New York State Route 15

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NY Route 15

Length:

87.41 mi^[1]^[2] (140.67 km)

Formed:

1974

South end:

US 15/I-86/NY 17 in Painted Post

Major
junctions:

I-390 in Wayland

US 20A in Livonia and Lakeville

I-390 near Avon

NY 5/US 20 near Avon

I-390 near Rush

I-390 in Brighton

I-490 in Rochester

North end:

NY 31 in Rochester

Counties:

Steuben, Livingston, Monroe

Numbered highways in New York
< US 15		NY 15A >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

New York State Route 15 is a major north-south state highway in Western New York, USA. This route, formerly part of U.S. Route 15, runs for 87.41 miles between its southern terminus on the Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 and New York State Route 17) at the current northern terminus of US 15 in Painted Post and its northern terminus at New York State Route 31 in downtown Rochester.

1 Route description
2 History
3 Major intersections
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Route description

Communities
Major communities along NY 15: Painted Post Bath Wayland Livonia Lakeville Henrietta Rochester

NY 15 is 87 miles in length, traversing three counties, Steuben, Livingston and Monroe, in western New York.

[edit] Steuben County

Beginning at the southern terminus of NY 15, the route travels westward on the Southern Tier Expressway, forming a concurrency with I-86 and NY 17 for 24 miles before exiting the Southern Tier Expressway at exit 36 and forming a 17 mile concurrency with Interstate 390. This concurrency comes to an end at I-390 exit 3, where NY 15 exits the expressway to join New York State Route 21 for a two-mile concurrency into the town of Wayland. In the town center, NY 15 separates from NY 21, turning east at an intersection that also features the southern terminus of New York State Route 63. North of Wayland, NY 15 crosses into Livingston County.

[edit] Livingston County

NY 15 continues north out of Wayland, eventually reaching Springwater, where New York State Route 15A branches off of NY 15, running parallel to NY 15 until the two meet again in Rochester. NY 15 then turns west, snaking its way northwest through the hills of the Southern Tier, passing through Conesus before intersecting U.S. Route 20A in Livonia. The two routes then run concurrent for 2.5 miles until the town of Lakeville, where US 20A continues west towards Buffalo while NY 15 turns north towards Rochester.

Just north of Lakeville, NY 15 comes into contact with I-390 once again, this time at exit 9. Farther to the north, in Avon, NY 15 intersects New York State Route 5 and U.S. Route 20 a short distance from the Monroe County line.

[edit] Monroe County

Across the county line, NY 15 maintains a close distance to I-390, crossing over the expressway before interchanging with I-390 at exit 11, an exit shared between NY 15 and New York State Route 251. North of the interchange in West Henrietta, NY 15 takes part in its fifth and final concurrency as New York State Route 253 joins NY 15 for one mile across Interstate 90 and the New York State Thruway before turning to the east towards Mendon. Continuing towards Rochester, NY 15 intersects New York State Route 252 at a grade-separated interchange in Henrietta, passing through the most commercial area in the county in the process.

Entering the city of Rochester, NY 15 meets I-390 for the final time at exit 16. Just north of the exit ramps, NY 15A rejoins NY 15. NY 15 then follows Mt. Hope Avenue into downtown Rochester, crossing onto Byron Street at the end of Mt. Hope Avenue then turning north onto Clinton Avenue, passing over Interstate 490 and the Inner Loop before reaching its northern terminus at the intersection of South Clinton Avenue and Woodbury Boulevard (NY 31) in downtown Rochester. State maintenance of Clinton continues north from Woodbury to East Broad Street by way of NY 31.

Since Clinton Avenue is one-way northbound at this point, southbound NY 15 begins one block to the west at the intersection of South Avenue and Woodbury Boulevard. It follows South Avenue, as well as a number of ramps traversing the Inner Loop and I-490, to the intersection of Mt. Hope Avenue and Byron Street, where it joins northbound NY 15.

[edit] History

"To US 15" assembly on South Avenue in Rochester.

Most of what is now NY 15 was originally part of US 15 prior to 1974, when US 15 was truncated to its present northern terminus. The section between I-390 in Wayland and NY 31 in Rochester was part of this original alignment. However, from I-390 south to US 15 in Painted Post, the original alignment follows New York State Route 415. Some authentic US 15 shields can still be found along the routing of NY 15, including a "To US 15" assembly at the northern terminus of NY 15 in downtown Rochester.

Before being designated as part of US 15 in 1935, the alignment was designated New York State Route 2 from 1927 to 1935. Prior to that, it was numbered as New York State Route 4. It was renumbered in 1927 to avoid overlap with the new U.S. Route 4.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile^[1]^[2]	Road(s)	Notes
Steuben	Painted Post	0.00	I-86/NY 17 US 15	Exit 44 (I-86/NY 15/NY 17). Eastern terminus of I-86/NY 17/15 overlap. Northern terminus of US 15.
	Painted Post	1.13	NY 415	Exit 43 (I-86/NY 15/NY 17).
	Campbell		NY 415	I-86/NY 15/NY 17 passes under NY 415.
	Campbell	7.44	NY 333	Exit 41 (I-86/NY 15/NY 17).
	Savona	12.17	NY 226	Exit 40 (I-86/NY 15/NY 17). Southern terminus of NY 226.
	Bath	19.07	NY 54 NY 415	Exit 38 (I-86/NY 15/NY 17). Southern terminus of NY 54.
	Bath		NY 415	I-86/NY 15/NY 17 passes over NY 415.
	Kanona	22.28	NY 53	Exit 37 (I-86/NY 15/NY 17).
	Avoca	23.39	I-86/NY 17 I-390	Exit 36 (I-86/NY 15/NY 17). Western terminus of I-86/NY 17/15 overlap. Southern terminus of I-390/NY 15 overlap. Southern terminus of I-390.
	Avoca		NY 415	I-390/NY 15 passes over NY 415.
	Wayland	40.14	I-390 NY 21	Exit 3 (I-390/NY 15). Northern terminus of I-390/NY 15 overlap. Southern terminus of NY 15/NY 21 overlap.
		40.30	NY 415	Northern terminus of NY 415.
		42.00	NY 21 NY 63	Northern terminus of NY 15/NY 21 overlap. Southern terminus of NY 63.
Livingston	Springwater	47.00	NY 15A	Southern terminus of NY 15A.
	Conesus	54.52	NY 255	Former northern terminus of NY 255.
	Livonia	62.09	US 20A	Eastern terminus of overlap.
	Lakeville	64.28	US 20A	Western terminus of overlap.
	Lakeville	65.63	NY 256	Northern terminus of NY 256.
	Avon	66.60	I-390	Exit 9 (I-390).
	Avon	69.47	NY 5/US 20
Monroe	Rush		I-390	NY 15 passes over I-390.
		76.34	NY 251
		76.57	I-390	Exit 11 (I-390).
	West Henrietta	79.41	NY 253	Southern terminus of overlap.
	West Henrietta		I-90/Thruway	NY 15/NY 253 passes over I-90/Thruway.
	Henrietta	80.36	NY 253	Northern terminus of overlap.
	Henrietta	82.49	NY 252	Separated-grade intersection, NY 252 over NY 15.
	Brighton	84.21	I-390	Exit 16 (I-390).
	Rochester	84.93	NY 15A	Northern terminus of NY 15A.
		87.13	I-490	Exit 15 (I-490 eastbound only). No access to either direction of I-490.
			Inner Loop	NY 15 passes over the Inner Loop.
		87.41	NY 31