{"nrhp_refnum":"82001229","name":"Storm King Highway","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"NY 218","address_restricted":false,"city":"Highlands","county":"Orange County","state":"NY","lat":41.43769843000007,"lon":-73.99653980599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Storm King Highway (State Route 218) is a winding two-lane road in Highlands, Orange County, New York, carved into the cliffs of Storm King Mountain and Crow's Nest above the Hudson River. It was built 1916-1922 by the John L. Hayes Construction Co. of Yonkers, with engineer F. Fenner of the state highway department.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the highway is significant for its engineering achievement and its contribution to the history of transportation in the Hudson Highlands. It cut a route through granite cliffs that had long interrupted travel between Cornwall and communities to the south. The road and its stone walls are said to be maintained in original condition.","narrative":"Storm King Highway, designated State Route 218, is a 21,000-foot road that wraps around Storm King Mountain and Crow's Nest in the Hudson Highlands of Orange County, New York. Built between 1916 and 1922, it runs from the Cornwall village line toward the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The road was cut into the rock face rather than tunneled, and a stone rubble wall protects the river side. Grades never exceed 7 percent, and the road rises about 420 feet above the river. Surveyors worked suspended by ropes over the cliffs, the first contractors failed financially, and the John L. Hayes Construction Company completed the work with financial help from the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. The roadway was widened to 18 feet with concrete gutters. It shortened the trip between Newburgh and West Point by 22 miles. The nomination cites its engineering achievement and its role in Highlands transportation history, noting it remains largely unaltered.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Engineer F. Fenner (N.Y.S.D.O.T.); builder John L. Hayes Construction Co. of Yonkers, N.Y.","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Still used as a roadway, as originally intended. Condition is listed as fair, and the form says the roadway and stone walls have not been significantly altered since construction.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:43.444762-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001229.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001229/8fd27a92f5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001229/8fd27a92f5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NY_218_on_Storm_King.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NY_218_on_Storm_King.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314243","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_King_Highway","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7620135"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/orange-county/storm-king-highway-82001229/"}