1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁remained ▁un changed ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁when ▁ownership ▁and ▁maintenance ▁of ▁the ▁highway ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Columbia ▁County . ▁The ▁route ▁was ▁red es ign ated ▁as ▁County ▁Route   2 6 A ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁Route ▁description ▁NY   3 9 8 ▁began ▁at ▁an ▁intersection ▁with ▁NY   9 J ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁St uy ves ant . ▁The ▁route ▁progress ed ▁east ward , ▁passing ▁a ▁small ▁park ▁and ▁intersect ing ▁with ▁local ▁roads . ▁NY   3 9 8 ▁passed ▁Fir wood ▁Bar n ▁as ▁it ▁clim bed ▁in ▁elev ation . ▁The ▁route ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ▁and ▁passed ▁some ▁small ▁par ks . ▁After ▁that , ▁the ▁route ▁became ▁more ▁rural , ▁clim bing ▁even ▁higher ▁in ▁elev ation ▁and ▁intersect ing ▁with ▁another ▁local ▁road . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁local ▁road ▁however , ▁the ▁highway ▁began ▁to ▁patch ▁its ▁way ▁through ▁several ▁hills ▁and ▁mountains , ▁but ▁this ▁did ▁not ▁last ▁long . ▁The ▁highway ▁then ▁became ▁rural ▁again , ▁emer ging ▁from ▁the ▁mountains ▁behind ▁it . ▁There ▁were ▁a ▁few ▁short ▁hills ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁way ▁along ▁NY   3 9 8 , ▁until ▁it ▁entered ▁the ▁small ▁ham let ▁of ▁S unn ys ide . ▁There , ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁little ▁more ▁sub urban ized , ▁and ▁the ▁highway ▁terminated ▁at ▁an ▁intersection ▁with ▁US   9 . ▁ ▁History ▁NY   3 9 8 ▁was ▁assigned ▁