New York State Route 334
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New York State Route 334 (NY 334) is a state highway in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, running from the village of Fonda
Fonda, New York
Fonda is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 810 at the 2000 census. Fonda is the county seat of Montgomery County...

 to the town of Johnstown
Johnstown (town), New York
Johnstown is a town located in Fulton County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the town had a population of 7,166. The name of the town is from landowner William Johnson....

. NY 334 is a two-lane highway its entire length, with the exception of a long climbing lane northbound leaving Sammonsville. Route 334 begins at an intersection with NY 5
New York State Route 5
New York State Route 5 is a state highway that extends for across the state of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley and passes through Buffalo, Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady, and several other smaller cities and...

 in Fonda and terminates at an intersection with NY 67
New York State Route 67
New York State Route 67 is an east–west state highway in eastern New York in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 5 in the town of St. Johnsville...

 in Johnstown.

Route description

Route 334 begins at an intersection with NY 5
New York State Route 5
New York State Route 5 is a state highway that extends for across the state of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley and passes through Buffalo, Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady, and several other smaller cities and...

 (West Main Street) in Fonda
Fonda, New York
Fonda is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 810 at the 2000 census. Fonda is the county seat of Montgomery County...

. From its beginning, the highway parallels NY 30A
New York State Route 30A
New York State Route 30A is a state highway in the Capital District of New York in the United States. It serves as a westerly alternate route of NY 30 from near the Schoharie County village of Schoharie to the Fulton County hamlet of Riceville, south of the village of Mayfield...

. Route 334 passes through residential homes, with the road surrounded by forests. Route 334 passes by the Cayadutta Creek as it enters the hamlet of Berryville and out of Fonda. As NY 334 leaves Fonda on Cayadutta Street, it zigzags around an underpass for the former Fonda, Johnstown, and Gloversville Railroad. The route continues in a winding manner, running along the creek until it breaks away near Old Trail Road.

After entering Fulton County
Fulton County, New York
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,531. Its name is in honor of Robert Fulton, who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat...

, Route 334 passes and crosses the creek several times along with passing nearby fields. Route 334 intersects with County Route 116 in the hamlet of Sammonsville, where it turns to the northeast, continuing to parallel Cayadutta Creek. Route 334 then terminates at an intersection with NY 67
New York State Route 67
New York State Route 67 is an east–west state highway in eastern New York in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 5 in the town of St. Johnsville...

 in Johnstown
Johnstown (town), New York
Johnstown is a town located in Fulton County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the town had a population of 7,166. The name of the town is from landowner William Johnson....

.

History

The entirety of NY 334 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.

Major intersections

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