Tompkins County New York State Route 96

ny 89 , ny 96 northbound in ithaca

one block north of ny 79, ny 96 splits ny 13 , ny 34 , heads west @ buffalo street. ny 89 begins here, , ny 96 overlaps ny 89 toward west end of ithaca. after crossing southbound ny 13 , ny 34, ny 89 , ny 96 run parallel , few feet north of ny 79. ny 89 turns north onto taughannock boulevard @ next intersection while ny 96 continues west across lake outlet cliff street, paralleling ny 79. not intersect in area—known locally octopus—though once did. @ 1 time, ny 96, ny 79, ny 89, ny 13a , elm street met @ intersection gave area name. today, ny 13a , ny 79 intersect there while stub of former ny 89 park access road intersects ny 96, continues north out of cayuga lake valley trumansburg road.

unlike ny 89, runs along base of valley , parallels west shore of cayuga lake, ny 96 heads away lake, increasing distance between , water body proceeds northwestward highlands overlooking lake. route heads across open fields , past isolated pockets of homes toward trumansburg, ny 96 crosses on taughannock creek , serves taughannock falls state park southeast of village. in trumansburg itself, highway becomes main street , meets northern terminus of ny 227 in center of community. ny 96 continues on, exiting trumansburg 250 yards (229 m) before crossing seneca county line.