New York State Route 183
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New York State Route 183 (NY 183) is a state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 located within Oswego County
Oswego County, New York
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, New York
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, United States
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. The southern terminus is at an intersection with NY 69
New York State Route 69
New York State Route 69 is a state highway extending for across the central portion of the U.S. state of New York. The western terminus of the route is at NY 104 in the Oswego County village of Mexico. The eastern terminus is at NY 5A in the Oneida County village of Yorkville, just...

 in the hamlet of Amboy Center within the town of Amboy
Amboy, New York
Amboy is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 1,312 at the 2000 census. The town is named after a location in New Jersey.The Town of Amboy is in the southeastern part of the county.- History :...

. Its northern terminus is at a junction with NY 13
New York State Route 13
New York State Route 13 is a state highway that runs mainly north–south for between NY 14 in Horseheads and NY 3 west of Pulaski in Central New York in the United States. In between, NY 13 intersects with Interstate 81 in Cortland and Pulaski and meets the New York...

 in the hamlet of Williamstown within the town of the same name
Williamstown, New York
Williamstown is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 1,350 at the 2000 census.The Town of Williamstown is on the county's east border.- History :The Town of Williamstown was created in 1804 from the Town of Mexico....

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Route description

Route 183 begins at an intersection with NY 69
New York State Route 69
New York State Route 69 is a state highway extending for across the central portion of the U.S. state of New York. The western terminus of the route is at NY 104 in the Oswego County village of Mexico. The eastern terminus is at NY 5A in the Oneida County village of Yorkville, just...

 and Oswego County Route 23 in Amboy Center. The route heads northward, passing through the town of Amboy, where it intersects with a local road. The route is surrounded by trees and fields, with homes coming scarcely. The highway goes through the hamlet of Mud Hill, where it passes a pond. Old Street parallels Route 183 for a short distance before entering Williamstown. There, Route 183 terminates at an intersection with NY 13
New York State Route 13
New York State Route 13 is a state highway that runs mainly north–south for between NY 14 in Horseheads and NY 3 west of Pulaski in Central New York in the United States. In between, NY 13 intersects with Interstate 81 in Cortland and Pulaski and meets the New York...

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History

NY 183 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. It originally began at NY 69
New York State Route 69
New York State Route 69 is a state highway extending for across the central portion of the U.S. state of New York. The western terminus of the route is at NY 104 in the Oswego County village of Mexico. The eastern terminus is at NY 5A in the Oneida County village of Yorkville, just...

 in Amboy Center and continued north through Williamstown to the hamlet of Redfield. In Williamstown, NY 183 had a short overlap with NY 13
New York State Route 13
New York State Route 13 is a state highway that runs mainly north–south for between NY 14 in Horseheads and NY 3 west of Pulaski in Central New York in the United States. In between, NY 13 intersects with Interstate 81 in Cortland and Pulaski and meets the New York...

. NY 183 was truncated on its northern end to NY 13 in Williamstown ca. 1940. The former routing of NY 183 north of Williamstown is now part of County Route 17.

Major intersections

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