New York State Route 18F

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NY Route 18F
Length: 9.80 mi[1] (15.77 km)
South end: NY 104/RMSP in Lewiston
Major
junctions:		 Robert Moses Pkwy in Porter
North end: NY 18 in Porter
Counties: Niagara
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 18D NY 19 >
Spur of NY 18
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 18F is a 9.80-mile (15.77 km) long state highway in northwestern Niagara County, New York, United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an interchange with NY 104 and the Robert Moses State Parkway just east of the Village of Lewiston. The northern terminus is New York State Route 18 near Four Mile Creek State Park in Porter. NY 18F parallels NY 18 for most of its alignment, taking a more westerly course than its parent. NY 18F is the only remaining suffixed route of NY 18 and was once part of NY 18 itself.

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[edit] Route description

Erroneous NY 18F signage on NY 104
Erroneous NY 18F signage on NY 104

Officially, NY 18F begins at the eastern edge of Lewiston at an interchange between NY 104 and the Robert Moses State Parkway.[1] Signage for NY 18F, however, exists as far south as the interchange between NY 104 and NY 18 south of the village. According to signage, NY 18F is concurrent to NY 104 from NY 18 north to the NY 104/Moses Parkway interchange, where NY 18F and NY 104 split at the western extent of the interchange. The Seaway Trail, routed along NY 104 from Niagara Falls north to Lewiston, follows NY 18F west into Lewiston along the path of Ridge Road, here named Center Street. At 4th Street, NY 18F turns northward, following 4th Street for four blocks to Oneida Street. NY 18F then cuts west on Oneida for two blocks before continuing northward out of the village on 2nd Street.[2]

Communities

North of the Lewiston village limits, NY 18F is the closest roadway to the Niagara River, a trait reflected in its name of Lower River Road. As it progresses northward along the eastern bank of the Niagara, NY 18F parallels both the Robert Moses State Parkway and NY 18. At Stella Niagara, NY 18F meets Fletcher Road, the first road north of Lewiston that provides a connection to all three roadways. NY 18F continues on, passing through the western extent of Joseph Davis State Park south of the village Youngstown in the town of Porter.[3] In Youngstown, NY 18F becomes Main Street and intersects the western terminus of NY 93 in the village center. At the northern fringe of the community, NY 18F intersects the southern entrance to the Fort Niagara State Park. NY 18F bypasses the park, turning east onto Jackson Street, then north onto Lake Road as it follows the perimeter of the park.[4]

Signage for NY 18F on the Fort Niagara spur
Signage for NY 18F on the Fort Niagara spur

Near the Lake Ontario shoreline, NY 18F interchanges with the Fort Niagara spur of the Robert Moses State Parkway via a partial diamond interchange. Only westbound access is permitted at the location; access to the eastbound spur, and thus the parkway mainline, is provided via NY 93 in Youngstown or by NY 18 farther east. Past the exit, NY 18F turns east and begins to parallel the lakeshore. The route also parallels the mainline Moses Parkway for a short distance before curving south to cross over the parkway and terminate at NY 18 in the vicinity of Four Mile Creek State Park in Porter.[5]

The section from Center Street in Lewiston to the Youngstown village line is maintained by Niagara County as CR 907.[6]

[edit] History

From Lewiston to Youngstown, what is now NY 18F was originally designated as NY 34 in 1924.[7] In the 1930 renumbering, NY 34 became part of an extended NY 18,[8] with NY 18 following the length of modern NY 18F.[9] By 1949, NY 18 was rerouted onto its current alignment between Lewiston and Porter while the former riverside alignment of NY 18 became NY 18F.[10]

NY 18F is currently the only suffixed route of NY 18. Originally, when NY 18 extended to Pennsylvania, NY 18A through NY 18D were assigned to spurs of NY 18 south of Lewiston, while NY 18E was assigned to a spur of NY 18 in the village of Lewiston that connected the village to the original Lewiston-Queenston Bridge.[9][11] When NY 18 was truncated to Lewiston in the early 1960s,[12][13] NY 18A through NY 18D were either renumbered or absorbed by pre-existing routes. NY 18E in Lewiston was removed at the same time due to the removal of the original Lewiston-Queenston Bridge.[13]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Niagara Village of Lewiston 0.00 NY 104/Robert Moses State Parkway Grade-separated interchange
Youngstown 6.38 NY 93 Western terminus of NY 93
Porter Robert Moses State Parkway west
9.80 NY 18

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Traffic Data Report - NY 15 to NY 23 (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  2. ^ Lewiston, NY - Google Maps. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  3. ^ Porter, NY (south) - Google Maps. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  4. ^ Youngstown, NY - Google Maps. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  5. ^ Porter, NY (north) - Google Maps. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  6. ^ Niagara County Roads. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  7. ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers", New York Times, 1924-12-21, p. XX9. 
  8. ^ Leon A. Dickinson. "New Signs for State Highways", New York Times, 1930-01-12, p. 136. 
  9. ^ a b Shell. Ontario [map]. Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. (1935) Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  10. ^ Shell. Ontario [map]. Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. (1949) Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  11. ^ New York Routes - New York State Route 18A. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  12. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Highways. Official map of Pennsylvania [map]. (1960) Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  13. ^ a b United States Geological Survey. Topographic map of Western New York [map]. (1962) Retrieved on 2007-09-26.

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