New York State Route 252

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NY Route 252
Length: 12.95 mi[1] (20.84 km)
Formed: 1930s[2]
West end: NY 33A in Chili
Major
junctions:		 I-390 in Henrietta
East end: NY 64/NY 96 in Pittsford
Counties: Monroe
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 251 NY 253 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 252 is a major east-west state highway south of Rochester in Monroe County. The western terminus is at NY 33A in Chili and the eastern terminus is at NY 64 and NY 96 in Pittsford.

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[edit] Route description

Communities

Between its western terminus and NY 383 (a distance of only 4.6 miles), NY 252 dons three different names: Beaver Road, Archer Road and Ballantyne Road. This section is maintained by Monroe County. After crossing NY 383, NY 252 becomes Jefferson Road, the name it retains until the village of Pittsford, where it becomes West Jefferson Road.

NY 252 plays a major role in the consumer economy of Monroe County. Just east of NY 383 is the Rochester Institute of Technology, one of the two largest colleges in the area. From there east to South Winton Road in Henrietta, NY 252 is lined with plazas, stores and shopping centers. It is the major non-Interstate arterial leading traffic to and from Henrietta's commercial center near the intersection of NY 252 and NY 15, where Marketplace Mall and Southtown Plaza, the two largest shopping centers in the area, are located. Throughout this stretch, NY 252 holds four or more lanes of traffic and is unique in the fact that its junction with NY 15 is a grade-separated interchange (due to the heavy traffic volume of both roads).

East of Winton, NY 252 is reduced to two lanes and is highly residential. A notable location along this stretch is the Locust Hill Country Club, where the Wegmans LPGA tournament has been held every June since 1975. The road retains its residential complexion from Winton to its eastern terminus in the village of Pittsford.

[edit] History

NY 252's original alignment through Chili followed what is now NY 252A from NY 33A and NY 386 in Chili Center to NY 383, then concurrent with NY 383 south to Jefferson Road, where NY 252 continued east on its current alignment.[3] By 1938, however, NY 252 was rerouted to follow its current alignment from Chili to Pittsford. The route then extended northward along modern NY 96, NY 153, and North Washington Street to the modern intersection of Linear Park Drive and Penfield Road in Penfield, where it ended at then-NY 33 (now NY 441).[2] NY 252 was truncated to Pittsford by 1970.[4]

[edit] NY 252A

NY 252A

NY 252A (4.40 miles (7.08 km)[1]) is an alternate route of NY 252 in Chili and Gates. Despite the numbering, NY 252A never connects to NY 252; however, the route is a former alignment of NY 252.[3] NY 252A extends from NY 33A and NY 386 in Chili to NY 383 in Gates on a predominantly east-west routing; however, from its intersection with Beahan Road to its western terminus at NY 383, the route forms a "U" to bypass the southern extent of the Greater Rochester International Airport's primary runway. It is named Paul Road along its entire length.

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Monroe Chili 0.00 NY 33A
0.46 NY 386
4.55 NY 383
Henrietta 6.94 NY 15 Separated-grade intersection, NY 252 over NY 15
8.31 NY 15A
8.52 I-390 Exit 14 (I-390)
Town of Pittsford 11.68 NY 65
Village of Pittsford 12.95 NY 64
NY 96		 Northern terminus of NY 64

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Traffic Data Report - NY 213 to NY 305 (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
  2. ^ a b Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1938/39 edition, (W.A. Thibodeau, 1938).
  3. ^ a b New York Routes - New York State Route 252. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
  4. ^ State of New York Department of Transportation (1970-01-01). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.

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