New York State Route 204

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NY Route 204

Length:

3.46 mi^[1] (5.57 km)

Formed:

1960s

West end:

I-490 in Gates

East end:

I-390 in Rochester

Counties:

Monroe

Numbered highways in New York
< NY 203		NY 205 >
Interstates - U.S. Routes - State Routes

New York State Route 204 is an east-west running route located just southeast of Rochester in Monroe County, New York. Its western terminus is at exit 6 on Interstate 490 in Gates and its eastern terminus is at exit 18 on Interstate 390 in Rochester.

1 Route description
2 Communities along the route
3 Major intersections
4 History
- 4.1 Airport Expressway
- 4.2 Route 47
5 References
6 See also

[edit] Route description

Between I-490 and New York State Route 33A, NY 204 is a grade-separated, limited access highway with no exits. This stretch is called the Airport Expressway, named for the facility that Route 204 passes shortly before reaching its eastern terminus at I-390. Upon reaching the end of the freeway at Route 33A, 204 turns east onto 33A, creating a 0.9 mile duplex between the Airport Expressway and Brooks Avenue. At Brooks Ave., Route 204 turns to the southeast onto Brooks Avenue and continues east to the Greater Rochester International Airport before reaching its eastern terminus at I-390 while NY 33A continues east into downtown Rochester.

[edit] Communities along the route

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Road(s)	Notes
Monroe	Gates	0.0	I-490	Exit 6 (I-490).
	Chili	1.0	NY 33A	Western terminus of duplex.
	Chili	1.9	NY 33A	Eastern terminus of duplex.
	Rochester	3.5	I-390	Exit 18 (I-390).

Legend
Crossing, no access	Concurrency termini	Decommissioned	Unconstructed	Closed

[edit] History

[edit] Airport Expressway

NY 204 was originally assigned to the Airport Expressway upon the completion of the section between I-490 and NY 33A in the 1960s. The freeway was to have been extended to I-390 near the Airport, but this plan was nixed due to opposition by area residents. Instead, the interchange at NY 33A, which was built with the mindset that NY 204 would be extended past Route 33A, was left as a stub half-interchange until 2001 when a major renovation of the entire 33A/204 duplex included the reconstruction of the intersection as a traditional T-shaped intersection.

[edit] Route 47

Before New York State Route 47 was rerouted onto the limited access expressways that now encircle Rochester, part of Route 47's alignment included what is now Route 204 between Howard Road and I-390. Once NY 47 was moved to what is now I-390 in the 1970s, Route 204 was extended eastward from the southern terminus of the Airport Expressway to its present eastern terminus at I-390.