New York State Route 280
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| NY Route 280 |
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| Length: | 11.59 mi[1] (18.65 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1930[2] | ||||||||||||
| South end: |  PA 346 at South Valley |
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| North end: |   I-86 / NY 17 in Coldspring |
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| Counties: | Cattaraugus | ||||||||||||
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New York State Route 280 is a 11.59-mile (18.65 km) long north-south state highway in rural Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the Pennsylvania state line in South Valley, where it becomes Pennsylvania Route 346. The northern terminus is at exit 18 on the Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 and NY 17) in Coldspring, west of Salamanca. NY 280 follows both the eastern edge of the Allegheny Reservoir and the western boundary of Allegany State Park for its entire length.
NY 280 was originally assigned in 1930 as a short spur route off of then-NY 17. When the Allegheny Reservoir was created in the 1960s, NY 280 was rerouted onto its modern alignment.
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[edit] Route description
At the Pennsylvania state line in South Valley, Pennsylvania Route 346 exits the Allegheny National Forest and becomes NY 280 upon entering New York. The route heads north along the eastern edge of the Allegheny Reservoir as East Bank Perimeter Road, clipping the southwestern corner of Allegany State Park prior to entering the Allegany Indian Reservation. NY 280 passes in and out of the park once more before turning to the east toward Quaker Lake as it enters the town of Coldspring. At Quaker Lake, NY 280 penetrates the park boundary once more and intersects Allegany State Park Route 3 at the Quaker Run entrance. Here, NY 280 turns north, traversing a small waterway separating Quaker Lake from the reservoir before reentering the Allegany Indian Reservation limits.
Between ASP Route 3 and exit 18 of the Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 and NY 17, NY 280 continues to straddle both the eastern extent of the Allegheny Reservoir and the western perimeter of Allegany State Park before terminating at a diamond interchange with the Southern Tier Expressway. The West Bank Perimeter Road (unsigned NY 950A), which parallels NY 280 from the Pennsylvania line northward on the western bank of the reservoir, meets the expressway at exit 17 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the west.
[edit] History
NY 280 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering to a short roadway connecting then-NY 17 to the now-submerged hamlets of Cold Spring and Quaker Bridge along the western bank of the Allegheny River.[2] The route remained unchanged until 1965 when the Kinzua Dam was constructed on the Allegheny east of Warren, Pennsylvania, resulting in the creation of the Allegheny Reservoir[3] and the inundation of NY 280 as well as Quaker Bridge and Cold Spring.[4][5] NY 280 was then rerouted to follow a new alignment along the eastern edge of the new reservoir from the Pennsylvania state line,[6][7] where it connected to a realigned Pennsylvania Route 346,[5][6] to an interchange on the new Southern Tier Expressway.[5][7]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1][8] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Cattaraugus | South Valley | 0.00 | PA 346 |
Continuation into Pennsylvania |
| Red House | 7.25 | Allegany State Park Route 3 | Western terminus of ASP Route 3 | |
| Coldspring | 11.59 | I-86 / NY 17 |
Exit 18 (I-86/NY 17) |
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) p. 273. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ a b Pennsylvania Department of Highways. Tourist Map of Pennsylvania [map]. (1930) Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District. Kinzua Dam & Allegheny Reservoir. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Highways. Official Map of Pennsylvania [map]. (1960) Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ a b c Pennsylvania Department of Highways. Official Map of Pennsylvania [map]. (1970) Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ a b Sinclair. New York and Metropolitan New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1964)
- ^ a b State of New York Department of Transportation (1970-01-01). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ Yahoo Maps - South Valley, New York. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
