New York State Route 380

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NY Route 380
Length: 23.00 mi[1] (37.01 km)
Existed: 1930[3] – August 7, 1980[2]
South end: NY 60 in Kimball Stand
Major
junctions:		 US 20 in Brocton
North end: NY 5 in Brocton
Counties: Chautauqua
Numbered highways in New York
< NY 379 NY 381 >
Interstate - U.S. - N.Y. - Reference

New York State Route 380 was a north-south state highway located within Chautauqua County, New York. Its northern terminus was located at a junction with NY 5 in the village of Brocton. Its southern terminus was located at an intersection with NY 60 in Ellicott. Route 380 was approximately 24.7 miles (39.8 km) long and remained intact until 1980. On August 7, 1980, the route was given to Chautauqua County as part of a swap that gave several county-maintained roadways to the state of New York. The route, redesignated as Chautauqua County Route 380, was then extended south to Busti.

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[edit] Route description

Looking west along County Route 44 (former NY 380) from the former southern terminus of NY 380 at NY 60 in Kimball Stand
Looking west along County Route 44 (former NY 380) from the former southern terminus of NY 380 at NY 60 in Kimball Stand

Route 380 began at the modern intersection of Route 60 and County Route 44 in the Ellicott community of Kimball Stand.[4] The route proceeded west along modern CR 44 to what is now CR 380, where it turned north to join the current alignment of CR 380. Route 380 left the vicinity of Kimball Stand and intersected with Chautauqua County Routes 59 and 48 in Towerville at 8.3 miles (13.4 km).[5] After leaving Towerville, Route 380 went through another rural area and intersected Chautauqua County Routes 52 and 66 in Redbird.[6]

CR 380's northern terminus is at NY 5 in Brocton. This intersection was also the northern terminus of NY 380.
CR 380's northern terminus is at NY 5 in Brocton. This intersection was also the northern terminus of NY 380.

At 13 miles (21 km), Route 380 intersected Chautauqua County Routes 54 and 57, where it made a turn to north. At 12 miles (19 km), in Stockton, Chautauqua County Route 58 intersected Route 380. 4.5 miles (7.2 km) later, another Chautauqua County route, 37, intersected. After crossing through a third rural area, Route 380 became concurrent with U.S. Route 20 in Brocton. The concurrency was short, as Route 380 left Route 20 soon after. At 21 miles (34 km), Route 380 crossed under the New York State Thruway (I-90) and came to an end at Route 5 in Brocton. Lake Erie State Park is about a few hundred feet up the road on Route 5.[7]

[edit] History

Route 380 was assigned in the 1930 renumbering and extended from NY 60 north of Jamestown to NY 5 north of Brocton,[3] a routing that remained in place up to and through the 1970s.[8] The NY 380 designation was removed on August 7, 1980[2] as part of a highway maintenance swap between Chautauqua County and the state of New York. NY 380 north of Stockton, NY 424, NY 428, and two reference routes in Dunkirk and Fredonia, all maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), were given to the county in exchange for maintenance of NY Route 394 between U.S. Route 20 and NY 5 in Westfield, U.S. Route 62 from NY 60 to NY 394 east of Jamestown, and Forest Avenue (Reference Route 952P) from the Pennsylvania state line in Busti to NY 60 in Jamestown.[9] The portion of NY 380 south of Stockton had been maintained by Chautauqua County prior to the swap.[10]

The former routing of NY 380, now entirely under county jurisdiction, became known as Chautauqua County Route 380 from NY 5 south to CR 44 near Kimball Stand. Past CR 44, CR 380 was extended southward along existing county routes to the town of Busti, a distance of 10 miles.[11] In the extra ten miles, Route 380 goes through Stillwater and Busti, intersecting with several county routes and ending at County Route 26 in the community of Busti.[12]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Chautauqua Kimball Stand 0.0 NY 60
Stockton 14.1 NY 424 Now CR 58
Brocton 22.9 US 20 east Eastern terminus of overlap
23.2 US 20 west Western terminus of overlap
24.7 NY 5

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Yahoo Maps. Driving distance of NY 380 from Falconer to Brocton [map]. (2008) Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
  2. ^ a b New York State Department of Transportation (October 2004). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Bicycle Routes in New York State. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ National Bridge Inventory, a database compiled by the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, available at www.nationalbridges.com. Accessed 2007-11-15.
  5. ^ Google Maps. Route 380 in Towerville [map]. (2007) Retrieved on 2007-10-13.
  6. ^ Google Maps. Route 380 in Redbird [map]. (2007) Retrieved on 2007-10-13.
  7. ^ Google Maps. Route 380 in Brocton [map]. (2007) Retrieved on 2007-10-13.
  8. ^ State of New York Department of Transportation (1970-01-01). Official Description of Touring Routes in New York State. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
  9. ^ New York State Legislature. Highway Law, Article 12, Section 341. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
  10. ^ Ellery Center, NY Quadrangle. NYSDOT (1978). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
  11. ^ Google Maps. Route 380 in Busti [map]. (2007) Retrieved on 2007-10-14.
  12. ^ Google Maps. Route 380 in Stillwater [map]. (2007) Retrieved on 2007-10-14.