Lake Ontario State Parkway
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Lake Ontario State Parkway |
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Reference Route 947A/948A | |||||
Length: | 35.05 mi[1] (56.41 km) | ||||
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West end: | NY 18 at Lakeside Beach St. Pk. | ||||
Major junctions: |
NY 390 in Greece | ||||
East end: | Lake Avenue in Rochester | ||||
Counties: | Orleans, Monroe | ||||
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The Lake Ontario State Parkway is a parkway along the south shore of Lake Ontario in New York, USA. The western end of the parkway is in Lakeside Beach State Park in Orleans County and the eastern end of the parkway is at Lake Avenue in the city of Rochester in Monroe County. The total length is 35 miles. It is unsigned New York State Reference Route 947A--a spur of the parkway is unsigned Reference Route 948A.
The parkway is part of the Seaway Trail, a National Scenic Byway that extends along the northern border of New York and extends into Pennsylvania. The parkway, with the exception of parts in Greece and Rochester, is mostly in open county. It links lakeside communities and several state park facilities. Along a few miles, the parkway is the closest roadway to the shore.
[edit] State parks along the parkway
- Braddock Bay State Park (dispersed to a wildlife management area and parks for Town of Greece)
- Hamlin Beach State Park
- Oak Orchard State Marine Park
- Lakeside Beach State Park