse. | 1000 Island sign, I.81. Border crossing is ahead. |
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| High water in the St. Lawrence floods farms. | Amusement Park between Buffalo and Niagara Falls, NY. | Spiral Observation Tower near Canadian border. |
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| Some of 1000 Islands in the St. Lawrence River. | Reynolds Aluminum Plant at Rooseveltown, NY. | One of the many vineyards along the western shore of Lake Seneca in western New York State. |
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Assignment: 1. What river contains the 1000 Islands? 2. Locate Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany on a map. What major highway passes near or through all of these cities? 3. What type of energy is produced at Niagara Falls, NY? 4. What beverage is produced near Seneca Lake?
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