New York State Route 353

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NY Route 353
Length: 23.97 mi[1] (38.58 km)
Formed: 1930s[2][3]
South end: NY 417 in Salamanca
North end: US 62 in Dayton
Counties: Cattaraugus
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 352 NY 354 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 353 is a state highway located within Cattaraugus County, New York. The southern terminus is located at NY 417 in the city of Salamanca. Its northern terminus is located at U.S. Route 62 in the hamlet of Dayton in the town of the same name. Along the way, NY 353 intersects with NY 242 in Little Valley.

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[edit] Route description

In the south, NY 353 begins at NY 417 in Salamanca. It crosses the Allegheny River and heads northward on Center Street into a large valley, with Bucktooth Hill to the west and Lindell Lookout to the east. Parallel to a pair of train tracks, the highway then passes the a country club in Elkdale. After turning northwestward, NY 353 intersects with County Route 88 and subsequently becomes concurrent with NY 242 in Little Valley. The roads spilt up, with NY 242 heading southwest. Known as Erie Street, the highway intersects with NY 14. Soon after, NY 353 intersects another county route and turns north into Cattaraugus on South Main Street. The route changes names to North Main Street shortly thereafter, with Route 353 heading northwest into Snyders Corners. After several turns, NY 353 enters the hamlet of Wesley. Route 353 comes to an end at US 62 in Dayton.

[edit] History

The NY 353 designation was created in the early to mid-1930s; however, it was originally assigned to the portion of Peck Hill Road between U.S. Route 62 west of the Dayton hamlet of the same name and NY 39 in Perrysburg. At the time, the entirety of modern NY 353 was part of NY 18[2][3] and had been since the route's assignment in 1924.[4] When NY 18 was truncated to its current western terminus in Lewiston ca. 1962, NY 353 was extended southeast to Salamanca by way of NY 18's former routing and a short overlap with US 62.[5][6]

NY 353 remained unchanged until April 1, 1980, when ownership and maintenance of the original Dayton-Perrysburg segment of NY 353 was transferred from New York State to Cattaraugus County as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government.[7] Following the swap, NY 353 was truncated to what had been the eastern terminus of its overlap with US 62 in Dayton.[8][9] The former routing of NY 353 along Peck Hill Road is now part of County Route 58.[10]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Cattaraugus City of Salamanca 0.00 NY 417
Town of Little Valley 6.22 NY 242 east Eastern terminus of overlap
Village of Little Valley 7.43 NY 242 west Western terminus of overlap
Dayton 23.97 US 62

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 2006 Traffic Data Report for New York State (PDF) p. 286. New York State Department of Transportation (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
  2. ^ a b 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
  3. ^ a b Sun Oil Company. Road Map & Historical Guide - New York [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1935)
  4. ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers", New York Times, 1924-12-21, p. XX9. 
  5. ^ Sunoco. New York and Metropolitan New York [map], 1961-62 edition. Cartography by H.M. Gousha Company. (1961)
  6. ^ Esso. New York with Sight-Seeing Guide [map]. Cartography by General Drafting. (1962)
  7. ^ New York State Legislature. Highway Law - Article 12, Section 341. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
  8. ^ Exxon. New York [map], 1977-78 edition. Cartography by General Drafting. (1977)
  9. ^ State of New York. I Love New York Tourism Map [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. (1981)
  10. ^ Google, Inc.. Google Maps [map]. Cartography by NAVTEQ. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.

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