New York State Route 36

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NY Route 36
Length: 95.17 mi[1] (153.16 km)
Formed: 1920s[2]
South end: PA 249 at Troupsburg
Major
junctions:		 NY 417 in Jasper
I-86 / NY 17 in Hornell
I-390 in Dansville
US 20A / NY 39 in Leicester
US 20 in York
I-490 in Churchville
North end: NY 31 in Ogden
Counties: Steuben, Livingston, Monroe
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 35 NY 37 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference
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New York State Route 36 is a state highway in the western part of New York in the United States. The highway runs in an approximate north-south direction from the state line of Pennsylvania at Troupsburg (where it continues as Pennsylvania Route 249) northward through New York to Ogden, where it ends east of the village of Brockport at NY 31. Along the way, NY 36 passes through the villages of Dansville, Mount Morris, Caledonia, and Churchville and the city of Hornell.

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[edit] Route description

[edit] Steuben County

NY 36 begins at the New York-Pennsylvania border in Troupsburg, where it continues south into Pennsylvania as Pennsylvania Route 249. Heading north from the state line in Steuben County, NY 36 travels through Troupsburg on its way to Jasper, where NY 36 meets New York State Route 417 west of town. NY 417 turns north onto NY 36 towards Jasper. At a T-intersection in the village, the two routes split, with NY 417 turning to the right (eastward) toward Corning and NY 36 making a left-hand turn to continue northward.

Southeast of Canisteo, NY 36 crosses over the Canisteo River prior to entering the village. In the center of Canisteo, NY 36 intersects the northern terminus of New York State Route 248. From NY 248 northward to Hornell, NY 36 follows a northeasterly alignment to South Hornell, where NY 36 follows a northerly routing for the remainder of its length.

In Hornell, NY 36 meets New York State Route 21 in the town center. The two routes run concurrent to one another northward along the Maple City Bypass, a divided highway built sometime after 1978 to bypass Hornell along its western edge.[3][4] Roughly a half-mile south of the Interstate 86/New York State Route 17 interchange, NY 21 breaks from NY 36 and proceeds to the northeast along an unnamed road. NY 36, however, continues along the bypass to I-86 and NY 17, where the two roads interchange at exit 34 of I-86/NY 17 via a full cloverleaf interchange. Past the interchange, the divided highway comes to an end.

Northwest of Hornell in Arkport, NY 36 intersects the eastern terminus of New York State Route 961F, a reference route erroneously signed as a touring route. Formerly, this intersection hosted the southern terminus of New York State Route 70. The current southern terminus of NY 70 is five miles to the north at an intersection east of Canaseraga.

In the northwest corner of the county, NY 36 runs along the west side of Stony Brook State Park and enters the park for a brief time before emerging from the area just south of the county line, where NY 36 enters Livingston County.

[edit] Livingston County

Upon entering Livingston County, NY 36 enters Dansville, a town centered a mere two miles north of the county line. About 0.8 miles into the county, NY 36 meets the southbound entrance and exit ramps for Interstate 390 at exit 4 and gains the name Clara Barton Street. Due to the odd angle at which I-390 crosses NY 36, the northbound entrance and exit ramps are located another half-mile to the north.

NY 36 follows Clara Barton Street into Dansville itself, curving to the east and turning north onto Main Street, occupied by New York State Route 63, for two blocks before returning west on Ossian Street. A short distance before I-390 crosses over Ossian Street via an overpass, NY 36 turns off onto Dock Street, leaving Ossian Street to be occupied by New York State Route 436.

Between NY 436 and I-390 exit 6 near Groveland, NY 36 parallels I-390, remaining within a half-mile or less for the entire distance. Just outside Dansville in the shadow of the Dansville Municipal Airport, NY 36 has its second interchange with I-390 at exit 5. Eight miles to the north, NY 36 intersects the current western terminus of New York State Route 258 two miles west of Groveland, followed by I-390 exit 6, its final meeting with I-390, 0.8 miles to the north.

Now in the village of Mount Morris, NY 36 meets New York State Route 408 in the heart of the village, sharing Main Street with NY 408 for a block. North of Mt. Morris, NY 36 passes through the northern tip of Letchworth State Park, crossing the Genesee River in the process.

Farther north in the village of Leicester, NY 36 intersects with U.S. Route 20A/New York State Route 39 on the east side of town, briefly joining with the two roads to the village center, where NY 36 returns to a northward alignment. Directly to the north in Retsof, NY 36 meets NY 63 for the second time. After another six miles, NY 36 has a junction with U.S. Route 20 in the hamlet of Fraser.

Near the border with Monroe County, NY 36 enters the village of Caledonia, where the route joins with New York State Route 5. The two state routes run east into the heart of Caledonia, where NY 36 splits from NY 5 and heads into Monroe County.

[edit] Monroe County

Across the county line from Caledonia is the Wheatland hamlet of Mumford, where NY 36 meets the southern terminus of New York State Route 383. North of the hamlet, NY 36 passes over Interstate 90 and the New York State Thruway.

Due north of the Thruway crossing in Riga, NY 36 intersects New York State Route 33A. After joining NY 33A for a short distance to the west along Chili Avenue, NY 36 resumes its northward trek along Churchville-Riga Road.

South of Churchville, NY 36 interchanges with Interstate 490 at exit 3. In the village, NY 36 joins with New York State Route 33 on Buffalo Road for a short time to Washington Street, where NY 36 turns north once more to the town of Ogden. Near the hamlet of Adams Basin, located west of Spencerport and east of Brockport, NY 36 intersects the western terminus of New York State Route 531, the Spencerport Expressway, a mere 100 yards from the northern terminus of NY 36 at New York State Route 31.

[edit] History

NY 36 was assigned by 1926 and originally followed its current alignment between then-NY 17 (now the southern terminus of the overlap with NY 21) in Hornell and modern NY 408 in Mount Morris. Instead of leaving Mount Morris to the north as it does today, NY 36 exited the village to east using what is now NY 408. NY 36 continued northward to Geneseo on modern NY 408 and NY 63 before following the current routing of NY 39 to Avon, where it ended at NY 5.[2] The Geneseo-Avon segment was replaced by U.S. Route 20 between 1926 and 1930.[5]

South of Hornell, what is now NY 36 became part of NY 17 from Hornell to Jasper in 1924.[6] The remaining sections of contemporary NY 36, namely from Jasper to Pennsylvania and north of Mount Morris, were unnumbered.[2]

In the 1930 renumbering, the segment of modern NY 36 from Hornell south to the Pennsylvania state line became the southernmost portion of NY 21. Additionally, NY 63 was assigned to the portion of NY 36 between Mount Morris and Geneseo, creating an overlap between the two routes. South of Mount Morris, NY 63 continued along modern NY 408 into the Southern Tier; north of Geneseo, NY 63 followed its current alignment toward Pavilion.[5] The overlap was eliminated by 1947 when NY 36 was rerouted onto its modern alignment north of Mount Morris to Adams Basin, where it ended at NY 31.[7][8]

NY 36 was extended on its southern end by 1946 when it replaced the western segment of NY 17F from Andover to Hornell.[9][10] The routings of NY 36 and NY 21 were swapped south of Hornell during the 1950s.[11][12]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Steuben Troupsburg 0.00 PA 249 Continuation into Pennsylvania
Jasper 9.40 NY 417 west Western terminus of overlap
10.62 NY 417 east Eastern terminus of overlap
Village of Canisteo 22.61 NY 248 Northern terminus of NY 248
Hornell 27.93 NY 21 south Southern terminus of overlap
Hornellsville 30.45 NY 21 north Northern terminus of overlap
31.04 I-86 / NY 17 Exit 34 (I-86/NY 17)
Arkport 33.07 NY 961F Eastern terminus of NY 961F; former routing of NY 70
Dansville 38.19 NY 70 Southern terminus of NY 70; former routing of NY 70A
Livingston Dansville 44.23 I-390 Exit 4 (I-390)
45.27 NY 63 south Southern terminus of overlap
45.40 NY 63 north Northern terminus of overlap
45.86 NY 436 Eastern terminus of NY 436
46.69 I-390 Exit 5 (I-390)
Groveland 54.69 NY 258 Western terminus of NY 258
55.48 I-390 Exit 6 (I-390)
Village of Mount Morris 60.62 NY 408 NY 408 overlaps with NY 36 for one block
Village of Leicester 64.01 US 20A east / NY 39 east Eastern terminus of overlap
64.15 US 20A west / NY 39 west Western terminus of overlap
York 68.19 NY 63 Hamlet of Retsof
74.07 US 20 Hamlet of Fraser
Village of Caledonia 78.49 NY 5 west Western terminus of overlap
78.87 NY 5 east Eastern terminus of overlap
Monroe Wheatfield 80.56 NY 383 Hamlet of Mumford; southern terminus of NY 383
Riga 86.04 NY 33A east Eastern terminus of overlap
86.27 NY 33A west Western terminus of overlap
Churchville 87.92 I-490 Exit 3 (I-490)
88.69 NY 33 west Western terminus of overlap
89.52 NY 33 east Eastern terminus of overlap
Ogden 95.11 NY 531 Western terminus of NY 531
95.17 NY 31

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Traffic Data Report - NY 32 to NY 55 (PDF). NYSDOT (2007-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
  2. ^ a b c Rand McNally. Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas [map]. (1926) Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
  3. ^ Expressways in New York
  4. ^ USGS Topographic Map - Drawn 1971, Revised 1978
  5. ^ a b Leon A. Dickinson. "New Signs for State Highways", New York Times, 1930-01-12, p. 136. 
  6. ^ "New York's Main Highways Designated by Numbers", New York Times, 1924-12-21, p. XX9. 
  7. ^ United States Geological Survey. Rochester, NY Quadrangle [map], 1:250,000, Eastern United States 1:250,000. (1947)
  8. ^ Army Map Service. Elmira, NY Quadrangle [map], 1:250,000, Eastern United States 1:250,000. (1948)
  9. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Highways. Official Road Map of Pennsylvania [map]. (1940) Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
  10. ^ Rand McNally. Rand McNally Road Atlas [map]. (1946) Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
  11. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Highways. Official Road Map of Pennsylvania [map]. (1950) Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
  12. ^ Pennsylvania Department of Highways. Official Map of Pennsylvania [map]. (1960) Retrieved on 2007-11-18.

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