The Skaneateles Turnpike was an east west turnpike in Central New York

Central New York

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 State.

It roughly parallel

Parallel (geometry)

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ed the Cherry Valley Turnpike, part of the Great Western Turnpike

Great Western Turnpike

The Great Western Turnpike was a series of east–west toll roads that crossed part of New York in the United States. The toll roads that carried this name were:...

 system (now U.S. Rt. 20) to its north.

The old Hamilton and Skaneateles Turnpike ran west from Plainfield

Plainfield, New York

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 in northwestern Otsego County

Otsego County, New York

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, through the Madison County

Madison County, New York

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 communities of Brookfield

Brookfield, New York

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, East Hamilton, Hamilton

Hamilton (village), New York

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, Eaton

Eaton, New York

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, Erieville, and New Woodstock. From there it continued west on basically the same path as the modern NY State Rt. 80 until it met up with the Cherry Valley Turnpike north of Otisco Lake

Otisco Lake

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 in the hamlet of Clintonville about four miles east of Skaneateles. From there it was a short distance westwards to Skaneateles, New York

Skaneateles (village), New York

Skaneateles is a village in the town of Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York, United States. The village is named from and located on the shores of Skaneateles Lake, one of the Finger Lakes. The village, as of the 2000 census, has a population of 2,616 residents. The main highway through the...

 and points beyond on the Seneca Turnpike.

The Skaneateles Turnpike was incorporated under the name the President and Directors of the Hamilton and Scaneatelas Turnpike on April 2, 1806. In 1807 the company was authorized to intersect the Great Western Turnpike

Great Western Turnpike

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 at any point east of west branch of the Unadilla River

Unadilla River

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The current Skaneateles Turnpike, runs from Richfield Springs

Richfield Springs, New York

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 in north-central Otsego County

Otsego County, New York

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 to its intersection with Larkin Road between West Brookfield and East Hamilton in Madison County

Madison County, New York

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.