New York State Route 318

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This article is about the current alignment of NY 318. For other uses, see New York State Route 318 (disambiguation).
NY Route 318
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length: 10.90 mi[1] (17.54 km)
Formed: Early 1960s[2][3]
West end: I-90 / Thruway / NY 14 in Phelps
East end: US 20 / NY 5 / NY 89 in Tyre / Seneca Falls
Counties: Ontario, Seneca
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 317 NY 319 >
< NY 390 NY 391 >
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New York State Route 318 (also known as NY 318) is an east-west state highway in the Finger Lakes region of the U.S. state of New York. The western terminus is at NY 14 at New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) exit 42 in the town of Phelps. The eastern terminus is at an intersection that includes U.S. Route 20, NY 5 and NY 89 northeast of the village of Seneca Falls. All but 0.70 miles (1.13 km) of the 10.90-mile (17.54 km) route is located in Seneca County.

The designation of "318" has been used on different highways in St. Lawrence and Lewis Counties. However, both have been decommissioned. The current Route 318 was assigned in the late 1960s over former routes NY 390 and NY 390A. The only remains of NY 390A is Gravel Road, a Seneca County Route that served as the northern terminus of the route. Route 318 was later extended over Route 390, which had been truncated. Route 318 has remained intact ever since.

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[edit] Route description

NY 318 begins at an intersection with NY 14 in an area of Phelps, Ontario County, known as West Junius. West of the intersection, the right-of-way for NY 318 leads to the toll barrier for New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) exit 42. Heading east, NY 318 crosses the Norfolk Southern Railway's Corning Secondary railroad line at-grade before crossing into Seneca County[4] a mere 0.70 miles (1.13 km) from NY 14.[1] Now in Junius, the route passes adjacent to a series of small lakes collectively known as Junius Ponds as it parallels the New York State Thruway, located a quarter-mile (0.4 km) north of NY 318.[4]

NY 318 as seen from NY 14 northbound
NY 318 as seen from NY 14 northbound

Midway between NY 14 and NY 414, NY 318 serves the Waterloo Premium Outlets, one of the largest shopping centers in the region. Farther east in Tyre, NY 318 meets NY 414 in the hamlet of Magee. Here, NY 318 begins to separate from the Thruway as it turns to the southeast toward Cayuga Lake.[5] At the community of Nichols Corners, the route curves back to the east and begins to straddle the Tyre-Seneca Falls town line. NY 318 ends 1.35 miles (2.17 km) later at an intersection with U.S. Route 20, NY 5, and NY 89 just west of the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge at Halsey Corners.[6]

[edit] History

NY 318 at NY 414 in Magee. This intersection was the original western terminus of NY 318.
NY 318 at NY 414 in Magee. This intersection was the original western terminus of NY 318.

The portion of current NY 318 from Magee to Halsey Corners was originally designated as part of NY 89 in the 1930 renumbering. At the time, NY 89 continued north of Magee to North Rose on modern NY 414.[7] By 1935, the remainder of current NY 318 between West Junius and Magee was designated as New York State Route 291 while Black Brook Road, a connector between Seneca Falls and NY 89 east of Magee, was assigned New York State Route 390.[8] The NY 291 designation was deleted between 1938 and 1947. During this same period, the portion of Gravel Road south of NY 89 in the town of Seneca Falls was designated New York State Route 390A.[9][10]

The alignments of NY 89 and NY 414 north of U.S. Route 20 and NY 5 were mostly swapped between 1952 and 1960; however, NY 414 continued south of Magee along its current alignment instead. At the same time, NY 390 was extended westward to Magee along the former routing of NY 89 while the NY 390A designation was deleted.[11][12][13] The entirety of NY 89's former routing from Magee to Halsey Corners was redesignated as NY 318 between 1962 and 1964, resulting in the truncation of NY 390 back to its previous northern terminus[2][3] before being removed altogether by 1970. NY 318 was extended west to its current terminus at NY 14 in West Junius between 1970 and 1978.[4][14] The former routings of NY 390 and NY 390A between NY 318 and the Seneca Falls village line are now maintained by Seneca County as County Road 102 (Black Brook Road) and part of County Road 101 (Gravel Road), respectively.[15]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Ontario Town of Phelps 0.00 I-90 / Thruway
NY 14		 Exit 42 (I-90 / Thruway)
Seneca Tyre 6.79 NY 414 Hamlet of Magee
Tyre / Seneca Falls
town line		 9.60 CR 101 (Gravel Road) Former northern terminus of NY 390A
10.90 US 20 / NY 5
NY 89

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) p. 281. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
  2. ^ a b Sinclair. New York and Metropolitan New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1962)
  3. ^ a b Sinclair. New York and Metropolitan New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1964)
  4. ^ a b c United States Geological Survey. Geneva North Quadrangle - New York [map], 1 : 24,000, 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). (1978) Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
  5. ^ Google, Inc.. Google Maps [map]. Cartography by NAVTEQ. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
  6. ^ United States Geological Survey. Seneca Falls Quadrangle - New York - Seneca Co. [map], 1 : 24,000, 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). (1978) Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ Sun Oil Company. Road Map & Historical Guide - New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1935)
  9. ^ Automobile Legal Association (ALA) Automobile Green Book, 1938/39 edition, (W.A. Thibodeau, 1938).
  10. ^ State of New York Department of Public Works. Official Highway Map of New York State [map], 1947-48 edition. Cartography by General Drafting.
  11. ^ Sunoco. New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1952)
  12. ^ Gulf. New York and New Jersey Tourgide Map [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1960)
  13. ^ Sunoco. New York and Metropolitan New York [map], 1961-62 edition. Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. (1961)
  14. ^ State of New York Department of Transportation (1970-01-01). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
  15. ^ New York State Department of Transportation. Seneca Falls Quadrangle - New York - Seneca Co. [map]. (1978) Retrieved on 2008-04-17.

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