Upper Delaware Scenic Byway
Upper Delaware Scenic Byway is a State Scenic Byway in New York. Within New York it covers roughly 70 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Upper Delaware Scenic Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
New York Route 97 follows the Upper Delaware River, a federally protected wild and scenic river along the New York–Pennsylvania border. It crosses the Roebling Aqueduct, the oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the country, built by the engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge, and rounds the dramatic cliff-top Hawk's Nest curves above the river. Eagles, canoeists, and forested river bends define the drive.
- Upper Delaware River
- Roebling Aqueduct
- Hawk's Nest curves
- bald eagles
- NY-97
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.