New York State Route 96 (NY 96) is a 126.01-mile-long (202.79 km) northwest–southeast state highway in the Finger Lakes region of New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an interchange with NY 17 in the Southern Tier village of Owego, Tioga County. Its northern terminus is at a junction with East Main Street in the city of Rochester, Monroe County. Between the two endpoints, NY 96 passes through the city of Ithaca and the villages of Waterloo, Victor, and Pittsford. NY 96 is signed north–south for its entire length, although most of the route in Ontario County travels in an east–west direction.
NY 34 and NY 96 northbound in Spencer
NY 89 and NY 96 northbound in Ithaca
NY 96 southbound at US 20 and NY 5 in Waterloo
Approaching NY 14 on NY 96 south
Owego (village), New York
Owego is a village in and the county seat of Tioga County, New York, United States. The population was 3,896 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is derived from the Iroquois word Ahwaga, meaning where the valley widens.
Lake Street in downtown Owego
The Susquehanna River in Owego
Owego's historic Central Fire Station
Mural welcoming visitors to Owego