New York State Route 250

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NY Route 250
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length: 16.01 mi[1] (25.77 km)
Formed: 1930s[2]
South end: NY 96 in Perinton
Major
junctions:
NY 104 in Webster
North end: Lake Road in Webster
Counties: Monroe
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 249 NY 251 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 250 is a north-south state highway in the eastern portion of Monroe County, New York. The southern terminus of the route is at NY 96 in Perinton while the northern terminus is at Lake Road (former NY 18) in Webster.

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[edit] Route description

NY 250 begins at NY 96 in Perinton as Moseley Road, a name it retains for 4 miles (6.4 km) while intersecting with NY 31 near the Perinton Square Mall 2.4 miles (3.9 km) to the north. The name is lost upon entering the village of Fairport where, at an intersection with Hulburt Road, it becomes South Main Street.

The lift bridge that carries Route 250 over the Erie Canal.
The lift bridge that carries Route 250 over the Erie Canal.

In Fairport, NY 250 intersects NY 31F before becoming North Main Street after crossing the Erie Canal. Upon crossing Whitney Road at the north border of the village, the route continues to the north through Penfield as Fairport-Nine Mile Point Road.

Just over 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Fairport, NY 250 intersects NY 441 at an intersection known locally as Lloyd's Corners. After another two miles, NY 250 crosses over NY 286, its last major intersection before entering the village of Webster as Webster Road.

Now South Avenue, NY 250 becomes North Avenue after crossing over NY 404 in the center of Webster. Just to the north, NY 250 interchanges with the Rochester-Wayne County (NY 104) expressway. Outside of the village in the town of Webster, NY 250 becomes Webster Road once again, the name it retains until its northern terminus at Lake Road 250 yards (230 m) from the Lake Ontario shoreline at Nine Mile Point.

[edit] History

Northern terminus of NY 250
Northern terminus of NY 250

NY 250 was assigned by 1938 to a previously unnumbered roadway from NY 96 (then NY 2) in Perinton to Lake Road (then NY 18) in Webster.[2][3]

NY 250 used to be part of a concurrency with NY 31F through the village of Fairport. Until NY 31F was rerouted out of the village along East Church Street and Turk Hill Road, the route used to turn north at NY 250 and follow 250 through the village and across the Erie Canal, where it turned to the east onto High Street.[4] NY 31F was realigned to its current alignment in 1984, eliminating the concurrency.[5]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Monroe Perinton 0.00 NY 96
2.38 NY 31
Fairport 4.45 NY 31F
4.87 High Street Former routing of NY 31F
Penfield 6.67 NY 441
8.80 NY 286
Village of Webster 12.40 NY 404
12.65 NY 104
Town of Webster 16.01 Lake Road Former routing of NY 18

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Traffic Data Report - NY 213 to NY 305 (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
  2. ^ a b Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1938/39 edition, (W.A. Thibodeau, 1938).
  3. ^ Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1930/31 and 1931/32 editions, (Scarborough Motor Guide Co., Boston, 1930 and 1931). The 1930/31 edition shows New York state routes prior to the 1930 renumbering
  4. ^ United States Geological Survey. Fairport, NY Quadrangle [map], 1:24,000, 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). (1978)
  5. ^ National Bridge Inventory, a database compiled by the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, available at www.nationalbridges.com. Accessed 2007-11-16.

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