sentences:  It immediately passes over the Norfolk Southern Railway's Southern Tier Line on the northern riverbank before traversing a brief undeveloped area of rolling fields in the base of a valley surrounding the river.The open stretch ultimately leads to the route's end at an intersection with NY 17C on the northern edge of the valley.On April 27, 1922, the state of New York awarded a contract to rebuild a highway connecting the Pennsylvania state line south of the village of Nichols to the hamlet of Smithboro.