The gap in the designation was eliminated in 1928 when US 6 was realigned east of Port Jervis to follow most of its modern alignment; however, from Woodbury to the Bear Mountain Bridge, US 6 followed what had been NY 37 from Central Valley to Highlands and overlapped with US 9W south from Highlands to the bridge. US 6 was realigned  to bypass West Point to the south while its former routing through the academy grounds was re-designated as NY 293.
The discrepancy in the designation was rectified in 1928 when US 6 was re-routed east of Port Jervis to follow most of its current alignment; however, from Woodbury to the Bear Mountain Bridge, US 6 followed what had been NY 37 from Central Valley to Highlands and overlapped with US 9W south from Highlands to the bridge. US 6 was re-aligned  to bypass West Point to the south while its former routing through the academy grounds was re-designated as NY 293.