▁Bro ome ▁County ▁segment ▁runs ▁from ▁I - 8 1 ▁at ▁exit   7 5 ▁in ▁Kirk wood ▁to ▁NY   7 9 ▁at ▁exit   7 9 ▁in ▁W inds or . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁and ▁the ▁Quick way ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁long - distance ▁route ▁through ▁the ▁modern ▁I - 8 6 ▁cor rid or ▁was ▁NY   1 7 , ▁which ▁extended ▁from ▁West field ▁to ▁New ▁Jersey ▁via ▁Harr iman ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁assigned ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁Much ▁of ▁NY   1 7 ▁followed ▁a ▁routing ▁parallel ▁or ▁identical ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁Southern ▁Tier ▁Express way ▁and ▁Quick way ; ▁however , ▁it ▁followed ▁a ▁more ▁nor ther ly ▁routing ▁between ▁West field ▁and ▁B em us ▁Point ▁( via ▁modern ▁NY   3 9 4 ▁and ▁NY   4 3 0 ) ▁and ▁a ▁more ▁sou ther ly ▁track ▁from ▁Bel vid ere ▁to ▁Cor ning ▁( via ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁NY   1 9 ▁and ▁NY   4 1 7 ). ▁NY   1 7 ▁was ▁real igned ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁ren umber ing ▁of ▁state ▁high ways ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁travel ▁directly ▁from ▁O lean ▁to ▁Well sv ille ▁on ▁modern ▁NY   4 1 7 , ▁located ▁well ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁today ' s ▁Southern ▁Tier ▁Express way . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁the ▁portion ▁of ▁NY   1 7 ▁through ▁the