New York State Route 259

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NY Route 259
Length: 17.11 mi[1] (27.54 km)
Formed: By 1947[2]
South end: NY 33A in West Chili
Major
junctions:		 I-490 in West Chili
NY 531 in Spencerport
North end: Lake Ontario Pkwy in Hilton
Counties: Monroe
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 258 NY 260 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 259 is a north-south state highway located entirely within Monroe County to the west of Rochester in the U.S. state of New York. The southern terminus of the route is at NY 33A and very close to Interstate 490 exit 4 in West Chili. The northern end of NY 259 is located at the Lake Ontario State Parkway in Hilton.

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[edit] Route description

Communities

Like Manitou Road in Greece, which changes from a county route to NY 261 after crossing NY 104, Union Street transitions from Monroe County Route 170 to NY 259 at an intersection with NY 33A in West Chili. Just north of this intersection, NY 259 interchanges with Interstate 490 at exit 4. Continuing on, the route crosses the CSX West Shore Subdivision as well as the Rochester Subdivision prior to intersecting NY 33 in North Chili.

Now South Union Street, NY 259 takes a direct north-south alignment between North Chili and Spencerport. Over this stretch, NY 259 comes into contact with NY 531 (the Spencerport Expressway) and NY 31. Outside of Spencerport, the route turns into North Union Street and swerves to the northeast before returning to a northerly alignment at an intersection with NY 104 near Parma Corners, where it becomes Hilton-Parma Corners Road.

To the north of NY 104, NY 259 intersects NY 18 south of Hilton. The two routes then join for a two mile concurrency that enters the village of Hilton before it separates. NY 18 proceeds west towards Niagara Falls while NY 259 continues north.

At this point, NY 259 undergoes a name change just outside of Hilton, changing from Lake Avenue within the village to North Avenue outside of Hilton as it continues toward Lake Ontario. Beginning at an intersection with Curtis Road in the town of Hilton, North Avenue also becomes Monroe County Route 226. This designation follows NY 259 northward to the northern terminus of NY 259 at the Lake Ontario State Parkway. Though NY 259 ends here, the CR 226 designation continues northward, terminating at North Avenue's north terminus a mere 50 yards from the lake shore at a dead end.

[edit] History

NY 259 was assigned to its current alignment between NY 33A and NY 18 by 1947.[2] The route was extended northward by 1961 to meet the Lake Ontario State Parkway near the Lake Ontario shoreline.[3]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Monroe West Chili 0.00 NY 33A
0.16 I-490 Exit 4 (I-490)
North Chili 1.88 NY 33
Spencerport 5.96 NY 531 Interchange
6.19 NY 31
Parma Corners 11.68 NY 104
Hilton 11.68 NY 18 east Southern terminus of overlap
13.77 NY 18 west Northern terminus of overlap
17.11 Lake Ontario Pkwy

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Traffic Data Report - NY 213 to NY 305 (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
  2. ^ a b United States Geological Survey. Rochester, NY Quadrangle [map], 1:250,000, Eastern United States 1:250,000. (1947) Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
  3. ^ United States Geological Survey. Rochester, NY Quadrangle [map], 1:250,000, Eastern United States 1:250,000. (1961) Retrieved on 2007-11-20.